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Economy > Trade > Imports > Goods and services: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: Imports of goods and services as a % of GDP, 2000.

CONTENTS

# COUNTRY AMOUNT DATE GRAPH
1 Singapore 161% 2000
2 Malta 114% 2000
3 Guyana 111% 2000
4 Malaysia 104% 2000
5 Luxembourg 99% 2000
=6 Estonia 88% 2000
=6 Lesotho 88% 2000
=8 Maldives 86% 2000
=8 Eritrea 86% 2000
=8 Seychelles 86% 2000
=11 Tajikistan 85% 2000
=11 Belgium 85% 2000
13 Mongolia 82% 2000
=14 Swaziland 81% 2000
=14 Nicaragua 81% 2000
16 Antigua and Barbuda 80% 2000
17 Saint Kitts and Nevis 79% 2000
18 Slovakia 76% 2000
=19 Czech Republic 75% 2000
=19 Grenada 75% 2000
=21 Ireland 74% 2000
=21 Angola 74% 2000
23 Ghana 70% 2000
=24 Jordan 69% 2000
=24 Belarus 69% 2000
=26 Mauritius 67% 2000
=26 Hungary 67% 2000
28 Saint Lucia 66% 2000
=29 Dominica 64% 2000
=29 Belize 64% 2000
=29 Bulgaria 64% 2000
=32 Bahrain 63% 2000
=32 Fiji 63% 2000
=32 Slovenia 63% 2000
=32 Djibouti 63% 2000
36 Cape Verde 62% 2000
37 The Gambia 61% 2000
38 Bhutan 60% 2000
39 Thailand 59% 2000
=40 Equatorial Guinea 58% 2000
=40 Guinea-Bissau 58% 2000
=42 Mauritania 57% 2000
=42 Ukraine 57% 2000
Eurozone average (profile) 57% 2000
=44 Netherlands 56% 2000
=44 Barbados 56% 2000
=44 Honduras 56% 2000
=44 Namibia 56% 2000
=48 Jamaica 55% 2000
=48 Kyrgyzstan 55% 2000
Former Soviet republics average (profile) 54.29% 2000
European Union average (profile) 54.18% 2000
50 Latvia 54% 2000
Heavily indebted countries average (profile) 53.72% 2000
51 Turkmenistan 53% 2000
Former British colonies average (profile) 52.77% 2000
=52 Trinidad and Tobago 52% 2000
=52 Lithuania 52% 2000
=54 Armenia 51% 2000
=54 Croatia 51% 2000
=54 Sri Lanka 51% 2000
=57 Philippines 50% 2000
=57 Togo 50% 2000
NATO countries average (profile) 49.7% 2000
=59 Cyprus 48% 2000
=59 Laos 48% 2000
=59 Tunisia 48% 2000
=62 Georgia 47% 2000
=62 Israel 47% 2000
=62 Cambodia 47% 2000
=62 Kazakhstan 47% 2000
South and Central Asia average (profile) 46.92% 2000
=66 Costa Rica 46% 2000
=66 Austria 46% 2000
=66 Zambia 46% 2000
Sub-Saharan Africa average (profile) 44.47% 2000
High income OECD countries average (profile) 44.19% 2000
Latin America and Caribbean average (profile) 43.55% 2000
=69 Portugal 43% 2000
=69 El Salvador 43% 2000
Muslim countries average (profile) 42.11% 2000
=71 South Korea 42% 2000
=71 Papua New Guinea 42% 2000
=71 Sweden 42% 2000
=71 Democratic Republic of the Congo 42% 2000
Catholic countries average (profile) 41.79% 2000
=75 Canada 41% 2000
=75 Nigeria 41% 2000
=75 Yemen 41% 2000
=78 Senegal 40% 2000
=78 Albania 40% 2000
=78 Mali 40% 2000
=78 Romania 40% 2000
Emerging markets average (profile) 39.32% 2000
=82 Dominican Republic 39% 2000
=82 Panama 39% 2000
=82 Uzbekistan 39% 2000
=82 Cote d'Ivoire 39% 2000
=82 Mozambique 39% 2000
=82 Iceland 39% 2000
=88 Malawi 38% 2000
=88 Lebanon 38% 2000
=88 Azerbaijan 38% 2000
Non-religious countries average (profile) 37.18% 2000
=91 Denmark 37% 2000
=91 Morocco 37% 2000
=91 Switzerland 37% 2000
Former French colonies average (profile) 37% 2000
94 Kenya 36% 2000
=95 Madagascar 35% 2000
=95 Syria 35% 2000
=95 Paraguay 35% 2000
=95 Gabon 35% 2000
Former Spanish colonies average (profile) 35% 2000
99 Poland 34% 2000
=100 Sierra Leone 33% 2000
=100 Mexico 33% 2000
=100 Botswana 33% 2000
=100 New Zealand 33% 2000
=100 Germany 33% 2000
=105 Finland 32% 2000
=105 Nepal 32% 2000
=105 Spain 32% 2000
=105 Chad 32% 2000
=105 Comoros 32% 2000
=110 Ethiopia 31% 2000
=110 Turkey 31% 2000
=110 Indonesia 31% 2000
=110 Guinea 31% 2000
=110 Ecuador 31% 2000
=110 Zimbabwe 31% 2000
=110 Chile 31% 2000
=110 Kuwait 31% 2000
=118 Burkina Faso 30% 2000
=118 Norway 30% 2000
=120 United Kingdom 29% 2000
=120 Greece 29% 2000
=120 Benin 29% 2000
South Asia average (profile) 28.75% 2000
123 Guatemala 28% 2000
=124 Cameroon 27% 2000
=124 France 27% 2000
=124 Italy 27% 2000
=124 Haiti 27% 2000
=128 Saudi Arabia 26% 2000
=128 South Africa 26% 2000
=128 Uganda 26% 2000
Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) 25.43% 2000
=131 Bolivia 25% 2000
=131 Russia 25% 2000
=133 Rwanda 24% 2000
=133 Burundi 24% 2000
=135 China 23% 2000
=135 Niger 23% 2000
=135 Egypt 23% 2000
=138 Australia 22% 2000
=138 Algeria 22% 2000
=140 Iran 21% 2000
=140 Uruguay 21% 2000
142 Colombia 20% 2000
=143 Bangladesh 19% 2000
=143 Pakistan 19% 2000
=145 Peru 18% 2000
=145 Cuba 18% 2000
=147 Suriname 17% 2000
=147 Venezuela 17% 2000
=147 India 17% 2000
=150 Central African Republic 16% 2000
=150 Sudan 16% 2000
152 United States 13% 2000
153 Brazil 12% 2000
154 Argentina 11% 2000
155 Japan 8% 2000
156 Burma 1% 2000

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Agriculture

Statistics and graphs related to agriculture are found here. How many agricultural workers are there per hectare? Tractors? Which country produces the maximum cotton? Who is the biggest exporter of bananas? Click in if these interest you.

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Background

What is the background of the country? National bird? Get a quick summary of countries in this section.

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Conflict

TOP STATS: Terrorism > Global Terrorism Index, Civil war and unrest > Arab Spring death toll, War > World War I > Total deaths and 29 more

Cost of living

TOP STATS: Average monthly disposable salary > After tax, Local purchasing power, Prices at markets > Cigarettes > Pack of Marlboro and 52 more

Crime

No explanation needed for this section. Murders. Guns. Jails. Crimes. Judges. We have all of that and more out here. Actually we go deeper than your routine crime beat sections. How many adults were prosecuted? What percentage were convicted? How many were women? What is the death penalty rate in different countries? How safe do the citizens perceive they are? Do they trust the police? Will they report a crime? You'll find surprising answers here.

TOP STATS: Violent crime > Murder rate, Violent crime > Murder rate per million people, Violent crime > Intentional homicide rate and 183 more

Culture

TOP STATS: Happy Planet Index, Sexuality > Homosexuality > Legality of homosexual acts, Food and drink > Beer consumption and 67 more

Disasters

The tsunami rocked the civilized world with its widespread devastation. Learn the details of the losses incurred by the countries affected. How are the developed countries helping out? Who has pledged the most money? How do they compare? Check out...

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Economy

This category is all about money. GDP. Aid. Gross national income. Debt. Inflation. Trade balance. Foreign investment. Government spending. You get the idea.

TOP STATS: GDP, GDP per capita, Gross National Income and 3717 more

Education

Any and every statistic which can be collected about schooling and the whole education sector can be found here. What is the duration of education in different countries? Is the percentage of enrollment different for sexes? How long do students spend learning their mother tongues? What is the mathematical aptitude of the average 8 year old? How many university degrees are awarded to females? What is the percentage of students who find school boring? We've tabulated them all for you.

TOP STATS: Children out of school, primary, Pupil-teacher ratio, primary, Compulsary education duration and 908 more

Energy

How does your country fare in Traditional Fuel Consumption? In Geothermal Energy Consumption? How many barrels of oil were imported into your country last year? Does your production of hydroelectricity match your consumption? Which countries in the world successfully produce nuclear energy for consumption? What is the average energy usage per person? All your questions regarding different forms of energy, their generation and consumption have been answered here.

TOP STATS: Commercial energy use, Electricity > Consumption > Per capita, Electricity > Consumption and 2387 more

Environment

How much area is declared as protected in the different countries of the world? How many endangered species of reptiles, mammals, birds etc are found in different countries? What are the national levels of pollution? Emissions? Nuclear waste generation? Salination of water resources and expenditure for waste treatment. International treaties, ratification and complaince. You'll find almost all statistics related to environmental pollution and conservational efforts here.

TOP STATS: Marine fish catch, Ecological footprint, Pollution perceptions > Air pollution and 331 more

Geography

All the stats pertaining to the physical features of the country in question can be found here. This implies that if you are looking for the co-ordinates or map references of countries, the land area, climate, boundaries, terrain, natural resources or coastlines, your search ends here.

TOP STATS: Land area > Square miles, Area > Comparative, Climate and 102 more

Government

This category is all about the functioning of the government machinery. So, you'll find stats on the goverment administrative divisions, the executive, legistative and judiciary branches, constitution, parliamentary seats, secession attemps, suffrage, corruption - everything connected with our esteemed politicians.

TOP STATS: Government type, Legal system, Legislative branch and 392 more

Health

Statistics about the health of a country's citizens are present in this category. You can find stats related to birth weights, rates on smoking, HIV incidence, incidence of cancer, circulatory and other diseases, stats on infant and maternal mortality, life expectancy, suicide rates, teenage pergnancy and other health related topics. We also have some details on health expenditure and health care funding out here.

TOP STATS: Physicians > Per 1,000 people, Births and maternity > Total fertility rate, Human height > Average female height and 529 more

Industry

Lists all industry related stats like production of cars, buses trucks, LCVs, different industries like biotech firms and so on.

TOP STATS: Manufacturing output, Manufacturing, value added > Current US$ per capita, Manufacturing, value added > Current US$ and 94 more

Labor

You can find detailed stats on the economic activity of the labor force broken over different age-groups and sexes. We also have stats on employment in different sectors, trade union memberships, the average work time, the average number of days the workers take off or even just don't show up! How many female decision makers does a country have? Doctors? What is the normal gender division of the housework? What are the unemployment details and benefits available? How long does an average person need to work to buy a loaf of bread? A car? A television set? Compare these values for different countries.

TOP STATS: Salaries and benefits > Minimum wage, Average monthly wage > Local currency > Net, Labor force > By occupation and 374 more

Language

What are the main languages spoken in the countries? How many English language speakers are there per country? How about French and Spanish? Check out the results here..

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Lifestyle

Here we rank countries based on amphetamine and cannabis use. But more interestingly, we go into their mindset. What do the citizens of different countries think of their armed forces? Will they report a crime? Do they trust their neighbours? What about their governments? Are they happy with life in general? How charitable are they? What is their political orientation? Are they proud of their countries? Will they fight for their countries? This is an utterly captivating category.

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Media

Countries are ranked here depending on the penetration level of computers, phones, fax machines, radios, television sets, mobile phones etc. We also have other stats related to media like vastness of different networks, revenue and employment in different telecom sectors here.

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Military

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TOP STATS: Air force > Combat aircraft, Army > Main battle tanks, Budget and 285 more

People

Facts relating to the actual life of people are found here. So we have birth and death rates, marriage and divorce rates, single parents, one-person households and teenage pregnancies, size of households and elderly institutions, ethnicity and chinese population - just about every stat you always wanted to know! What is the average age of women when they first get married? How happy are they when compared to their mothers? What is the gender development index in different countries? What will the population be in 2020? Don't miss this category even if you didn't come searching for it specifically.

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Religion

Where else could you find the number of Catholics, Catholic priests, Catholic parishes, Jehovahs Witnesses and the number of permanent deacons, and compare them all between major nations in a per-capita format? Check them all here.

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Sports

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Terrorism

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Transport

Here you can find the numbers on the different modes of transportation. How many cars does a country have? Airports? What is the lenght of its highways? What proportion is paved? What about runways, heliports and ports? Lets not leave out waterways or the merchant navy. We have them all here.

TOP STATS: Road > Motor vehicles per 1000 people, Road network length > Km, Road density > Km of road per 100 sq. km of land area and 446 more

Travel

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Weather

TOP STATS: Temperature > Highest temperature ever recorded, Precipitation, Precipitation per capita and 4 more

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