Based on a comparison of 169 countries in 2017, Luxembourg ranked the highest in imports as a share of GDP with 1.90% followed by Hong Kong and Singapore. On the other end of the scale was Brazil with 0.116%, Cuba with 0.117% and Sudan with 0.118%.
Average imports as a share of GDP reached 0.285% in 2017 in the World according to the National Statistical Office. This is 2.97 % more than in the previous year and -1.51 % less than 10 years ago.
Historically, average imports as a share of GDP reached an all time high of 0.301% in 2008 and an all time low of 0.119% in 1962. The average annual growth amounted to 1.49 % since 1960.
Data for more countries are available at Imports (As % of GDP) indicator page.
| Imports (As % of GDP) | Unit | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
| Belgium | % | 0.811% | 0.817% | 0.805% | 0.820% | 0.794% | ||||||||||||||||
| Djibouti | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 0.554% | 0.580% | 0.688% | |||||||||||||
| Guinea | % | 0.534% | 0.535% | 0.540% | 0.501% | 0.509% | ||||||||||||||||
| Hong Kong | % | 2.09% | 2.15% | 2.21% | 2.13% | 1.94% | ||||||||||||||||
| Hungary | % | 0.806% | 0.797% | 0.787% | 0.813% | 0.809% | ||||||||||||||||
| Ireland | % | 0.848% | 0.870% | 0.847% | 0.917% | 0.933% | ||||||||||||||||
| Lesotho | % | 0.944% | 1.00% | 0.891% | 0.823% | 0.816% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Liberia | % | 0.945% | 0.893% | 0.964% | 1.09% | 1.07% | ||||||||||||||||
| Lithuania | % | 0.775% | 0.808% | 0.828% | 0.790% | 0.763% | ||||||||||||||||
| Luxembourg | % | 1.45% | 1.55% | 1.59% | 1.80% | 1.92% | ||||||||||||||||
| Malta | % | 1.58% | 1.61% | 1.51% | 1.37% | 1.33% | ||||||||||||||||
| Seychelles | % | 1.11% | 1.17% | 0.986% | 1.04% | 0.910% | ||||||||||||||||
| Singapore | % | 1.76% | 1.74% | 1.72% | 1.68% | 1.52% | ||||||||||||||||
| Slovakia | % | 0.860% | 0.878% | 0.896% | 0.884% | 0.908% | ||||||||||||||||
| Vietnam | % | 0.835% | 0.765% | 0.815% | 0.831% | 0.890% |
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