economic2024
Total imports as a share of GDP
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2024; countries can have different observation years.
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Key Insights
Global Average
69.7%
Median: 30.4%
Countries Covered
202
with available data
Highest
Marshall Islands
6,521.2%
Lowest
Cuba
6.7%
Top 5 Countries
1Marshall Islands6,521.2%
2Hong Kong171.1%
3Bhutan140.8%
4Tuvalu128.1%
5Slovenia114.7%
By Region
Other92.2%(122 countries)
Europe43.4%(32 countries)
Asia37.4%(26 countries)
North America25.4%(4 countries)
Africa24.0%(9 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (6.7%)High (6,521.2%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 69.7%)
Other (122)
Europe (32)
Asia (26)
North America (4)
Africa (9)
Oceania (2)
South America (7)
Percentile Profile
The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.
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About This Statistic
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2024; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marshall Islands | 6,521.2% |
| 2 | Hong Kong | 171.1% |
| 3 | Bhutan | 140.8% |
| 4 | Tuvalu | 128.1% |
| 5 | Slovenia | 114.7% |
| 6 | Djibouti | 107.0% |
| 7 | Grenada | 99.7% |
| 8 | Saint Lucia | 94.9% |
| 9 | Republic of The Gambia | 91.1% |
| 10 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 90.7% |
| 11 | State of Palestine | 90.3% |
| 12 | Slovakia | 80.3% |
| 13 | Singapore | 80.1% |
| 14 | United Arab Emirates | 79.5% |
| 15 | Vietnam | 76.8% |
| 16 | Belgium | 76.4% |
| 17 | Palau | 76.0% |
| 18 | Cape Verde | 75.5% |
| 19 | Seychelles | 73.3% |
| 20 | Malaysia | 71.4% |
| 21 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 70.6% |
| 22 | Lesotho | 69.6% |
| 23 | Netherlands | 66.6% |
| 24 | Czech Republic | 66.6% |
| 25 | Lebanon | 66.2% |
| 26 | Hungary | 65.3% |
| 27 | Armenia | 64.5% |
| 28 | Kyrgyzstan | 64.5% |
| 29 | Belarus | 63.2% |
| 30 | Namibia | 62.1% |
| 31 | Kiribati | 60.7% |
| 32 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 60.1% |
| 33 | Cambodia | 59.8% |
| 34 | Thailand | 57.4% |
| 35 | Latvia | 53.7% |
| 36 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 53.3% |
| 37 | Eswatini | 53.3% |
| 38 | Montenegro | 53.1% |
| 39 | Estonia | 52.0% |
| 40 | Lithuania | 51.9% |
| 41 | Fiji | 51.8% |
| 42 | Faroe Islands | 50.8% |
| 43 | Croatia | 50.2% |
| 44 | Tonga | 49.7% |
| 45 | Moldova, Republic of | 49.7% |
| 46 | Curaçao | 49.7% |
| 47 | Georgia | 49.7% |
| 48 | Maldives | 49.4% |
| 49 | Mongolia | 48.8% |
| 50 | Tunisia | 48.6% |
| 51 | Timor-Leste | 47.7% |
| 52 | Brunei Darussalam | 47.5% |
| 53 | Morocco | 47.4% |
| 54 | Serbia | 46.9% |
| 55 | Bulgaria | 46.7% |
| 56 | Mozambique | 46.4% |
| 57 | Nicaragua | 45.8% |
| 58 | El Salvador | 45.7% |
| 59 | Belize | 45.2% |
| 60 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 44.7% |
| 61 | Jordan | 44.6% |
| 62 | Ukraine | 44.0% |
| 63 | Honduras | 43.9% |
| 64 | Mauritania | 43.6% |
| 65 | Zambia | 42.3% |
| 66 | Solomon Islands | 41.7% |
| 67 | Nauru | 41.2% |
| 68 | Poland | 41.0% |
| 69 | Samoa | 40.8% |
| 70 | Sao Tome and Principe | 40.5% |
| 71 | Oman | 39.9% |
| 72 | Austria | 39.6% |
| 73 | Liberia | 39.5% |
| 74 | Nigeria | 39.2% |
| 75 | Paraguay | 39.1% |
| 76 | Suriname | 38.1% |
| 77 | Switzerland | 38.0% |
| 78 | Mali | 37.9% |
| 79 | Malta | 37.5% |
| 80 | Portugal | 37.1% |
| 81 | Dominica | 37.0% |
| 82 | Libya | 36.9% |
| 83 | Senegal | 36.4% |
| 84 | Greenland | 36.3% |
| 85 | Mexico | 36.2% |
| 86 | Romania | 35.7% |
| 87 | Albania | 35.5% |
| 88 | Greece | 35.4% |
| 89 | South Korea | 33.7% |
| 90 | Botswana | 33.6% |
| 91 | Somalia | 33.5% |
| 92 | Vanuatu | 33.4% |
| 93 | Jamaica | 33.4% |
| 94 | Bahrain | 32.9% |
| 95 | Cyprus | 32.5% |
| 96 | Mauritius | 32.2% |
| 97 | Macao | 32.1% |
| 98 | Sweden | 31.2% |
| 99 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 31.2% |
| 100 | Antigua and Barbuda | 30.7% |
| 101 | Republic of the Congo | 30.4% |
| 102 | Rwanda | 30.4% |
| 103 | Germany | 30.3% |
| 104 | Togo | 30.3% |
| 105 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 30.2% |
| 106 | Trinidad and Tobago | 29.9% |
| 107 | Sierra Leone | 29.8% |
| 108 | Bahamas | 29.7% |
| 109 | Iceland | 29.6% |
| 110 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 29.5% |
| 111 | Aruba | 29.5% |
| 112 | Nepal | 29.1% |
| 113 | Guyana | 29.1% |
| 114 | Uzbekistan | 29.0% |
| 115 | Denmark | 28.9% |
| 116 | Guatemala | 28.7% |
| 117 | Azerbaijan | 28.3% |
| 118 | Tajikistan | 28.2% |
| 119 | Barbados | 28.2% |
| 120 | Burkina Faso | 27.8% |
| 121 | Philippines | 27.7% |
| 122 | Spain | 27.3% |
| 123 | Burundi | 27.2% |
| 124 | Madagascar | 26.9% |
| 125 | Finland | 26.9% |
| 126 | Luxembourg | 26.9% |
| 127 | Comoros | 26.6% |
| 128 | South Africa | 26.4% |
| 129 | Italy | 25.7% |
| 130 | Canada | 25.7% |
| 131 | American Samoa | 25.0% |
| 132 | Costa Rica | 24.7% |
| 133 | Chile | 24.7% |
| 134 | Egypt | 24.2% |
| 135 | Dominican Republic | 24.2% |
| 136 | Malawi | 24.0% |
| 137 | Türkiye | 24.0% |
| 138 | Zimbabwe | 23.9% |
| 139 | Ecuador | 23.8% |
| 140 | Uganda | 23.7% |
| 141 | Kuwait | 23.6% |
| 142 | France | 23.6% |
| 143 | Eritrea | 23.3% |
| 144 | Ireland | 23.2% |
| 145 | Guinea | 22.5% |
| 146 | Ghana | 22.4% |
| 147 | Peru | 21.8% |
| 148 | San Marino | 21.3% |
| 149 | Iraq | 21.0% |
| 150 | Cote d'Ivoire | 20.9% |
| 151 | Central African Republic | 20.8% |
| 152 | Papua New Guinea | 20.6% |
| 153 | New Caledonia | 20.4% |
| 154 | Guam | 20.1% |
| 155 | United Kingdom | 19.8% |
| 156 | Norway | 19.7% |
| 157 | Benin | 19.7% |
| 158 | Afghanistan | 19.5% |
| 159 | India | 19.1% |
| 160 | United Republic of Tanzania | 18.7% |
| 161 | Sri Lanka | 18.4% |
| 162 | Gabon | 18.4% |
| 163 | New Zealand | 18.2% |
| 164 | Bolivia | 17.8% |
| 165 | Japan | 17.7% |
| 166 | Saudi Arabia | 17.6% |
| 167 | Algeria | 17.6% |
| 168 | Australia | 16.9% |
| 169 | Myanmar | 16.8% |
| 170 | Indonesia | 16.7% |
| 171 | Cameroon | 16.4% |
| 172 | Israel | 15.3% |
| 173 | Qatar | 15.3% |
| 174 | Colombia | 14.9% |
| 175 | Uruguay | 14.9% |
| 176 | Pakistan | 14.8% |
| 177 | Syrian Arab Republic | 14.7% |
| 178 | Guinea-Bissau | 14.5% |
| 179 | Bangladesh | 13.9% |
| 180 | Kazakhstan | 13.9% |
| 181 | Angola | 13.7% |
| 182 | Venezuela | 13.6% |
| 183 | Yemen | 13.5% |
| 184 | People's Republic of China | 13.2% |
| 185 | Brazil | 12.7% |
| 186 | Kenya | 12.6% |
| 187 | Bermuda | 12.4% |
| 188 | Ethiopia | 12.1% |
| 189 | Panama | 11.5% |
| 190 | Niger | 11.4% |
| 191 | United States of America | 11.2% |
| 192 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 10.8% |
| 193 | Russian Federation | 10.6% |
| 194 | French Polynesia | 10.1% |
| 195 | Turkmenistan | 9.5% |
| 196 | Sudan | 9.5% |
| 197 | Argentina | 9.4% |
| 198 | Equatorial Guinea | 8.0% |
| 199 | Chad | 7.3% |
| 200 | Haiti | 7.2% |
| 201 | South Sudan | 6.8% |
| 202 | Cuba | 6.7% |
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2024).
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