Data for 1983

Imports of Goods and Services (% of GDP), 1983

Name: Imports of Goods and Services (% of GDP), 1983
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1983, as World Bank Group’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Imports of Goods and Services (% of GDP), 1983 covers 121 countries. Singapore is highest, at 166.28; Argentina is lowest, at 5.84. The middle country reads 32.12. Against 1982, 120 values changed (43 up, 77 down), 1 country joined.

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Imports of Goods and Services (% of GDP) · Data for 1983

HighestSingapore

166.28

LowestArgentina

5.84

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the highest end.

121countries
1measure
1983the year it describes
121distinct values14 decimals, as published
Sep 6, 2026read from the publisher
CC BY 4.0licence

01Position · derived

The table

Every country and every column of Imports of Goods and Services (% of GDP), 1983, as published. World Bank Group ranks nobody on this measure; the position is derived here by ordering the published values. “=” marks a shared position.

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Imports of Goods and Services (% of GDP), 1983: every country, as published by World Bank Group.
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1	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	166.28
2	Micronesia`FSM`Micronesia	106.76
3	Macau`MAC`Eastern Asia	101.71
4	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	95.13
5	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	92.26
6	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	84.47
7	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	81.75
8	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	81.34
9	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	77.81
10	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	73.66
11	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	73.17
12	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	72.54
13	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	69.17
14	Guyana`GUY`South America	64.58
15	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	63.97
16	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	62.80
17	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	62.57
18	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	62.48
19	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	62.42
20	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	60.00
21	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	58.02
22	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	56.49
23	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	56.24
24	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	53.45
25	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	52.70
26	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	52.65
27	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	52.01
28	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	51.76
29	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	50.78
30	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	49.86
31	Faroe Islands`FRO`Northern Europe	49.42
32	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	49.35
33	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	49.24
34	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	49.04
35	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	48.37
36	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	47.68
37	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	46.38
38	Panama`PAN`Central America	46.00
39	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	44.83
40	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	43.98
41	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	43.75
42	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	43.54
43	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	42.72
44	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	41.43
45	Belize`BLZ`Central America	39.86
46	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	38.07
47	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	36.94
48	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	36.79
49	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	36.78
50	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	36.62
51	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	35.84
52	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	35.72
53	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	35.15
54	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	34.38
55	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	34.21
56	Honduras`HND`Central America	33.95
57	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	33.89
58	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	33.38
59	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	32.93
60	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	32.25
61	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	32.12
62	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	31.58
63	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	31.13
64	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	29.99
65	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	29.91
66	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	29.86
67	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	29.58
68	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	29.57
69	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	29.44
70	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	29.30
71	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	28.81
72	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	28.72
73	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	28.21
74	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	27.27
75	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	27.25
76	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	26.92
77	Niger`NER`Western Africa	26.91
78	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	26.67
79	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	25.80
80	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	24.78
81	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	24.52
82	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	24.36
83	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	24.20
84	Bolivia`BOL`South America	24.04
85	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	23.69
86	Uruguay`URY`South America	23.60
87	France`FRA`Western Europe	23.55
88	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	23.54
89	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	23.20
90	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	22.51
91	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	22.04
92	Canada`CAN`Northern America	21.78
93	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	21.56
94	Peru`PER`South America	21.50
95	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	21.32
96	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	21.22
97	Chile`CHL`South America	21.12
98	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	20.71
99	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	19.81
100	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	19.60
101	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	19.47
102	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	18.49
103	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	16.56
104	Paraguay`PRY`South America	15.89
105	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	15.58
106	Ecuador`ECU`South America	15.32
107	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	14.71
108	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	14.55
109	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	13.64
110	Colombia`COL`South America	13.24
111	Venezuela`VEN`South America	13.03
112	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	11.27
113	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	11.14
114	Brazil`BRA`South America	9.66
115	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	9.21
116	United States`USA`Northern America	9.04
117	Mexico`MEX`Central America	8.98
118	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	8.39
119	India`IND`Southern Asia	7.85
120	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	5.99
121	Argentina`ARG`South America	5.84

02In 1983

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Singapore166.28
2Micronesia106.76
3Macau101.71
4Solomon Islands95.13
5Hong Kong92.26

Lowest

121Argentina5.84
120Ghana5.99
119India7.85
118China8.39
117Mexico8.98

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 32.12. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

031982 → 1983

Since 1982

What changed between 1982 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+1 / −0countries joined / left
120values changed, of 120 in both
43 · 77rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Vanuatu38.83 → 62.80+23.98
Chad13.49 → 23.54+10.05
Saudi Arabia39.12 → 47.68+8.56
Hong Kong84.30 → 92.26+7.96
Senegal37.49 → 44.83+7.35

Fell most

Iraq66.44 → 32.93−33.51
Singapore187.18 → 166.28−20.90
Republic of the Congo68.51 → 51.76−16.74
Venezuela28.01 → 13.03−14.98
Panama59.98 → 46.00−13.98

+ Micronesia

Both years come from the same release, so a difference here is a change in the data, not a revision of it. Every country’s full history is charted on the statistic page.

04Caveats

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What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.

How values are stored

One year of the 2026 release
Every year in this series comes from World Bank Group’s 2026 release, recalculated on one method. It can differ from what was first published for 1983.
The position is ours
World Bank Group publishes values only; the order is this site’s.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 121 countries has every column.

05The files

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World Bank Group (1983). Imports of Goods and Services (% of GDP), 1983 [data set], describing 1983. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/imports-to-gdp/1983

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