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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 183 countries in 2020, at 174.4% of GDP. Sudan had the lowest, at 4.8% of GDP. The median was 38% of GDP and the figure for the World was 25.4% of GDP. Source: the World Bank.

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Highest174.4Hong Kong
Lowest4.8Sudan
Median38183 countries
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Map of countries, 2020

United Arab Emirates: 83.2 % of GDPAfghanistan: 36.3 % of GDPAntigua and Barbuda: 52.4 % of GDPAlbania: 37 % of GDPArmenia: 40 % of GDPAngola: 22.9 % of GDPArgentina: 13.6 % of GDPAustria: 48.3 % of GDPAustralia: 20.6 % of GDPAzerbaijan: 36.4 % of GDPBosnia and Herzegovina: 47.9 % of GDPBangladesh: 15.8 % of GDPBelgium: 77.8 % of GDPBurkina Faso: 29 % of GDPBulgaria: 53.9 % of GDPBenin: 25 % of GDPBrunei: 52.9 % of GDPBolivia: 20.6 % of GDPBrazil: 15.8 % of GDPBahamas: 30.1 % of GDPBhutan: 43.8 % of GDPBotswana: 49.1 % of GDPBelarus: 57.9 % of GDPBelize: 44 % of GDPCanada: 31.7 % of GDPDemocratic Republic of the Congo: 31.2 % of GDPCentral African Republic: 34.3 % of GDPRepublic of the Congo: 28.6 % of GDPSwitzerland: 57.9 % of GDPCôte d’Ivoire: 20.9 % of GDPChile: 26.8 % of GDPCameroon: 18.5 % of GDPChina: 16.1 % of GDPColombia: 20.5 % of GDPCosta Rica: 28 % of GDPCuba: 7.5 % of GDPCape Verde: 53.1 % of GDPCyprus: 81 % of GDPCzechia: 61 % of GDPGermany: 33.8 % of GDPDjibouti: 108.6 % of GDPDenmark: 49.4 % of GDPDominican Republic: 25.9 % of GDPAlgeria: 24.9 % of GDPEcuador: 20.7 % of GDPEstonia: 69.2 % of GDPEgypt: 19.7 % of GDPSpain: 29 % of GDPEthiopia: 16.9 % of GDPFinland: 36 % of GDPFiji: 46.7 % of GDPFaroe Islands: 48.8 % of GDPFrance: 30.3 % of GDPGabon: 22.5 % of GDPUnited Kingdom: 29.2 % of GDPGeorgia: 56 % of GDPGhana: 35.1 % of GDPGreenland: 46.7 % of GDPGambia: 37.8 % of GDPGuinea: 68.8 % of GDPEquatorial Guinea: 37.1 % of GDPGreece: 38.8 % of GDPGuatemala: 24.8 % of GDPGuinea-Bissau: 27.4 % of GDPHong Kong: 174.4 % of GDPHonduras: 52.1 % of GDPCroatia: 48.3 % of GDPHaiti: 29.8 % of GDPHungary: 76.4 % of GDPIndonesia: 15.6 % of GDPIreland: 119 % of GDPIsrael: 24 % of GDPIndia: 19.1 % of GDPIraq: 30 % of GDPIran: 25.5 % of GDPIceland: 34.5 % of GDPItaly: 25.2 % of GDPJapan: 15.4 % of GDPKenya: 19 % of GDPKyrgyzstan: 49.4 % of GDPCambodia: 62.2 % of GDPKiribati: 68 % of GDPSouth Korea: 30.9 % of GDPKuwait: 38.3 % of GDPCayman Islands: 45.8 % of GDPKazakhstan: 26.5 % of GDPLebanon: 33.8 % of GDPSri Lanka: 21.6 % of GDPLesotho: 96.6 % of GDPLithuania: 63.4 % of GDPLuxembourg: 171.1 % of GDPLatvia: 61.2 % of GDPLibya: 30.6 % of GDPMorocco: 38 % of GDPMoldova: 51.4 % of GDPMontenegro: 61.6 % of GDPMadagascar: 28.9 % of GDPNorth Macedonia: 70.5 % of GDPMali: 30.9 % of GDPMongolia: 55.2 % of GDPMauritania: 45.4 % of GDPMauritius: 65.8 % of GDPMalawi: 30 % of GDPMexico: 37.6 % of GDPMalaysia: 55.2 % of GDPMozambique: 67.1 % of GDPNamibia: 43.2 % of GDPNew Caledonia: 36.5 % of GDPNiger: 26 % of GDPNicaragua: 46.9 % of GDPNetherlands: 71 % of GDPNorway: 32 % of GDPNepal: 34.1 % of GDPNew Zealand: 22.2 % of GDPOman: 44.8 % of GDPPanama: 32.4 % of GDPPeru: 21.2 % of GDPFrench Polynesia: 36.3 % of GDPPhilippines: 33 % of GDPPakistan: 17.4 % of GDPPoland: 46.8 % of GDPPuerto Rico: 43.2 % of GDPPalestine: 51.9 % of GDPPortugal: 39.3 % of GDPPalau: 81.1 % of GDPParaguay: 29.5 % of GDPQatar: 40.9 % of GDPRomania: 41.4 % of GDPSerbia: 54.2 % of GDPRussia: 20.4 % of GDPRwanda: 25.7 % of GDPSaudi Arabia: 23.7 % of GDPSolomon Islands: 32.3 % of GDPSudan: 4.8 % of GDPSweden: 40.2 % of GDPSingapore: 149.9 % of GDPSlovenia: 69.3 % of GDPSlovakia: 83.2 % of GDPSierra Leone: 20.7 % of GDPSenegal: 39.3 % of GDPSomalia: 62 % of GDPEl Salvador: 41.9 % of GDPSyria: 30 % of GDPEswatini: 40.4 % of GDPChad: 19.4 % of GDPTogo: 32 % of GDPThailand: 46.3 % of GDPTajikistan: 38.4 % of GDPTimor-Leste: 48.1 % of GDPTurkmenistan: 13 % of GDPTunisia: 46.3 % of GDPTürkiye: 31.6 % of GDPTanzania: 14.5 % of GDPUkraine: 40.3 % of GDPUganda: 21.6 % of GDPUnited States: 13 % of GDPUruguay: 21.5 % of GDPUzbekistan: 32.3 % of GDPVenezuela: 13.1 % of GDPVietnam: 78.9 % of GDPVanuatu: 51.8 % of GDPSamoa: 48.3 % of GDPSouth Africa: 23.2 % of GDPZambia: 32.5 % of GDPZimbabwe: 16.8 % of GDP
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% of GDP, 2020. 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, 2020

Hong Kong: 174.4 % of GDPHong Kong174.4Luxembourg: 171.1 % of GDPLuxembourg171.1Singapore: 149.9 % of GDPSingapore149.9San Marino: 140.4 % of GDPSan Marino140.4Ireland: 119 % of GDPIreland119Malta: 112.4 % of GDPMalta112.4Djibouti: 108.6 % of GDPDjibouti108.6Lesotho: 96.6 % of GDPLesotho96.6American Samoa: 95.1 % of GDPAmerican Samoa95.1Nauru: 91.4 % of GDPNauru91.4Seychelles: 86.9 % of GDPSeychelles86.9Slovakia: 83.2 % of GDPSlovakia83.2United Arab Emirates: 83.2 % of GDPUnited Arab Emirates83.2Palau: 81.1 % of GDPPalau81.1Cyprus: 81 % of GDPCyprus81Vietnam: 78.9 % of GDPVietnam78.9Belgium: 77.8 % of GDPBelgium77.8Hungary: 76.4 % of GDPHungary76.4U.S. Virgin Islands: 75.3 % of GDPU.S. Virgin Islands75.3Marshall Islands: 72.3 % of GDPMarshall Islands72.3Micronesia: 71.1 % of GDPMicronesia71.1Netherlands: 71 % of GDPNetherlands71North Macedonia: 70.5 % of GDPNorth Macedonia70.5Aruba: 69.4 % of GDPAruba69.4Slovenia: 69.3 % of GDPSlovenia69.3Estonia: 69.2 % of GDPEstonia69.2Guinea: 68.8 % of GDPGuinea68.8Kiribati: 68 % of GDPKiribati68Mozambique: 67.1 % of GDPMozambique67.1Maldives: 66.1 % of GDPMaldives66.1Mauritius: 65.8 % of GDPMauritius65.8Bahrain: 65 % of GDPBahrain65Northern Mariana Islands: 64.2 % of GDPNorthern Mariana Islands64.2Lithuania: 63.4 % of GDPLithuania63.4Cambodia: 62.2 % of GDPCambodia62.2Tonga: 62.1 % of GDPTonga62.1Somalia: 62 % of GDPSomalia62Macao: 61.8 % of GDPMacao61.8Montenegro: 61.6 % of GDPMontenegro61.6Latvia: 61.2 % of GDPLatvia61.2Hong Kong: 174.4 % of GDPHong Kong174.4Luxembourg: 171.1 % of GDPLuxembourg171.1Singapore: 149.9 % of GDPSingapore149.9San Marino: 140.4 % of GDPSan Marino140.4Ireland: 119 % of GDPIreland119Malta: 112.4 % of GDPMalta112.4Djibouti: 108.6 % of GDPDjibouti108.6Lesotho: 96.6 % of GDPLesotho96.6American Samoa: 95.1 % of GDPAmerican Samoa95.1Nauru: 91.4 % of GDPNauru91.4Seychelles: 86.9 % of GDPSeychelles86.9Slovakia: 83.2 % of GDPSlovakia83.2United Arab Emirates: 83.2 % of GDPUnited Arab Emirates83.2Palau: 81.1 % of GDPPalau81.1Cyprus: 81 % of GDPCyprus81Vietnam: 78.9 % of GDPVietnam78.9Belgium: 77.8 % of GDPBelgium77.8Hungary: 76.4 % of GDPHungary76.4U.S. Virgin Islands: 75.3 % of GDPU.S. Virgin Islands75.3Marshall Islands: 72.3 % of GDPMarshall Islands72.3Micronesia: 71.1 % of GDPMicronesia71.1Netherlands: 71 % of GDPNetherlands71North Macedonia: 70.5 % of GDPNorth Macedonia70.5Aruba: 69.4 % of GDPAruba69.4Slovenia: 69.3 % of GDPSlovenia69.3Estonia: 69.2 % of GDPEstonia69.2Guinea: 68.8 % of GDPGuinea68.8Kiribati: 68 % of GDPKiribati68Mozambique: 67.1 % of GDPMozambique67.1Maldives: 66.1 % of GDPMaldives66.1Mauritius: 65.8 % of GDPMauritius65.8Bahrain: 65 % of GDPBahrain65Northern Mariana Islands: 64.2 % of GDPNorthern Mariana Islands64.2Lithuania: 63.4 % of GDPLithuania63.4Cambodia: 62.2 % of GDPCambodia62.2Tonga: 62.1 % of GDPTonga62.1Somalia: 62 % of GDPSomalia62Macao: 61.8 % of GDPMacao61.8Montenegro: 61.6 % of GDPMontenegro61.6Latvia: 61.2 % of GDPLatvia61.2
% of GDP. Source: World Bank, Imports of goods and services (% of GDP) (NE.IMP.GNFS.ZS). Retrieved 2026-10-18.

Full ranking

RankCountries2020
% of GDP		Change on 2019
1Hong Kong174.4-1.7 pts
2Luxembourg171.1-4.9 pts
3Singapore149.9+2.4 pts
4San Marino140.4-2.8 pts
5Ireland119-7.5 pts
6Malta112.4+3.9 pts
7Djibouti108.6-45.6 pts
8Lesotho96.6+2.3 pts
9American Samoa95.1+0.2 pts
10Nauru91.4-4.1 pts
11Seychelles86.9-4.1 pts
12Slovakia83.2-8.6 pts
13United Arab Emirates83.2+12.7 pts
14Palau81.1+3.9 pts
15Cyprus81+6.3 pts
16Vietnam78.9-0.7 pts
17Belgium77.8-4.7 pts
18Hungary76.4-2.4 pts
19U.S. Virgin Islands75.3-25.2 pts
20Marshall Islands72.3-43.6 pts
21Micronesia71.1-0.1 pts
22Netherlands71-4.4 pts
23North Macedonia70.5-5.7 pts
24Aruba69.4-1.8 pts
25Slovenia69.3-6.4 pts
26Estonia69.2+0.9 pts
27Guinea68.8+25.4 pts
28Kiribati68-15.4 pts
29Mozambique67.1-1.3 pts
30Maldives66.1-5.5 pts
31Mauritius65.8-1.8 pts
32Bahrain65+2.7 pts
33Northern Mariana Islands64.2+1.9 pts
34Lithuania63.4-8.2 pts
35Cambodia62.2+1.9 pts
36Tonga62.1-3.7 pts
37Somalia62+4.8 pts
38Macao61.8+29.2 pts
39Montenegro61.6-4.1 pts
40Latvia61.2-1.5 pts
41Czechia61-5 pts
42Belarus57.9-7.8 pts
43Switzerland57.9+1 pts
44Guam57.3+1.5 pts
45Georgia56-7.5 pts
46Malaysia55.2-2.5 pts
47Mongolia55.2-10 pts
48Serbia54.2-4.4 pts
49Bulgaria53.9-7 pts
50Cape Verde53.1-3.8 pts
51Brunei52.9+2.4 pts
52Antigua and Barbuda52.4-16 pts
53Honduras52.1-7.1 pts
54Palestine51.9-1.5 pts
55Vanuatu51.8-2.6 pts
56Moldova51.4-5.1 pts
57Kyrgyzstan49.4-11.5 pts
58Denmark49.4-3.5 pts
59Botswana49.1+3.1 pts
60Faroe Islands48.8-4.1 pts
61Samoa48.3-0 pts
62Austria48.3-4 pts
63Croatia48.3-2.6 pts
64Timor-Leste48.1-1.3 pts
65Bosnia and Herzegovina47.9-6.5 pts
66Nicaragua46.9-2.3 pts
67Poland46.8-2.1 pts
68Greenland46.7-4.5 pts
69Fiji46.7-13.4 pts
70Tunisia46.3-10 pts
71Thailand46.3-3.8 pts
72Cayman Islands45.8+0.5 pts
73Mauritania45.4-5.7 pts
74Oman44.8+7.8 pts
75Belize44-6.4 pts
76Bhutan43.8-0.9 pts
77Namibia43.2-3.3 pts
78Puerto Rico43.2-3.8 pts
79El Salvador41.9-4.2 pts
80Romania41.4-3.2 pts
81Qatar40.9+3 pts
82Eswatini40.4-1.5 pts
83Ukraine40.3-8.9 pts
84Sweden40.2-4.3 pts
85Armenia40-15.5 pts
86Senegal39.3+0.1 pts
87Portugal39.3-3.9 pts
88Greece38.8-2.2 pts
89Tajikistan38.4-2.6 pts
90Kuwait38.3-1.3 pts
91São Tomé and Príncipe38.1-12.8 pts
92Morocco38-3.9 pts
93Gambia37.8+2 pts
94Mexico37.6-1.3 pts
95Equatorial Guinea37.1-6.7 pts
96Albania37-7.5 pts
97New Caledonia36.5-3.3 pts
98Azerbaijan36.4-0.4 pts
99French Polynesia36.3-6.4 pts
100Afghanistan36.3n/a
101Finland36-4 pts
102Ghana35.1-4.3 pts
103Iceland34.5-4.6 pts
104Central African Republic34.30 pts
105Nepal34.1-7.4 pts
106Germany33.8-2.9 pts
107Lebanon33.8-8.5 pts
108Philippines33-7.5 pts
109Zambia32.5-1.7 pts
110Panama32.4-7.8 pts
111Uzbekistan32.3-5.6 pts
112Solomon Islands32.3-14.2 pts
113Norway32-1.2 pts
114Togo32-0.4 pts
115Canada31.7-2.1 pts
116Türkiye31.6+2.1 pts
117Democratic Republic of the Congo31.2-1.3 pts
118South Korea30.9-3.5 pts
119Mali30.9-1.4 pts
120Libya30.6-6 pts
121France30.3-3.3 pts
122Bahamas30.1-3.7 pts
123Malawi30-1.2 pts
124Syria30+1 pts
125Iraq30-0.9 pts
126Haiti29.8-4.2 pts
127Paraguay29.5-5.6 pts
128United Kingdom29.2-3.9 pts
129Spain29-2.7 pts
130Burkina Faso29-2.2 pts
131Madagascar28.9-5.3 pts
132Republic of the Congo28.6-6.8 pts
133Comoros28.1-1.4 pts
134Costa Rica28-3.2 pts
135Guinea-Bissau27.4-4.2 pts
136Chile26.8-2.9 pts
137Kazakhstan26.5-1.9 pts
138Niger26-1.4 pts
139Dominican Republic25.9-1.7 pts
140Rwanda25.7-1.2 pts
141Iran25.5-0.8 pts
142Italy25.2-2.5 pts
143Benin25-9.1 pts
144Algeria24.9-1.2 pts
145Guatemala24.8-3.1 pts
146Israel24-3.5 pts
147Saudi Arabia23.7-0.9 pts
148Bermuda23.5-2.4 pts
149South Africa23.2-3.5 pts
150Angola22.9-0.5 pts
151Gabon22.5+0.5 pts
152New Zealand22.2-5 pts
153Sri Lanka21.6-6 pts
154Uganda21.6-0.7 pts
155Uruguay21.5-0.3 pts
156Peru21.2-1.7 pts
157Côte d’Ivoire20.9-1.1 pts
158Sierra Leone20.7-7.1 pts
159Ecuador20.7-3.3 pts
160Bolivia20.6-5.1 pts
161Australia20.6-1.4 pts
162Colombia20.5-1.2 pts
163Russia20.4-0.4 pts
164Egypt19.7-4.8 pts
165Chad19.4-2.4 pts
166India19.1-2.2 pts
167Kenya19-1.4 pts
168Cameroon18.5-5 pts
169Pakistan17.4-2.1 pts
170Ethiopia16.9-4 pts
171Zimbabwe16.8-1.7 pts
172China16.1-1.2 pts
173Brazil15.8+1.1 pts
174Bangladesh15.8-2.7 pts
175Indonesia15.6-3.4 pts
176Japan15.4-1.9 pts
177Tanzania14.5-2.5 pts
178Argentina13.6-1.1 pts
179Venezuela13.1+2.2 pts
180Turkmenistan13+0.1 pts
181United States13-1.5 pts
182Cuba7.5-3.1 pts
183Sudan4.8-12.8 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.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the countries are compared on one definition. 10 countries with data in other periods have no value for 2020 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

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