Economy > Trade > Imports > Spending on imports: Countries Compared
DEFINITION:
Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments.".
CONTENTS
| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Singapore | 202.58 | 2008 | ||
| 2 | Liberia | 172.61 | 2008 | ||
| 3 | Luxembourg | 136.17 | 2009 | ||
| 4 | Seychelles | 127.59 | 2009 | ||
| 5 | Lesotho | 111.74 | 2009 | ||
| 6 | Slovakia | 103.74 | 2009 | ||
| 7 | Guyana | 102.43 | 2008 | ||
| 8 | Puerto Rico | 100.44 | 2001 | ||
| 9 | Palau | 100.24 | 2008 | ||
| 10 | Maldives | 94.24 | 2009 | ||
| 11 | Aruba | 91.18 | 1998 | ||
| 12 | Malta | 89.93 | 2007 | ||
| 13 | Kyrgyzstan | 80.76 | 2009 | ||
| 14 | Hungary | 80.22 | 2008 | ||
| 15 | Vietnam | 78.65 | 2009 | ||
| 16 | Djibouti | 77.15 | 2007 | ||
| 17 | Kiribati | 76.48 | 2004 | ||
| 18 | Swaziland | 76.47 | 2009 | ||
| 19 | Malaysia | 74.88 | 2009 | ||
| 20 | Bahrain | 74.31 | 2008 | ||
| 21 | Ireland | 73.61 | 2009 | ||
| 22 | Moldova | 73.4 | 2009 | ||
| 23 | Zimbabwe | 72.98 | 2005 | ||
| 24 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 71.69 | 2009 | ||
| 25 | Lithuania | 71.67 | 2008 | ||
| 26 | Belgium | 70.22 | 2009 | ||
| 27 | Chad | 70.1 | 2009 | ||
| 28 | Belize | 70.04 | 2008 | ||
| 29 | Saint Lucia | 69.33 | 2009 | ||
| 30 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 68.73 | 2009 | ||
| 31 | Antigua and Barbuda | 68.2 | 2009 | ||
| 32 | The Bahamas | 68.13 | 2007 | ||
| 33 | Dominica | 65.54 | 2009 | ||
| 34 | Cape Verde | 65.4 | 2009 | ||
| 35 | Estonia | 65.23 | 2009 | ||
| 36 | Jordan | 64.96 | 2009 | ||
| 37 | Mauritania | 64.86 | 2007 | ||
| 38 | Barbados | 64.59 | 2009 | ||
| 39 | United Arab Emirates | 63.83 | 2007 | ||
| 40 | Czech Republic | 63.8 | 2009 | ||
| 41 | Cambodia | 62.66 | 2009 | ||
| 42 | Mongolia | 62.63 | 2009 | ||
| 43 | Togo | 62.45 | 2007 | ||
| 44 | Netherlands | 62.19 | 2009 | ||
| 45 | Belarus | 62.12 | 2009 | ||
| 46 | Fiji | 61.73 | 2009 | ||
| 47 | Nicaragua | 61.22 | 2009 | ||
| 48 | Panama | 61.11 | 2009 | ||
| 49 | Honduras | 60.77 | 2009 | ||
| 50 | Namibia | 59.89 | 2009 | ||
| Eastern Europe average (profile) | 59.18 | 2008 | |||
| 51 | Mauritius | 59.07 | 2009 | ||
| Heavily indebted countries average (profile) | 58.71 | 2008 | |||
| 52 | Samoa | 58.51 | 2009 | ||
| =53 | Tonga | 58.49 | 2009 | ||
| =53 | Cyprus | 58.49 | 2008 | ||
| 55 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 57.98 | 2009 | ||
| 56 | Thailand | 57.85 | 2009 | ||
| 57 | Slovenia | 57.39 | 2009 | ||
| 58 | Papua New Guinea | 57.12 | 2009 | ||
| 59 | Grenada | 56.65 | 2009 | ||
| Former British colonies average (profile) | 56.37 | 2008 | |||
| 60 | Tajikistan | 56.34 | 2009 | ||
| Cold countries average (profile) | 56.23 | 2008 | |||
| Europe average (profile) | 55.79 | 2008 | |||
| 61 | Bulgaria | 55.76 | 2009 | ||
| 62 | Vanuatu | 55.4 | 2008 | ||
| 63 | Tunisia | 55.34 | 2009 | ||
| 64 | Albania | 54.38 | 2009 | ||
| Eurozone average (profile) | 54.27 | 2009 | |||
| 65 | Jamaica | 53.32 | 2009 | ||
| 66 | Madagascar | 51.83 | 2009 | ||
| Latin America and Caribbean average (profile) | 51.68 | 2008 | |||
| 67 | Paraguay | 51.6 | 2009 | ||
| 68 | Guinea-Bissau | 51.22 | 2002 | ||
| European Union average (profile) | 50.91 | 2009 | |||
| 69 | Congo, Republic of the | 50.9 | 2009 | ||
| 70 | The Gambia | 50.13 | 2009 | ||
| Catholic countries average (profile) | 49.88 | 2008 | |||
| 71 | Georgia | 49.02 | 2009 | ||
| 72 | Bhutan | 48.33 | 2009 | ||
| Former Soviet republics average (profile) | 48.26 | 2009 | |||
| NATO countries average (profile) | 48.26 | 2009 | |||
| 73 | Ecuador | 48.09 | 2009 | ||
| 74 | Ukraine | 48.04 | 2009 | ||
| Former French colonies average (profile) | 47.03 | 2007 | |||
| 75 | Lebanon | 47.02 | 2009 | ||
| 76 | Burundi | 46.98 | 2006 | ||
| Christian countries average (profile) | 46.97 | 1997 | |||
| 77 | Solomon Islands | 46.94 | 2009 | ||
| 78 | Angola | 46.23 | 2009 | ||
| 79 | Austria | 45.99 | 2009 | ||
| Muslim countries average (profile) | 45.92 | 2007 | |||
| 80 | Turkmenistan | 45.85 | 2009 | ||
| 81 | Suriname | 45.57 | 2005 | ||
| 82 | Guinea | 45.45 | 2009 | ||
| High income OECD countries average (profile) | 44.88 | 2009 | |||
| 83 | Botswana | 44.6 | 2009 | ||
| South and Central Asia average (profile) | 44.43 | 2009 | |||
| 84 | Laos | 44.37 | 2008 | ||
| Sub-Saharan Africa average (profile) | 44.33 | 2006 | |||
| 85 | Iceland | 44.21 | 2009 | ||
| 86 | Senegal | 43.97 | 2009 | ||
| 87 | Denmark | 43.96 | 2009 | ||
| 88 | Serbia and Montenegro | 43.94 | 2009 | ||
| 89 | Haiti | 43.91 | 2009 | ||
| 90 | Mozambique | 43.79 | 2009 | ||
| 91 | Latvia | 43.11 | 2009 | ||
| 92 | Saudi Arabia | 42.62 | 2009 | ||
| 93 | Costa Rica | 42.1 | 2009 | ||
| 94 | Sweden | 41.63 | 2009 | ||
| 95 | Equatorial Guinea | 41.56 | 2009 | ||
| 96 | Ghana | 41.35 | 2009 | ||
| 97 | Switzerland | 40.74 | 2009 | ||
| 98 | Romania | 40.24 | 2009 | ||
| 99 | Morocco | 39.49 | 2009 | ||
| 100 | Croatia | 39.41 | 2009 | ||
| 101 | Trinidad and Tobago | 39.38 | 2008 | ||
| Non-religious countries average (profile) | 39.22 | 2009 | |||
| 102 | Poland | 38.78 | 2009 | ||
| 103 | Kenya | 38.31 | 2009 | ||
| 104 | Oman | 37.96 | 2008 | ||
| 105 | El Salvador | 37.75 | 2009 | ||
| 106 | Somalia | 37.74 | 1990 | ||
| 107 | Nepal | 37.42 | 2009 | ||
| 108 | Armenia | 36.45 | 2009 | ||
| 109 | Uzbekistan | 36.44 | 2009 | ||
| Former Spanish colonies average (profile) | 36.37 | 2009 | |||
| 110 | Bermuda | 36.14 | 2008 | ||
| 111 | Algeria | 36.12 | 2009 | ||
| 112 | Comoros | 36.03 | 2009 | ||
| 113 | Germany | 35.89 | 2009 | ||
| 114 | Syria | 35.72 | 2009 | ||
| 115 | Portugal | 35.64 | 2009 | ||
| 116 | Mali | 35.58 | 2007 | ||
| 117 | Finland | 34.91 | 2009 | ||
| OPEC countries average (profile) | 34.67 | 2007 | |||
| =118 | European Union | 34.64 | 2009 | ||
| =118 | Uganda | 34.64 | 2009 | ||
| 120 | Kazakhstan | 33.79 | 2009 | ||
| 121 | Cote d'Ivoire | 33.75 | 2009 | ||
| 122 | Gabon | 33.31 | 2009 | ||
| Emerging markets average (profile) | 33.15 | 2009 | |||
| 123 | Guatemala | 33.13 | 2009 | ||
| 124 | New Caledonia | 32.99 | 1999 | ||
| 125 | Bolivia | 32.9 | 2009 | ||
| 126 | Israel | 32.21 | 2009 | ||
| 127 | Qatar | 31.22 | 2009 | ||
| 128 | Zambia | 31.14 | 2009 | ||
| 129 | Cameroon | 30.9 | 2009 | ||
| 130 | Philippines | 30.8 | 2009 | ||
| 131 | Canada | 30.43 | 2009 | ||
| 132 | Chile | 30.36 | 2009 | ||
| 133 | Dominican Republic | 30.25 | 2009 | ||
| South Asia average (profile) | 30.12 | 2009 | |||
| 134 | United Kingdom | 30.04 | 2009 | ||
| 135 | Mexico | 29.28 | 2009 | ||
| 136 | Greece | 29.26 | 2009 | ||
| 137 | Ethiopia | 28.85 | 2009 | ||
| 138 | Sierra Leone | 28.53 | 2009 | ||
| 139 | Benin | 28.17 | 2009 | ||
| 140 | South Africa | 28.15 | 2009 | ||
| 141 | Sri Lanka | 27.87 | 2009 | ||
| 142 | Brunei | 27.82 | 2007 | ||
| 143 | Tanzania | 27.5 | 2006 | ||
| 144 | Libya | 27.47 | 2008 | ||
| 145 | Norway | 27.34 | 2009 | ||
| 146 | Nigeria | 27.17 | 2009 | ||
| 147 | Rwanda | 27.05 | 2009 | ||
| 148 | Burkina Faso | 26.81 | 2006 | ||
| 149 | Bangladesh | 26.55 | 2009 | ||
| 150 | New Zealand | 26.53 | 2009 | ||
| 151 | Kuwait | 25.64 | 2008 | ||
| 152 | Spain | 25.59 | 2009 | ||
| 153 | Uruguay | 25.54 | 2009 | ||
| 154 | India | 25.25 | 2009 | ||
| 155 | France | 24.99 | 2009 | ||
| =156 | Azerbaijan | 24.77 | 2009 | ||
| =156 | Niger | 24.77 | 2005 | ||
| Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 24.56 | 2009 | |||
| 158 | Turkey | 24.42 | 2009 | ||
| 159 | Italy | 24.37 | 2009 | ||
| 160 | French Polynesia | 24.23 | 2000 | ||
| 161 | Malawi | 23.13 | 2009 | ||
| 162 | Central African Republic | 22.4 | 2009 | ||
| 163 | China | 22.33 | 2009 | ||
| 164 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 21.73 | 2009 | ||
| 165 | Australia | 21.61 | 2008 | ||
| 166 | Indonesia | 21.33 | 2009 | ||
| 167 | Sudan | 20.83 | 2009 | ||
| 168 | Venezuela | 20.47 | 2009 | ||
| =169 | Russia | 20.37 | 2009 | ||
| =169 | Pakistan | 20.37 | 2009 | ||
| 171 | Eritrea | 20.26 | 2009 | ||
| 172 | Peru | 19.72 | 2009 | ||
| 173 | Colombia | 18.32 | 2009 | ||
| 174 | Cuba | 18.15 | 2008 | ||
| 175 | Argentina | 16 | 2009 | ||
| 176 | United States | 13.92 | 2009 | ||
| 177 | Japan | 12.25 | 2009 | ||
| 178 | Brazil | 11.35 | 2009 | ||
| 179 | Burma | 0.12 | 2004 |
