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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 182 countries in 2021, at 198.4% of GDP. Sudan had the lowest, at 1.9% of GDP. The median was 42.4% of GDP and the figure for the World was 27.5% of GDP. Source: the World Bank.

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Highest198.4Hong Kong
Lowest1.9Sudan
Median42.4182 countries
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Map of countries, 2021

United Arab Emirates: 82.3 % of GDPAfghanistan: 37.1 % of GDPAntigua and Barbuda: 54.1 % of GDPAlbania: 44.5 % of GDPArmenia: 43.6 % of GDPAngola: 22.4 % of GDPArgentina: 15 % of GDPAustria: 55.1 % of GDPAustralia: 18.2 % of GDPAzerbaijan: 29.8 % of GDPBosnia and Herzegovina: 53.9 % of GDPBangladesh: 17.1 % of GDPBelgium: 87.8 % of GDPBurkina Faso: 29.6 % of GDPBulgaria: 59.4 % of GDPBenin: 27.1 % of GDPBrunei: 67 % of GDPBolivia: 24.1 % of GDPBrazil: 18.5 % of GDPBahamas: 38 % of GDPBhutan: 48.4 % of GDPBotswana: 49.3 % of GDPBelarus: 65.2 % of GDPBelize: 51.4 % of GDPCanada: 31.1 % of GDPDemocratic Republic of the Congo: 37.6 % of GDPCentral African Republic: 30.9 % of GDPRepublic of the Congo: 32.7 % of GDPSwitzerland: 58.1 % of GDPCôte d’Ivoire: 22.8 % of GDPChile: 32.9 % of GDPCameroon: 20.2 % of GDPChina: 17.2 % of GDPColombia: 23.9 % of GDPCosta Rica: 34.3 % of GDPCuba: 45.1 % of GDPCape Verde: 53.6 % of GDPCyprus: 86.1 % of GDPCzechia: 66.8 % of GDPGermany: 37.4 % of GDPDjibouti: 120.7 % of GDPDenmark: 53.1 % of GDPDominican Republic: 30.4 % of GDPAlgeria: 23.4 % of GDPEcuador: 26.2 % of GDPEstonia: 80.9 % of GDPEgypt: 19.3 % of GDPSpain: 32.8 % of GDPEthiopia: 16.7 % of GDPFinland: 39.9 % of GDPFiji: 53 % of GDPFaroe Islands: 51.5 % of GDPFrance: 32.5 % of GDPGabon: 24.4 % of GDPUnited Kingdom: 29.2 % of GDPGeorgia: 58.9 % of GDPGhana: 32.7 % of GDPGreenland: 49.6 % of GDPGambia: 35.5 % of GDPGuinea: 59 % of GDPEquatorial Guinea: 31.8 % of GDPGreece: 47.8 % of GDPGuatemala: 31.6 % of GDPGuinea-Bissau: 27.3 % of GDPHong Kong: 198.4 % of GDPHonduras: 64 % of GDPCroatia: 52.5 % of GDPHaiti: 29.1 % of GDPHungary: 79.8 % of GDPIndonesia: 18.8 % of GDPIreland: 94.6 % of GDPIsrael: 26 % of GDPIndia: 24 % of GDPIraq: 24.2 % of GDPIran: 20.7 % of GDPIceland: 38.9 % of GDPItaly: 29.1 % of GDPJapan: 18 % of GDPKenya: 21.9 % of GDPKyrgyzstan: 64.5 % of GDPCambodia: 73.8 % of GDPKiribati: 70.7 % of GDPSouth Korea: 36 % of GDPKuwait: 30.3 % of GDPKazakhstan: 25 % of GDPLebanon: 52.8 % of GDPSri Lanka: 24.3 % of GDPLesotho: 93 % of GDPLithuania: 75.1 % of GDPLuxembourg: 181.9 % of GDPLatvia: 70 % of GDPLibya: 72.2 % of GDPMorocco: 42.4 % of GDPMoldova: 57.8 % of GDPMontenegro: 62.6 % of GDPMadagascar: 32.1 % of GDPNorth Macedonia: 81.3 % of GDPMali: 33.3 % of GDPMongolia: 60.5 % of GDPMauritania: 48.5 % of GDPMauritius: 74.4 % of GDPMalawi: 31.9 % of GDPMexico: 42.5 % of GDPMalaysia: 63.4 % of GDPMozambique: 71.7 % of GDPNamibia: 51.6 % of GDPNew Caledonia: 34.9 % of GDPNiger: 27 % of GDPNicaragua: 59.8 % of GDPNetherlands: 76.7 % of GDPNorway: 27.3 % of GDPNepal: 37.9 % of GDPNew Zealand: 26.1 % of GDPOman: 42.6 % of GDPPanama: 38.5 % of GDPPeru: 26.2 % of GDPFrench Polynesia: 39.5 % of GDPPhilippines: 37.7 % of GDPPakistan: 18 % of GDPPoland: 53.8 % of GDPPuerto Rico: 42.3 % of GDPPalestine: 55.7 % of GDPPortugal: 44.3 % of GDPPalau: 73 % of GDPParaguay: 34.3 % of GDPQatar: 34.1 % of GDPRomania: 46.4 % of GDPSerbia: 60 % of GDPRussia: 20.6 % of GDPRwanda: 40.5 % of GDPSaudi Arabia: 21.7 % of GDPSolomon Islands: 40.9 % of GDPSudan: 1.9 % of GDPSweden: 43.6 % of GDPSingapore: 145.4 % of GDPSlovenia: 78.1 % of GDPSlovakia: 91.2 % of GDPSierra Leone: 26.6 % of GDPSenegal: 44.7 % of GDPSomalia: 62.9 % of GDPEl Salvador: 53.1 % of GDPSyria: 44.1 % of GDPEswatini: 45.3 % of GDPChad: 17.7 % of GDPTogo: 33.2 % of GDPThailand: 58.7 % of GDPTajikistan: 47.6 % of GDPTimor-Leste: 36.3 % of GDPTurkmenistan: 12.6 % of GDPTunisia: 51.9 % of GDPTürkiye: 34.6 % of GDPTanzania: 15.8 % of GDPUkraine: 42 % of GDPUganda: 25.9 % of GDPUnited States: 14.4 % of GDPUruguay: 25.4 % of GDPUzbekistan: 34.4 % of GDPVenezuela: 13.9 % of GDPVietnam: 92.8 % of GDPVanuatu: 52.2 % of GDPSamoa: 48.3 % of GDPSouth Africa: 25 % of GDPZambia: 34 % of GDPZimbabwe: 19.3 % of GDP
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% of GDP, 2021. 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, 2021

Hong Kong: 198.4 % of GDPHong Kong198.4Luxembourg: 181.9 % of GDPLuxembourg181.9San Marino: 158.2 % of GDPSan Marino158.2Singapore: 145.4 % of GDPSingapore145.4Djibouti: 120.7 % of GDPDjibouti120.7Seychelles: 103.5 % of GDPSeychelles103.5Malta: 101.3 % of GDPMalta101.3Ireland: 94.6 % of GDPIreland94.6Nauru: 94 % of GDPNauru94Lesotho: 93 % of GDPLesotho93Vietnam: 92.8 % of GDPVietnam92.8American Samoa: 92.5 % of GDPAmerican Samoa92.5Slovakia: 91.2 % of GDPSlovakia91.2U.S. Virgin Islands: 90 % of GDPU.S. Virgin Islands90Belgium: 87.8 % of GDPBelgium87.8Cyprus: 86.1 % of GDPCyprus86.1United Arab Emirates: 82.3 % of GDPUnited Arab Emirates82.3North Macedonia: 81.3 % of GDPNorth Macedonia81.3Estonia: 80.9 % of GDPEstonia80.9Hungary: 79.8 % of GDPHungary79.8Macao: 79.4 % of GDPMacao79.4Slovenia: 78.1 % of GDPSlovenia78.1Netherlands: 76.7 % of GDPNetherlands76.7Lithuania: 75.1 % of GDPLithuania75.1Mauritius: 74.4 % of GDPMauritius74.4Marshall Islands: 74.1 % of GDPMarshall Islands74.1Cambodia: 73.8 % of GDPCambodia73.8Palau: 73 % of GDPPalau73Northern Mariana Islands: 72.9 % of GDPNorthern Mariana Islands72.9Libya: 72.2 % of GDPLibya72.2Aruba: 72.2 % of GDPAruba72.2Mozambique: 71.7 % of GDPMozambique71.7Micronesia: 70.7 % of GDPMicronesia70.7Kiribati: 70.7 % of GDPKiribati70.7Latvia: 70 % of GDPLatvia70Bahrain: 67.5 % of GDPBahrain67.5Brunei: 67 % of GDPBrunei67Czechia: 66.8 % of GDPCzechia66.8Maldives: 66.5 % of GDPMaldives66.5Belarus: 65.2 % of GDPBelarus65.2Hong Kong: 198.4 % of GDPHong Kong198.4Luxembourg: 181.9 % of GDPLuxembourg181.9San Marino: 158.2 % of GDPSan Marino158.2Singapore: 145.4 % of GDPSingapore145.4Djibouti: 120.7 % of GDPDjibouti120.7Seychelles: 103.5 % of GDPSeychelles103.5Malta: 101.3 % of GDPMalta101.3Ireland: 94.6 % of GDPIreland94.6Nauru: 94 % of GDPNauru94Lesotho: 93 % of GDPLesotho93Vietnam: 92.8 % of GDPVietnam92.8American Samoa: 92.5 % of GDPAmerican Samoa92.5Slovakia: 91.2 % of GDPSlovakia91.2U.S. Virgin Islands: 90 % of GDPU.S. Virgin Islands90Belgium: 87.8 % of GDPBelgium87.8Cyprus: 86.1 % of GDPCyprus86.1United Arab Emirates: 82.3 % of GDPUnited Arab Emirates82.3North Macedonia: 81.3 % of GDPNorth Macedonia81.3Estonia: 80.9 % of GDPEstonia80.9Hungary: 79.8 % of GDPHungary79.8Macao: 79.4 % of GDPMacao79.4Slovenia: 78.1 % of GDPSlovenia78.1Netherlands: 76.7 % of GDPNetherlands76.7Lithuania: 75.1 % of GDPLithuania75.1Mauritius: 74.4 % of GDPMauritius74.4Marshall Islands: 74.1 % of GDPMarshall Islands74.1Cambodia: 73.8 % of GDPCambodia73.8Palau: 73 % of GDPPalau73Northern Mariana Islands: 72.9 % of GDPNorthern Mariana Islands72.9Libya: 72.2 % of GDPLibya72.2Aruba: 72.2 % of GDPAruba72.2Mozambique: 71.7 % of GDPMozambique71.7Micronesia: 70.7 % of GDPMicronesia70.7Kiribati: 70.7 % of GDPKiribati70.7Latvia: 70 % of GDPLatvia70Bahrain: 67.5 % of GDPBahrain67.5Brunei: 67 % of GDPBrunei67Czechia: 66.8 % of GDPCzechia66.8Maldives: 66.5 % of GDPMaldives66.5Belarus: 65.2 % of GDPBelarus65.2
% of GDP. Source: World Bank, Imports of goods and services (% of GDP) (NE.IMP.GNFS.ZS). Retrieved 2026-10-18.

Full ranking

RankCountries2021
% of GDP		Change on 2020
1Hong Kong198.4+24.1 pts
2Luxembourg181.9+10.7 pts
3San Marino158.2+17.7 pts
4Singapore145.4-4.5 pts
5Djibouti120.7+12.1 pts
6Seychelles103.5+16.6 pts
7Malta101.3-11.1 pts
8Ireland94.6-24.3 pts
9Nauru94+2.6 pts
10Lesotho93-3.6 pts
11Vietnam92.8+14 pts
12American Samoa92.5-2.6 pts
13Slovakia91.2+8 pts
14U.S. Virgin Islands90+14.7 pts
15Belgium87.8+10 pts
16Cyprus86.1+5 pts
17United Arab Emirates82.3-1 pts
18North Macedonia81.3+10.8 pts
19Estonia80.9+11.6 pts
20Hungary79.8+3.3 pts
21Macao79.4+17.7 pts
22Slovenia78.1+8.8 pts
23Netherlands76.7+5.7 pts
24Lithuania75.1+11.8 pts
25Mauritius74.4+8.7 pts
26Marshall Islands74.1+1.7 pts
27Cambodia73.8+11.6 pts
28Palau73-8.1 pts
29Northern Mariana Islands72.9+8.7 pts
30Libya72.2+41.6 pts
31Aruba72.2+2.7 pts
32Mozambique71.7+4.6 pts
33Micronesia70.7-0.3 pts
34Kiribati70.7+2.7 pts
35Latvia70+8.8 pts
36Bahrain67.5+2.5 pts
37Brunei67+14 pts
38Czechia66.8+5.8 pts
39Maldives66.5+0.4 pts
40Belarus65.2+7.3 pts
41Kyrgyzstan64.5+15 pts
42Honduras64+11.9 pts
43Malaysia63.4+8.2 pts
44Somalia62.9+0.9 pts
45Montenegro62.6+1 pts
46Mongolia60.5+5.4 pts
47Serbia60+5.8 pts
48Nicaragua59.8+12.9 pts
49Bulgaria59.4+5.4 pts
50Guinea59-9.8 pts
51Georgia58.9+2.9 pts
52Guam58.7+1.5 pts
53Thailand58.7+12.4 pts
54Switzerland58.1+0.2 pts
55Moldova57.8+6.5 pts
56Tonga57.5-4.7 pts
57Palestine55.7+3.8 pts
58Austria55.1+6.8 pts
59Antigua and Barbuda54.1+1.7 pts
60Bosnia and Herzegovina53.9+6 pts
61Poland53.8+7 pts
62Cape Verde53.6+0.5 pts
63Denmark53.1+3.7 pts
64El Salvador53.1+11.1 pts
65Fiji53+6.3 pts
66Lebanon52.8+19 pts
67Croatia52.5+4.3 pts
68Vanuatu52.2+0.4 pts
69Tunisia51.9+5.5 pts
70Namibia51.6+8.3 pts
71Faroe Islands51.5+2.7 pts
72Belize51.4+7.4 pts
73Greenland49.6+2.9 pts
74Botswana49.3+0.2 pts
75Mauritania48.5+3.1 pts
76Bhutan48.4+4.6 pts
77Samoa48.30 pts
78Greece47.8+8.9 pts
79Tajikistan47.6+9.2 pts
80Romania46.4+5 pts
81Eswatini45.3+4.9 pts
82Cuba45.1+37.6 pts
83Senegal44.7+5.4 pts
84Albania44.5+7.5 pts
85Portugal44.3+5.1 pts
86Syria44.1+14 pts
87Sweden43.6+3.4 pts
88Armenia43.6+3.5 pts
89São Tomé and Príncipe42.8+4.8 pts
90Oman42.6-2.2 pts
91Mexico42.5+4.9 pts
92Morocco42.4+4.3 pts
93Puerto Rico42.3-0.8 pts
94Ukraine42+1.7 pts
95Solomon Islands40.9+8.6 pts
96Rwanda40.5+14.8 pts
97Finland39.9+3.9 pts
98French Polynesia39.5+3.2 pts
99Iceland38.9+4.4 pts
100Panama38.5+6.1 pts
101Bahamas38+7.8 pts
102Nepal37.9+3.8 pts
103Philippines37.7+4.8 pts
104Democratic Republic of the Congo37.6+6.4 pts
105Germany37.4+3.6 pts
106Afghanistan37.1+0.8 pts
107Timor-Leste36.3-11.7 pts
108South Korea36+5 pts
109Gambia35.5-2.3 pts
110New Caledonia34.9-1.6 pts
111Türkiye34.6+2.9 pts
112Uzbekistan34.4+2.1 pts
113Costa Rica34.3+6.2 pts
114Paraguay34.3+4.8 pts
115Qatar34.1-6.8 pts
116Zambia34+1.5 pts
117Mali33.3+2.4 pts
118Togo33.2+1.2 pts
119Chile32.9+6 pts
120Spain32.8+3.8 pts
121Republic of the Congo32.7+4.1 pts
122Ghana32.7-2.4 pts
123France32.5+2.2 pts
124Comoros32.2+4.1 pts
125Madagascar32.1+3.3 pts
126Malawi31.9+1.9 pts
127Equatorial Guinea31.8-5.2 pts
128Guatemala31.6+6.8 pts
129Canada31.1-0.6 pts
130Central African Republic30.9-3.4 pts
131Dominican Republic30.4+4.5 pts
132Kuwait30.3-8 pts
133Azerbaijan29.8-6.6 pts
134Burkina Faso29.6+0.7 pts
135United Kingdom29.20 pts
136Italy29.1+3.9 pts
137Haiti29.1-0.7 pts
138Norway27.3-4.7 pts
139Guinea-Bissau27.3-0.1 pts
140Benin27.1+2.2 pts
141Niger27+1 pts
142Sierra Leone26.6+5.9 pts
143Ecuador26.2+5.5 pts
144Peru26.2+4.9 pts
145New Zealand26.1+3.9 pts
146Israel26+2 pts
147Uganda25.9+4.3 pts
148Uruguay25.4+3.8 pts
149Bermuda25+1.6 pts
150Kazakhstan25-1.5 pts
151South Africa25+1.8 pts
152Gabon24.4+1.9 pts
153Sri Lanka24.3+2.7 pts
154Iraq24.2-5.8 pts
155Bolivia24.1+3.5 pts
156India24+4.9 pts
157Colombia23.9+3.3 pts
158Algeria23.4-1.5 pts
159Côte d’Ivoire22.8+1.9 pts
160Angola22.4-0.5 pts
161Kenya21.9+2.9 pts
162Saudi Arabia21.7-2 pts
163Iran20.7-4.8 pts
164Russia20.6+0.1 pts
165Cameroon20.2+1.7 pts
166Egypt19.3-0.4 pts
167Zimbabwe19.3+2.5 pts
168Indonesia18.8+3.1 pts
169Brazil18.5+2.7 pts
170Australia18.2-2.4 pts
171Pakistan18+0.6 pts
172Japan18+2.6 pts
173Chad17.7-1.7 pts
174China17.2+1.1 pts
175Bangladesh17.1+1.2 pts
176Ethiopia16.7-0.2 pts
177Tanzania15.8+1.3 pts
178Argentina15+1.4 pts
179United States14.4+1.4 pts
180Venezuela13.9+0.8 pts
181Turkmenistan12.6-0.4 pts
182Sudan1.9-3 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. 11 countries with data in other periods have no value for 2021 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

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