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Economy > GDP > Composition, by end use > Imports of goods and services: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: This entry is derived from Economy > GDP > Composition, by end use, which shows who does the spending in an economy: consumers, businesses, government, and foreigners. The distribution gives the percentage contribution to total GDP of household consumption, government consumption, investment in fixed capital, investment in inventories, exports of goods and services, and imports of goods and services, and will total 100 percent of GDP if the data are complete.
household consumption consists of expenditures by resident households, and by nonprofit institutions that serve households, on goods and services that are consumed by individuals. This includes consumption of both domestically produced and foreign goods and services.
government consumption consists of government expenditures on goods and services. These figures exclude government transfer payments, such as interest on debt, unemployment, and social security, since such payments are not made in exchange for goods and services supplied.
investment in fixed capital consists of total business spending on fixed assets, such as factories, machinery, equipment, dwellings, and inventories of raw materials, which provide the basis for future production. It is measured gross of the depreciation of the assets, i.e., it includes investment that merely replaces worn-out or scrapped capital. Earlier editions of The World Factbook referred to this concept as Investment (gross fixed) and that data now have been moved to this new field.
investment in inventories consists of net changes to the stock of outputs that are still held by the units that produce them, awaiting further sale to an end user, such as automobiles sitting on a dealer’s lot or groceries on the store shelves. This figure may be positive or negative. If the stock of unsold output increases during the relevant time period, investment in inventories is positive, but, if the stock of unsold goods declines, it will be negative. Investment in inventories normally is an early indicator of the state of the economy. If the stock of unsold items increases unexpectedly – because people stop buying - the economy may be entering a recession; but if the stock of unsold items falls - and goods "go flying off the shelves" - businesses normally try to replace those stocks, and the economy is likely to accelerate.
exports of goods and services consist of sales, barter, gifts, or grants of goods and services from residents to nonresidents.
imports of goods and ...
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CONTENTS

# COUNTRY AMOUNT DATE GRAPH
1 Brazil -14% 2012
=2 Japan -16.6% 2012
=2 Iran -16.6% 2012
4 United States -16.9% 2012
5 Argentina -17.4% 2012
6 Guinea-Bissau -19.3% 2012
7 Colombia -19.7% 2012
8 Sudan -20.1% 2012
9 Pakistan -20.3% 2012
10 Burma -20.4% 2012
11 Eritrea -20.6% 2012
12 Cuba -20.9% 2012
13 Australia -22% 2012
14 Russia -22.1% 2012
15 Nigeria -22.8% 2012
=16 Libya -22.9% 2012
=16 Venezuela -22.9% 2012
18 China -23.1% 2012
19 Azerbaijan -23.5% 2012
20 Kuwait -23.9% 2012
21 Peru -24.5% 2012
22 Central African Republic -25.5% 2012
23 India -25.6% 2012
24 Indonesia -25.8% 2012
25 Egypt -26.2% 2012
26 Benin -27% 2012
27 South Sudan -27.2% 2011
28 Norway -27.5% 2012
29 Algeria -27.7% 2012
30 Burkina Faso -27.9% 2012
31 Qatar -28.6% 2012
=32 New Zealand -29% 2012
=32 Kazakhstan -29% 2012
34 Italy -29.1% 2012
Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) -29.129% 2012
35 Syria -29.4% 2012
36 France -29.6% 2012
37 Uruguay -29.7% 2012
38 East Timor -30% 2012
39 Saudi Arabia -30.3% 2012
40 Uzbekistan -30.8% 2012
41 Brunei -31.2% 2012
42 South Africa -31.3% 2012
OPEC countries average (profile) -31.35% 2012
43 Turkey -31.5% 2012
44 Nepal -31.8% 2012
45 Spain -31.9% 2012
=46 Canada -32% 2012
=46 Greece -32% 2012
48 Rwanda -32.8% 2012
49 Yemen -33% 2012
50 Ecuador -33.2% 2012
51 Ethiopia -33.3% 2012
South Asia average (profile) -33.6% 2012
=52 United Kingdom -33.8% 2012
=52 Mali -33.8% 2012
54 Chile -33.9% 2012
=55 Dominican Republic -34% 2012
=55 Philippines -34% 2012
57 Cameroon -34.8% 2012
58 Bangladesh -35.3% 2012
59 Mexico -35.5% 2012
60 Oman -35.7% 2012
61 Guatemala -35.9% 2012
=62 Turkmenistan -36% 2012
=62 Israel -36% 2012
64 Uganda -36.1% 2012
65 Sri Lanka -36.5% 2012
66 Bolivia -37.9% 2012
67 Gabon -38.7% 2011
68 Madagascar -39.1% 2012
=69 Portugal -39.3% 2012
=69 Burundi -39.3% 2012
Middle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) -39.518% 2012
South and Central Asia average (profile) -39.809% 2012
Former Spanish colonies average (profile) -39.92% 2012
71 Malawi -41.6% 2012
=72 Costa Rica -41.8% 2012
=72 Zambia -41.8% 2012
74 Switzerland -41.9% 2012
75 Bermuda -42.2% 2012
=76 Sweden -42.7% 2012
=76 Croatia -42.7% 2012
Muslim countries average (profile) -42.743% 2012
78 Finland -43.1% 2012
Emerging markets average (profile) -43.1% 2012
79 Angola -43.3% 2012
Religious countries average (profile) -44.105% 2012
80 Kenya -44.5% 2012
81 Saint Kitts and Nevis -45% 2012
82 Romania -45.2% 2012
83 Cyprus -45.4% 2012
84 Poland -45.6% 2012
85 Germany -45.9% 2012
86 Senegal -46.2% 2012
87 El Salvador -46.6% 2012
88 The Gambia -46.7% 2012
89 Laos -46.8% 2012
Catholic countries average (profile) -47.269% 2012
90 Sierra Leone -47.4% 2012
91 Papua New Guinea -47.8% 2012
92 Tanzania -47.9% 2012
Latin America and Caribbean average (profile) -47.947% 2012
=93 Bahrain -48.5% 2012
=93 New Caledonia -48.5% 2012
95 Paraguay -48.6% 2012
96 Lebanon -48.8% 2012
97 Namibia -49% 2012
98 Mozambique -49.1% 2012
99 Denmark -49.4% 2012
100 Macau -49.7% 2012
Former French colonies average (profile) -49.743% 2012
101 Armenia -49.8% 2012
102 Grenada -49.9% 2012
High income OECD countries average (profile) -50.113% 2012
Sub-Saharan Africa average (profile) -50.151% 2012
103 Vanuatu -50.3% 2012
104 Morocco -50.4% 2012
Former British colonies average (profile) -50.913% 2012
105 Dominica -51.4% 2012
106 Botswana -51.6% 2012
Christian countries average (profile) -52.091% 2012
107 Chad -52.1% 2012
108 Antigua and Barbuda -52.3% 2012
109 Bosnia and Herzegovina -52.4% 2012
110 Djibouti -53.1% 2012
111 Bhutan -53.2% 2012
112 Iceland -53.3% 2012
=113 South Korea -53.4% 2012
=113 Cote d'Ivoire -53.4% 2012
115 Austria -54% 2012
116 Cape Verde -54.1% 2012
117 Barbados -54.3% 2012
118 Albania -54.6% 2012
119 Tajikistan -55% 2012
120 Comoros -55.5% 2012
121 Ghana -56.2% 2011
122 Togo -56.5% 2012
123 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines -56.6% 2012
Former Soviet republics average (profile) -56.813% 2012
Non-religious countries average (profile) -57.115% 2012
124 Jamaica -57.2% 2012
Cold countries average (profile) -57.482% 2012
NATO countries average (profile) -57.778% 2012
Heavily indebted countries average (profile) -57.784% 2012
=125 Georgia -57.8% 2012
=125 Tunisia -57.8% 2012
127 Equatorial Guinea -57.9% 2012
Europe average (profile) -58.177% 2012
128 Serbia -59.1% 2012
129 Ukraine -59.3% 2012
Eastern Europe average (profile) -59.394% 2012
130 Fiji -60.3% 2012
131 Cayman Islands -60.5% 2012
132 Kosovo -61.1% 2011
European Union average (profile) -61.707% 2012
133 Tonga -61.9% 2012
134 Suriname -62.1% 2012
135 The Bahamas -62.9% 2012
=136 Gaza Strip -63.1% 2012
=136 West Bank -63.1% 2012
138 Afghanistan -63.4% 2011
139 Democratic Republic of the Congo -63.8% 2012
Eurozone average (profile) -64.144% 2012
140 Niger -64.6% 2012
141 Anguilla -64.7% 2012
=142 Saint Lucia -65.5% 2012
=142 Latvia -65.5% 2012
144 Guinea -65.8% 2012
145 Taiwan -66% 2012
146 Montenegro -66.2% 2011
147 Mauritius -66.7% 2012
148 Nicaragua -69.2% 2012
149 Honduras -70.2% 2012
150 Bulgaria -70.3% 2012
151 Swaziland -71.2% 2012
152 Slovenia -71.3% 2012
153 Cambodia -71.9% 2012
154 Czech Republic -72.7% 2012
155 Thailand -73.8% 2012
156 United Arab Emirates -74.5% 2012
157 Malaysia -75.3% 2012
158 Republic of Macedonia -75.9% 2012
159 Guyana -76.5% 2012
160 Mongolia -76.9% 2012
161 British Virgin Islands -77% 2012
162 Belarus -77.1% 2012
163 Netherlands -79.6% 2012
164 Turks and Caicos Islands -80.1% 2012
165 Trinidad and Tobago -80.3% 2012
166 Jordan -81.5% 2012
167 Belgium -83.6% 2012
168 Lithuania -83.8% 2012
169 Kyrgyzstan -84.4% 2012
=170 Panama -84.6% 2012
=170 Ireland -84.6% 2012
172 Montserrat -84.7% 2012
173 Hungary -87% 2012
174 Zimbabwe -87.1% 2012
175 Moldova -88% 2012
176 Estonia -90.1% 2012
177 Slovakia -90.6% 2012
178 Mauritania -90.7% 2012
179 Vietnam -91.7% 2012
180 Congo, Republic of the -92.4% 2012
181 Seychelles -92.6% 2012
182 Belize -93% 2012
183 Liberia -93.3% 2011
184 Malta -96.9% 2012
185 Lesotho -108.1% 2012
186 Sao Tome and Principe -110.5% 2012
187 Puerto Rico -124.4% 2012
188 Luxembourg -142.1% 2012
189 Singapore -178.5% 2012
190 Hong Kong -223.5% 2012

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Interesting observations about Economy > GDP > Composition, by end use > Imports of goods and services

  • Brazil ranked first for GDP > composition, by end use > imports of goods and services amongst Hot countries in 2012.
  • United States ranked first for GDP > composition, by end use > imports of goods and services amongst Former British colonies in 2012.
  • Russia ranked first for GDP > composition, by end use > imports of goods and services amongst Europe in 2012.
  • Japan ranked first for GDP > composition, by end use > imports of goods and services amongst Heavily indebted countries in 2012.
  • Iran ranked first for GDP > composition, by end use > imports of goods and services amongst Muslim countries in 2012.
  • Italy ranked first for GDP > composition, by end use > imports of goods and services amongst European Union in 2012.
  • Argentina ranked third for GDP > composition, by end use > imports of goods and services amongst Christian countries in 2012.
  • Norway ranked first for GDP > composition, by end use > imports of goods and services amongst NATO countries in 2012.
  • Azerbaijan ranked first for GDP > composition, by end use > imports of goods and services amongst Landlocked countries in 2012.
  • Guinea-Bissau ranked first for GDP > composition, by end use > imports of goods and services amongst Sub-Saharan Africa in 2012.
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