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Global imports

Imports of goods and services, current dollars (2018)

Distribution of Asia Power Index countriesThis chart shows the distribution of countries based on their weighted score for global imports. Embed

Global imports

Imports of goods and services, current dollars (2018)

  • Rankings
  • Indicators
Rank Score Trend Country / Territory
Weighting × 1 Source Year
  • 1 +1 100.0 China
    $ 3.249 Tn 2018
  • 2 −1 96.3 United States
    $ 3.129 Tn 2018
  • 3 28.4 — Japan
    $ 925 Bn 2018
  • 4 +1 19.7 — India
    $ 643 Bn 2018
  • 5 −1 19.7 — South Korea
    $ 642 Bn 2018
  • 6 16.7 — Singapore
    $ 546 Bn 2018
  • 7 10.5 Russia
    $ 343 Bn 2018
  • 8 9.4 — Australia
    $ 310 Bn 2018
  • 9 +1 8.6 — Thailand
    $ 284 Bn 2018
  • 10 −1 8.3 Taiwan
    $ 273 Bn* 2017
  • 11 7.5 — Vietnam
    $ 246 Bn 2018
  • 12 6.7 — Malaysia
    $ 221 Bn 2018
  • 13 6.6 — Indonesia
    $ 216 Bn 2018
  • 14 3.9 — Philippines
    $ 130 Bn 2018
  • 15 2.0 — Pakistan
    $ 67.9 Bn 2018
  • 16 1.9 — Bangladesh
    $ 65.5 Bn 2018
  • 17 1.7 — New Zealand
    $ 57.4 Bn 2018
  • 18 0.7 — Sri Lanka
    $ 26.8 Bn 2018
  • 19 +1 0.6 — Cambodia
    $ 21.9 Bn 2018
  • 20 −1 0.5 — Myanmar
    $ 18.9 Bn 2018
  • 21 0.3 — Nepal
    $ 14.6 Bn 2018
  • 22 +1 0.2 — Mongolia
    $ 8.48 Bn 2018
  • 23 −1 0.1 — Laos
    $ 7.32 Bn 2018
  • 24 0.1 — Brunei
    $ 5.68 Bn 2018
  • 25 0.0 — Papua New Guinea
    $ 4.50 Bn* 2017
  • 26 0.0 — North Korea
    $ 3.42 Bn* 2017
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