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Countries by imports of goods and services, share of GDP

Hong Kong had the highest imports of goods and services, share of GDP of 184 countries in 2017, at 187.9% of GDP. Venezuela had the lowest, at 9.3% of GDP. The median was 41.8% of GDP and the figure for the World was 27.3% of GDP. Source: the World Bank.

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Highest187.9Hong Kong
Lowest9.3Venezuela
Median41.8184 countries
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Map of countries, 2017

United Arab Emirates: 70.7 % of GDPAntigua and Barbuda: 63.2 % of GDPAlbania: 45.8 % of GDPArmenia: 49 % of GDPAngola: 19.9 % of GDPArgentina: 14 % of GDPAustria: 51.2 % of GDPAustralia: 20.9 % of GDPAzerbaijan: 41.9 % of GDPBosnia and Herzegovina: 56.3 % of GDPBangladesh: 17.2 % of GDPBelgium: 83.5 % of GDPBurkina Faso: 32.8 % of GDPBulgaria: 62.6 % of GDPBenin: 34.3 % of GDPBrunei: 35.6 % of GDPBolivia: 26 % of GDPBrazil: 11.8 % of GDPBahamas: 36.6 % of GDPBhutan: 48.3 % of GDPBotswana: 39 % of GDPBelarus: 66.6 % of GDPBelize: 47.9 % of GDPCanada: 33.6 % of GDPDemocratic Republic of the Congo: 34.8 % of GDPCentral African Republic: 39.9 % of GDPRepublic of the Congo: 46.7 % of GDPSwitzerland: 57.3 % of GDPCôte d’Ivoire: 23.2 % of GDPChile: 27.7 % of GDPCameroon: 20.8 % of GDPChina: 17.6 % of GDPColombia: 20.1 % of GDPCosta Rica: 32.3 % of GDPCuba: 11.7 % of GDPCape Verde: 58 % of GDPCyprus: 74.2 % of GDPCzechia: 70.1 % of GDPGermany: 35.3 % of GDPDjibouti: 155.9 % of GDPDenmark: 48.9 % of GDPDominican Republic: 26.6 % of GDPAlgeria: 29.5 % of GDPEcuador: 22.1 % of GDPEstonia: 70.3 % of GDPEgypt: 27.8 % of GDPSpain: 31.3 % of GDPEthiopia: 23.5 % of GDPFinland: 37.8 % of GDPFiji: 51 % of GDPFaroe Islands: 50.9 % of GDPFrance: 33.1 % of GDPGabon: 24.8 % of GDPUnited Kingdom: 32.2 % of GDPGeorgia: 56.7 % of GDPGhana: 36.7 % of GDPGreenland: 43.5 % of GDPGambia: 37.3 % of GDPGuinea: 56.6 % of GDPEquatorial Guinea: 43.6 % of GDPGreece: 36.1 % of GDPGuatemala: 27.6 % of GDPGuinea-Bissau: 30.4 % of GDPHong Kong: 187.9 % of GDPHonduras: 58.7 % of GDPCroatia: 48.3 % of GDPHaiti: 31.1 % of GDPHungary: 79.3 % of GDPIndonesia: 19.2 % of GDPIreland: 104.8 % of GDPIsrael: 27.4 % of GDPIndia: 22 % of GDPIraq: 25.9 % of GDPIran: 21.3 % of GDPIceland: 40.7 % of GDPItaly: 27.4 % of GDPJapan: 16.5 % of GDPKenya: 23.3 % of GDPKyrgyzstan: 66.4 % of GDPCambodia: 64.9 % of GDPKiribati: 87.2 % of GDPSouth Korea: 34.3 % of GDPKuwait: 46.6 % of GDPCayman Islands: 43.4 % of GDPKazakhstan: 24.4 % of GDPLebanon: 46.5 % of GDPSri Lanka: 26.9 % of GDPLesotho: 98.9 % of GDPLithuania: 71.3 % of GDPLuxembourg: 161 % of GDPLatvia: 64.6 % of GDPLibya: 20.4 % of GDPMorocco: 41.6 % of GDPMoldova: 56.1 % of GDPMontenegro: 65.2 % of GDPMadagascar: 34.4 % of GDPNorth Macedonia: 69 % of GDPMali: 30.6 % of GDPMongolia: 56.8 % of GDPMauritania: 44.3 % of GDPMauritius: 66.6 % of GDPMalawi: 32.6 % of GDPMexico: 39.4 % of GDPMalaysia: 63.1 % of GDPMozambique: 64.7 % of GDPNamibia: 47.6 % of GDPNew Caledonia: 37.9 % of GDPNiger: 25.9 % of GDPNicaragua: 55 % of GDPNetherlands: 74.5 % of GDPNorway: 31.4 % of GDPNepal: 36.8 % of GDPNew Zealand: 26.7 % of GDPOman: 43.2 % of GDPPanama: 42.6 % of GDPPeru: 22.8 % of GDPFrench Polynesia: 35 % of GDPPhilippines: 38.6 % of GDPPakistan: 17.3 % of GDPPoland: 48.9 % of GDPPuerto Rico: 44.4 % of GDPPalestine: 52.7 % of GDPPortugal: 41.9 % of GDPPalau: 77 % of GDPParaguay: 32.9 % of GDPQatar: 38.6 % of GDPRomania: 44.8 % of GDPSerbia: 54.6 % of GDPRussia: 20.8 % of GDPRwanda: 33.5 % of GDPSaudi Arabia: 27.2 % of GDPSolomon Islands: 43.5 % of GDPSudan: 11.7 % of GDPSweden: 42.2 % of GDPSingapore: 144.4 % of GDPSlovenia: 74.8 % of GDPSlovakia: 92.7 % of GDPSierra Leone: 27.7 % of GDPSenegal: 35.9 % of GDPSomalia: 55.6 % of GDPEl Salvador: 45.3 % of GDPSyria: 41.7 % of GDPEswatini: 43.7 % of GDPChad: 20.1 % of GDPTogo: 32.9 % of GDPThailand: 54.2 % of GDPTajikistan: 38.9 % of GDPTimor-Leste: 56.2 % of GDPTurkmenistan: 26.9 % of GDPTunisia: 54.1 % of GDPTürkiye: 29.6 % of GDPTanzania: 17.4 % of GDPUkraine: 55.9 % of GDPUganda: 20.2 % of GDPUnited States: 14.9 % of GDPUruguay: 20.4 % of GDPUzbekistan: 23.2 % of GDPVenezuela: 9.3 % of GDPVietnam: 79.2 % of GDPVanuatu: 52.4 % of GDPSamoa: 44.3 % of GDPYemen: 33.3 % of GDPSouth Africa: 26.2 % of GDPZambia: 36.6 % of GDPZimbabwe: 30.4 % of GDP
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% of GDP, 2017. Hatched areas have no value for this period. Source: World Bank, Imports of goods and services (% of GDP) (NE.IMP.GNFS.ZS). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

Top 40 countries, 2017

Hong Kong: 187.9 % of GDPHong Kong187.9Luxembourg: 161 % of GDPLuxembourg161Djibouti: 155.9 % of GDPDjibouti155.9San Marino: 145.1 % of GDPSan Marino145.1Singapore: 144.4 % of GDPSingapore144.4Ireland: 104.8 % of GDPIreland104.8Seychelles: 103.5 % of GDPSeychelles103.5American Samoa: 102.3 % of GDPAmerican Samoa102.3Lesotho: 98.9 % of GDPLesotho98.9Malta: 96.4 % of GDPMalta96.4U.S. Virgin Islands: 94.4 % of GDPU.S. Virgin Islands94.4Slovakia: 92.7 % of GDPSlovakia92.7Kiribati: 87.2 % of GDPKiribati87.2Marshall Islands: 86 % of GDPMarshall Islands86Belgium: 83.5 % of GDPBelgium83.5Nauru: 82.1 % of GDPNauru82.1Curaçao: 80.2 % of GDPCuraçao80.2Hungary: 79.3 % of GDPHungary79.3Vietnam: 79.2 % of GDPVietnam79.2Palau: 77 % of GDPPalau77Slovenia: 74.8 % of GDPSlovenia74.8Netherlands: 74.5 % of GDPNetherlands74.5Cyprus: 74.2 % of GDPCyprus74.2Maldives: 72.9 % of GDPMaldives72.9Lithuania: 71.3 % of GDPLithuania71.3Micronesia: 70.9 % of GDPMicronesia70.9United Arab Emirates: 70.7 % of GDPUnited Arab Emirates70.7Estonia: 70.3 % of GDPEstonia70.3Czechia: 70.1 % of GDPCzechia70.1Aruba: 69.1 % of GDPAruba69.1North Macedonia: 69 % of GDPNorth Macedonia69Mauritius: 66.6 % of GDPMauritius66.6Belarus: 66.6 % of GDPBelarus66.6Kyrgyzstan: 66.4 % of GDPKyrgyzstan66.4Tonga: 65.9 % of GDPTonga65.9São Tomé and Príncipe: 65.8 % of GDPSão Tomé and Príncipe65.8Montenegro: 65.2 % of GDPMontenegro65.2Cambodia: 64.9 % of GDPCambodia64.9Mozambique: 64.7 % of GDPMozambique64.7Latvia: 64.6 % of GDPLatvia64.6Hong Kong: 187.9 % of GDPHong Kong187.9Luxembourg: 161 % of GDPLuxembourg161Djibouti: 155.9 % of GDPDjibouti155.9San Marino: 145.1 % of GDPSan Marino145.1Singapore: 144.4 % of GDPSingapore144.4Ireland: 104.8 % of GDPIreland104.8Seychelles: 103.5 % of GDPSeychelles103.5American Samoa: 102.3 % of GDPAmerican Samoa102.3Lesotho: 98.9 % of GDPLesotho98.9Malta: 96.4 % of GDPMalta96.4U.S. Virgin Islands: 94.4 % of GDPU.S. Virgin Islands94.4Slovakia: 92.7 % of GDPSlovakia92.7Kiribati: 87.2 % of GDPKiribati87.2Marshall Islands: 86 % of GDPMarshall Islands86Belgium: 83.5 % of GDPBelgium83.5Nauru: 82.1 % of GDPNauru82.1Curaçao: 80.2 % of GDPCuraçao80.2Hungary: 79.3 % of GDPHungary79.3Vietnam: 79.2 % of GDPVietnam79.2Palau: 77 % of GDPPalau77Slovenia: 74.8 % of GDPSlovenia74.8Netherlands: 74.5 % of GDPNetherlands74.5Cyprus: 74.2 % of GDPCyprus74.2Maldives: 72.9 % of GDPMaldives72.9Lithuania: 71.3 % of GDPLithuania71.3Micronesia: 70.9 % of GDPMicronesia70.9United Arab Emirates: 70.7 % of GDPUnited Arab Emirates70.7Estonia: 70.3 % of GDPEstonia70.3Czechia: 70.1 % of GDPCzechia70.1Aruba: 69.1 % of GDPAruba69.1North Macedonia: 69 % of GDPNorth Macedonia69Mauritius: 66.6 % of GDPMauritius66.6Belarus: 66.6 % of GDPBelarus66.6Kyrgyzstan: 66.4 % of GDPKyrgyzstan66.4Tonga: 65.9 % of GDPTonga65.9São Tomé and Príncipe: 65.8 % of GDPSão Tomé and Príncipe65.8Montenegro: 65.2 % of GDPMontenegro65.2Cambodia: 64.9 % of GDPCambodia64.9Mozambique: 64.7 % of GDPMozambique64.7Latvia: 64.6 % of GDPLatvia64.6
% of GDP. Source: World Bank, Imports of goods and services (% of GDP) (NE.IMP.GNFS.ZS). Retrieved 2026-10-18.

Full ranking

RankCountries2017
% of GDP		Change on 2016
1Hong Kong187.9+3.2 pts
2Luxembourg161+3.7 pts
3Djibouti155.9+46.6 pts
4San Marino145.1-2 pts
5Singapore144.4+6.9 pts
6Ireland104.8-5.7 pts
7Seychelles103.5+8 pts
8American Samoa102.3+7.1 pts
9Lesotho98.9+8.4 pts
10Malta96.4-3.8 pts
11U.S. Virgin Islands94.4+28.1 pts
12Slovakia92.7+2.2 pts
13Kiribati87.2-7.4 pts
14Marshall Islands86+6.2 pts
15Belgium83.5+4 pts
16Nauru82.1-15.7 pts
17Curaçao80.2+4.1 pts
18Hungary79.3+1.4 pts
19Vietnam79.2+7.9 pts
20Palau77+6.5 pts
21Slovenia74.8+5 pts
22Netherlands74.5+4.4 pts
23Cyprus74.2+5.6 pts
24Maldives72.9+0.1 pts
25Lithuania71.3+4.3 pts
26Micronesia70.9-1.6 pts
27United Arab Emirates70.7-0.2 pts
28Estonia70.3-1.9 pts
29Czechia70.1-0.4 pts
30Aruba69.1+1.2 pts
31North Macedonia69+3.5 pts
32Mauritius66.6+1.4 pts
33Belarus66.6+3.9 pts
34Kyrgyzstan66.4-3.6 pts
35Tonga65.9+2.6 pts
36São Tomé and Príncipe65.8-2.7 pts
37Montenegro65.2+1.9 pts
38Cambodia64.9-1.4 pts
39Mozambique64.7-10.3 pts
40Latvia64.6+3.2 pts
41Bahrain64.2+1.9 pts
42Antigua and Barbuda63.2+1.2 pts
43Malaysia63.1+3 pts
44Bulgaria62.6+3.7 pts
45Northern Mariana Islands62.1-19 pts
46Honduras58.7+1.6 pts
47Cape Verde58+4.1 pts
48Switzerland57.3+0.6 pts
49Mongolia56.8+6.6 pts
50Georgia56.7+1.8 pts
51Guinea56.6-25.9 pts
52Bosnia and Herzegovina56.3+4 pts
53Timor-Leste56.2-0.9 pts
54Moldova56.1-0 pts
55Ukraine55.9-0.3 pts
56Somalia55.6-2.6 pts
57Nicaragua55+0.1 pts
58Serbia54.6+3.4 pts
59Thailand54.2+0.7 pts
60Tunisia54.1+5.3 pts
61Palestine52.7+1.6 pts
62Vanuatu52.4-2.8 pts
63Austria51.2+2.3 pts
64Fiji51+0.5 pts
65Faroe Islands50.9+0.9 pts
66Guam50.3-1.2 pts
67Armenia49+6.7 pts
68Poland48.9+1.9 pts
69Denmark48.9+1.2 pts
70Bhutan48.3-0.9 pts
71Croatia48.3+2.8 pts
72Belize47.9-1.3 pts
73Namibia47.6-11.4 pts
74Republic of the Congo46.7-33.5 pts
75Kuwait46.6-1.9 pts
76Lebanon46.5+0.5 pts
77Albania45.8+0.4 pts
78El Salvador45.3+0.9 pts
79Romania44.8+1.3 pts
80Puerto Rico44.4+2.9 pts
81Samoa44.3-2.1 pts
82Mauritania44.3+5.1 pts
83Eswatini43.7-0.3 pts
84Equatorial Guinea43.6+2.4 pts
85Solomon Islands43.5-2.3 pts
86Greenland43.5-1.6 pts
87Cayman Islands43.4n/a
88Oman43.2+1.7 pts
89Panama42.6-0.1 pts
90Sweden42.2+1.6 pts
91Portugal41.9+2.7 pts
92Azerbaijan41.9-1.8 pts
93Syria41.7-3.7 pts
94Morocco41.6+1.2 pts
95Iceland40.7+0.4 pts
96Central African Republic39.9+4.2 pts
97Mexico39.4+0.6 pts
98Botswana39-6.8 pts
99Tajikistan38.9-3.7 pts
100Philippines38.6+3.5 pts
101Qatar38.6-3.2 pts
102New Caledonia37.9-0.8 pts
103Finland37.8+1.4 pts
104Gambia37.3+11.9 pts
105Nepal36.8+2.9 pts
106Ghana36.7-0 pts
107Bahamas36.6+2.2 pts
108Zambia36.6-2 pts
109Greece36.1+3.6 pts
110Senegal35.9+3.3 pts
111Brunei35.6-2.1 pts
112Germany35.3+0.9 pts
113French Polynesia35+1 pts
114Democratic Republic of the Congo34.8-2.1 pts
115Macao34.8-1.3 pts
116Madagascar34.4+2.7 pts
117South Korea34.3+2.6 pts
118Benin34.3+2.9 pts
119Canada33.6-0.2 pts
120Rwanda33.5-1 pts
121Yemen33.3+7 pts
122France33.1+1.2 pts
123Paraguay32.9+2.3 pts
124Togo32.9-6.8 pts
125Burkina Faso32.8+0.8 pts
126Malawi32.6n/a
127Costa Rica32.3+1.4 pts
128United Kingdom32.2+1.4 pts
129Norway31.4-0.8 pts
130Spain31.3+1.7 pts
131Haiti31.1+1.3 pts
132Mali30.6-3.4 pts
133Guinea-Bissau30.4-0.1 pts
134Zimbabwe30.4-0.9 pts
135Türkiye29.6+4.4 pts
136Algeria29.5-1.8 pts
137Comoros28.3+1.8 pts
138Egypt27.8+7.9 pts
139Chile27.7-0.4 pts
140Sierra Leone27.7-1.3 pts
141Guatemala27.6-0 pts
142Italy27.4+1.8 pts
143Israel27.4-0.8 pts
144Saudi Arabia27.2-1.6 pts
145Sri Lanka26.9+0.3 pts
146Turkmenistan26.9-9.6 pts
147New Zealand26.7+0.8 pts
148Dominican Republic26.6-1 pts
149South Africa26.2-1.5 pts
150Bolivia26-5.9 pts
151Iraq25.9-0.6 pts
152Niger25.9+1.4 pts
153Gabon24.8-1.3 pts
154Kazakhstan24.4-4 pts
155Bermuda23.9+0.4 pts
156Ethiopia23.5-3.6 pts
157Kenya23.3+1.6 pts
158Uzbekistan23.2+8.4 pts
159Côte d’Ivoire23.2+0.5 pts
160Peru22.80 pts
161Ecuador22.1+2.1 pts
162India22+1 pts
163Iran21.3+1.8 pts
164Australia20.9-0.7 pts
165Cameroon20.8-0.8 pts
166Russia20.8+0.1 pts
167Uruguay20.4-1.1 pts
168Libya20.4-6.2 pts
169Uganda20.2+1.4 pts
170Colombia20.1-1.3 pts
171Chad20.1-1.2 pts
172Angola19.9-2.1 pts
173Indonesia19.2+0.8 pts
174China17.6+0.6 pts
175Tanzania17.4-1.6 pts
176Pakistan17.3+1.3 pts
177Bangladesh17.2-0.2 pts
178Japan16.5+1.5 pts
179United States14.9+0.4 pts
180Argentina14+0.4 pts
181Brazil11.8-0.3 pts
182Sudan11.7+1.4 pts
183Cuba11.7-0.6 pts
184Venezuela9.3-0.9 pts

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Goods whose economic ownership passes from non-residents to residents, and services non-residents provide to residents, as a percentage of GDP. World Bank national accounts data, compiled from national statistical offices and central banks and from OECD national accounts files.

Can pass 100% in re-export hubs, because imports are gross while GDP is value added. National accounts basis, so it differs from customs trade totals. For the amount in dollars see imports_goods_services_usd.

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