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Economy > Trade > Imports > Goods and services: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: Imports of goods and services as a % of GDP, 2000.

CONTENTS

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COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
1 SingaporeSingapore 161% 2000
2 MaltaMalta 114% 2000
3 GuyanaGuyana 111% 2000
4 MalaysiaMalaysia 104% 2000
5 LuxembourgLuxembourg 99% 2000
=6 EstoniaEstonia 88% 2000
=6 LesothoLesotho 88% 2000
=8 MaldivesMaldives 86% 2000
=8 EritreaEritrea 86% 2000
=8 SeychellesSeychelles 86% 2000
=11 TajikistanTajikistan 85% 2000
=11 BelgiumBelgium 85% 2000
13 MongoliaMongolia 82% 2000
=14 SwazilandSwaziland 81% 2000
=14 NicaraguaNicaragua 81% 2000
16 Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda 80% 2000
17 Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+ 79% 2000
18 SlovakiaSlovakia 76% 2000
=19 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 75% 2000
=19 GrenadaGrenada 75% 2000
=21 IrelandIreland 74% 2000
=21 AngolaAngola 74% 2000
23 GhanaGhana 70% 2000
=24 JordanJordan 69% 2000
=24 BelarusBelarus 69% 2000
=26 MauritiusMauritius 67% 2000
=26 HungaryHungary 67% 2000
28 Saint LuciaSaint Lucia 66% 2000
=29 DominicaDominica 64% 2000
=29 BelizeBelize 64% 2000
=29 BulgariaBulgaria 64% 2000
=32 BahrainBahrain 63% 2000
=32 FijiFiji 63% 2000
=32 SloveniaSlovenia 63% 2000
=32 DjiboutiDjibouti 63% 2000
36 Cape VerdeCape Verde 62% 2000
37 The GambiaThe Gambia 61% 2000
38 BhutanBhutan 60% 2000
39 ThailandThailand 59% 2000
=40 Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea 58% 2000
=40 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau 58% 2000
=42 MauritaniaMauritania 57% 2000
=42 UkraineUkraine 57% 2000
Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile) 57% 2000
=44 NetherlandsNetherlands 56% 2000
=44 BarbadosBarbados 56% 2000
=44 HondurasHonduras 56% 2000
=44 NamibiaNamibia 56% 2000
=48 JamaicaJamaica 55% 2000
=48 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 55% 2000
Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile) 54.29% 2000
European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile) 54.18% 2000
50 LatviaLatvia 54% 2000
Heavily indebted countries averageHeavily indebted countries average (profile) 53.72% 2000
51 TurkmenistanTurkmenistan 53% 2000
Former British colonies averageFormer British colonies average (profile) 52.77% 2000
=52 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 52% 2000
=52 LithuaniaLithuania 52% 2000
=54 ArmeniaArmenia 51% 2000
=54 CroatiaCroatia 51% 2000
=54 Sri LankaSri Lanka 51% 2000
=57 PhilippinesPhilippines 50% 2000
=57 TogoTogo 50% 2000
NATO countries averageNATO average (profile) 49.7% 2000
=59 CyprusCyprus 48% 2000
=59 LaosLaos 48% 2000
=59 TunisiaTunisia 48% 2000
=62 GeorgiaGeorgia 47% 2000
=62 IsraelIsrael 47% 2000
=62 CambodiaCambodia 47% 2000
=62 KazakhstanKazakhstan 47% 2000
South and Central Asia averageSouth and Central Asia average (profile) 46.92% 2000
=66 Costa RicaCosta Rica 46% 2000
=66 AustriaAustria 46% 2000
=66 ZambiaZambia 46% 2000
Sub-Saharan Africa averageSub-Saharan Africa average (profile) 44.47% 2000
High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile) 44.19% 2000
Latin America and Caribbean averageLatin America and Caribbean average (profile) 43.55% 2000
=69 PortugalPortugal 43% 2000
=69 El SalvadorEl Salvador 43% 2000
Muslim countries averageMuslim countries average (profile) 42.11% 2000
=71 South KoreaSouth Korea 42% 2000
=71 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 42% 2000
=71 SwedenSweden 42% 2000
=71 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 42% 2000
Catholic countries averageCatholic countries average (profile) 41.79% 2000
=75 CanadaCanada 41% 2000
=75 NigeriaNigeria 41% 2000
=75 YemenYemen 41% 2000
=78 SenegalSenegal 40% 2000
=78 AlbaniaAlbania 40% 2000
=78 MaliMali 40% 2000
=78 RomaniaRomania 40% 2000
Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile) 39.32% 2000
=82 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 39% 2000
=82 PanamaPanama 39% 2000
=82 UzbekistanUzbekistan 39% 2000
=82 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 39% 2000
=82 MozambiqueMozambique 39% 2000
=82 IcelandIceland 39% 2000
=88 MalawiMalawi 38% 2000
=88 LebanonLebanon 38% 2000
=88 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 38% 2000
Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile) 37.18% 2000
=91 DenmarkDenmark 37% 2000
=91 MoroccoMorocco 37% 2000
=91 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 37% 2000
Former French colonies averageFormer French colonies average (profile) 37% 2000
94 KenyaKenya 36% 2000
=95 MadagascarMadagascar 35% 2000
=95 SyriaSyria 35% 2000
=95 ParaguayParaguay 35% 2000
=95 GabonGabon 35% 2000
Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile) 35% 2000
99 PolandPoland 34% 2000
=100 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 33% 2000
=100 MexicoMexico 33% 2000
=100 BotswanaBotswana 33% 2000
=100 New ZealandNew Zealand 33% 2000
=100 GermanyGermany 33% 2000
=105 FinlandFinland 32% 2000
=105 NepalNepal 32% 2000
=105 SpainSpain 32% 2000
=105 ChadChad 32% 2000
=105 ComorosComoros 32% 2000
=110 EthiopiaEthiopia 31% 2000
=110 TurkeyTurkey 31% 2000
=110 IndonesiaIndonesia 31% 2000
=110 GuineaGuinea 31% 2000
=110 EcuadorEcuador 31% 2000
=110 ZimbabweZimbabwe 31% 2000
=110 ChileChile 31% 2000
=110 KuwaitKuwait 31% 2000
=118 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 30% 2000
=118 NorwayNorway 30% 2000
=120 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 29% 2000
=120 GreeceGreece 29% 2000
=120 BeninBenin 29% 2000
South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile) 28.75% 2000
123 GuatemalaGuatemala 28% 2000
=124 CameroonCameroon 27% 2000
=124 FranceFrance 27% 2000
=124 ItalyItaly 27% 2000
=124 HaitiHaiti 27% 2000
=128 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 26% 2000
=128 South AfricaSouth Africa 26% 2000
=128 UgandaUganda 26% 2000
Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) 25.43% 2000
=131 BoliviaBolivia 25% 2000
=131 RussiaRussia 25% 2000
=133 RwandaRwanda 24% 2000
=133 BurundiBurundi 24% 2000
=135 ChinaChina 23% 2000
=135 NigerNiger 23% 2000
=135 EgyptEgypt 23% 2000
=138 AustraliaAustralia 22% 2000
=138 AlgeriaAlgeria 22% 2000
=140 IranIran 21% 2000
=140 UruguayUruguay 21% 2000
142 ColombiaColombia 20% 2000
=143 BangladeshBangladesh 19% 2000
=143 PakistanPakistan 19% 2000
=145 PeruPeru 18% 2000
=145 CubaCuba 18% 2000
=147 SurinameSuriname 17% 2000
=147 VenezuelaVenezuela 17% 2000
=147 IndiaIndia 17% 2000
=150 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 16% 2000
=150 SudanSudan 16% 2000
152 United StatesUnited States 13% 2000
153 BrazilBrazil 12% 2000
154 ArgentinaArgentina 11% 2000
155 JapanJapan 8% 2000
156 BurmaBurma 1% 2000

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