trade · indicator
Imports of goods and services as a share of GDP.
Global · 2025
Baseline · 2026
How it’s forecast
Imports uses a linear trend model with a 8-year lookback, 55% recent-data weight, 80% confidence band, and horizons of 1, 3, 5, 10 years.
Why it matters
Interpretation depends on context and the wider macro profile.
Trajectory
Before consensus
Countries whose latest reading deviates most from their own recent trend.
Rankings
By country
Observed history with a baseline / optimistic / pessimistic forecast for the largest current readings.
Forecast
Per-country latest reading and baseline forecast across horizons.
Realized track record: across 5304 matured forecasts (through 2025), the typical miss is ±8.74 (22% MAPE) · reliability leaderboard →. A track record, not a guarantee.
| Country | Latest | Year | 1y | 3y | 5y | 10y |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 68.1% | 2024 | 75.8% | 91.2% | 106.7% | 145.3% |
| Albania | 42.5% | 2025 | 42.6% | 42.6% | 42.7% | 42.9% |
| Algeria | 22.1% | 2025 | 21.0% | 18.8% | 16.5% | 10.8% |
| American Samoa | 77.7% | 2022 | 75.5% | 70.9% | 66.3% | 55.0% |
| Angola | 11.7% | 2025 | 10.4% | 7.9% | 5.4% | 0.0% |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 63.3% | 2022 | 62.8% | 61.7% | 60.7% | 58.0% |
| Argentina | 14.8% | 2025 | 14.6% | 14.1% | 13.6% | 12.5% |
| Armenia | 53.6% | 2025 | 55.8% | 60.2% | 64.5% | 75.5% |
| Aruba | 78.2% | 2024 | 79.5% | 82.1% | 84.7% | 91.2% |
| Australia | 22.7% | 2025 | 22.9% | 23.2% | 23.6% | 24.6% |
| Austria | 52.3% | 2025 | 52.7% | 53.5% | 54.3% | 56.4% |
| Azerbaijan | 36.8% | 2025 | 36.6% | 36.3% | 36.0% | 35.1% |
| Bahamas, The | 41.5% | 2024 | 42.2% | 43.8% | 45.4% | 49.3% |
| Bahrain | 70.0% | 2024 | 70.9% | 72.8% | 74.7% | 79.3% |
| Bangladesh | 16.8% | 2025 | 16.6% | 16.0% | 15.5% | 14.2% |
| Belarus | 57.0% | 2025 | 56.2% | 54.5% | 52.7% | 48.5% |
| Belgium | 77.5% | 2025 | 77.0% | 76.0% | 75.1% | 72.7% |
| Belize | 53.7% | 2024 | 54.6% | 56.4% | 58.2% | 62.6% |
| Benin | 20.1% | 2025 | 18.1% | 14.1% | 10.1% | 0.2% |
| Bermuda | 25.1% | 2024 | 25.1% | 25.3% | 25.5% | 26.0% |
| Bhutan | 47.9% | 2024 | 48.6% | 50.1% | 51.5% | 55.2% |
| Bolivia | 25.5% | 2024 | 25.7% | 26.1% | 26.4% | 27.3% |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 54.1% | 2025 | 54.3% | 54.6% | 54.9% | 55.7% |
| Botswana | 37.5% | 2025 | 36.3% | 33.9% | 31.5% | 25.6% |
| Brazil | 17.5% | 2025 | 17.9% | 18.8% | 19.7% | 21.9% |
| Brunei | 52.0% | 2025 | 53.5% | 56.5% | 59.5% | 66.9% |
| Bulgaria | 51.8% | 2025 | 50.7% | 48.4% | 46.2% | 40.5% |
| Burkina Faso | 30.0% | 2025 | 30.1% | 30.3% | 30.5% | 31.1% |
| Cabo Verde | 53.4% | 2025 | 52.8% | 51.7% | 50.5% | 47.7% |
| Cambodia | 67.4% | 2025 | 68.7% | 71.2% | 73.7% | 80.0% |
| Cameroon | 20.3% | 2025 | 20.0% | 19.4% | 18.8% | 17.3% |
| Canada | 32.2% | 2025 | 32.0% | 31.7% | 31.4% | 30.5% |
| Cayman Islands | 45.8% | 2020 | 46.6% | 48.0% | 49.4% | 53.0% |
| Central African Republic | 33.6% | 2025 | 33.2% | 32.5% | 31.8% | 30.1% |
| Chad | 16.7% | 2025 | 16.0% | 14.6% | 13.2% | 9.6% |
| Chile | 30.4% | 2025 | 30.7% | 31.3% | 31.8% | 33.3% |
| China | 16.9% | 2025 | 16.8% | 16.7% | 16.7% | 16.4% |
| Colombia | 20.4% | 2025 | 20.4% | 20.4% | 20.4% | 20.4% |
| Comoros | 31.6% | 2025 | 32.2% | 33.3% | 34.4% | 37.3% |
| Congo | 43.6% | 2025 | 44.8% | 47.1% | 49.4% | 55.1% |
| Costa Rica | 32.6% | 2025 | 32.9% | 33.4% | 33.9% | 35.3% |
| Croatia | 53.0% | 2025 | 53.9% | 55.6% | 57.4% | 61.7% |
| Cuba | 82.4% | 2024 | 94.0% | 117.1% | 140.3% | 150.0% |
| Curacao | 92.0% | 2018 | 89.4% | 84.0% | 78.7% | 65.4% |
| Cyprus | 91.9% | 2025 | 95.3% | 101.9% | 108.6% | 125.2% |
| Czechia | 61.1% | 2025 | 60.3% | 58.8% | 57.3% | 53.5% |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 24.8% | 2025 | 25.3% | 26.5% | 27.6% | 30.5% |
| DR Congo | 43.9% | 2025 | 45.9% | 50.0% | 54.0% | 64.1% |
| Denmark | 59.1% | 2025 | 60.7% | 63.8% | 66.9% | 74.7% |
| Djibouti | 95.8% | 2025 | 90.7% | 80.4% | 70.2% | 44.5% |
| Dominican Republic | 27.9% | 2025 | 28.0% | 28.3% | 28.7% | 29.5% |
| Ecuador | 27.9% | 2025 | 28.7% | 30.3% | 31.9% | 35.9% |
| Egypt | 31.5% | 2025 | 31.8% | 32.5% | 33.1% | 34.7% |
| El Salvador | 56.1% | 2025 | 57.7% | 60.8% | 63.9% | 71.7% |
| Equatorial Guinea | 28.4% | 2025 | 25.7% | 20.3% | 14.9% | 1.4% |
| Eritrea | 29.2% | 2011 | 24.7% | 15.6% | 6.6% | 0.0% |
| Estonia | 77.4% | 2025 | 78.7% | 81.4% | 84.1% | 90.9% |
| Eswatini | 53.7% | 2024 | 55.2% | 58.2% | 61.3% | 68.8% |
| Ethiopia | 20.2% | 2025 | 19.3% | 17.7% | 16.0% | 11.8% |
| Faroe Islands | 51.2% | 2024 | 51.7% | 52.7% | 53.7% | 56.1% |
| Fiji | 64.6% | 2024 | 66.9% | 71.5% | 76.2% | 87.8% |
| Finland | 41.1% | 2025 | 41.6% | 42.7% | 43.7% | 46.3% |
| France | 33.8% | 2025 | 34.1% | 34.8% | 35.4% | 37.1% |
| French Polynesia | 46.1% | 2024 | 47.5% | 50.2% | 52.9% | 59.7% |
| Gabon | 29.4% | 2025 | 30.5% | 32.6% | 34.7% | 40.1% |
| Gambia, The | 49.4% | 2025 | 49.7% | 50.2% | 50.8% | 52.1% |
| Georgia | 53.2% | 2025 | 52.3% | 50.4% | 48.5% | 43.8% |
| Germany | 38.1% | 2025 | 38.5% | 39.4% | 40.2% | 42.4% |
| Ghana | 33.9% | 2024 | 33.4% | 32.4% | 31.4% | 28.8% |
| Greece | 44.0% | 2025 | 45.1% | 47.5% | 49.8% | 55.6% |
| Greenland | 51.1% | 2023 | 52.2% | 54.5% | 56.8% | 62.5% |
| Guam | 64.0% | 2022 | 65.6% | 68.8% | 72.0% | 80.0% |
| Guatemala | 31.0% | 2025 | 31.6% | 33.0% | 34.4% | 37.8% |
| Guinea | 62.3% | 2025 | 63.4% | 65.8% | 68.1% | 73.9% |
| Guinea-Bissau | 27.0% | 2025 | 26.7% | 25.9% | 25.2% | 23.5% |
| Guyana | 109.7% | 2005 | 109.5% | 109.0% | 108.5% | 107.3% |
| Haiti | 14.3% | 2025 | 11.3% | 5.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Honduras | 56.5% | 2025 | 56.4% | 56.1% | 55.8% | 55.0% |
| Hong Kong | 196.9% | 2025 | 150.0% | 150.0% | 150.0% | 150.0% |
| Hungary | 68.1% | 2025 | 67.0% | 64.7% | 62.4% | 56.7% |
| Iceland | 42.4% | 2025 | 43.0% | 44.4% | 45.7% | 49.1% |
| India | 24.0% | 2025 | 24.4% | 25.2% | 25.9% | 27.9% |
| Indonesia | 20.5% | 2025 | 20.7% | 20.9% | 21.2% | 21.8% |
| Iran | 34.5% | 2025 | 35.3% | 36.9% | 38.4% | 42.4% |
| Iraq | 37.4% | 2024 | 38.3% | 40.2% | 42.1% | 46.8% |
| Ireland | 99.9% | 2025 | 98.2% | 94.8% | 91.5% | 83.1% |
| Israel | 25.4% | 2025 | 25.2% | 24.8% | 24.3% | 23.2% |
| Italy | 30.3% | 2025 | 30.9% | 32.2% | 33.4% | 36.6% |
| Japan | 22.9% | 2024 | 24.0% | 26.1% | 28.3% | 33.7% |
| Jordan | 57.1% | 2024 | 58.0% | 59.8% | 61.6% | 66.2% |
| Kazakhstan | 25.6% | 2024 | 25.7% | 25.9% | 26.2% | 26.8% |
| Kenya | 21.8% | 2025 | 22.1% | 22.9% | 23.6% | 25.5% |
| Kiribati | 97.6% | 2024 | 100.6% | 106.7% | 112.8% | 128.1% |
| Kosovo | 74.2% | 2025 | 77.2% | 83.2% | 89.3% | 104.3% |
| Kuwait | 38.2% | 2024 | 36.7% | 33.6% | 30.5% | 22.8% |
| Kyrgyz Republic | 65.6% | 2025 | 68.7% | 74.9% | 81.2% | 96.7% |
| Laos | 41.9% | 2016 | 41.9% | 41.8% | 41.8% | 41.7% |
| Latvia | 67.2% | 2025 | 68.1% | 69.9% | 71.7% | 76.2% |
| Lebanon | 58.9% | 2024 | 63.1% | 71.4% | 79.7% | 100.6% |
| Lesotho | 104.5% | 2025 | 105.9% | 108.7% | 111.6% | 118.7% |
| Libya | 65.9% | 2025 | 72.7% | 86.1% | 99.6% | 133.2% |
| Lithuania | 69.1% | 2025 | 69.1% | 69.1% | 69.1% | 69.1% |
| Luxembourg | 159.4% | 2025 | 150.0% | 150.0% | 150.0% | 150.0% |
| Macao | 46.9% | 2025 | 48.8% | 52.6% | 56.4% | 65.9% |
| Madagascar | 32.9% | 2025 | 32.9% | 33.0% | 33.0% | 33.2% |
| Malawi | 28.8% | 2025 | 28.5% | 28.0% | 27.5% | 26.2% |
| Malaysia | 65.4% | 2025 | 66.6% | 69.0% | 71.3% | 77.2% |
| Maldives | 78.3% | 2024 | 79.0% | 80.3% | 81.7% | 85.2% |
| Mali | 26.7% | 2025 | 26.2% | 25.3% | 24.3% | 21.9% |
| Malta | 99.9% | 2025 | 98.7% | 96.4% | 94.0% | 88.2% |
| Marshall Islands | 79.9% | 2025 | 77.5% | 72.7% | 68.0% | 56.1% |
| Mauritania | 54.2% | 2025 | 54.8% | 56.2% | 57.5% | 60.8% |
| Mauritius | 74.9% | 2025 | 76.9% | 80.9% | 84.8% | 94.8% |
| Mexico | 40.3% | 2025 | 40.2% | 40.0% | 39.9% | 39.5% |
| Micronesia, Fed. Sts. | 70.9% | 2025 | 71.5% | 72.7% | 73.8% | 76.6% |
| Moldova | 60.9% | 2025 | 61.7% | 63.4% | 65.0% | 69.2% |
| Mongolia | 62.6% | 2025 | 63.0% | 63.7% | 64.4% | 66.1% |
| Montenegro | 65.7% | 2025 | 65.9% | 66.4% | 66.8% | 67.9% |
| Morocco | 51.1% | 2025 | 52.9% | 56.4% | 59.9% | 68.6% |
| Mozambique | 55.7% | 2025 | 52.8% | 46.9% | 41.0% | 26.2% |
| Namibia | 63.9% | 2025 | 67.5% | 74.8% | 82.1% | 100.3% |
| Naoero | 103.7% | 2025 | 106.0% | 110.5% | 115.1% | 126.5% |
| Nepal | 33.7% | 2025 | 32.7% | 30.6% | 28.5% | 23.4% |
| Netherlands | 69.5% | 2025 | 69.0% | 68.1% | 67.2% | 64.9% |
| New Caledonia | 28.7% | 2024 | 27.5% | 25.2% | 22.9% | 17.0% |
| New Zealand | 26.0% | 2024 | 25.9% | 25.8% | 25.7% | 25.5% |
| Nicaragua | 54.9% | 2025 | 56.2% | 58.8% | 61.4% | 67.9% |
| Niger | 18.1% | 2025 | 16.6% | 13.6% | 10.6% | 3.0% |
| Nigeria | 16.9% | 1960 | 16.9% | 16.9% | 16.9% | 16.9% |
| North Macedonia | 73.4% | 2025 | 73.8% | 74.8% | 75.7% | 77.9% |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 70.9% | 2022 | 70.6% | 70.1% | 69.5% | 68.1% |
| Norway | 33.7% | 2025 | 33.9% | 34.2% | 34.6% | 35.5% |
| Oman | 48.8% | 2024 | 49.8% | 51.8% | 53.8% | 58.8% |
| Pakistan | 17.2% | 2025 | 17.0% | 16.6% | 16.1% | 15.0% |
| Palau | 73.1% | 2024 | 73.4% | 74.0% | 74.6% | 76.2% |
| Panama | 39.3% | 2024 | 39.2% | 39.1% | 38.9% | 38.6% |
| Papua New Guinea | 58.9% | 2004 | 60.2% | 62.7% | 65.3% | 71.6% |
| Paraguay | 39.3% | 2025 | 40.3% | 42.4% | 44.5% | 49.7% |
| Peru | 21.8% | 2025 | 21.8% | 21.8% | 21.7% | 21.6% |
| Philippines | 40.2% | 2025 | 40.4% | 40.8% | 41.2% | 42.2% |
| Poland | 47.1% | 2025 | 47.0% | 47.0% | 46.9% | 46.7% |
| Portugal | 42.7% | 2025 | 43.1% | 43.8% | 44.5% | 46.2% |
| Puerto Rico (US) | 43.6% | 2025 | 43.3% | 42.8% | 42.4% | 41.1% |
| Qatar | 31.6% | 2022 | 30.8% | 29.3% | 27.7% | 23.8% |
| Romania | 40.7% | 2025 | 40.3% | 39.5% | 38.7% | 36.6% |
| Russia | 15.5% | 2025 | 14.7% | 13.2% | 11.7% | 7.9% |
| Rwanda | 35.1% | 2025 | 37.4% | 42.1% | 46.7% | 58.3% |
| Samoa | 43.0% | 2025 | 43.0% | 42.8% | 42.7% | 42.4% |
| San Marino | 155.0% | 2023 | 150.0% | 150.0% | 150.0% | 150.0% |
| Sao Tome and Principe | 33.3% | 2025 | 29.8% | 22.7% | 15.6% | 0.0% |
| Saudi Arabia | 28.2% | 2025 | 28.7% | 29.9% | 31.0% | 33.8% |
| Senegal | 38.6% | 2025 | 39.2% | 40.4% | 41.6% | 44.7% |
| Serbia | 58.6% | 2025 | 59.0% | 59.9% | 60.8% | 62.9% |
| Seychelles | 92.7% | 2025 | 92.8% | 93.0% | 93.3% | 93.9% |
| Sierra Leone | 28.2% | 2025 | 28.6% | 29.4% | 30.2% | 32.3% |
| Singapore | 142.5% | 2025 | 141.2% | 138.8% | 136.3% | 130.2% |
| Slovakia | 85.2% | 2025 | 84.6% | 83.2% | 81.9% | 78.5% |
| Slovenia | 73.3% | 2025 | 73.3% | 73.5% | 73.6% | 73.9% |
| Solomon Islands | 70.8% | 2024 | 74.3% | 81.2% | 88.2% | 105.6% |
| Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 98.8% | 2025 | 105.4% | 118.5% | 131.6% | 150.0% |
| South Africa | 29.5% | 2025 | 30.3% | 31.9% | 33.5% | 37.5% |
| South Korea | 40.6% | 2025 | 41.9% | 44.4% | 46.9% | 53.2% |
| South Sudan | 28.9% | 2015 | 28.6% | 28.1% | 27.6% | 26.3% |
| Spain | 32.8% | 2025 | 33.2% | 34.0% | 34.7% | 36.6% |
| Sri Lanka | 22.8% | 2025 | 22.1% | 20.7% | 19.2% | 15.6% |
| Sudan | 1.3% | 2025 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Suriname | 38.4% | 2010 | 36.7% | 33.2% | 29.7% | 20.9% |
| Sweden | 51.1% | 2025 | 52.6% | 55.7% | 58.7% | 66.3% |
| Switzerland | 69.1% | 2025 | 70.4% | 72.9% | 75.4% | 81.7% |
| Syria | 28.7% | 2022 | 27.4% | 24.9% | 22.4% | 16.1% |
| Tajikistan | 47.9% | 2024 | 49.4% | 52.6% | 55.7% | 63.5% |
| Tanzania | 20.0% | 2025 | 20.7% | 22.2% | 23.6% | 27.3% |
| Thailand | 67.3% | 2025 | 69.9% | 75.0% | 80.2% | 93.2% |
| Timor-Leste | 84.9% | 2024 | 87.1% | 91.6% | 96.2% | 107.4% |
| Togo | 35.3% | 2023 | 35.2% | 34.9% | 34.6% | 33.8% |
| Tonga | 60.7% | 2024 | 60.0% | 58.5% | 57.1% | 53.5% |
| Tunisia | 54.8% | 2025 | 55.1% | 55.7% | 56.3% | 57.8% |
| Turkmenistan | 13.7% | 2025 | 13.6% | 13.5% | 13.3% | 13.0% |
| Türkiye | 25.1% | 2025 | 24.6% | 23.6% | 22.6% | 20.2% |
| Uganda | 28.8% | 2025 | 29.5% | 31.1% | 32.7% | 36.6% |
| Ukraine | 51.8% | 2025 | 52.1% | 52.8% | 53.4% | 54.9% |
| United Arab Emirates | 92.2% | 2023 | 95.5% | 102.3% | 109.0% | 125.7% |
| United Kingdom | 31.9% | 2025 | 31.9% | 32.0% | 32.0% | 32.2% |
| United States | 14.0% | 2024 | 13.9% | 13.7% | 13.5% | 13.0% |
| Uruguay | 22.6% | 2025 | 23.0% | 23.6% | 24.2% | 25.8% |
| Uzbekistan | 35.4% | 2025 | 35.3% | 35.2% | 35.1% | 34.8% |
| Vanuatu | 48.0% | 2024 | 47.6% | 46.7% | 45.8% | 43.5% |
| Venezuela | 10.1% | 2025 | 9.7% | 8.9% | 8.2% | 6.2% |
| Vietnam | 92.1% | 2025 | 93.3% | 95.6% | 98.0% | 103.9% |
| Virgin Islands (U.S.) | 108.3% | 2022 | 114.4% | 126.5% | 138.7% | 150.0% |
| West Bank and Gaza | 53.5% | 2025 | 53.7% | 54.0% | 54.3% | 55.1% |
| Yemen, Rep. | 47.3% | 2018 | 48.1% | 49.8% | 51.4% | 55.5% |
| Zambia | 27.6% | 2024 | 26.7% | 24.9% | 23.1% | 18.7% |
| Zimbabwe | 23.4% | 2024 | 22.8% | 21.6% | 20.3% | 17.1% |
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