Data for 2024
Imports of Goods and Services (% of GDP), 2024
2024, as World Bank Group’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten
Imports of Goods and Services (% of GDP), 2024 covers 172 countries. Hong Kong is highest, at 177.766; Sudan is lowest, at 1.274. The middle country reads 43.218. Against 2023, 172 values changed (59 up, 113 down), 4 left.
Imports of Goods and Services (% of GDP) · Data for 2024
HighestHong Kong
177.766LowestSudan
1.274Shaded 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), 2024, 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 172 countries · select a heading to sort
| derived | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HKGEastern Asia | 177.766 |
| 2 | LUXWestern Europe | 159.735 |
| 3 | SGPSouth-eastern Asia | 138.644 |
| 4 | DJIEastern Africa | 114.822 |
| 5 | NRUMicronesia | 107.031 |
| 6 | LSOSouthern Africa | 103.069 |
| 7 | IRLNorthern Europe | 102.185 |
| 8 | MLTSouthern Europe | 99.249 |
| 9 | SOMEastern Africa | 99.114 |
| 10 | KIRMicronesia | 97.594 |
| 11 | SYCEastern Africa | 95.295 |
| 12 | CYPWestern Asia | 93.383 |
| 13 | SVKEastern Europe | 85.729 |
| 14 | TLSSouth-eastern Asia | 84.891 |
| 15 | VNMSouth-eastern Asia | 83.719 |
| 16 | KGZCentral Asia | 83.330 |
| 17 | CUBCaribbean | 82.393 |
| 18 | MHLMicronesia | 81.053 |
| 19 | BELWestern Europe | 79.705 |
| 20 | MUSEastern Africa | 78.309 |
| 21 | MDVSouthern Asia | 78.260 |
| 22 | ABWCaribbean | 78.170 |
| 23 | ARMWestern Asia | 76.439 |
| 24 | ESTNorthern Europe | 75.368 |
| 25 | SVNSouthern Europe | 74.741 |
| 26 | MKDSouthern Europe | 74.646 |
| 27 | FSMMicronesia | 73.994 |
| 28 | PLWMicronesia | 73.113 |
| 29 | KHMSouth-eastern Asia | 72.083 |
| 30 | XKXSouthern Europe | 72.041 |
| 31 | HUNEastern Europe | 71.729 |
| 32 | NLDWestern Europe | 71.459 |
| 33 | SLBMelanesia | 70.784 |
| 34 | BHRWestern Asia | 69.993 |
| 35 | MNGEastern Asia | 69.732 |
| 36 | LTUNorthern Europe | 68.479 |
| 37 | AFGSouthern Asia | 68.060 |
| 38 | NAMSouthern Africa | 66.936 |
| 39 | LVANorthern Europe | 66.446 |
| 40 | MNESouthern Europe | 66.197 |
| 41 | THASouth-eastern Asia | 66.052 |
| 42 | MYSSouth-eastern Asia | 66.021 |
| 43 | LBYNorthern Africa | 65.782 |
| 44 | BLREastern Europe | 65.087 |
| 45 | FJIMelanesia | 64.557 |
| 46 | CZEEastern Europe | 62.608 |
| 47 | DNKNorthern Europe | 60.763 |
| 48 | TONPolynesia | 60.680 |
| 49 | CHEWestern Europe | 59.152 |
| 50 | LBNWestern Asia | 58.916 |
| 51 | BRNSouth-eastern Asia | 58.317 |
| 52 | NICCentral America | 58.160 |
| 53 | SRBSouthern Europe | 58.141 |
| 54 | HNDCentral America | 57.748 |
| 55 | MDAEastern Europe | 57.325 |
| 56 | GINWestern Africa | 56.385 |
| 57 | TUNNorthern Africa | 56.297 |
| 58 | GEOWestern Asia | 55.641 |
| 59 | HRVSouthern Europe | 54.771 |
| 60 | CPVWestern Africa | 54.223 |
| 61 | BIHSouthern Europe | 54.057 |
| 62 | BGREastern Europe | 53.856 |
| 63 | BLZCentral America | 53.749 |
| 64 | SWZSouthern Africa | 53.725 |
| 65 | AUTWestern Europe | 53.147 |
| 66 | SLVCentral America | 53.023 |
| 67 | MOZEastern Africa | 52.808 |
| 68 | PSEWestern Asia | 52.736 |
| 69 | MRTWestern Africa | 52.188 |
| 70 | SWENorthern Europe | 51.470 |
| 71 | FRONorthern Europe | 51.197 |
| 72 | MARNorthern Africa | 50.189 |
| 73 | UKREastern Europe | 50.016 |
| 74 | MACEastern Asia | 49.890 |
| 75 | WSMPolynesia | 48.866 |
| 76 | OMNWestern Asia | 48.780 |
| 77 | CODMiddle Africa | 48.552 |
| 78 | POLEastern Europe | 48.180 |
| 79 | VUTMelanesia | 48.035 |
| 80 | TJKCentral Asia | 47.877 |
| 81 | BTNSouthern Asia | 47.868 |
| 82 | GRCSouthern Europe | 47.665 |
| 83 | PYFPolynesia | 46.147 |
| 84 | PRTSouthern Europe | 43.842 |
| 85 | ISLNorthern Europe | 43.724 |
| 86 | RWAEastern Africa | 43.266 |
| 87 | ALBSouthern Europe | 43.170 |
| 88 | SENWestern Africa | 42.754 |
| 89 | PRICaribbean | 42.746 |
| 90 | BWASouthern Africa | 42.369 |
| 91 | ROUEastern Europe | 41.612 |
| 92 | FINNorthern Europe | 41.548 |
| 93 | BHSCaribbean | 41.459 |
| 94 | COGMiddle Africa | 40.408 |
| 95 | KOREastern Asia | 40.284 |
| 96 | PHLSouth-eastern Asia | 40.127 |
| 97 | PRYSouth America | 39.381 |
| 98 | PANCentral America | 39.316 |
| 99 | KWTWestern Asia | 38.235 |
| 100 | MEXCentral America | 38.142 |
| 101 | DEUWestern Europe | 37.657 |
| 102 | IRQWestern Asia | 37.375 |
| 103 | AZEWestern Asia | 36.733 |
| 104 | UZBCentral Asia | 35.963 |
| 105 | FRAWestern Europe | 34.218 |
| 106 | GHAWestern Africa | 33.911 |
| 107 | MDGEastern Africa | 33.529 |
| 108 | GMBWestern Africa | 33.422 |
| 109 | NORNorthern Europe | 33.200 |
| 110 | ESPSouthern Europe | 32.894 |
| 111 | CANNorthern America | 32.652 |
| 112 | NPLSouthern Asia | 32.616 |
| 113 | CRICentral America | 32.324 |
| 114 | COMEastern Africa | 32.249 |
| 115 | BFAWestern Africa | 31.928 |
| 116 | GBRNorthern Europe | 31.783 |
| 117 | CAFMiddle Africa | 31.425 |
| 118 | GTMCentral America | 31.422 |
| 119 | MWIEastern Africa | 30.618 |
| 120 | ITASouthern Europe | 30.258 |
| 121 | CHLSouth America | 30.226 |
| 122 | ZAFSouthern Africa | 29.855 |
| 123 | GNQMiddle Africa | 29.313 |
| 124 | DOMCaribbean | 29.016 |
| 125 | STPMiddle Africa | 28.717 |
| 126 | NCLMelanesia | 28.674 |
| 127 | IRNSouthern Asia | 28.511 |
| 128 | GNBWestern Africa | 27.674 |
| 129 | ZMBEastern Africa | 27.553 |
| 130 | GABMiddle Africa | 27.469 |
| 131 | MLIWestern Africa | 27.441 |
| 132 | TURWestern Asia | 27.031 |
| 133 | SAUWestern Asia | 27.017 |
| 134 | ECUSouth America | 26.946 |
| 135 | ISRWestern Asia | 25.983 |
| 136 | NZLAustralia and New Zealand | 25.956 |
| 137 | UGAEastern Africa | 25.895 |
| 138 | KAZCentral Asia | 25.574 |
| 139 | BOLSouth America | 25.543 |
| 140 | CIVWestern Africa | 25.237 |
| 141 | BMUNorthern America | 25.060 |
| 142 | INDSouthern Asia | 23.853 |
| 143 | ZWEEastern Africa | 23.448 |
| 144 | SLEWestern Africa | 23.280 |
| 145 | EGYNorthern Africa | 23.225 |
| 146 | URYSouth America | 23.223 |
| 147 | KENEastern Africa | 23.151 |
| 148 | JPNEastern Asia | 22.873 |
| 149 | PERSouth America | 22.797 |
| 150 | AUSAustralia and New Zealand | 22.524 |
| 151 | LKASouthern Asia | 22.364 |
| 152 | BENWestern Africa | 21.800 |
| 153 | TZAEastern Africa | 21.576 |
| 154 | IDNSouth-eastern Asia | 20.500 |
| 155 | DZANorthern Africa | 20.282 |
| 156 | COLSouth America | 20.238 |
| 157 | AGOMiddle Africa | 18.969 |
| 158 | CMRMiddle Africa | 18.730 |
| 159 | BRASouth America | 17.646 |
| 160 | RUSEastern Europe | 17.562 |
| 161 | CHNEastern Asia | 17.513 |
| 162 | PAKSouthern Asia | 17.180 |
| 163 | TCDMiddle Africa | 16.870 |
| 164 | HTICaribbean | 16.464 |
| 165 | BGDSouthern Asia | 16.317 |
| 166 | NERWestern Africa | 15.391 |
| 167 | USANorthern America | 14.041 |
| 168 | ARGSouth America | 12.680 |
| 169 | ETHEastern Africa | 11.861 |
| 170 | TKMCentral Asia | 11.162 |
| 171 | VENSouth America | 9.502 |
| 172 | SDNNorthern Africa | 1.274 |
02In 2024
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline.
Highest
- 1
Hong Kong177.766
- 2
Luxembourg159.735
- 3
Singapore138.644
- 4
Djibouti114.822
- 5
Nauru107.031
Lowest
- 172
Sudan1.274
- 171
Venezuela9.502
- 170
Turkmenistan11.162
- 169
Ethiopia11.861
- 168
Argentina12.680
Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 43.218. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
032023 → 2024
Since 2023
What changed between 2023 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +0 / −4countries joined / left
- 172values changed, of 172 in both
- 59 · 113rose · fell
- 0unchanged
Rose most
Timor-Leste66.382 → 84.891+18.509
Somalia81.183 → 99.114+17.932
Afghanistan50.764 → 68.060+17.296
Armenia62.410 → 76.439+14.029
Nauru94.167 → 107.031+12.865
Fell most
Luxembourg185.187 → 159.735−25.452
Djibouti135.161 → 114.822−20.339
Lebanon73.655 → 58.916−14.739
Kyrgyzstan95.485 → 83.330−12.155
Sierra Leone34.323 → 23.280−11.043
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.
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 2024.
The position is ours
World Bank Group publishes values only; the order is this site’s.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 172 countries has every column.
05The files
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World Bank Group (2024). Imports of Goods and Services (% of GDP), 2024 [data set], describing 2024. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/imports-to-gdp/2024
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07Questions
Imports of Goods and Services (% of GDP), 2024: questions and answers
Which country has the highest Imports as a share of GDP in Imports of Goods and Services (% of GDP), 2024?
Hong Kong, at 177.766, of the 172 countries in the file.
What year does Imports of Goods and Services (% of GDP), 2024 describe?
2024.
How many countries does Imports of Goods and Services (% of GDP), 2024 cover?
172.
Where can I download Imports of Goods and Services (% of GDP), 2024?
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), 2024 the newest?
No. The newest held here is Imports of Goods and Services (% of GDP), 2025.