trade · indicator
Imports of goods and services as a share of GDP.
Global · 2024
Baseline · 2025
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.
| Country | Latest | Year | 1y | 3y | 5y | 10y |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 50.7% | 2023 | 56.8% | 69.0% | 81.1% | 111.5% |
| Albania | 43.2% | 2024 | 43.1% | 43.0% | 42.9% | 42.6% |
| Algeria | 20.3% | 2024 | 18.8% | 15.7% | 12.6% | 5.0% |
| American Samoa | 77.7% | 2022 | 75.5% | 70.9% | 66.3% | 55.0% |
| Angola | 19.4% | 2024 | 19.0% | 18.4% | 17.8% | 16.2% |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 63.0% | 2022 | 62.4% | 61.3% | 60.2% | 57.4% |
| Argentina | 12.7% | 2024 | 12.5% | 12.0% | 11.6% | 10.5% |
| Armenia | 76.4% | 2024 | 79.2% | 84.7% | 90.3% | 104.1% |
| Aruba | 76.4% | 2024 | 77.7% | 80.3% | 83.0% | 89.6% |
| Australia | 22.5% | 2024 | 22.6% | 22.8% | 22.9% | 23.4% |
| Austria | 53.1% | 2024 | 54.0% | 55.6% | 57.3% | 61.4% |
| Azerbaijan | 36.8% | 2024 | 35.8% | 33.7% | 31.6% | 26.5% |
| Bahamas, The | 41.5% | 2024 | 42.2% | 43.8% | 45.4% | 49.3% |
| Bahrain | 70.1% | 2024 | 71.1% | 73.0% | 74.9% | 79.6% |
| Bangladesh | 16.3% | 2024 | 16.2% | 16.0% | 15.9% | 15.4% |
| Belarus | 66.9% | 2024 | 66.4% | 65.6% | 64.8% | 62.8% |
| Belgium | 79.7% | 2024 | 79.9% | 80.3% | 80.7% | 81.8% |
| Belize | 53.7% | 2024 | 54.6% | 56.4% | 58.2% | 62.6% |
| Benin | 21.8% | 2024 | 19.8% | 15.9% | 11.9% | 2.1% |
| Bermuda | 23.1% | 2024 | 22.9% | 22.4% | 22.0% | 20.8% |
| Bhutan | 53.3% | 2023 | 54.3% | 56.2% | 58.1% | 62.9% |
| Bolivia | 25.5% | 2024 | 25.7% | 26.1% | 26.4% | 27.3% |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 54.3% | 2024 | 54.4% | 54.6% | 54.9% | 55.5% |
| Botswana | 43.7% | 2024 | 43.6% | 43.3% | 43.0% | 42.3% |
| Brazil | 17.6% | 2024 | 18.4% | 19.9% | 21.5% | 25.3% |
| Brunei | 58.3% | 2024 | 61.8% | 68.8% | 75.8% | 93.3% |
| Bulgaria | 53.9% | 2024 | 53.2% | 51.7% | 50.3% | 46.8% |
| Burkina Faso | 31.9% | 2024 | 32.2% | 32.6% | 33.0% | 34.1% |
| Cabo Verde | 54.0% | 2024 | 53.5% | 52.4% | 51.4% | 48.7% |
| Cambodia | 72.1% | 2024 | 73.6% | 76.5% | 79.5% | 86.9% |
| Cameroon | 18.7% | 2024 | 18.5% | 17.9% | 17.4% | 16.1% |
| Canada | 32.7% | 2024 | 32.5% | 32.2% | 31.9% | 31.1% |
| Cayman Islands | 45.8% | 2020 | 46.6% | 48.0% | 49.4% | 53.0% |
| Central African Republic | 31.4% | 2024 | 30.4% | 28.2% | 26.1% | 20.7% |
| Chad | 18.1% | 2024 | 17.5% | 16.4% | 15.3% | 12.4% |
| Chile | 30.1% | 2024 | 30.8% | 32.1% | 33.4% | 36.6% |
| China | 17.2% | 2024 | 17.1% | 16.9% | 16.7% | 16.3% |
| Colombia | 20.9% | 2024 | 21.4% | 22.2% | 23.1% | 25.3% |
| Comoros | 34.5% | 2024 | 35.6% | 37.9% | 40.3% | 46.1% |
| Congo | 40.4% | 2024 | 40.0% | 39.1% | 38.1% | 35.9% |
| Costa Rica | 32.8% | 2024 | 33.2% | 34.1% | 35.0% | 37.2% |
| Croatia | 54.8% | 2024 | 56.2% | 59.0% | 61.8% | 68.8% |
| 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 | 93.4% | 2024 | 97.2% | 105.0% | 112.7% | 132.0% |
| Czechia | 62.6% | 2024 | 61.9% | 60.5% | 59.1% | 55.5% |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 25.2% | 2024 | 25.8% | 27.1% | 28.3% | 31.4% |
| DR Congo | 51.8% | 2024 | 54.1% | 58.8% | 63.5% | 75.1% |
| Denmark | 60.8% | 2024 | 62.6% | 66.3% | 69.9% | 79.1% |
| Djibouti | 114.8% | 2024 | 110.6% | 102.3% | 93.9% | 72.9% |
| Dominican Republic | 29.0% | 2024 | 29.5% | 30.3% | 31.2% | 33.4% |
| Ecuador | 26.9% | 2024 | 27.9% | 29.8% | 31.7% | 36.4% |
| Egypt | 23.2% | 2024 | 22.4% | 20.6% | 18.9% | 14.5% |
| El Salvador | 51.9% | 2024 | 53.2% | 55.7% | 58.2% | 64.5% |
| Equatorial Guinea | 25.4% | 2024 | 22.1% | 15.6% | 9.1% | 0.0% |
| Eritrea | 29.2% | 2011 | 24.7% | 15.6% | 6.6% | 0.0% |
| Estonia | 75.4% | 2024 | 77.0% | 80.3% | 83.6% | 91.8% |
| Eswatini | 53.7% | 2024 | 55.2% | 58.2% | 61.3% | 68.8% |
| Ethiopia | 11.9% | 2024 | 10.3% | 7.1% | 3.9% | 0.0% |
| Faroe Islands | 51.2% | 2024 | 51.7% | 52.7% | 53.7% | 56.1% |
| Finland | 41.6% | 2024 | 42.4% | 44.0% | 45.7% | 49.8% |
| France | 34.2% | 2024 | 34.7% | 35.6% | 36.5% | 38.9% |
| French Polynesia | 46.1% | 2024 | 47.5% | 50.2% | 52.9% | 59.7% |
| Gabon | 27.5% | 2024 | 28.1% | 29.4% | 30.6% | 33.8% |
| Gambia, The | 33.4% | 2024 | 32.5% | 30.7% | 28.9% | 24.3% |
| Georgia | 55.6% | 2024 | 55.4% | 54.9% | 54.5% | 53.3% |
| Germany | 37.7% | 2024 | 38.3% | 39.5% | 40.7% | 43.8% |
| Ghana | 34.3% | 2024 | 33.8% | 32.9% | 31.9% | 29.5% |
| Greece | 47.7% | 2024 | 49.8% | 54.2% | 58.6% | 69.5% |
| 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 | 31.5% | 2024 | 32.3% | 34.0% | 35.7% | 39.9% |
| Guinea | 56.4% | 2024 | 56.6% | 57.1% | 57.5% | 58.7% |
| Guinea-Bissau | 27.0% | 2024 | 26.5% | 25.6% | 24.7% | 22.5% |
| Guyana | 109.7% | 2005 | 109.5% | 109.0% | 108.5% | 107.3% |
| Haiti | 18.8% | 2024 | 17.1% | 13.7% | 10.3% | 1.7% |
| Honduras | 57.6% | 2024 | 58.0% | 58.8% | 59.6% | 61.5% |
| Hong Kong | 177.7% | 2024 | 150.0% | 150.0% | 150.0% | 150.0% |
| Hungary | 71.1% | 2024 | 70.9% | 70.6% | 70.2% | 69.3% |
| Iceland | 43.5% | 2024 | 44.1% | 45.3% | 46.5% | 49.4% |
| India | 23.5% | 2024 | 23.9% | 24.6% | 25.4% | 27.3% |
| Indonesia | 20.4% | 2024 | 20.4% | 20.6% | 20.7% | 21.0% |
| Iran | 28.5% | 2024 | 28.9% | 29.6% | 30.2% | 32.0% |
| Iraq | 33.2% | 2024 | 33.8% | 35.0% | 36.2% | 39.1% |
| Ireland | 102.2% | 2024 | 101.1% | 98.8% | 96.6% | 91.0% |
| Israel | 26.0% | 2024 | 25.9% | 25.7% | 25.5% | 25.0% |
| Italy | 30.3% | 2024 | 31.1% | 32.8% | 34.4% | 38.4% |
| Japan | 23.6% | 2024 | 24.8% | 27.1% | 29.5% | 35.3% |
| 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 | 23.1% | 2024 | 23.4% | 24.0% | 24.6% | 26.2% |
| Kiribati | 101.7% | 2023 | 102.7% | 104.8% | 106.9% | 112.0% |
| Kosovo | 72.0% | 2024 | 75.1% | 81.1% | 87.2% | 102.3% |
| Kuwait | 38.3% | 2023 | 36.0% | 31.2% | 26.5% | 14.7% |
| Kyrgyz Republic | 84.2% | 2024 | 88.5% | 97.1% | 105.7% | 127.1% |
| Laos | 41.9% | 2016 | 41.9% | 41.8% | 41.8% | 41.7% |
| Latvia | 66.9% | 2024 | 68.2% | 70.9% | 73.5% | 80.1% |
| Lebanon | 73.7% | 2023 | 78.0% | 86.8% | 95.6% | 117.5% |
| Lesotho | 98.6% | 2023 | 99.1% | 100.0% | 100.9% | 103.2% |
| Libya | 56.8% | 2024 | 64.2% | 79.0% | 93.8% | 130.7% |
| Lithuania | 68.9% | 2024 | 69.5% | 70.6% | 71.7% | 74.5% |
| Luxembourg | 159.7% | 2024 | 150.0% | 150.0% | 150.0% | 150.0% |
| Macao | 49.9% | 2024 | 54.4% | 63.5% | 72.6% | 95.2% |
| Madagascar | 31.7% | 2024 | 31.6% | 31.4% | 31.2% | 30.6% |
| Malawi | 31.2% | 2023 | 31.1% | 30.9% | 30.7% | 30.2% |
| Malaysia | 66.0% | 2024 | 66.9% | 68.7% | 70.4% | 74.9% |
| Maldives | 78.3% | 2024 | 79.0% | 80.3% | 81.7% | 85.2% |
| Mali | 27.3% | 2024 | 27.4% | 27.4% | 27.5% | 27.7% |
| Malta | 99.7% | 2024 | 99.9% | 100.4% | 100.9% | 102.1% |
| Marshall Islands | 81.7% | 2024 | 79.9% | 76.2% | 72.5% | 63.3% |
| Mauritania | 52.2% | 2024 | 53.4% | 55.7% | 58.0% | 63.8% |
| Mauritius | 78.3% | 2024 | 80.6% | 85.3% | 90.0% | 101.7% |
| Mexico | 37.9% | 2024 | 37.8% | 37.8% | 37.7% | 37.5% |
| Micronesia, Fed. Sts. | 71.5% | 2024 | 71.6% | 71.8% | 71.9% | 72.4% |
| Moldova | 57.3% | 2024 | 58.1% | 59.7% | 61.3% | 65.4% |
| Mongolia | 69.7% | 2024 | 71.0% | 73.5% | 76.1% | 82.4% |
| Montenegro | 66.2% | 2024 | 66.6% | 67.4% | 68.2% | 70.1% |
| Morocco | 50.2% | 2024 | 51.9% | 55.3% | 58.8% | 67.3% |
| Mozambique | 52.8% | 2024 | 51.4% | 48.5% | 45.6% | 38.5% |
| Namibia | 68.0% | 2024 | 71.5% | 78.5% | 85.5% | 103.0% |
| Nauru | 110.5% | 2024 | 114.3% | 121.8% | 129.3% | 148.0% |
| Nepal | 32.9% | 2024 | 32.3% | 31.1% | 29.8% | 26.8% |
| Netherlands | 71.4% | 2024 | 71.7% | 72.3% | 73.0% | 74.5% |
| New Caledonia | 28.7% | 2024 | 27.5% | 25.2% | 22.9% | 17.0% |
| New Zealand | 26.4% | 2024 | 26.5% | 26.6% | 26.6% | 26.9% |
| Nicaragua | 58.1% | 2024 | 59.5% | 62.4% | 65.2% | 72.4% |
| Niger | 22.7% | 2024 | 22.2% | 21.2% | 20.2% | 17.7% |
| Nigeria | 16.9% | 1960 | 16.9% | 16.9% | 16.9% | 16.9% |
| North Macedonia | 74.6% | 2024 | 76.3% | 79.6% | 83.0% | 91.3% |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 70.9% | 2022 | 70.6% | 70.1% | 69.5% | 68.1% |
| Norway | 33.9% | 2024 | 33.7% | 33.4% | 33.1% | 32.4% |
| Oman | 48.8% | 2024 | 49.8% | 51.8% | 53.8% | 58.8% |
| Pakistan | 17.2% | 2024 | 17.2% | 17.3% | 17.4% | 17.6% |
| Palau | 80.4% | 2023 | 82.1% | 85.4% | 88.7% | 96.9% |
| 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 | 39.6% | 2024 | 40.7% | 42.8% | 45.0% | 50.4% |
| Peru | 22.9% | 2024 | 23.2% | 23.8% | 24.3% | 25.8% |
| Philippines | 40.1% | 2024 | 40.4% | 40.8% | 41.3% | 42.5% |
| Poland | 48.2% | 2024 | 48.7% | 49.9% | 51.0% | 53.8% |
| Portugal | 43.9% | 2024 | 44.6% | 46.1% | 47.5% | 51.1% |
| Puerto Rico (US) | 42.7% | 2024 | 42.7% | 42.5% | 42.4% | 42.0% |
| Qatar | 31.6% | 2022 | 30.8% | 29.3% | 27.7% | 23.8% |
| Romania | 41.6% | 2024 | 41.5% | 41.4% | 41.3% | 40.9% |
| Russia | 17.6% | 2024 | 17.0% | 15.7% | 14.5% | 11.4% |
| Rwanda | 39.1% | 2024 | 40.0% | 41.8% | 43.6% | 48.0% |
| Samoa | 48.9% | 2024 | 49.7% | 51.5% | 53.2% | 57.6% |
| San Marino | 155.0% | 2023 | 150.0% | 150.0% | 150.0% | 150.0% |
| Saudi Arabia | 25.6% | 2024 | 25.3% | 24.8% | 24.2% | 22.8% |
| Senegal | 43.4% | 2024 | 45.2% | 48.7% | 52.2% | 61.0% |
| Serbia | 58.1% | 2024 | 59.1% | 61.0% | 63.0% | 67.8% |
| Seychelles | 103.2% | 2024 | 103.6% | 104.4% | 105.2% | 107.2% |
| Sierra Leone | 23.3% | 2024 | 23.5% | 23.9% | 24.3% | 25.3% |
| Singapore | 143.6% | 2024 | 143.1% | 142.2% | 141.3% | 138.9% |
| Slovakia | 85.7% | 2024 | 85.5% | 85.0% | 84.5% | 83.2% |
| Slovenia | 74.7% | 2024 | 75.4% | 76.8% | 78.1% | 81.5% |
| Solomon Islands | 70.8% | 2024 | 74.3% | 81.2% | 88.2% | 105.6% |
| Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 99.1% | 2024 | 104.6% | 115.6% | 126.5% | 150.0% |
| South Africa | 29.9% | 2024 | 30.7% | 32.3% | 33.9% | 38.0% |
| South Korea | 40.3% | 2024 | 41.6% | 44.1% | 46.7% | 53.1% |
| South Sudan | 28.9% | 2015 | 28.6% | 28.1% | 27.6% | 26.3% |
| Spain | 32.9% | 2024 | 33.4% | 34.5% | 35.6% | 38.3% |
| Sri Lanka | 22.5% | 2024 | 21.8% | 20.3% | 18.8% | 15.0% |
| Sudan | 1.3% | 2024 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Suriname | 38.4% | 2010 | 36.7% | 33.2% | 29.7% | 20.9% |
| Sweden | 51.6% | 2024 | 53.2% | 56.4% | 59.6% | 67.5% |
| Switzerland | 61.9% | 2024 | 62.8% | 64.6% | 66.4% | 70.8% |
| Syria | 28.8% | 2022 | 27.7% | 25.5% | 23.3% | 17.7% |
| Tajikistan | 48.4% | 2023 | 49.7% | 52.3% | 54.9% | 61.4% |
| Tanzania | 21.7% | 2024 | 22.3% | 23.6% | 24.9% | 28.2% |
| Thailand | 66.7% | 2024 | 68.9% | 73.4% | 77.9% | 89.1% |
| Timor-Leste | 84.9% | 2024 | 87.1% | 91.6% | 96.2% | 107.4% |
| Togo | 36.6% | 2022 | 35.7% | 33.8% | 32.0% | 27.4% |
| Tonga | 64.9% | 2023 | 64.3% | 63.2% | 62.1% | 59.3% |
| Tunisia | 56.3% | 2024 | 56.9% | 58.1% | 59.3% | 62.2% |
| Turkmenistan | 11.2% | 2024 | 8.7% | 3.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Türkiye | 27.0% | 2024 | 27.4% | 28.3% | 29.1% | 31.2% |
| Uganda | 25.9% | 2024 | 26.4% | 27.5% | 28.6% | 31.4% |
| Ukraine | 48.3% | 2024 | 47.5% | 45.9% | 44.4% | 40.4% |
| United Arab Emirates | 92.2% | 2023 | 95.5% | 102.3% | 109.0% | 125.7% |
| United Kingdom | 31.9% | 2024 | 31.9% | 32.0% | 32.1% | 32.3% |
| United States | 14.3% | 2024 | 14.2% | 14.0% | 13.9% | 13.5% |
| Uruguay | 23.7% | 2024 | 24.4% | 25.9% | 27.3% | 31.0% |
| Uzbekistan | 38.0% | 2024 | 39.2% | 41.8% | 44.4% | 50.8% |
| Vanuatu | 54.2% | 2022 | 52.5% | 49.2% | 45.9% | 37.6% |
| Venezuela | 9.2% | 2024 | 9.1% | 8.9% | 8.7% | 8.3% |
| Vietnam | 83.7% | 2024 | 84.5% | 86.1% | 87.7% | 91.6% |
| Virgin Islands (U.S.) | 108.3% | 2022 | 114.4% | 126.5% | 138.7% | 150.0% |
| West Bank and Gaza | 60.3% | 2024 | 61.7% | 64.6% | 67.4% | 74.5% |
| 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 | 22.9% | 21.7% | 20.6% | 17.8% |
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