Data for 2025
Imports of Goods and Services (% of GDP), 2025
2025, as World Bank Group’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten
Imports of Goods and Services (% of GDP), 2025 covers 138 countries. Hong Kong is highest, at 196.89; Sudan is lowest, at 1.28. The middle country reads 41.72. Against 2024, 138 values changed (60 up, 78 down), 34 left.
Imports of Goods and Services (% of GDP) · Data for 2025
HighestHong Kong
196.89LowestSudan
1.28Shaded 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), 2025, 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 138 countries · select a heading to sort
| derived | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HKGEastern Asia | 196.89 |
| 2 | LUXWestern Europe | 159.36 |
| 3 | SGPSouth-eastern Asia | 142.45 |
| 4 | LSOSouthern Africa | 104.45 |
| 5 | NRUMicronesia | 103.68 |
| 6 | MLTSouthern Europe | 99.90 |
| 7 | IRLNorthern Europe | 99.89 |
| 8 | SOMEastern Africa | 98.81 |
| 9 | DJIEastern Africa | 95.80 |
| 10 | SYCEastern Africa | 92.67 |
| 11 | VNMSouth-eastern Asia | 92.09 |
| 12 | CYPWestern Asia | 91.92 |
| 13 | SVKEastern Europe | 85.25 |
| 14 | MHLMicronesia | 79.87 |
| 15 | BELWestern Europe | 77.47 |
| 16 | ESTNorthern Europe | 77.40 |
| 17 | MUSEastern Africa | 74.91 |
| 18 | XKXSouthern Europe | 74.24 |
| 19 | MKDSouthern Europe | 73.39 |
| 20 | SVNSouthern Europe | 73.28 |
| 21 | FSMMicronesia | 70.94 |
| 22 | NLDWestern Europe | 69.45 |
| 23 | LTUNorthern Europe | 69.12 |
| 24 | CHEWestern Europe | 69.11 |
| 25 | HUNEastern Europe | 68.15 |
| 26 | KHMSouth-eastern Asia | 67.44 |
| 27 | THASouth-eastern Asia | 67.27 |
| 28 | LVANorthern Europe | 67.15 |
| 29 | LBYNorthern Africa | 65.95 |
| 30 | MNESouthern Europe | 65.71 |
| 31 | KGZCentral Asia | 65.60 |
| 32 | MYSSouth-eastern Asia | 65.43 |
| 33 | NAMSouthern Africa | 63.90 |
| 34 | MNGEastern Asia | 62.64 |
| 35 | GINWestern Africa | 62.27 |
| 36 | CZEEastern Europe | 61.09 |
| 37 | MDAEastern Europe | 60.91 |
| 38 | DNKNorthern Europe | 59.11 |
| 39 | SRBSouthern Europe | 58.61 |
| 40 | BLREastern Europe | 57.03 |
| 41 | HNDCentral America | 56.52 |
| 42 | SLVCentral America | 56.11 |
| 43 | MOZEastern Africa | 55.72 |
| 44 | NICCentral America | 54.86 |
| 45 | TUNNorthern Africa | 54.79 |
| 46 | MRTWestern Africa | 54.17 |
| 47 | BIHSouthern Europe | 54.12 |
| 48 | ARMWestern Asia | 53.61 |
| 49 | PSEWestern Asia | 53.53 |
| 50 | CPVWestern Africa | 53.35 |
| 51 | GEOWestern Asia | 53.22 |
| 52 | HRVSouthern Europe | 53.01 |
| 53 | AUTWestern Europe | 52.32 |
| 54 | BRNSouth-eastern Asia | 52.04 |
| 55 | UKREastern Europe | 51.85 |
| 56 | BGREastern Europe | 51.78 |
| 57 | MARNorthern Africa | 51.13 |
| 58 | SWENorthern Europe | 51.11 |
| 59 | GMBWestern Africa | 49.44 |
| 60 | POLEastern Europe | 47.08 |
| 61 | MACEastern Asia | 46.85 |
| 62 | GRCSouthern Europe | 43.99 |
| 63 | CODMiddle Africa | 43.92 |
| 64 | COGMiddle Africa | 43.65 |
| 65 | PRICaribbean | 43.57 |
| 66 | WSMPolynesia | 43.01 |
| 67 | PRTSouthern Europe | 42.74 |
| 68 | ALBSouthern Europe | 42.52 |
| 69 | ISLNorthern Europe | 42.37 |
| 70 | FINNorthern Europe | 41.07 |
| 71 | ROUEastern Europe | 40.73 |
| 72 | KOREastern Asia | 40.60 |
| 73 | MEXCentral America | 40.28 |
| 74 | PHLSouth-eastern Asia | 40.24 |
| 75 | PRYSouth America | 39.30 |
| 76 | SENWestern Africa | 38.58 |
| 77 | DEUWestern Europe | 38.08 |
| 78 | BWASouthern Africa | 37.51 |
| 79 | AZEWestern Asia | 36.81 |
| 80 | UZBCentral Asia | 35.36 |
| 81 | RWAEastern Africa | 35.12 |
| 82 | IRNSouthern Asia | 34.49 |
| 83 | FRAWestern Europe | 33.80 |
| 84 | NPLSouthern Asia | 33.72 |
| 85 | NORNorthern Europe | 33.68 |
| 86 | CAFMiddle Africa | 33.56 |
| 87 | STPMiddle Africa | 33.30 |
| 88 | MDGEastern Africa | 32.91 |
| 89 | ESPSouthern Europe | 32.81 |
| 90 | CRICentral America | 32.64 |
| 91 | CANNorthern America | 32.18 |
| 92 | GBRNorthern Europe | 31.86 |
| 93 | COMEastern Africa | 31.59 |
| 94 | EGYNorthern Africa | 31.51 |
| 95 | GTMCentral America | 30.97 |
| 96 | CHLSouth America | 30.42 |
| 97 | ITASouthern Europe | 30.30 |
| 98 | BFAWestern Africa | 30.01 |
| 99 | ZAFSouthern Africa | 29.50 |
| 100 | GABMiddle Africa | 29.40 |
| 101 | UGAEastern Africa | 28.76 |
| 102 | MWIEastern Africa | 28.75 |
| 103 | GNQMiddle Africa | 28.41 |
| 104 | SLEWestern Africa | 28.21 |
| 105 | SAUWestern Asia | 28.17 |
| 106 | ECUSouth America | 27.92 |
| 107 | DOMCaribbean | 27.85 |
| 108 | GNBWestern Africa | 27.01 |
| 109 | MLIWestern Africa | 26.70 |
| 110 | ISRWestern Asia | 25.43 |
| 111 | TURWestern Asia | 25.08 |
| 112 | CIVWestern Africa | 24.77 |
| 113 | INDSouthern Asia | 24.01 |
| 114 | LKASouthern Asia | 22.84 |
| 115 | AUSAustralia and New Zealand | 22.66 |
| 116 | URYSouth America | 22.65 |
| 117 | DZANorthern Africa | 22.14 |
| 118 | PERSouth America | 21.85 |
| 119 | KENEastern Africa | 21.76 |
| 120 | IDNSouth-eastern Asia | 20.54 |
| 121 | COLSouth America | 20.38 |
| 122 | CMRMiddle Africa | 20.30 |
| 123 | ETHEastern Africa | 20.18 |
| 124 | BENWestern Africa | 20.06 |
| 125 | TZAEastern Africa | 19.99 |
| 126 | NERWestern Africa | 18.14 |
| 127 | BRASouth America | 17.47 |
| 128 | PAKSouthern Asia | 17.21 |
| 129 | CHNEastern Asia | 16.89 |
| 130 | BGDSouthern Asia | 16.83 |
| 131 | TCDMiddle Africa | 16.72 |
| 132 | RUSEastern Europe | 15.51 |
| 133 | ARGSouth America | 14.81 |
| 134 | HTICaribbean | 14.33 |
| 135 | TKMCentral Asia | 13.70 |
| 136 | AGOMiddle Africa | 11.67 |
| 137 | VENSouth America | 10.11 |
| 138 | SDNNorthern Africa | 1.28 |
02In 2025
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline.
Highest
- 1
Hong Kong196.89
- 2
Luxembourg159.36
- 3
Singapore142.45
- 4
Lesotho104.45
- 5
Nauru103.68
Lowest
- 138
Sudan1.28
- 137
Venezuela10.11
- 136
Angola11.67
- 135
Turkmenistan13.70
- 134
Haiti14.33
Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 41.72. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
032024 → 2025
Since 2024
What changed between 2024 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +0 / −34countries joined / left
- 138values changed, of 138 in both
- 60 · 78rose · fell
- 0unchanged
Rose most
Hong Kong177.77 → 196.89+19.12
Gambia33.42 → 49.44+16.02
Switzerland59.15 → 69.11+9.96
Vietnam83.72 → 92.09+8.37
Ethiopia11.86 → 20.18+8.31
Fell most
Armenia76.44 → 53.61−22.83
Djibouti114.82 → 95.80−19.02
Kyrgyzstan83.33 → 65.60−17.73
Rwanda43.27 → 35.12−8.15
Belarus65.09 → 57.03−8.06
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 2025.
The position is ours
World Bank Group publishes values only; the order is this site’s.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 138 countries has every column.
05The files
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World Bank Group (2025). Imports of Goods and Services (% of GDP), 2025 [data set], describing 2025. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/imports-to-gdp/2025
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07Questions
Imports of Goods and Services (% of GDP), 2025: questions and answers
Which country has the highest Imports as a share of GDP in Imports of Goods and Services (% of GDP), 2025?
Hong Kong, at 196.89, of the 138 countries in the file.
What year does Imports of Goods and Services (% of GDP), 2025 describe?
2025.
How many countries does Imports of Goods and Services (% of GDP), 2025 cover?
138.
Where can I download Imports of Goods and Services (% of GDP), 2025?
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), 2025 the newest?
Yes, as of 2026-09-06, when it was read from the publisher.