Data for 2015
Imports of Goods and Services (% of GDP), 2015
2015, as World Bank Group’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten
Imports of Goods and Services (% of GDP), 2015 covers 185 countries. Hong Kong is highest, at 193.508; Argentina is lowest, at 11.781. The middle country reads 42.171. Against 2014, 183 values changed (66 up, 117 down), 2 countries joined.
Imports of Goods and Services (% of GDP) · Data for 2015
HighestHong Kong
193.508LowestArgentina
11.781Shaded 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), 2015, 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 185 countries · select a heading to sort
| derived | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HKGEastern Asia | 193.508 |
| 2 | LUXWestern Europe | 159.297 |
| 3 | SGPSouth-eastern Asia | 151.087 |
| 4 | SMRSouthern Europe | 146.911 |
| 5 | NRUMicronesia | 128.431 |
| 6 | DJIEastern Africa | 122.942 |
| 7 | ASMPolynesia | 98.811 |
| 8 | MLTSouthern Europe | 98.463 |
| 9 | SYCEastern Africa | 97.390 |
| 10 | IRLNorthern Europe | 97.015 |
| 11 | KIRMicronesia | 95.932 |
| 12 | MHLMicronesia | 94.248 |
| 13 | SVKEastern Europe | 88.732 |
| 14 | LSOSouthern Africa | 86.831 |
| 15 | HUNEastern Europe | 79.856 |
| 16 | CUWCaribbean | 79.820 |
| 17 | STPMiddle Africa | 78.951 |
| 18 | FSMMicronesia | 77.885 |
| 19 | BELWestern Europe | 77.191 |
| 20 | COGMiddle Africa | 76.464 |
| 21 | NLDWestern Europe | 76.334 |
| 22 | KGZCentral Asia | 75.772 |
| 23 | PLWMicronesia | 74.567 |
| 24 | CZEEastern Europe | 74.006 |
| 25 | ESTNorthern Europe | 72.473 |
| 26 | VNMSouth-eastern Asia | 71.991 |
| 27 | AREWestern Asia | 70.424 |
| 28 | ABWCaribbean | 70.171 |
| 29 | MNPMicronesia | 69.780 |
| 30 | LTUNorthern Europe | 69.591 |
| 31 | SVNSouthern Europe | 69.554 |
| 32 | BHRWestern Asia | 68.572 |
| 33 | MUSEastern Africa | 68.570 |
| 34 | MDVSouthern Asia | 67.293 |
| 35 | CYPWestern Asia | 67.259 |
| 36 | MOZEastern Africa | 66.189 |
| 37 | KHMSouth-eastern Asia | 66.128 |
| 38 | MKDSouthern Europe | 64.960 |
| 39 | TONPolynesia | 64.432 |
| 40 | LVANorthern Europe | 63.784 |
| 41 | BGREastern Europe | 62.950 |
| 42 | HNDCentral America | 62.098 |
| 43 | MYSSouth-eastern Asia | 61.921 |
| 44 | NAMSouthern Africa | 61.868 |
| 45 | MNESouthern Europe | 61.397 |
| 46 | BWASouthern Africa | 59.810 |
| 47 | SOMEastern Africa | 59.608 |
| 48 | ATGCaribbean | 59.367 |
| 49 | NICCentral America | 58.110 |
| 50 | BTNSouthern Asia | 58.103 |
| 51 | BLREastern Europe | 57.904 |
| 52 | VUTMelanesia | 57.781 |
| 53 | THASouth-eastern Asia | 57.203 |
| 54 | MDAEastern Europe | 57.159 |
| 55 | TLSSouth-eastern Asia | 57.027 |
| 56 | GEOWestern Asia | 56.879 |
| 57 | UKREastern Europe | 55.209 |
| 58 | PSEWestern Asia | 54.719 |
| 59 | GUMMicronesia | 53.268 |
| 60 | BIHSouthern Europe | 53.177 |
| 61 | CHEWestern Europe | 53.115 |
| 62 | CPVWestern Africa | 52.873 |
| 63 | BLZCentral America | 52.504 |
| 64 | FRONorthern Europe | 52.394 |
| 65 | FJIMelanesia | 52.352 |
| 66 | LAOSouth-eastern Asia | 51.846 |
| 67 | XKXSouthern Europe | 51.569 |
| 68 | GINWestern Africa | 50.946 |
| 69 | SRBSouthern Europe | 50.143 |
| 70 | AUTWestern Europe | 49.722 |
| 71 | DNKNorthern Europe | 49.316 |
| 72 | PANCentral America | 49.193 |
| 73 | TUNNorthern Africa | 48.849 |
| 74 | LBNWestern Asia | 48.699 |
| 75 | SLBMelanesia | 47.828 |
| 76 | WSMPolynesia | 47.493 |
| 77 | MRTWestern Africa | 47.152 |
| 78 | SLVCentral America | 47.074 |
| 79 | OMNWestern Asia | 46.725 |
| 80 | GRLNorthern America | 45.522 |
| 81 | MNGEastern Asia | 45.470 |
| 82 | HRVSouthern Europe | 45.220 |
| 83 | POLEastern Europe | 45.094 |
| 84 | KWTWestern Asia | 44.935 |
| 85 | ALBSouthern Europe | 44.210 |
| 86 | ISLNorthern Europe | 43.554 |
| 87 | SWZSouthern Africa | 43.403 |
| 88 | VIRCaribbean | 43.134 |
| 89 | ZMBEastern Africa | 42.727 |
| 90 | GHAWestern Africa | 42.690 |
| 91 | TGOWestern Africa | 42.418 |
| 92 | GNQMiddle Africa | 42.220 |
| 93 | ROUEastern Europe | 42.171 |
| 94 | NCLMelanesia | 41.978 |
| 95 | ARMWestern Asia | 41.957 |
| 96 | PRICaribbean | 41.686 |
| 97 | MACEastern Asia | 40.545 |
| 98 | SWENorthern Europe | 40.462 |
| 99 | TJKCentral Asia | 40.135 |
| 100 | PRTSouthern Europe | 39.947 |
| 101 | TKMCentral Asia | 39.250 |
| 102 | BRNSouth-eastern Asia | 37.683 |
| 103 | ZWEEastern Africa | 37.589 |
| 104 | MARNorthern Africa | 37.293 |
| 105 | BOLSouth America | 37.065 |
| 106 | SYRWestern Asia | 36.795 |
| 107 | QATWestern Asia | 36.646 |
| 108 | NPLSouthern Asia | 36.451 |
| 109 | MEXCentral America | 36.250 |
| 110 | FINNorthern Europe | 36.180 |
| 111 | CAFMiddle Africa | 36.077 |
| 112 | PYFPolynesia | 36.017 |
| 113 | SAUWestern Asia | 35.665 |
| 114 | SENWestern Africa | 35.433 |
| 115 | DEUWestern Europe | 35.171 |
| 116 | IRQWestern Asia | 35.078 |
| 117 | AZEWestern Asia | 34.807 |
| 118 | LBYNorthern Africa | 34.678 |
| 119 | KOREastern Asia | 34.420 |
| 120 | CANNorthern America | 34.315 |
| 121 | BHSCaribbean | 33.846 |
| 122 | MLIWestern Africa | 33.351 |
| 123 | GRCSouthern Europe | 33.085 |
| 124 | BFAWestern Africa | 32.982 |
| 125 | MDGEastern Africa | 32.830 |
| 126 | DZANorthern Africa | 32.676 |
| 127 | RWAEastern Africa | 32.348 |
| 128 | PRYSouth America | 32.180 |
| 129 | BENWestern Africa | 32.036 |
| 130 | PHLSouth-eastern Asia | 31.934 |
| 131 | FRAWestern Europe | 31.811 |
| 132 | CODMiddle Africa | 31.747 |
| 133 | NORNorthern Europe | 31.056 |
| 134 | CRICentral America | 30.758 |
| 135 | NERWestern Africa | 30.459 |
| 136 | ETHEastern Africa | 30.293 |
| 137 | ESPSouthern Europe | 30.283 |
| 138 | HTICaribbean | 30.178 |
| 139 | CHLSouth America | 30.158 |
| 140 | GTMCentral America | 30.064 |
| 141 | GNBWestern Africa | 29.324 |
| 142 | GBRNorthern Europe | 29.246 |
| 143 | ZAFSouthern Africa | 29.013 |
| 144 | GMBWestern Africa | 28.952 |
| 145 | SSDEastern Africa | 28.900 |
| 146 | AGOMiddle Africa | 28.830 |
| 147 | DOMCaribbean | 28.310 |
| 148 | ISRWestern Asia | 28.094 |
| 149 | GABMiddle Africa | 27.918 |
| 150 | COMEastern Africa | 27.669 |
| 151 | LKASouthern Asia | 27.025 |
| 152 | NZLAustralia and New Zealand | 26.929 |
| 153 | TURWestern Asia | 26.594 |
| 154 | ITASouthern Europe | 26.292 |
| 155 | SLEWestern Africa | 25.997 |
| 156 | CIVWestern Africa | 25.360 |
| 157 | KENEastern Africa | 25.199 |
| 158 | ECUSouth America | 25.074 |
| 159 | UGAEastern Africa | 24.812 |
| 160 | BGDSouthern Asia | 24.749 |
| 161 | CMRMiddle Africa | 24.551 |
| 162 | KAZCentral Asia | 24.533 |
| 163 | PERSouth America | 23.875 |
| 164 | TZAEastern Africa | 23.653 |
| 165 | BMUNorthern America | 23.325 |
| 166 | URYSouth America | 22.850 |
| 167 | COLSouth America | 22.711 |
| 168 | INDSouthern Asia | 22.110 |
| 169 | EGYNorthern Africa | 21.662 |
| 170 | AUSAustralia and New Zealand | 21.510 |
| 171 | YEMWestern Asia | 21.316 |
| 172 | IDNSouth-eastern Asia | 20.777 |
| 173 | IRNSouthern Asia | 20.702 |
| 174 | RUSEastern Europe | 20.656 |
| 175 | TCDMiddle Africa | 20.603 |
| 176 | VENSouth America | 19.623 |
| 177 | CHNEastern Asia | 17.758 |
| 178 | JPNEastern Asia | 17.636 |
| 179 | PAKSouthern Asia | 16.714 |
| 180 | USANorthern America | 15.277 |
| 181 | UZBCentral Asia | 15.004 |
| 182 | CUBCaribbean | 14.466 |
| 183 | BRASouth America | 14.053 |
| 184 | SDNNorthern Africa | 11.955 |
| 185 | ARGSouth America | 11.781 |
02In 2015
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline.
Highest
- 1
Hong Kong193.508
- 2
Luxembourg159.297
- 3
Singapore151.087
- 4
San Marino146.911
- 5
Nauru128.431
Lowest
- 185
Argentina11.781
- 184
Sudan11.955
- 183
Brazil14.053
- 182
Cuba14.466
- 181
Uzbekistan15.004
Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 42.171. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
032014 → 2015
Since 2014
What changed between 2014 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +2 / −0countries joined / left
- 183values changed, of 183 in both
- 66 · 117rose · fell
- 0unchanged
Rose most
Nauru98.148 → 128.431+30.283
Republic of the Congo51.064 → 76.464+25.400
Malta84.371 → 98.463+14.092
Kuwait31.532 → 44.935+13.403
Vanuatu48.238 → 57.781+9.543
Fell most
United States Virgin Islands85.919 → 43.134−42.785
Timor-Leste78.164 → 57.027−21.137
Hong Kong212.885 → 193.508−19.377
Djibouti140.615 → 122.942−17.673
Singapore168.514 → 151.087−17.427
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 2015.
The position is ours
World Bank Group publishes values only; the order is this site’s.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 185 countries has every column.
05The files
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World Bank Group (2015). Imports of Goods and Services (% of GDP), 2015 [data set], describing 2015. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/imports-to-gdp/2015
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07Questions
Imports of Goods and Services (% of GDP), 2015: questions and answers
Which country has the highest Imports as a share of GDP in Imports of Goods and Services (% of GDP), 2015?
Hong Kong, at 193.508, of the 185 countries in the file.
What year does Imports of Goods and Services (% of GDP), 2015 describe?
2015.
How many countries does Imports of Goods and Services (% of GDP), 2015 cover?
185.
Where can I download Imports of Goods and Services (% of GDP), 2015?
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), 2015 the newest?
No. The newest held here is Imports of Goods and Services (% of GDP), 2025.