Data for 1986

Imports of Goods and Services (% of GDP), 1986

Name: Imports of Goods and Services (% of GDP), 1986
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1986, as World Bank Group’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Imports of Goods and Services (% of GDP), 1986 covers 122 countries. Singapore is highest, at 146.096; Argentina is lowest, at 6.324. The middle country reads 29.009. Against 1985, 120 values changed (34 up, 86 down), 2 countries joined.

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Imports of Goods and Services (% of GDP) · Data for 1986

HighestSingapore

146.096

LowestArgentina

6.324

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

122countries
1measure
1986the year it describes
122distinct 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), 1986, 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), 1986: every country, as published by World Bank Group.
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1	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	146.096
2	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	99.191
3	Macau`MAC`Eastern Asia	96.628
4	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	95.602
5	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	88.270
6	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	81.393
7	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	75.443
8	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	74.590
9	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	73.825
10	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	69.876
11	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	60.812
12	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	57.905
13	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	56.098
14	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	55.689
15	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	55.202
16	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	55.044
17	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	54.778
18	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	54.704
19	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	53.669
20	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	53.537
21	Guyana`GUY`South America	53.212
22	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	53.127
23	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	52.330
24	Faroe Islands`FRO`Northern Europe	51.525
25	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	51.355
26	Panama`PAN`Central America	50.218
27	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	50.201
28	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	49.129
29	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	48.423
30	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	48.026
31	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	48.013
32	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	47.729
33	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	46.191
34	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	46.005
35	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	45.885
36	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	43.780
37	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	43.472
38	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	42.782
39	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	40.926
40	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	39.475
41	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	37.302
42	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	36.887
43	Belize`BLZ`Central America	36.168
44	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	35.786
45	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	35.477
46	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	35.376
47	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	35.329
48	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	33.529
49	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	33.169
50	Honduras`HND`Central America	33.072
51	Paraguay`PRY`South America	32.849
52	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	32.620
53	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	32.615
54	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	32.143
55	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	31.835
56	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	30.495
57	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	30.271
58	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	30.181
59	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	29.893
60	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	29.835
61	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	29.046
62	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	28.971
63	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	28.623
64	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	28.398
65	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	28.264
66	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	28.025
67	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	27.665
68	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	27.441
69	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	26.921
70	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	26.487
71	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	26.437
72	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	26.133
73	Canada`CAN`Northern America	26.078
74	Bolivia`BOL`South America	25.707
75	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	25.423
76	Chile`CHL`South America	24.346
77	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	24.343
78	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	23.938
79	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	23.809
80	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	23.569
81	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	23.172
82	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	22.724
83	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	22.247
84	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	22.222
85	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	21.583
86	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	21.521
87	France`FRA`Western Europe	21.120
88	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	20.832
89	Niger`NER`Western Africa	20.692
90	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	20.514
91	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	20.303
92	Uruguay`URY`South America	20.269
93	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	20.136
94	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	20.111
95	Venezuela`VEN`South America	19.709
96	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	19.401
97	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	19.253
98	Peru`PER`South America	18.074
99	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	18.014
100	Ecuador`ECU`South America	17.481
101	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	17.419
102	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	17.162
103	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	16.596
104	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	16.174
105	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	16.102
106	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	16.031
107	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	15.238
108	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	15.010
109	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	14.592
110	Mexico`MEX`Central America	12.924
111	Colombia`COL`South America	11.993
112	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	11.836
113	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	11.698
114	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	11.149
115	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	10.413
116	United States`USA`Northern America	9.889
117	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	8.204
118	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	7.701
119	India`IND`Southern Asia	7.023
120	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	6.952
121	Brazil`BRA`South America	6.643
122	Argentina`ARG`South America	6.324

02In 1986

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Singapore146.096
2Solomon Islands99.191
3Macau96.628
4Hong Kong95.602
5Luxembourg88.270

Lowest

122Argentina6.324
121Brazil6.643
120Japan6.952
119India7.023
118Laos7.701

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 29.009. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

031985 → 1986

Since 1985

What changed between 1985 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+2 / −0countries joined / left
120values changed, of 120 in both
34 · 86rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Mongolia68.207 → 81.393+13.187
Somalia19.322 → 29.835+10.513
Ghana13.589 → 20.136+6.546
Namibia40.115 → 46.191+6.076
Paraguay27.127 → 32.849+5.722

Fell most

Guinea-Bissau57.710 → 31.835−25.874
Jordan76.256 → 53.537−22.719
Niger32.841 → 20.692−12.149
Cyprus58.831 → 48.423−10.409
Cameroon31.576 → 22.724−8.851

+ Guinea

+ Vietnam

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

Read before you use

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 1986.
The position is ours
World Bank Group publishes values only; the order is this site’s.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 122 countries has every column.

05The files

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Cite this edition

World Bank Group (1986). Imports of Goods and Services (% of GDP), 1986 [data set], describing 1986. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/imports-to-gdp/1986

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