Data for 2024

Imports of Goods and Services (% of GDP), 2024

Name: Imports of Goods and Services (% of GDP), 2024
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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.

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Imports of Goods and Services (% of GDP) · Data for 2024

HighestHong Kong

177.766

LowestSudan

1.274

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

172countries
1measure
2024the year it describes
172distinct 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), 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.

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Imports of Goods and Services (% of GDP), 2024: every country, as published by World Bank Group.
derived
1	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	177.766
2	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	159.735
3	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	138.644
4	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	114.822
5	Nauru`NRU`Micronesia	107.031
6	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	103.069
7	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	102.185
8	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	99.249
9	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	99.114
10	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	97.594
11	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	95.295
12	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	93.383
13	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	85.729
14	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	84.891
15	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	83.719
16	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	83.330
17	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	82.393
18	Marshall Islands`MHL`Micronesia	81.053
19	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	79.705
20	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	78.309
21	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	78.260
22	Aruba`ABW`Caribbean	78.170
23	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	76.439
24	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	75.368
25	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	74.741
26	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	74.646
27	Micronesia`FSM`Micronesia	73.994
28	Palau`PLW`Micronesia	73.113
29	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	72.083
30	Kosovo`XKX`Southern Europe	72.041
31	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	71.729
32	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	71.459
33	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	70.784
34	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	69.993
35	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	69.732
36	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	68.479
37	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	68.060
38	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	66.936
39	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	66.446
40	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	66.197
41	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	66.052
42	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	66.021
43	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	65.782
44	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	65.087
45	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	64.557
46	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	62.608
47	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	60.763
48	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	60.680
49	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	59.152
50	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	58.916
51	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	58.317
52	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	58.160
53	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	58.141
54	Honduras`HND`Central America	57.748
55	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	57.325
56	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	56.385
57	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	56.297
58	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	55.641
59	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	54.771
60	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	54.223
61	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	54.057
62	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	53.856
63	Belize`BLZ`Central America	53.749
64	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	53.725
65	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	53.147
66	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	53.023
67	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	52.808
68	Palestine`PSE`Western Asia	52.736
69	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	52.188
70	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	51.470
71	Faroe Islands`FRO`Northern Europe	51.197
72	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	50.189
73	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	50.016
74	Macau`MAC`Eastern Asia	49.890
75	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	48.866
76	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	48.780
77	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	48.552
78	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	48.180
79	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	48.035
80	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	47.877
81	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	47.868
82	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	47.665
83	French Polynesia`PYF`Polynesia	46.147
84	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	43.842
85	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	43.724
86	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	43.266
87	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	43.170
88	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	42.754
89	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	42.746
90	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	42.369
91	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	41.612
92	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	41.548
93	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	41.459
94	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	40.408
95	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	40.284
96	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	40.127
97	Paraguay`PRY`South America	39.381
98	Panama`PAN`Central America	39.316
99	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	38.235
100	Mexico`MEX`Central America	38.142
101	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	37.657
102	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	37.375
103	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	36.733
104	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	35.963
105	France`FRA`Western Europe	34.218
106	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	33.911
107	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	33.529
108	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	33.422
109	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	33.200
110	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	32.894
111	Canada`CAN`Northern America	32.652
112	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	32.616
113	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	32.324
114	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	32.249
115	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	31.928
116	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	31.783
117	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	31.425
118	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	31.422
119	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	30.618
120	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	30.258
121	Chile`CHL`South America	30.226
122	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	29.855
123	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	29.313
124	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	29.016
125	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	28.717
126	New Caledonia`NCL`Melanesia	28.674
127	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	28.511
128	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	27.674
129	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	27.553
130	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	27.469
131	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	27.441
132	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	27.031
133	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	27.017
134	Ecuador`ECU`South America	26.946
135	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	25.983
136	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	25.956
137	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	25.895
138	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	25.574
139	Bolivia`BOL`South America	25.543
140	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	25.237
141	Bermuda`BMU`Northern America	25.060
142	India`IND`Southern Asia	23.853
143	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	23.448
144	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	23.280
145	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	23.225
146	Uruguay`URY`South America	23.223
147	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	23.151
148	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	22.873
149	Peru`PER`South America	22.797
150	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	22.524
151	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	22.364
152	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	21.800
153	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	21.576
154	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	20.500
155	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	20.282
156	Colombia`COL`South America	20.238
157	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	18.969
158	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	18.730
159	Brazil`BRA`South America	17.646
160	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	17.562
161	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	17.513
162	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	17.180
163	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	16.870
164	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	16.464
165	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	16.317
166	Niger`NER`Western Africa	15.391
167	United States`USA`Northern America	14.041
168	Argentina`ARG`South America	12.680
169	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	11.861
170	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	11.162
171	Venezuela`VEN`South America	9.502
172	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	1.274

02In 2024

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Hong Kong177.766
2Luxembourg159.735
3Singapore138.644
4Djibouti114.822
5Nauru107.031

Lowest

172Sudan1.274
171Venezuela9.502
170Turkmenistan11.162
169Ethiopia11.861
168Argentina12.680

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

− United Arab Emirates

− Greenland

− San Marino

− Togo

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.

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 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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