Data for 1987

Imports of Goods and Services (% of GDP), 1987

Name: Imports of Goods and Services (% of GDP), 1987
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1987, as World Bank Group’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Imports of Goods and Services (% of GDP), 1987 covers 123 countries. Singapore is highest, at 161.035; Brazil is lowest, at 6.434. The middle country reads 28.936. Against 1986, 122 values changed (59 up, 63 down), 1 country joined.

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Imports of Goods and Services (% of GDP) · Data for 1987

HighestSingapore

161.035

LowestBrazil

6.434

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

123countries
1measure
1987the year it describes
123distinct 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), 1987, 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), 1987: every country, as published by World Bank Group.
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1	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	161.035
2	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	125.458
3	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	102.357
4	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	100.718
5	Macau`MAC`Eastern Asia	91.780
6	Guyana`GUY`South America	90.763
7	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	89.959
8	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	78.468
9	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	76.865
10	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	72.262
11	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	65.734
12	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	64.606
13	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	61.679
14	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	60.274
15	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	59.287
16	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	57.712
17	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	55.803
18	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	54.051
19	Faroe Islands`FRO`Northern Europe	53.315
20	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	51.377
21	Panama`PAN`Central America	51.227
22	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	50.773
23	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	50.270
24	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	49.672
25	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	49.025
26	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	48.442
27	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	48.304
28	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	45.987
29	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	45.883
30	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	45.220
31	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	44.635
32	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	43.917
33	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	42.681
34	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	42.625
35	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	42.063
36	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	40.796
37	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	39.725
38	Belize`BLZ`Central America	39.677
39	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	39.584
40	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	38.956
41	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	38.621
42	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	38.605
43	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	37.133
44	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	37.123
45	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	36.432
46	Paraguay`PRY`South America	36.111
47	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	35.816
48	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	35.766
49	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	35.696
50	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	33.924
51	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	33.729
52	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	32.531
53	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	32.237
54	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	32.076
55	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	31.571
56	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	30.951
57	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	30.934
58	Honduras`HND`Central America	30.822
59	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	29.712
60	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	29.620
61	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	29.067
62	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	28.936
63	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	28.550
64	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	28.494
65	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	28.334
66	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	28.081
67	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	27.426
68	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	27.184
69	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	27.176
70	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	26.921
71	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	26.398
72	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	26.186
73	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	26.127
74	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	26.102
75	Chile`CHL`South America	25.443
76	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	25.277
77	Niger`NER`Western Africa	25.182
78	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	25.065
79	Canada`CAN`Northern America	24.863
80	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	24.488
81	Bolivia`BOL`South America	23.992
82	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	23.884
83	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	23.206
84	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	23.189
85	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	22.718
86	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	22.612
87	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	22.397
88	Ecuador`ECU`South America	22.365
89	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	22.294
90	Venezuela`VEN`South America	22.066
91	France`FRA`Western Europe	21.392
92	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	21.275
93	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	21.058
94	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	20.934
95	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	20.907
96	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	20.626
97	Uruguay`URY`South America	19.206
98	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	19.088
99	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	18.816
100	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	18.608
101	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	18.412
102	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	18.080
103	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	18.043
104	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	17.757
105	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	17.538
106	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	17.032
107	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	16.130
108	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	15.989
109	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	14.797
110	Peru`PER`South America	14.685
111	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	14.023
112	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	13.760
113	Colombia`COL`South America	12.916
114	Mexico`MEX`Central America	12.726
115	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	12.354
116	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	11.698
117	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	11.136
118	United States`USA`Northern America	10.478
119	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	8.727
120	Argentina`ARG`South America	7.576
121	India`IND`Southern Asia	6.980
122	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	6.891
123	Brazil`BRA`South America	6.434

02In 1987

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Singapore161.035
2Kiribati125.458
3Hong Kong102.357
4Solomon Islands100.718
5Macau91.780

Lowest

123Brazil6.434
122Japan6.891
121India6.980
120Argentina7.576
119Iran8.727

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 28.936. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

031986 → 1987

Since 1986

What changed between 1986 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+1 / −0countries joined / left
122values changed, of 122 in both
59 · 63rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Kiribati52.330 → 125.458+73.128
Guyana53.212 → 90.763+37.551
Singapore146.096 → 161.035+14.940
Mauritius53.127 → 61.679+8.552
Sierra Leone15.010 → 23.189+8.179

Fell most

Bhutan55.202 → 39.725−15.477
Republic of the Congo53.669 → 38.621−15.048
Oman40.926 → 29.067−11.859
Kuwait48.013 → 37.123−10.890
Cabo Verde75.443 → 65.734−9.709

+ Georgia

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 1987.
The position is ours
World Bank Group publishes values only; the order is this site’s.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 123 countries has every column.

05The files

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Cite this edition

World Bank Group (1987). Imports of Goods and Services (% of GDP), 1987 [data set], describing 1987. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/imports-to-gdp/1987

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