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Which Economy Imports the Most?

Imports (As % of GDP) (%), 2020 or latest

Economy | July 1, 2021

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Based on a comparison of 164 countries in 2020, Luxembourg ranked the highest in imports as a share of GDP with 1.76% followed by Hong Kong and Singapore. On the other end of the scale was Sudan with 0.048%, Turkmenistan with 0.125% and Cuba with 0.126%.

Data for more countries are available at Imports (As % of GDP) indicator page.

Imports (As % of GDP)	Unit	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
Belgium	%															0.790%	0.764%	0.782%	0.821%	0.833%
Djibouti	%									...	...	...	...	...		1.41%	1.23%	1.09%	1.57%	1.39%
Hong Kong	%															2.13%	1.94%	1.85%	1.88%	1.89%
Ireland	%															0.918%	0.932%	1.06%	0.979%	0.939%
Lesotho	%															0.881%	0.868%	0.906%	0.989%	0.944%		...
Liberia	%															1.09%	1.07%	1.00%	0.987%	0.943%
Libya	%															0.919%	0.743%	0.441%	0.398%	0.358%
Luxembourg	%															1.80%	1.87%	1.78%	1.82%	1.76%
Maldives	%															0.747%	0.712%	0.771%	0.793%	0.837%		...
Malta	%															1.38%	1.45%	1.39%	1.33%	1.26%
Seychelles	%															0.992%	0.861%	0.930%	1.01%	0.983%
Singapore	%															1.69%	1.51%	1.39%	1.45%	1.48%
Slovakia	%															0.867%	0.889%	0.908%	0.930%	0.945%
Somalia	%	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...		0.985%	0.985%	0.999%	1.03%	1.09%
Vietnam	%															0.831%	0.890%	0.911%	0.988%	1.02%