Data for 2012

Imports of Goods and Services (% of GDP), 2012

Name: Imports of Goods and Services (% of GDP), 2012
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2012, as World Bank Group’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Imports of Goods and Services (% of GDP), 2012 covers 179 countries. Hong Kong is highest, at 214.72; Brazil is lowest, at 13.24. The middle country reads 44.77. Against 2011, 178 values changed (101 up, 77 down), 1 country joined, 1 left.

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Imports of Goods and Services (% of GDP) · Data for 2012

HighestHong Kong

214.72

LowestBrazil

13.24

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

179countries
1measure
2012the year it describes
179distinct values13 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), 2012, 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), 2012: every country, as published by World Bank Group.
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1	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	214.72
2	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	172.49
3	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	140.58
4	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	121.38
5	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	119.13
6	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	108.41
7	Marshall Islands`MHL`Micronesia	102.74
8	Curaçao`CUW`Caribbean	102.44
9	American Samoa`ASM`Polynesia	100.94
10	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	98.41
11	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	95.27
12	Palau`PLW`Micronesia	88.26
13	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	86.53
14	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	86.06
15	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	83.76
16	Aruba`ABW`Caribbean	83.54
17	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	83.36
18	Micronesia`FSM`Micronesia	82.41
19	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	80.56
20	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	80.33
21	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	80.09
22	Panama`PAN`Central America	78.66
23	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	78.01
24	United States Virgin Islands`VIR`Caribbean	77.01
25	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	75.92
26	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	74.31
27	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	72.34
28	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	70.38
29	Honduras`HND`Central America	70.29
30	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	70.11
31	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	69.82
32	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	69.38
33	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	69.02
34	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	68.72
35	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	68.54
36	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	67.71
37	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	66.84
38	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	66.56
39	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	66.02
40	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	65.90
41	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	65.17
42	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	64.66
43	Faroe Islands`FRO`Northern Europe	64.60
44	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	64.17
45	Northern Mariana Islands`MNP`Micronesia	64.08
46	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	63.76
47	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	63.63
48	Greenland`GRL`Northern America	63.47
49	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	63.46
50	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	62.53
51	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	61.04
52	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	60.92
53	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	60.31
54	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	60.16
55	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	59.75
56	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	59.74
57	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	58.44
58	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	58.26
59	Guam`GUM`Micronesia	57.68
60	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	57.07
61	Kosovo`XKX`Southern Europe	56.84
62	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	56.49
63	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	55.79
64	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	55.64
65	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	55.24
66	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	54.91
67	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	54.10
68	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	53.54
69	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	53.19
70	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	53.14
71	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	52.81
72	Nauru`NRU`Micronesia	52.04
73	Belize`BLZ`Central America	51.84
74	Palestine`PSE`Western Asia	51.60
75	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	51.52
76	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	49.49
77	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	49.38
78	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	49.28
79	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	49.08
80	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	49.00
81	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	48.40
82	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	48.25
83	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	47.86
84	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	47.65
85	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	46.13
86	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	46.12
87	New Caledonia`NCL`Melanesia	45.99
88	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	45.86
89	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	44.81
90	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	44.77
91	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	42.72
92	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	40.89
93	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	40.50
94	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	40.46
95	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	40.30
96	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	39.50
97	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	39.36
98	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	39.35
99	French Polynesia`PYF`Polynesia	38.60
100	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	38.22
101	Bolivia`BOL`South America	37.78
102	Paraguay`PRY`South America	36.77
103	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	36.69
104	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	36.65
105	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	36.64
106	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	36.50
107	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	35.48
108	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	35.40
109	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	35.32
110	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	35.30
111	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	35.28
112	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	34.64
113	Chile`CHL`South America	34.31
114	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	33.74
115	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	33.43
116	Macau`MAC`Eastern Asia	32.94
117	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	32.79
118	Mexico`MEX`Central America	32.72
119	Canada`CAN`Northern America	32.24
120	Ecuador`ECU`South America	32.17
121	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	32.00
122	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	31.91
123	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	31.86
124	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	31.76
125	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	31.63
126	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	31.47
127	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	31.39
128	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	31.36
129	France`FRA`Western Europe	31.30
130	India`IND`Southern Asia	31.26
131	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	30.87
132	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	30.60
133	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	30.37
134	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	30.01
135	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	29.61
136	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	29.27
137	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	29.25
138	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	29.17
139	Uruguay`URY`South America	29.14
140	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	29.10
141	Niger`NER`Western Africa	28.99
142	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	28.91
143	South Sudan`SSD`Eastern Africa	28.79
144	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	28.62
145	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	28.44
146	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	28.36
147	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	28.12
148	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	28.01
149	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	27.95
150	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	27.86
151	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	27.65
152	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	26.90
153	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	26.84
154	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	26.81
155	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	26.67
156	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	26.37
157	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	26.28
158	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	26.16
159	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	25.29
160	Peru`PER`South America	25.17
161	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	24.99
162	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	24.31
163	Bermuda`BMU`Northern America	23.27
164	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	22.40
165	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	22.37
166	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	21.61
167	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	21.60
168	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	21.51
169	Venezuela`VEN`South America	21.16
170	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	20.99
171	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	20.36
172	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	20.24
173	Colombia`COL`South America	20.02
174	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	19.45
175	United States`USA`Northern America	17.04
176	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	15.90
177	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	15.00
178	Argentina`ARG`South America	14.29
179	Brazil`BRA`South America	13.24

02In 2012

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Hong Kong214.72
2Singapore172.49
3Luxembourg140.58
4Timor-Leste121.38
5Seychelles119.13

Lowest

179Brazil13.24
178Argentina14.29
177Sudan15.00
176Japan15.90
175United States17.04

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 44.77. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032011 → 2012

Since 2011

What changed between 2011 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+1 / −1countries joined / left
178values changed, of 178 in both
101 · 77rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Mozambique53.03 → 75.92+22.89
Venezuela0.00 → 21.16+21.16
Mauritania48.30 → 62.53+14.22
Kyrgyzstan81.64 → 95.27+13.63
Faroe Islands53.41 → 64.60+11.19

Fell most

United States Virgin Islands338.93 → 77.01−261.92
Greenland92.55 → 63.47−29.08
Nauru68.18 → 52.04−16.14
Timor-Leste134.36 → 121.38−12.98
Republic of the Congo50.98 → 39.36−11.62

+ Somalia

− Eritrea

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 2012.
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Nothing missing
Every one of the 179 countries has every column.

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World Bank Group (2012). Imports of Goods and Services (% of GDP), 2012 [data set], describing 2012. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/imports-to-gdp/2012

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