Based on a comparison of 160 countries in 2024, Luxembourg ranked the highest in imports as a share of GDP with 1.83% followed by Hong Kong and Djibouti. On the other end of the scale was Sudan with 0.013%, Ethiopia with 0.118% and Turkmenistan with 0.125%.
Average imports as a share of GDP reached 0.281% in 2024 in the World according to the National Statistical Office. This is 5.76 % more than in the previous year and 2.91 % more than 10 years ago.
Historically, average imports as a share of GDP reached an all time high of 0.302% in 2008 and an all time low of 0.119% in 1962. The average annual growth amounted to 1.41 % since 1960.
Data for more countries are available at Imports (As % of GDP) indicator page.
| Imports (As % of GDP) | Unit | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
| Belgium | % | 0.848% | 0.825% | 0.778% | 0.878% | 0.967% | ||||||||||||||||
| Cyprus | % | 0.731% | 0.747% | 0.810% | 0.861% | 1.02% | ||||||||||||||||
| Djibouti | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1.44% | 1.54% | 1.09% | 1.21% | 1.43% | |||||||||||
| Hong Kong | % | 1.89% | 1.76% | 1.74% | 1.98% | 1.90% | ||||||||||||||||
| Ireland | % | 0.935% | 1.22% | 1.15% | 0.914% | 0.954% | ||||||||||||||||
| Kyrgyzstan | % | 0.673% | 0.610% | 0.494% | 0.645% | 0.874% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Lesotho | % | 0.946% | 0.943% | 0.966% | 0.930% | 0.959% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Luxembourg | % | 1.65% | 1.76% | 1.71% | 1.82% | 1.90% | ||||||||||||||||
| Macedonia | % | 0.728% | 0.762% | 0.705% | 0.813% | 0.934% | ||||||||||||||||
| Malta | % | 1.05% | 1.09% | 1.20% | 1.02% | 1.15% | ||||||||||||||||
| Seychelles | % | 0.987% | 0.911% | 0.869% | 1.04% | 0.997% | ||||||||||||||||
| Singapore | % | 1.48% | 1.48% | 1.50% | 1.46% | 1.46% | ||||||||||||||||
| Slovakia | % | 0.938% | 0.919% | 0.832% | 0.912% | 1.05% | ||||||||||||||||
| United Arab Emirates | % | 0.659% | 0.732% | 0.851% | 0.837% | 0.851% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Vietnam | % | 0.802% | 0.795% | 0.789% | 0.928% | 0.897% | ... |
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