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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 2018, at 188.6% of GDP. Venezuela had the lowest, at 12.1% of GDP. The median was 43.1% of GDP and the figure for the World was 28.2% of GDP. Source: the World Bank.

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Highest188.6Hong Kong
Lowest12.1Venezuela
Median43.1184 countries
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Map of countries, 2018

United Arab Emirates: 63.9 % of GDPAntigua and Barbuda: 68.2 % of GDPAlbania: 44.6 % of GDPArmenia: 53.1 % of GDPAngola: 22.4 % of GDPArgentina: 16.3 % of GDPAustria: 52.7 % of GDPAustralia: 21.8 % of GDPAzerbaijan: 37.6 % of GDPBosnia and Herzegovina: 56.4 % of GDPBangladesh: 19.8 % of GDPBelgium: 84.8 % of GDPBurkina Faso: 32.5 % of GDPBulgaria: 63.2 % of GDPBenin: 34.5 % of GDPBrunei: 42 % of GDPBolivia: 26.6 % of GDPBrazil: 14.2 % of GDPBahamas: 36.9 % of GDPBhutan: 50.6 % of GDPBotswana: 43.2 % of GDPBelarus: 68.9 % of GDPBelize: 49.3 % of GDPCanada: 34.3 % of GDPDemocratic Republic of the Congo: 38.1 % of GDPCentral African Republic: 33.7 % of GDPRepublic of the Congo: 38.4 % of GDPSwitzerland: 56.8 % of GDPCôte d’Ivoire: 23.3 % of GDPChile: 29.6 % of GDPCameroon: 21.9 % of GDPChina: 18.1 % of GDPColombia: 20.6 % of GDPCosta Rica: 33.1 % of GDPCuba: 12.6 % of GDPCape Verde: 60 % of GDPCyprus: 73.1 % of GDPCzechia: 69.5 % of GDPGermany: 36.6 % of GDPDjibouti: 143.8 % of GDPDenmark: 51.8 % of GDPDominican Republic: 28.3 % of GDPAlgeria: 29 % of GDPEcuador: 24.5 % of GDPEstonia: 70.6 % of GDPEgypt: 27.9 % of GDPSpain: 32.1 % of GDPEthiopia: 22.8 % of GDPFinland: 40 % of GDPFiji: 55.5 % of GDPFaroe Islands: 54.1 % of GDPFrance: 33.9 % of GDPGabon: 22.7 % of GDPUnited Kingdom: 33.1 % of GDPGeorgia: 60.2 % of GDPGhana: 34.5 % of GDPGreenland: 45.3 % of GDPGambia: 42.5 % of GDPGuinea: 48.8 % of GDPEquatorial Guinea: 44 % of GDPGreece: 40.6 % of GDPGuatemala: 28.8 % of GDPGuinea-Bissau: 29.5 % of GDPHong Kong: 188.6 % of GDPHonduras: 62.1 % of GDPCroatia: 50 % of GDPHaiti: 34.4 % of GDPHungary: 79.3 % of GDPIndonesia: 22.1 % of GDPIreland: 96.5 % of GDPIsrael: 29.1 % of GDPIndia: 23.7 % of GDPIraq: 25 % of GDPIran: 27 % of GDPIceland: 42.5 % of GDPItaly: 28.5 % of GDPJapan: 17.9 % of GDPKenya: 21.9 % of GDPKyrgyzstan: 67.3 % of GDPCambodia: 63 % of GDPKiribati: 74.2 % of GDPSouth Korea: 35.3 % of GDPKuwait: 45.5 % of GDPCayman Islands: 45.5 % of GDPKazakhstan: 25.9 % of GDPLebanon: 47.5 % of GDPSri Lanka: 28.4 % of GDPLesotho: 94.6 % of GDPLithuania: 72.7 % of GDPLuxembourg: 164.6 % of GDPLatvia: 64.4 % of GDPLibya: 24.2 % of GDPMorocco: 43.4 % of GDPMoldova: 56.8 % of GDPMontenegro: 67.6 % of GDPMadagascar: 36.3 % of GDPNorth Macedonia: 72.8 % of GDPMali: 30.1 % of GDPMongolia: 68.2 % of GDPMauritania: 52.6 % of GDPMauritius: 65 % of GDPMalawi: 31.9 % of GDPMexico: 41.2 % of GDPMalaysia: 61.8 % of GDPMozambique: 79.1 % of GDPNamibia: 45.8 % of GDPNew Caledonia: 38.1 % of GDPNiger: 26.3 % of GDPNicaragua: 51.7 % of GDPNetherlands: 76.5 % of GDPNorway: 30.9 % of GDPNepal: 40.6 % of GDPNew Zealand: 28 % of GDPOman: 38.7 % of GDPPanama: 43.8 % of GDPPeru: 23.4 % of GDPFrench Polynesia: 44 % of GDPPhilippines: 41.9 % of GDPPakistan: 19 % of GDPPoland: 50.2 % of GDPPuerto Rico: 46 % of GDPPalestine: 55.4 % of GDPPortugal: 43.1 % of GDPPalau: 75 % of GDPParaguay: 35.2 % of GDPQatar: 35.9 % of GDPRomania: 45.3 % of GDPSerbia: 56.9 % of GDPRussia: 20.8 % of GDPRwanda: 26.3 % of GDPSaudi Arabia: 23.6 % of GDPSolomon Islands: 46.4 % of GDPSudan: 14.2 % of GDPSweden: 44.5 % of GDPSingapore: 148 % of GDPSlovenia: 77 % of GDPSlovakia: 93.8 % of GDPSierra Leone: 26.1 % of GDPSenegal: 38.8 % of GDPSomalia: 59.6 % of GDPEl Salvador: 46.7 % of GDPSyria: 35.7 % of GDPEswatini: 44.6 % of GDPChad: 20.9 % of GDPTogo: 33.2 % of GDPThailand: 56 % of GDPTajikistan: 41.5 % of GDPTimor-Leste: 61.9 % of GDPTurkmenistan: 13.1 % of GDPTunisia: 58.4 % of GDPTürkiye: 31.1 % of GDPTanzania: 17.9 % of GDPUkraine: 54 % of GDPUganda: 21.6 % of GDPUnited States: 15.2 % of GDPUruguay: 21.4 % of GDPUzbekistan: 38.3 % of GDPVenezuela: 12.1 % of GDPVietnam: 80.2 % of GDPVanuatu: 51.8 % of GDPSamoa: 47 % of GDPYemen: 47.3 % of GDPSouth Africa: 27 % of GDPZambia: 36.9 % of GDPZimbabwe: 28.4 % of GDP
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% of GDP, 2018. 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, 2018

Hong Kong: 188.6 % of GDPHong Kong188.6Luxembourg: 164.6 % of GDPLuxembourg164.6Singapore: 148 % of GDPSingapore148Djibouti: 143.8 % of GDPDjibouti143.8San Marino: 142.9 % of GDPSan Marino142.9U.S. Virgin Islands: 106.1 % of GDPU.S. Virgin Islands106.1Malta: 104.7 % of GDPMalta104.7American Samoa: 103.6 % of GDPAmerican Samoa103.6Seychelles: 98.7 % of GDPSeychelles98.7Ireland: 96.5 % of GDPIreland96.5Lesotho: 94.6 % of GDPLesotho94.6Slovakia: 93.8 % of GDPSlovakia93.8Curaçao: 92 % of GDPCuraçao92Marshall Islands: 88.8 % of GDPMarshall Islands88.8Nauru: 85.9 % of GDPNauru85.9Belgium: 84.8 % of GDPBelgium84.8Vietnam: 80.2 % of GDPVietnam80.2Hungary: 79.3 % of GDPHungary79.3Mozambique: 79.1 % of GDPMozambique79.1Slovenia: 77 % of GDPSlovenia77Netherlands: 76.5 % of GDPNetherlands76.5Maldives: 76 % of GDPMaldives76Palau: 75 % of GDPPalau75Kiribati: 74.2 % of GDPKiribati74.2Cyprus: 73.1 % of GDPCyprus73.1North Macedonia: 72.8 % of GDPNorth Macedonia72.8Lithuania: 72.7 % of GDPLithuania72.7Estonia: 70.6 % of GDPEstonia70.6Aruba: 70.4 % of GDPAruba70.4Czechia: 69.5 % of GDPCzechia69.5Belarus: 68.9 % of GDPBelarus68.9Bahrain: 68.4 % of GDPBahrain68.4Mongolia: 68.2 % of GDPMongolia68.2Antigua and Barbuda: 68.2 % of GDPAntigua and Barbuda68.2Micronesia: 67.8 % of GDPMicronesia67.8Montenegro: 67.6 % of GDPMontenegro67.6Kyrgyzstan: 67.3 % of GDPKyrgyzstan67.3Mauritius: 65 % of GDPMauritius65Tonga: 64.9 % of GDPTonga64.9Latvia: 64.4 % of GDPLatvia64.4Hong Kong: 188.6 % of GDPHong Kong188.6Luxembourg: 164.6 % of GDPLuxembourg164.6Singapore: 148 % of GDPSingapore148Djibouti: 143.8 % of GDPDjibouti143.8San Marino: 142.9 % of GDPSan Marino142.9U.S. Virgin Islands: 106.1 % of GDPU.S. Virgin Islands106.1Malta: 104.7 % of GDPMalta104.7American Samoa: 103.6 % of GDPAmerican Samoa103.6Seychelles: 98.7 % of GDPSeychelles98.7Ireland: 96.5 % of GDPIreland96.5Lesotho: 94.6 % of GDPLesotho94.6Slovakia: 93.8 % of GDPSlovakia93.8Curaçao: 92 % of GDPCuraçao92Marshall Islands: 88.8 % of GDPMarshall Islands88.8Nauru: 85.9 % of GDPNauru85.9Belgium: 84.8 % of GDPBelgium84.8Vietnam: 80.2 % of GDPVietnam80.2Hungary: 79.3 % of GDPHungary79.3Mozambique: 79.1 % of GDPMozambique79.1Slovenia: 77 % of GDPSlovenia77Netherlands: 76.5 % of GDPNetherlands76.5Maldives: 76 % of GDPMaldives76Palau: 75 % of GDPPalau75Kiribati: 74.2 % of GDPKiribati74.2Cyprus: 73.1 % of GDPCyprus73.1North Macedonia: 72.8 % of GDPNorth Macedonia72.8Lithuania: 72.7 % of GDPLithuania72.7Estonia: 70.6 % of GDPEstonia70.6Aruba: 70.4 % of GDPAruba70.4Czechia: 69.5 % of GDPCzechia69.5Belarus: 68.9 % of GDPBelarus68.9Bahrain: 68.4 % of GDPBahrain68.4Mongolia: 68.2 % of GDPMongolia68.2Antigua and Barbuda: 68.2 % of GDPAntigua and Barbuda68.2Micronesia: 67.8 % of GDPMicronesia67.8Montenegro: 67.6 % of GDPMontenegro67.6Kyrgyzstan: 67.3 % of GDPKyrgyzstan67.3Mauritius: 65 % of GDPMauritius65Tonga: 64.9 % of GDPTonga64.9Latvia: 64.4 % of GDPLatvia64.4
% of GDP. Source: World Bank, Imports of goods and services (% of GDP) (NE.IMP.GNFS.ZS). Retrieved 2026-10-18.

Full ranking

RankCountries2018
% of GDP		Change on 2017
1Hong Kong188.6+0.7 pts
2Luxembourg164.6+3.6 pts
3Singapore148+3.6 pts
4Djibouti143.8-12.1 pts
5San Marino142.9-2.2 pts
6U.S. Virgin Islands106.1+11.8 pts
7Malta104.7+8.3 pts
8American Samoa103.6+1.3 pts
9Seychelles98.7-4.9 pts
10Ireland96.5-8.3 pts
11Lesotho94.6-4.3 pts
12Slovakia93.8+1.1 pts
13Curaçao92+11.8 pts
14Marshall Islands88.8+2.7 pts
15Nauru85.9+3.9 pts
16Belgium84.8+1.3 pts
17Vietnam80.2+1 pts
18Hungary79.30 pts
19Mozambique79.1+14.4 pts
20Slovenia77+2.2 pts
21Netherlands76.5+2 pts
22Maldives76+3.2 pts
23Palau75-2 pts
24Kiribati74.2-13 pts
25Cyprus73.1-1.1 pts
26North Macedonia72.8+3.8 pts
27Lithuania72.7+1.4 pts
28Estonia70.6+0.3 pts
29Aruba70.4+1.3 pts
30Czechia69.5-0.5 pts
31Belarus68.9+2.4 pts
32Bahrain68.4+4.2 pts
33Mongolia68.2+11.4 pts
34Antigua and Barbuda68.2+4.9 pts
35Micronesia67.8-3.1 pts
36Montenegro67.6+2.4 pts
37Kyrgyzstan67.3+0.9 pts
38Mauritius65-1.6 pts
39Tonga64.9-1 pts
40Latvia64.4-0.2 pts
41United Arab Emirates63.9-6.8 pts
42Bulgaria63.2+0.6 pts
43Cambodia63-1.9 pts
44Honduras62.1+3.4 pts
45Timor-Leste61.9+5.7 pts
46Malaysia61.8-1.3 pts
47Georgia60.2+3.4 pts
48Cape Verde60+2 pts
49Somalia59.6+4 pts
50Tunisia58.4+4.3 pts
51São Tomé and Príncipe58.2-7.6 pts
52Northern Mariana Islands58-4.1 pts
53Serbia56.9+2.3 pts
54Switzerland56.8-0.6 pts
55Moldova56.8+0.7 pts
56Bosnia and Herzegovina56.4+0.1 pts
57Thailand56+1.8 pts
58Fiji55.5+4.5 pts
59Palestine55.4+2.7 pts
60Faroe Islands54.1+3.2 pts
61Ukraine54-1.9 pts
62Guam53.7+3.4 pts
63Armenia53.1+4.1 pts
64Austria52.7+1.4 pts
65Mauritania52.6+8.3 pts
66Denmark51.8+3 pts
67Vanuatu51.8-0.6 pts
68Nicaragua51.7-3.3 pts
69Bhutan50.6+2.2 pts
70Poland50.2+1.3 pts
71Croatia50+1.6 pts
72Belize49.3+1.4 pts
73Guinea48.8-7.8 pts
74Lebanon47.5+1 pts
75Yemen47.3+14 pts
76Samoa47+2.6 pts
77El Salvador46.7+1.4 pts
78Solomon Islands46.4+2.9 pts
79Puerto Rico46+1.6 pts
80Namibia45.8-1.8 pts
81Cayman Islands45.5+2.1 pts
82Kuwait45.5-1.2 pts
83Greenland45.3+1.8 pts
84Romania45.3+0.5 pts
85Eswatini44.6+0.9 pts
86Albania44.6-1.2 pts
87Sweden44.5+2.3 pts
88French Polynesia44+9 pts
89Equatorial Guinea44+0.5 pts
90Panama43.8+1.2 pts
91Morocco43.4+1.9 pts
92Botswana43.2+4.2 pts
93Portugal43.1+1.2 pts
94Gambia42.5+5.3 pts
95Iceland42.5+1.8 pts
96Brunei42+6.4 pts
97Philippines41.9+3.3 pts
98Tajikistan41.5+2.6 pts
99Mexico41.2+1.7 pts
100Nepal40.6+3.8 pts
101Greece40.6+4.5 pts
102Finland40+2.2 pts
103Senegal38.8+3 pts
104Oman38.7-4.6 pts
105Republic of the Congo38.4-8.3 pts
106Uzbekistan38.3+15 pts
107New Caledonia38.1+0.2 pts
108Democratic Republic of the Congo38.1+3.3 pts
109Azerbaijan37.6-4.3 pts
110Zambia36.9+0.3 pts
111Bahamas36.9+0.3 pts
112Germany36.6+1.4 pts
113Madagascar36.3+1.9 pts
114Qatar35.9-2.7 pts
115Syria35.7-6 pts
116South Korea35.3+0.9 pts
117Paraguay35.2+2.3 pts
118Benin34.5+0.2 pts
119Ghana34.5-2.2 pts
120Haiti34.4+3.3 pts
121Canada34.3+0.6 pts
122France33.9+0.8 pts
123Central African Republic33.7-6.2 pts
124Macao33.7-1.1 pts
125Togo33.2+0.3 pts
126Costa Rica33.1+0.8 pts
127United Kingdom33.1+0.8 pts
128Burkina Faso32.5-0.3 pts
129Spain32.1+0.9 pts
130Malawi31.9-0.7 pts
131Türkiye31.1+1.5 pts
132Norway30.9-0.5 pts
133Mali30.1-0.5 pts
134Comoros30.1+1.8 pts
135Chile29.6+2 pts
136Guinea-Bissau29.5-0.8 pts
137Israel29.1+1.7 pts
138Algeria29-0.5 pts
139Guatemala28.8+1.3 pts
140Italy28.5+1 pts
141Zimbabwe28.4-2 pts
142Sri Lanka28.4+1.4 pts
143Dominican Republic28.3+1.8 pts
144New Zealand28+1.3 pts
145Egypt27.9+0.1 pts
146South Africa27+0.8 pts
147Iran27+5.7 pts
148Bolivia26.6+0.5 pts
149Rwanda26.3-7.1 pts
150Niger26.3+0.5 pts
151Sierra Leone26.1-1.5 pts
152Bermuda26.1+2.2 pts
153Kazakhstan25.9+1.5 pts
154Iraq25-0.9 pts
155Ecuador24.5+2.3 pts
156Libya24.2+3.8 pts
157India23.7+1.7 pts
158Saudi Arabia23.6-3.6 pts
159Peru23.4+0.6 pts
160Côte d’Ivoire23.3+0.2 pts
161Ethiopia22.8-0.6 pts
162Gabon22.7-2.1 pts
163Angola22.4+2.5 pts
164Indonesia22.1+2.9 pts
165Kenya21.9-1.4 pts
166Cameroon21.9+1 pts
167Australia21.8+0.9 pts
168Uganda21.6+1.4 pts
169Uruguay21.4+0.9 pts
170Chad20.9+0.8 pts
171Russia20.80 pts
172Colombia20.6+0.5 pts
173Bangladesh19.8+2.7 pts
174Pakistan19+1.8 pts
175China18.1+0.5 pts
176Tanzania17.9+0.5 pts
177Japan17.9+1.4 pts
178Argentina16.3+2.4 pts
179United States15.2+0.2 pts
180Brazil14.2+2.4 pts
181Sudan14.2+2.5 pts
182Turkmenistan13.1-13.8 pts
183Cuba12.6+0.9 pts
184Venezuela12.1+2.8 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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