Data for 1985

Imports of Goods and Services (% of GDP), 1985

Name: Imports of Goods and Services (% of GDP), 1985
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1985, as World Bank Group’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Imports of Goods and Services (% of GDP), 1985 covers 120 countries. Singapore is highest, at 151.92; Argentina is lowest, at 6.27. The middle country reads 31.61. Against 1984, 120 values changed (64 up, 56 down), the same countries are covered.

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Imports of Goods and Services (% of GDP) · Data for 1985

HighestSingapore

151.92

LowestArgentina

6.27

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

120countries
1measure
1985the year it describes
120distinct 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), 1985, 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), 1985: every country, as published by World Bank Group.
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1	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	151.92
2	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	97.01
3	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	95.06
4	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	93.88
5	Macau`MAC`Eastern Asia	92.27
6	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	79.18
7	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	79.15
8	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	79.01
9	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	76.26
10	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	72.23
11	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	68.21
12	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	64.81
13	Guyana`GUY`South America	61.88
14	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	61.42
15	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	59.27
16	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	58.83
17	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	57.71
18	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	57.28
19	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	57.14
20	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	56.82
21	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	56.01
22	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	55.80
23	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	54.97
24	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	54.69
25	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	54.18
26	Faroe Islands`FRO`Northern Europe	54.04
27	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	53.94
28	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	53.92
29	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	53.72
30	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	52.44
31	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	51.23
32	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	49.84
33	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	49.78
34	Panama`PAN`Central America	48.62
35	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	44.97
36	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	44.86
37	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	44.71
38	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	43.20
39	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	42.74
40	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	40.80
41	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	40.12
42	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	38.27
43	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	38.13
44	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	37.97
45	Belize`BLZ`Central America	37.96
46	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	37.18
47	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	37.14
48	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	36.65
49	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	36.64
50	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	35.77
51	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	35.30
52	Honduras`HND`Central America	35.29
53	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	34.54
54	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	33.90
55	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	33.80
56	Niger`NER`Western Africa	32.84
57	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	32.48
58	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	32.40
59	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	32.27
60	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	31.64
61	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	31.58
62	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	31.44
63	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	31.33
64	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	31.23
65	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	31.03
66	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	30.83
67	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	30.15
68	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	29.89
69	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	29.82
70	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	29.51
71	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	27.88
72	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	27.33
73	Paraguay`PRY`South America	27.13
74	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	26.92
75	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	26.76
76	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	26.74
77	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	25.94
78	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	25.44
79	Canada`CAN`Northern America	25.30
80	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	25.21
81	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	24.89
82	France`FRA`Western Europe	24.47
83	Chile`CHL`South America	24.04
84	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	23.49
85	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	23.26
86	Bolivia`BOL`South America	22.84
87	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	22.60
88	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	22.01
89	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	21.83
90	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	21.48
91	Uruguay`URY`South America	21.10
92	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	20.94
93	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	20.05
94	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	20.02
95	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	20.00
96	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	19.32
97	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	19.11
98	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	18.97
99	Peru`PER`South America	18.73
100	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	17.25
101	Venezuela`VEN`South America	16.89
102	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	16.61
103	Ecuador`ECU`South America	16.04
104	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	15.82
105	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	15.01
106	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	14.29
107	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	13.59
108	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	12.98
109	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	12.84
110	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	12.54
111	Colombia`COL`South America	12.53
112	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	12.35
113	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	11.88
114	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	10.28
115	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	9.77
116	Mexico`MEX`Central America	9.76
117	United States`USA`Northern America	9.62
118	India`IND`Southern Asia	7.65
119	Brazil`BRA`South America	7.50
120	Argentina`ARG`South America	6.27

02In 1985

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Singapore151.92
2Luxembourg97.01
3Solomon Islands95.06
4Hong Kong93.88
5Macau92.27

Lowest

120Argentina6.27
119Brazil7.50
118India7.65
117United States9.62
116Mexico9.76

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 31.61. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

031984 → 1985

Since 1984

What changed between 1984 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
120values changed, of 120 in both
64 · 56rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Gabon40.20 → 57.28+17.08
Guyana51.36 → 61.88+10.52
Republic of the Congo45.62 → 56.01+10.38
Tonga62.96 → 72.23+9.28
Chad24.05 → 31.33+7.27

Fell most

Somalia61.15 → 19.32−41.82
Namibia51.54 → 40.12−11.43
Gambia64.79 → 53.92−10.87
Senegal42.54 → 33.90−8.64
Saudi Arabia45.22 → 36.64−8.58

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 1985.
The position is ours
World Bank Group publishes values only; the order is this site’s.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 120 countries has every column.

05The files

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World Bank Group (1985). Imports of Goods and Services (% of GDP), 1985 [data set], describing 1985. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/imports-to-gdp/1985

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