Economy
Imports / GDP
NE.IMP.GNFS.ZS ยท %
Annual series published by the World Bank, compared across Germany, United Kingdom, Italy, Spain, Netherlands, United States, China, Singapore. The chart carries the trajectory, the table carries the year by year figures, and the definition at the foot of the page is the World Bank's own, quoted as it stands.
- Latest value, Germany
- 38.08%2025
- Period covered
- 1970 - 202556 annual values
- Highest of the compared countries
- 142.45%Singapore, 2025
- Lowest of the compared countries
- 14.04%United States, 2024
8 countries compared, that is the maximum. Remove one to add another.
Latest known valuesorted by value
Singapore142.45%2025
Netherlands69.45%2025
Germany38.08%2025
Spain32.81%2025
United Kingdom31.86%2025
Italy30.3%2025
China16.89%2025
United States14.04%2024
Year by year values
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| Germany | United Kingdom | Italy | Spain | Netherlands | United States | China | Singapore | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 38.08% | 31.86% | 30.3% | 32.81% | 69.45% | 16.89% | 142.45% | |
| 2024 | 37.66% | 31.78% | 30.26% | 32.89% | 71.46% | 14.04% | 17.51% | 138.64% |
| 2023 | 39% | 33.08% | 31.77% | 33.98% | 77.54% | 13.88% | 17.34% | 143.27% |
| 2022 | 43.16% | 35.14% | 36.92% | 38.79% | 87.66% | 15.25% | 17.28% | 145.24% |
| 2021 | 37.4% | 29.25% | 29.13% | 32.77% | 76.7% | 14.41% | 17.21% | 145.37% |
| 2020 | 33.81% | 29.21% | 25.21% | 28.97% | 70.99% | 13.02% | 16.07% | 149.9% |
| 2019 | 36.73% | 33.1% | 27.74% | 31.69% | 75.36% | 14.47% | 17.31% | 147.45% |
| 2018 | 36.63% | 33.06% | 28.46% | 32.13% | 76.5% | 15.16% | 18.12% | 148.01% |
| 2017 | 35.25% | 32.22% | 27.44% | 31.27% | 74.47% | 14.95% | 17.62% | 144.43% |
| 2016 | 34.37% | 30.78% | 25.63% | 29.61% | 70.06% | 14.56% | 16.97% | 137.54% |
| 2015 | 35.17% | 29.25% | 26.29% | 30.28% | 76.33% | 15.28% | 17.76% | 151.09% |
| 2014 | 35.15% | 30.29% | 25.83% | 30.18% | 70.33% | 16.4% | 21% | 168.51% |
| 2013 | 35.91% | 31.51% | 25.86% | 28.91% | 70.28% | 16.39% | 21.75% | 171.96% |
| 2012 | 36.65% | 31.47% | 26.9% | 29.25% | 69.82% | 17.04% | 22.4% | 172.49% |
| 2011 | 36.79% | 32.06% | 27.91% | 29.12% | 66.58% | 17.28% | 23.79% | 175.77% |
| 2010 | 34.39% | 30.3% | 26.74% | 26.87% | 60.79% | 15.88% | 23.13% | 171.69% |
| 2009 | 30.68% | 27.95% | 22.86% | 23.85% | 53.51% | 13.83% | 20.09% | 167.35% |
| 2008 | 35.16% | 29.06% | 27.47% | 30.28% | 60.55% | 17.44% | 24.62% | 208.33% |
| 2007 | 34.25% | 27.34% | 27.58% | 31.7% | 61.09% | 16.55% | 26.36% | 181.51% |
| 2006 | 33.79% | 29.29% | 26.87% | 30.9% | 59.05% | 16.33% | 28.04% | 197.33% |
| 2005 | 31% | 27.34% | 24.61% | 29.76% | 56.67% | 15.66% | 27.99% | 195.27% |
| 2004 | 28.97% | 26.3% | 23.34% | 29.09% | 54.36% | 14.82% | 28.03% | 187.57% |
| 2003 | 27.65% | 26.1% | 22.77% | 27.82% | 52.07% | 13.59% | 24.48% | 174.63% |
| 2002 | 27.14% | 26.8% | 23.56% | 28.54% | 52.65% | 13.15% | 19.84% | 165.66% |
| 2001 | 29% | 27.18% | 24.3% | 30.14% | 56.1% | 13.26% | 18% | 166.4% |
| 2000 | 29.51% | 26.78% | 24.71% | 31.53% | 59.22% | 14.41% | 18.33% | 176.01% |
| 1999 | 25.49% | 25.26% | 21.38% | 28.31% | 54.03% | 13% | 15.22% | 159.74% |
| 1998 | 24.5% | 24.82% | 20.99% | 26.58% | 52.73% | 12.31% | 13.97% | 145.29% |
| 1997 | 23.68% | 25.09% | 20.39% | 25.51% | 53.53% | 12.31% | 14.94% | 154.57% |
| 1996 | 21.62% | 25.79% | 19.14% | 23.22% | 50.87% | 11.94% | 15.8% | 159.27% |
| 1995 | 21.12% | 25.13% | 20.96% | 22.96% | 50.22% | 11.81% | 16.24% | 164.34% |
| 1994 | 20.49% | 25.81% | 18.54% | 21.35% | 47.86% | 11.16% | 17.15% | 150.02% |
| 1993 | 19.87% | 24.92% | 17.32% | 19.25% | 45.99% | 10.5% | 19.27% | 151.77% |
| 1992 | 22.59% | 23.38% | 17.39% | 19.8% | 48.27% | 10.24% | 14.43% | 149.59% |
| 1991 | 24.07% | 22.72% | 16.8% | 19.73% | 49.63% | 10.13% | 11.43% | 155.34% |
| 1990 | 22.95% | 24.92% | 18.02% | 19.9% | 49.25% | 10.56% | 10.64% | 167.14% |
| 1989 | 22.84% | 26.04% | 18.49% | 20.8% | 50.63% | 10.48% | 13.24% | 168.28% |
| 1988 | 21.36% | 25.19% | 17.49% | 19.42% | 47.89% | 10.58% | 15.66% | 175.15% |
| 1987 | 20.93% | 25.28% | 17.54% | 18.61% | 45.88% | 10.48% | 12.35% | 161.04% |
| 1986 | 21.58% | 25.42% | 17.42% | 17.16% | 46.01% | 9.89% | 11.15% | 146.1% |
| 1985 | 24.89% | 26.76% | 21.48% | 20.02% | 54.18% | 9.62% | 12.35% | 151.92% |
| 1984 | 24.43% | 27.58% | 21.38% | 20.25% | 51.76% | 10.03% | 9.49% | 156.66% |
| 1983 | 23.2% | 24.78% | 19.81% | 20.71% | 49.86% | 9.04% | 8.39% | 166.28% |
| 1982 | 23.44% | 23.71% | 22.34% | 19.57% | 49.24% | 9.07% | 8.66% | 187.18% |
| 1981 | 23.97% | 23.14% | 23.56% | 19.11% | 49.61% | 9.91% | 11.32% | 201.6% |
| 1980 | 23.15% | 24.41% | 22.73% | 17.28% | 49.04% | 10.28% | 11.41% | 208.93% |
| 1979 | 21.33% | 26.99% | 21.28% | 14.14% | 46.34% | 9.62% | 8.7% | 190.33% |
| 1978 | 19.48% | 26.68% | 19.54% | 13.86% | 42.26% | 9.03% | 8.19% | 169.16% |
| 1977 | 20.05% | 28.95% | 20.38% | 15.92% | 43.41% | 8.76% | 4.6% | 164.22% |
| 1976 | 20.23% | 29.12% | 21.1% | 17.52% | 43.89% | 8.07% | 4.77% | 156.42% |
| 1975 | 18.73% | 27.09% | 18.63% | 16.72% | 42.64% | 7.28% | 5.1% | 146.45% |
| 1974 | 18.65% | 31.64% | 22.23% | 18.52% | 45.32% | 8.25% | 5.34% | 164.49% |
| 1973 | 16.29% | 24.76% | 17.92% | 14.8% | 40.45% | 6.4% | 3.79% | 127.39% |
| 1972 | 16.12% | 20.73% | 15.47% | 13.85% | 39.04% | 5.8% | 2.56% | 122.31% |
| 1971 | 16.23% | 20.53% | 14.78% | 12.89% | 41.66% | 5.35% | 2.23% | 139.83% |
| 1970 | 16.53% | 20.97% | 14.9% | 13.7% | 42.99% | 5.2% | 2.37% | 145.03% |
| 1969 | 39.59% | 2.17% | 141.57% | |||||
| 1968 | 2.6% | 131.14% | ||||||
| 1967 | 2.63% | 121.64% | ||||||
| 1966 | 2.84% | 130.5% | ||||||
| 1965 | 2.72% | 134.3% | ||||||
| 1964 | 2.48% | 132.95% | ||||||
| 1963 | 2.38% | 155.73% | ||||||
| 1962 | 2.38% | 148.52% | ||||||
| 1961 | 2.81% | 156.98% | ||||||
| 1960 | 3.16% | 176.48% |
World Bank definition
Imports of goods and services (% of GDP)
Imports of goods includes change in the economic ownership of goods from non-residents to residents of the compiling economy, irrespective of physical movement of goods across national borders. Imports of services includes services provided by non-residents to residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.
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