Data for 2002
Imports of Goods and Services (% of GDP), 2002
2002, as World Bank Group’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten
Imports of Goods and Services (% of GDP), 2002 covers 171 countries. Timor-Leste is highest, at 172.5993; Venezuela is lowest, at 0.0000. The middle country reads 37.9993. Against 2001, 164 values changed (70 up, 94 down), 6 countries joined.
Imports of Goods and Services (% of GDP) · Data for 2002
HighestTimor-Leste
172.5993LowestVenezuela
0.0000Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the highest end.
01Position · derived
The table
Every country and every column of Imports of Goods and Services (% of GDP), 2002, as published. World Bank Group ranks nobody on this measure; the position is derived here by ordering the published values. “=” marks a shared position.
Showing 25 of 171 countries · select a heading to sort
| derived | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | TLSSouth-eastern Asia | 172.5993 |
| 2 | SGPSouth-eastern Asia | 165.6599 |
| 3 | VIRCaribbean | 135.7449 |
| 4 | HKGEastern Asia | 123.9197 |
| 5 | LUXWestern Europe | 114.3275 |
| 6 | TCDMiddle Africa | 113.6609 |
| 7 | ASMPolynesia | 109.7656 |
| 8 | KIRMicronesia | 106.5541 |
| 9 | GUYSouth America | 104.4219 |
| 10 | MYSSouth-eastern Asia | 91.0509 |
| 11 | SYCEastern Africa | 80.2506 |
| 12 | MLTSouthern Europe | 80.0063 |
| 13 | MDAEastern Europe | 77.3756 |
| 14 | TJKCentral Asia | 75.8747 |
| 15 | MHLMicronesia | 74.9901 |
| 16 | IRLNorthern Europe | 73.2699 |
| 17 | FSMMicronesia | 73.2156 |
| 18 | ABWCaribbean | 68.6665 |
| 19 | CPVWestern Africa | 68.5447 |
| 20 | MNGEastern Asia | 67.7906 |
| 21 | BLREastern Europe | 67.3745 |
| 22 | JORWestern Asia | 66.6176 |
| 23 | ESTNorthern Europe | 65.3433 |
| 24 | HNDCentral America | 65.2669 |
| 25 | BELWestern Europe | 65.2539 |
| 26 | ERIEastern Africa | 64.8090 |
| 27 | FJIMelanesia | 64.2522 |
| 28 | KHMSouth-eastern Asia | 64.0806 |
| 29 | SVKEastern Europe | 63.5008 |
| 30 | PANCentral America | 63.1954 |
| 31 | PSEWestern Asia | 62.8157 |
| 32 | VNMSouth-eastern Asia | 61.9577 |
| 33 | CYPWestern Asia | 61.2360 |
| 34 | MNPMicronesia | 60.9034 |
| 35 | HUNEastern Europe | 60.2020 |
| 36 | MNESouthern Europe | 59.8733 |
| 37 | BIHSouthern Europe | 59.6015 |
| 38 | MACEastern Asia | 59.1185 |
| 39 | BHRWestern Asia | 58.6251 |
| 40 | PNGMelanesia | 58.0033 |
| 41 | MUSEastern Africa | 57.4406 |
| 42 | TONPolynesia | 55.5811 |
| 43 | GHAWestern Africa | 54.8730 |
| 44 | THASouth-eastern Asia | 54.3240 |
| 45 | COGMiddle Africa | 53.9396 |
| 46 | WSMPolynesia | 53.7412 |
| 47 | LTUNorthern Europe | 53.0032 |
| 48 | NLDWestern Europe | 52.6452 |
| 49 | SVNSouthern Europe | 51.9388 |
| 50 | MOZEastern Africa | 51.8392 |
| 51 | AZEWestern Asia | 50.0503 |
| 52 | FRONorthern Europe | 49.5594 |
| 53 | BLZCentral America | 49.4578 |
| 54 | VUTMelanesia | 49.3886 |
| 55 | IRQWestern Asia | 49.1920 |
| 56 | NAMSouthern Africa | 48.2463 |
| 57 | LVANorthern Europe | 48.2208 |
| 58 | GUMMicronesia | 47.6134 |
| 59 | BTNSouthern Asia | 47.3631 |
| 60 | KAZCentral Asia | 47.0410 |
| 61 | ARMWestern Asia | 46.1524 |
| 62 | CZEEastern Europe | 46.0995 |
| 63 | UKREastern Europe | 45.8759 |
| 64 | ALBSouthern Europe | 45.8203 |
| 65 | HRVSouthern Europe | 45.2698 |
| 66 | MKDSouthern Europe | 45.2326 |
| 67 | TUNNorthern Africa | 44.5573 |
| 68 | PHLSouth-eastern Asia | 43.8391 |
| 69 | AREWestern Asia | 43.5684 |
| 70 | KGZCentral Asia | 43.3394 |
| 71 | CHEWestern Europe | 43.0988 |
| 72 | GEOWestern Asia | 42.3998 |
| 73 | AUTWestern Europe | 41.9334 |
| 74 | BGREastern Europe | 41.6223 |
| 75 | LKASouthern Asia | 41.4218 |
| 76 | CRICentral America | 41.1894 |
| 77 | AGOMiddle Africa | 41.0733 |
| 78 | PRICaribbean | 40.4680 |
| 79 | SLVCentral America | 40.4060 |
| 80 | GTMCentral America | 40.3785 |
| 81 | BWASouthern Africa | 39.6783 |
| 82 | NICCentral America | 39.2441 |
| 83 | DNKNorthern Europe | 38.8192 |
| 84 | LAOSouth-eastern Asia | 38.5024 |
| 85 | NCLMelanesia | 38.0770 |
| 86 | DOMCaribbean | 37.9993 |
| 87 | ZMBEastern Africa | 37.7828 |
| 88 | YEMWestern Asia | 37.7293 |
| 89 | KWTWestern Asia | 36.6091 |
| 90 | BRNSouth-eastern Asia | 36.5602 |
| 91 | SWENorthern Europe | 35.9236 |
| 92 | CANNorthern America | 35.6483 |
| 93 | PRTSouthern Europe | 35.2349 |
| 94 | SRBSouthern Europe | 35.1129 |
| 95 | ZWEEastern Africa | 34.9750 |
| 96 | LBNWestern Asia | 34.9439 |
| 97 | ISRWestern Asia | 34.6307 |
| 98 | BHSCaribbean | 34.1025 |
| 99 | LBYNorthern Africa | 34.0920 |
| 100 | ISLNorthern Europe | 33.5645 |
| 101 | SENWestern Africa | 33.5274 |
| 102 | OMNWestern Asia | 32.5752 |
| 103 | GMBWestern Africa | 32.4856 |
| 104 | POLEastern Europe | 32.1734 |
| 105 | GABMiddle Africa | 32.1502 |
| 106 | MRTWestern Africa | 32.0119 |
| 107 | PRYSouth America | 31.9665 |
| 108 | SYRWestern Asia | 31.7103 |
| 109 | KENEastern Africa | 30.2747 |
| 110 | SLEWestern Africa | 30.2492 |
| 111 | CHLSouth America | 30.2266 |
| 112 | FINNorthern Europe | 30.1738 |
| 113 | TGOWestern Africa | 30.1714 |
| 114 | NZLAustralia and New Zealand | 29.8089 |
| 115 | ROUEastern Europe | 29.6972 |
| 116 | GRCSouthern Europe | 29.6702 |
| 117 | ECUSouth America | 29.0822 |
| 118 | ESPSouthern Europe | 28.5379 |
| 119 | NPLSouthern Asia | 28.4936 |
| 120 | MDGEastern Africa | 28.3661 |
| 121 | MARNorthern Africa | 28.3657 |
| 122 | TKMCentral Asia | 28.2935 |
| 123 | GNBWestern Africa | 28.2205 |
| 124 | QATWestern Asia | 28.1270 |
| 125 | UZBCentral Asia | 28.0341 |
| 126 | KOREastern Asia | 27.7998 |
| 127 | BOLSouth America | 27.7158 |
| 128 | NORNorthern Europe | 27.2645 |
| 129 | DEUWestern Europe | 27.1421 |
| 130 | COMEastern Africa | 26.9209 |
| 131 | GBRNorthern Europe | 26.8047 |
| 132 | FRAWestern Europe | 26.4018 |
| 133 | IDNSouth-eastern Asia | 26.3918 |
| 134 | CMRMiddle Africa | 25.4956 |
| 135 | RWAEastern Africa | 25.2592 |
| 136 | UGAEastern Africa | 25.0645 |
| 137 | ZAFSouthern Africa | 25.0343 |
| 138 | CIVWestern Africa | 24.5408 |
| 139 | RUSEastern Europe | 24.4329 |
| 140 | BENWestern Africa | 24.0418 |
| 141 | MLIWestern Africa | 23.7704 |
| 142 | IRNSouthern Asia | 23.7588 |
| 143 | SAUWestern Asia | 23.6440 |
| 144 | SLBMelanesia | 23.6117 |
| 145 | ITASouthern Europe | 23.5586 |
| 146 | DZANorthern Africa | 23.4524 |
| 147 | MEXCentral America | 23.3581 |
| 148 | TURWestern Asia | 22.8375 |
| 149 | EGYNorthern Africa | 22.6709 |
| 150 | BFAWestern Africa | 22.4472 |
| 151 | AUSAustralia and New Zealand | 20.6885 |
| 152 | CAFMiddle Africa | 20.1459 |
| 153 | GINWestern Africa | 19.8690 |
| 154 | CHNEastern Asia | 19.8426 |
| 155 | URYSouth America | 19.4074 |
| 156 | NERWestern Africa | 18.9156 |
| 157 | HTICaribbean | 18.6552 |
| 158 | COLSouth America | 18.1671 |
| 159 | PERSouth America | 17.9744 |
| 160 | BGDSouthern Asia | 16.5574 |
| 161 | INDSouthern Asia | 15.2443 |
| 162 | SDNNorthern Africa | 14.2160 |
| 163 | CODMiddle Africa | 13.6455 |
| 164 | BRASouth America | 13.3878 |
| 165 | ARGSouth America | 13.3701 |
| 166 | TZAEastern Africa | 13.2176 |
| 167 | CUBCaribbean | 13.2022 |
| 168 | USANorthern America | 13.1550 |
| 169 | PAKSouthern Asia | 11.8660 |
| 170 | JPNEastern Asia | 9.4491 |
| 171 | VENSouth America | 0.0000 |
02In 2002
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline.
Highest
- 1
Timor-Leste172.5993
- 2
Singapore165.6599
- 3
United States Virgin Islands135.7449
- 4
Hong Kong123.9197
- 5
Luxembourg114.3275
Lowest
- 171
Venezuela0.0000
- 170
Japan9.4491
- 169
Pakistan11.8660
- 168
United States13.1550
- 167
Cuba13.2022
Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 37.9993. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
032001 → 2002
Since 2001
What changed between 2001 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +6 / −0countries joined / left
- 164values changed, of 165 in both
- 70 · 94rose · fell
- 1unchanged
Rose most
Chad49.6561 → 113.6609+64.0047
Mozambique31.6755 → 51.8392+20.1637
Libya16.6328 → 34.0920+17.4592
Timor-Leste157.7714 → 172.5993+14.8279
Azerbaijan37.3166 → 50.0503+12.7337
Fell most
Marshall Islands93.2847 → 74.9901−18.2947
Seychelles97.3712 → 80.2506−17.1206
Iraq61.5069 → 49.1920−12.3149
Turkmenistan40.4937 → 28.2935−12.2001
Luxembourg124.5646 → 114.3275−10.2371
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.
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 2002.
The position is ours
World Bank Group publishes values only; the order is this site’s.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 171 countries has every column.
05The files
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07Questions
Imports of Goods and Services (% of GDP), 2002: questions and answers
Which country has the highest Imports as a share of GDP in Imports of Goods and Services (% of GDP), 2002?
Timor-Leste, at 172.5993, of the 171 countries in the file.
What year does Imports of Goods and Services (% of GDP), 2002 describe?
2002.
How many countries does Imports of Goods and Services (% of GDP), 2002 cover?
171.
Where can I download Imports of Goods and Services (% of GDP), 2002?
On this page, as a CSV file holding every value exactly as published, or from the publisher’s own site, linked below.
Is Imports of Goods and Services (% of GDP), 2002 the newest?
No. The newest held here is Imports of Goods and Services (% of GDP), 2025.