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.".

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#	COUNTRY	AMOUNT	DATE
1	SingaporeSingapore	202.58	2008
2	LiberiaLiberia	172.61	2008
3	LuxembourgLuxembourg	136.17	2009
4	SeychellesSeychelles	127.59	2009
5	LesothoLesotho	111.74	2009
6	SlovakiaSlovakia	103.74	2009
7	GuyanaGuyana	102.43	2008
8	Puerto RicoPuerto Rico	100.44	2001
9	PalauPalau	100.24	2008
10	MaldivesMaldives	94.24	2009
11	ArubaAruba	91.18	1998
12	MaltaMalta	89.93	2007
13	KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan	80.76	2009
14	HungaryHungary	80.22	2008
15	VietnamVietnam	78.65	2009
16	DjiboutiDjibouti	77.15	2007
17	KiribatiKiribati	76.48	2004
18	SwazilandSwaziland	76.47	2009
19	MalaysiaMalaysia	74.88	2009
20	BahrainBahrain	74.31	2008
21	IrelandIreland	73.61	2009
22	MoldovaMoldova	73.4	2009
23	ZimbabweZimbabwe	72.98	2005
24	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+	71.69	2009
25	LithuaniaLithuania	71.67	2008
26	BelgiumBelgium	70.22	2009
27	ChadChad	70.1	2009
28	BelizeBelize	70.04	2008
29	Saint LuciaSaint Lucia	69.33	2009
30	Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+	68.73	2009
31	Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda	68.2	2009
32	The BahamasThe Bahamas	68.13	2007
33	DominicaDominica	65.54	2009
34	Cape VerdeCape Verde	65.4	2009
35	EstoniaEstonia	65.23	2009
36	JordanJordan	64.96	2009
37	MauritaniaMauritania	64.86	2007
38	BarbadosBarbados	64.59	2009
39	United Arab EmiratesUAE	63.83	2007
40	Czech RepublicCzech Republic	63.8	2009
41	CambodiaCambodia	62.66	2009
42	MongoliaMongolia	62.63	2009
43	TogoTogo	62.45	2007
44	NetherlandsNetherlands	62.19	2009
45	BelarusBelarus	62.12	2009
46	FijiFiji	61.73	2009
47	NicaraguaNicaragua	61.22	2009
48	PanamaPanama	61.11	2009
49	HondurasHonduras	60.77	2009
50	NamibiaNamibia	59.89	2009
	Eastern Europe averageEastern Europe average (profile)	59.18	2008
51	MauritiusMauritius	59.07	2009
	Heavily indebted countries averageHeavily indebted countries average (profile)	58.71	2008
52	SamoaSamoa	58.51	2009
=53	TongaTonga	58.49	2009
=53	CyprusCyprus	58.49	2008
55	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina	57.98	2009
56	ThailandThailand	57.85	2009
57	SloveniaSlovenia	57.39	2009
58	Papua New GuineaPapua NG	57.12	2009
59	GrenadaGrenada	56.65	2009
	Former British colonies averageFormer British colonies average (profile)	56.37	2008
60	TajikistanTajikistan	56.34	2009
	Cold countries averageCold countries average (profile)	56.23	2008
	Europe averageEurope average (profile)	55.79	2008
61	BulgariaBulgaria	55.76	2009
62	VanuatuVanuatu	55.4	2008
63	TunisiaTunisia	55.34	2009
64	AlbaniaAlbania	54.38	2009
	Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile)	54.27	2009
65	JamaicaJamaica	53.32	2009
66	MadagascarMadagascar	51.83	2009
	Latin America and Caribbean averageLatin America and Caribbean average (profile)	51.68	2008
67	ParaguayParaguay	51.6	2009
68	Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau	51.22	2002
	European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile)	50.91	2009
69	Congo, Republic of theCongo, Republic of the	50.9	2009
70	The GambiaThe Gambia	50.13	2009
	Catholic countries averageCatholic countries average (profile)	49.88	2008
71	GeorgiaGeorgia	49.02	2009
72	BhutanBhutan	48.33	2009
	Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile)	48.26	2009
	NATO countries averageNATO average (profile)	48.26	2009
73	EcuadorEcuador	48.09	2009
74	UkraineUkraine	48.04	2009
	Former French colonies averageFormer French colonies average (profile)	47.03	2007
75	LebanonLebanon	47.02	2009
76	BurundiBurundi	46.98	2006
	Christian countries averageChristian countries average (profile)	46.97	1997
77	Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands	46.94	2009
78	AngolaAngola	46.23	2009
79	AustriaAustria	45.99	2009
	Muslim countries averageMuslim countries average (profile)	45.92	2007
80	TurkmenistanTurkmenistan	45.85	2009
81	SurinameSuriname	45.57	2005
82	GuineaGuinea	45.45	2009
	High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile)	44.88	2009
83	BotswanaBotswana	44.6	2009
	South and Central Asia averageSouth and Central Asia average (profile)	44.43	2009
84	LaosLaos	44.37	2008
	Sub-Saharan Africa averageSub-Saharan Africa average (profile)	44.33	2006
85	IcelandIceland	44.21	2009
86	SenegalSenegal	43.97	2009
87	DenmarkDenmark	43.96	2009
88	Serbia and MontenegroSerbia+	43.94	2009
89	HaitiHaiti	43.91	2009
90	MozambiqueMozambique	43.79	2009
91	LatviaLatvia	43.11	2009
92	Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia	42.62	2009
93	Costa RicaCosta Rica	42.1	2009
94	SwedenSweden	41.63	2009
95	Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea	41.56	2009
96	GhanaGhana	41.35	2009
97	SwitzerlandSwitzerland	40.74	2009
98	RomaniaRomania	40.24	2009
99	MoroccoMorocco	39.49	2009
100	CroatiaCroatia	39.41	2009
101	Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+	39.38	2008
	Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile)	39.22	2009
102	PolandPoland	38.78	2009
103	KenyaKenya	38.31	2009
104	OmanOman	37.96	2008
105	El SalvadorEl Salvador	37.75	2009
106	SomaliaSomalia	37.74	1990
107	NepalNepal	37.42	2009
108	ArmeniaArmenia	36.45	2009
109	UzbekistanUzbekistan	36.44	2009
	Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile)	36.37	2009
110	BermudaBermuda	36.14	2008
111	AlgeriaAlgeria	36.12	2009
112	ComorosComoros	36.03	2009
113	GermanyGermany	35.89	2009
114	SyriaSyria	35.72	2009
115	PortugalPortugal	35.64	2009
116	MaliMali	35.58	2007
117	FinlandFinland	34.91	2009
	OPEC countries averageOPEC countries average (profile)	34.67	2007
=118	European UnionEuropean Union	34.64	2009
=118	UgandaUganda	34.64	2009
120	KazakhstanKazakhstan	33.79	2009
121	Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire	33.75	2009
122	GabonGabon	33.31	2009
	Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile)	33.15	2009
123	GuatemalaGuatemala	33.13	2009
124	New CaledoniaNew Caledonia	32.99	1999
125	BoliviaBolivia	32.9	2009
126	IsraelIsrael	32.21	2009
127	QatarQatar	31.22	2009
128	ZambiaZambia	31.14	2009
129	CameroonCameroon	30.9	2009
130	PhilippinesPhilippines	30.8	2009
131	CanadaCanada	30.43	2009
132	ChileChile	30.36	2009
133	Dominican RepublicDominican Rep.	30.25	2009
	South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile)	30.12	2009
134	United KingdomUnited Kingdom	30.04	2009
135	MexicoMexico	29.28	2009
136	GreeceGreece	29.26	2009
137	EthiopiaEthiopia	28.85	2009
138	Sierra LeoneSierra Leone	28.53	2009
139	BeninBenin	28.17	2009
140	South AfricaSouth Africa	28.15	2009
141	Sri LankaSri Lanka	27.87	2009
142	BruneiBrunei	27.82	2007
143	TanzaniaTanzania	27.5	2006
144	LibyaLibya	27.47	2008
145	NorwayNorway	27.34	2009
146	NigeriaNigeria	27.17	2009
147	RwandaRwanda	27.05	2009
148	Burkina FasoBurkina Faso	26.81	2006
149	BangladeshBangladesh	26.55	2009
150	New ZealandNew Zealand	26.53	2009
151	KuwaitKuwait	25.64	2008
152	SpainSpain	25.59	2009
153	UruguayUruguay	25.54	2009
154	IndiaIndia	25.25	2009
155	FranceFrance	24.99	2009
=156	AzerbaijanAzerbaijan	24.77	2009
=156	NigerNiger	24.77	2005
	Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile)	24.56	2009
158	TurkeyTurkey	24.42	2009
159	ItalyItaly	24.37	2009
160	French PolynesiaFr. Polynesia	24.23	2000
161	MalawiMalawi	23.13	2009
162	Central African RepublicCentral Africa	22.4	2009
163	ChinaChina	22.33	2009
164	Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR.	21.73	2009
165	AustraliaAustralia	21.61	2008
166	IndonesiaIndonesia	21.33	2009
167	SudanSudan	20.83	2009
168	VenezuelaVenezuela	20.47	2009
=169	RussiaRussia	20.37	2009
=169	PakistanPakistan	20.37	2009
171	EritreaEritrea	20.26	2009
172	PeruPeru	19.72	2009
173	ColombiaColombia	18.32	2009
174	CubaCuba	18.15	2008
175	ArgentinaArgentina	16	2009
176	United StatesUnited States	13.92	2009
177	JapanJapan	12.25	2009
178	BrazilBrazil	11.35	2009
179	BurmaBurma	0.12	2004

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