Based on a comparison of 167 countries in 2019, Hong Kong ranked the highest in imports as a share of GDP with 1.76% followed by Luxembourg and Singapore. On the other end of the scale was Sudan with 0.090%, Turkmenistan with 0.125% and Cuba with 0.126%.
Average imports as a share of GDP reached 0.298% in 2019 in the World according to the National Statistical Office. This is 1.42 % less than in the previous year and -2.51 % 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 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
| Belgium | % | 0.785% | 0.790% | 0.764% | 0.782% | 0.822% | ||||||||||||||||
| Djibouti | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1.91% | 1.41% | 1.23% | 1.09% | 1.57% | ... | ||||||||||
| Hong Kong | % | 2.21% | 2.13% | 1.94% | 1.85% | 1.88% | ||||||||||||||||
| Hungary | % | 0.786% | 0.810% | 0.796% | 0.778% | 0.792% | ||||||||||||||||
| Ireland | % | 0.849% | 0.920% | 0.932% | 1.05% | 0.990% | ||||||||||||||||
| Lesotho | % | 0.930% | 0.861% | 0.864% | 0.884% | 0.902% | ||||||||||||||||
| Liberia | % | 0.964% | 1.09% | 1.07% | 1.00% | 0.987% | ||||||||||||||||
| Luxembourg | % | 1.59% | 1.80% | 1.87% | 1.78% | 1.82% | ||||||||||||||||
| Maldives | % | 0.728% | 0.747% | 0.712% | 0.771% | 0.793% | ||||||||||||||||
| Malta | % | 1.48% | 1.38% | 1.45% | 1.40% | 1.34% | ||||||||||||||||
| Seychelles | % | 0.920% | 0.992% | 0.861% | 0.930% | 1.01% | ||||||||||||||||
| Singapore | % | 1.72% | 1.69% | 1.51% | 1.39% | 1.45% | ||||||||||||||||
| Slovakia | % | 0.879% | 0.867% | 0.889% | 0.908% | 0.929% | ||||||||||||||||
| Somalia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 0.915% | 0.985% | 0.985% | 0.999% | 1.03% | ||
| Vietnam | % | 0.815% | 0.831% | 0.890% | 0.911% | 0.988% |
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