Based on a comparison of 166 countries in 2021, Hong Kong ranked the highest in imports as a share of GDP with 1.99% followed by Luxembourg and Singapore. On the other end of the scale was Sudan with 0.019%, Nigeria with 0.118% and USA with 0.146%.
Average imports as a share of GDP reached 0.279% in 2021 in the World according to the National Statistical Office. This is 8.32 % more than in the previous year and -6.35 % less than 10 years ago.
Historically, average imports as a share of GDP reached an all time high of 0.304% in 2008 and an all time low of 0.119% in 1962. The average annual growth amounted to 1.36 % since 1960.
Data for more countries are available at Imports (As % of GDP) indicator page.
| Imports (As % of GDP) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Belgium | % | 0.764% | 0.782% | 0.821% | 0.834% | 0.818% | ||||||||||||||||
| Cyprus | % | 0.673% | 0.685% | 0.742% | 0.736% | 0.755% | ||||||||||||||||
| Djibouti | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1.23% | 1.09% | 1.56% | 1.44% | 1.54% | ... | ||||||||||
| Hong Kong | % | 1.94% | 1.85% | 1.88% | 1.89% | 1.76% | ||||||||||||||||
| Hungary | % | 0.798% | 0.780% | 0.793% | 0.795% | 0.792% | ||||||||||||||||
| Ireland | % | 0.933% | 1.06% | 0.990% | 0.943% | 1.24% | ||||||||||||||||
| Lesotho | % | 0.866% | 0.940% | 0.983% | 0.939% | 0.909% | ||||||||||||||||
| Liberia | % | 1.07% | 1.00% | 0.987% | 0.943% | 0.987% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Luxembourg | % | 1.59% | 1.57% | 1.61% | 1.65% | 1.74% | ||||||||||||||||
| Macedonia | % | 0.650% | 0.655% | 0.690% | 0.728% | 0.762% | ||||||||||||||||
| Malta | % | 1.45% | 1.45% | 1.36% | 1.28% | 1.29% | ||||||||||||||||
| Singapore | % | 1.51% | 1.39% | 1.45% | 1.48% | 1.47% | ||||||||||||||||
| Slovakia | % | 0.886% | 0.906% | 0.930% | 0.940% | 0.916% | ||||||||||||||||
| Somalia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 0.747% | 0.758% | 0.824% | 0.875% | 0.836% | ||||
| Vietnam | % | 0.720% | 0.713% | 0.792% | 0.802% | 0.795% |
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