Countries With the Fastest Growth in Imports of goods and services (5-Year Change)
Change in Imports of goods and services over the five years to each country's latest year, as a percentage of the earlier value. Only countries that rose are listed. Source: The World Bank (CC BY 4.0).
Summary
Kyrgyz Republic rose the most: by 263.1%, from US$4.09 billion to US$14.84 billion in the five years to 2025. Armenia is second (+209.7%), followed by Congo, Dem. Rep. (+174.6%). 174 countries rose over that period; the median change among them was +57.8%.
- #1
- Kyrgyz Republic · +263.1%
- Median
- +57.8%
- Coverage
- 174 countries
- Data year
- 2025
- Last updated
- 2026-11-14
Full ranking
| Rank | Country | From | To | 5-year change (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kyrgyz Republic | 4,086,500,000 | 14,840,000,000 | +263.1% |
| 2 | Armenia | 5,062,300,000 | 15,677,000,000 | +209.7% |
| 3 | Congo, Dem. Rep. | 14,560,000,000 | 39,978,000,000 | +174.6% |
| 4 | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 5,353,000,000 | 12,841,000,000 | +139.9% |
| 5 | Albania | 5,636,300,000 | 12,985,000,000 | +130.4% |
| 6 | Uzbekistan | 22,681,000,000 | 51,999,000,000 | +129.3% |
| 7 | Georgia | 8,964,600,000 | 20,301,000,000 | +126.5% |
| 8 | Kosovo | 4,169,900,000 | 9,247,500,000 | +121.8% |
| 9 | Libya | 14,343,000,000 | 31,719,000,000 | +121.1% |
| 10 | Uganda | 8,116,400,000 | 17,827,000,000 | +119.6% |
| 11 | Congo, Rep. | 3,278,600,000 | 7,117,300,000 | +117.1% |
| 12 | Mongolia | 7,345,900,000 | 15,891,000,000 | +116.3% |
| 13 | Iceland | 7,605,500,000 | 16,349,000,000 | +115% |
| 14 | Rwanda | 2,693,400,000 | 5,749,700,000 | +113.5% |
| 15 | Namibia | 4,577,200,000 | 9,636,900,000 | +110.5% |
| 16 | Moldova | 5,921,200,000 | 12,397,000,000 | +109.4% |
| 17 | Montenegro | 2,916,700,000 | 6,067,000,000 | +108% |
| 18 | Nicaragua | 5,967,700,000 | 12,198,000,000 | +104.4% |
| 19 | Tajikistan | 3,408,700,000 | 6,906,400,000 | +102.6% |
| 20 | Morocco | 46,175,000,000 | 93,252,000,000 | +102% |
| 21 | Croatia | 27,976,000,000 | 55,697,000,000 | +99.1% |
| 22 | Guatemala | 19,272,000,000 | 38,186,000,000 | +98.1% |
| 23 | Saudi Arabia | 182,180,000,000 | 359,760,000,000 | +97.5% |
| 24 | El Salvador | 10,450,000,000 | 20,597,000,000 | +97.1% |
| 25 | Serbia | 30,295,000,000 | 58,583,000,000 | +93.4% |
| 26 | Argentina | 52,454,000,000 | 101,160,000,000 | +92.9% |
| 27 | Turkmenistan | 3,565,600,000 | 6,824,200,000 | +91.4% |
| 28 | Costa Rica | 17,616,000,000 | 33,590,000,000 | +90.7% |
| 29 | Tanzania | 9,553,000,000 | 18,017,000,000 | +88.6% |
| 30 | Gambia, The | 684,780,000 | 1,282,300,000 | +87.3% |
| 31 | Côte d'Ivoire | 13,204,000,000 | 24,716,000,000 | +87.2% |
| 32 | India | 510,240,000,000 | 949,660,000,000 | +86.1% |
| 33 | Paraguay | 10,449,000,000 | 19,366,000,000 | +85.3% |
| 34 | Kiribati | 180,820,000 | 334,900,000 | +85.2% |
| 35 | Seychelles | 1,201,900,000 | 2,212,000,000 | +84% |
| 36 | Honduras | 12,173,000,000 | 22,381,000,000 | +83.9% |
| 37 | Ecuador | 19,850,000,000 | 36,383,000,000 | +83.3% |
| 38 | Cyprus | 20,705,000,000 | 37,896,000,000 | +83% |
| 39 | Gabon | 3,454,200,000 | 6,299,400,000 | +82.4% |
| 40 | São Tomé and Principe | 179,320,000 | 326,820,000 | +82.3% |
| 41 | Guinea | 9,692,400,000 | 17,650,000,000 | +82.1% |
| 42 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 9,694,300,000 | 17,643,000,000 | +82% |
| 43 | Lithuania | 36,377,000,000 | 65,811,000,000 | +80.9% |
| 44 | Azerbaijan | 15,538,000,000 | 27,951,000,000 | +79.9% |
| 45 | Venezuela, RB | 5,605,400,000 | 10,074,000,000 | +79.7% |
| 46 | Indonesia | 165,650,000,000 | 297,000,000,000 | +79.3% |
| 47 | Bulgaria | 38,029,000,000 | 67,711,000,000 | +78.1% |
| 48 | Ukraine | 63,171,000,000 | 111,070,000,000 | +75.8% |
| 49 | Mexico | 421,740,000,000 | 738,160,000,000 | +75% |
| 50 | Iran, Islamic Rep. | 71,622,000,000 | 125,080,000,000 | +74.6% |
| 51 | Dominican Republic | 20,372,000,000 | 35,489,000,000 | +74.2% |
| 52 | Viet Nam | 273,360,000,000 | 474,000,000,000 | +73.4% |
| 53 | Türkiye | 232,190,000,000 | 400,680,000,000 | +72.6% |
| 54 | Poland | 283,720,000,000 | 487,510,000,000 | +71.8% |
| 55 | Madagascar | 3,767,800,000 | 6,456,700,000 | +71.4% |
| 56 | United Arab Emirates | 281,540,000,000 | 481,850,000,000 | +71.1% |
| 57 | Peru | 42,768,000,000 | 73,151,000,000 | +71% |
| 58 | Brazil | 233,940,000,000 | 398,320,000,000 | +70.3% |
| 59 | Mauritania | 3,747,800,000 | 6,327,200,000 | +68.8% |
| 60 | Cabo Verde | 967,250,000 | 1,630,800,000 | +68.6% |
| 61 | Romania | 103,730,000,000 | 174,600,000,000 | +68.3% |
| 62 | Colombia | 55,511,000,000 | 93,243,000,000 | +68% |
| 63 | Uruguay | 11,539,000,000 | 19,328,000,000 | +67.5% |
| 64 | Thailand | 231,750,000,000 | 388,130,000,000 | +67.5% |
| 65 | Spain | 373,590,000,000 | 625,570,000,000 | +67.4% |
| 66 | Comoros | 343,720,000 | 573,290,000 | +66.8% |
| 67 | Greece | 74,332,000,000 | 123,450,000,000 | +66.1% |
| 68 | Malaysia | 186,310,000,000 | 308,950,000,000 | +65.8% |
| 69 | Estonia | 22,032,000,000 | 36,401,000,000 | +65.2% |
| 70 | Switzerland | 437,650,000,000 | 721,180,000,000 | +64.8% |
| 71 | Portugal | 90,131,000,000 | 148,160,000,000 | +64.4% |
| 72 | Philippines | 119,260,000,000 | 196,020,000,000 | +64.4% |
| 73 | Singapore | 526,490,000,000 | 860,240,000,000 | +63.4% |
| 74 | Burkina Faso | 5,133,700,000 | 8,291,800,000 | +61.5% |
| 75 | North Macedonia | 8,710,800,000 | 14,019,000,000 | +60.9% |
| 76 | South Africa | 78,355,000,000 | 126,020,000,000 | +60.8% |
| 77 | Italy | 480,950,000,000 | 773,020,000,000 | +60.7% |
| 78 | Oman | 32,570,000,000 | 52,262,000,000 | +60.5% |
| 79 | United Kingdom | 795,710,000,000 | 1,275,200,000,000 | +60.3% |
| 80 | Naoero | 113,960,000 | 182,510,000 | +60.2% |
| 81 | Tunisia | 19,691,000,000 | 31,508,000,000 | +60% |
| 82 | Latvia | 20,437,000,000 | 32,648,000,000 | +59.7% |
| 83 | Cambodia | 21,651,000,000 | 34,576,000,000 | +59.7% |
| 84 | Chile | 68,217,000,000 | 108,720,000,000 | +59.4% |
| 85 | Mauritius | 7,606,400,000 | 12,103,000,000 | +59.1% |
| 86 | Cameroon | 7,544,300,000 | 11,961,000,000 | +58.5% |
| 87 | Zimbabwe | 6,166,400,000 | 9,735,900,000 | +57.9% |
| 88 | Slovenia | 36,983,000,000 | 58,363,000,000 | +57.8% |
| 89 | Timor-Leste | 1,004,100,000 | 1,583,700,000 | +57.7% |
| 90 | Israel | 98,560,000,000 | 155,330,000,000 | +57.6% |
| 91 | Sweden | 218,730,000,000 | 341,900,000,000 | +56.3% |
| 92 | Macao SAR, China | 15,615,000,000 | 24,393,000,000 | +56.2% |
| 93 | Czechia | 153,230,000,000 | 238,900,000,000 | +55.9% |
| 94 | Denmark | 175,670,000,000 | 273,380,000,000 | +55.6% |
| 95 | Algeria | 40,979,000,000 | 63,561,000,000 | +55.1% |
| 96 | Kenya | 19,083,000,000 | 29,577,000,000 | +55% |
| 97 | Ethiopia | 16,656,000,000 | 25,494,000,000 | +53.1% |
| 98 | Egypt, Arab Rep. | 75,434,000,000 | 115,110,000,000 | +52.6% |
| 99 | Sierra Leone | 1,386,000,000 | 2,105,300,000 | +51.9% |
| 100 | Malta | 18,440,000,000 | 27,745,000,000 | +50.5% |
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About the top 10
#1 Kyrgyz Republic
Kyrgyz Republic ranks #1 on this list with +263.1%.
- Capital
- Bishkek
- Continent
- Asia
- Income group
- Lower middle income
- Population
- 7.34 million people (2025)
- GDP
- US$22.62 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$3,081 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 72.4 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 34.7% of population (2025)
Largest cities: Bishkek.
Also ranks #5 in gdp growth rate · #8 in income share of poorest 10% · #10 in mineral rents share of gdp.
#2 Armenia
Armenia ranks #2 on this list with +209.7%.
- Capital
- Yerevan
- Continent
- Asia
- Income group
- Upper middle income
- Population
- 3.09 million people (2025)
- GDP
- US$29.24 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$9,474 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 78.3 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 65.9% of population (2025)
Largest cities: Yerevan.
Also ranks #5 in electricity access rate · #5 in access to electricity (rural) · #7 in female population share.
#3 Congo, Dem. Rep.
Congo, Dem. Rep. ranks #3 on this list with +174.6%.
- Capital
- Kinshasa
- Continent
- Africa
- Income group
- Low income
- Population
- 112.83 million people (2025)
- GDP
- US$91.03 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$806.8 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 62.1 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 45.1% of population (2025)
Largest cities: Kinshasa, Mbuji-Mayi, Kananga.
Also ranks #1 in renewable energy share · #1 in poverty headcount ratio · #1 in mineral rents share of gdp.
#4 Somalia, Fed. Rep.
Somalia, Fed. Rep. ranks #4 on this list with +139.9%.
- Capital
- Mogadishu
- Continent
- Africa
- Income group
- Low income
- Population
- 19.66 million people (2025)
- GDP
- US$13 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$661.2 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 59 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 55.1% of population (2025)
Largest cities: North East State of Somalia, Mogadishu.
Also ranks #1 in prevalence of undernourishment · #2 in population ages 0-14 share · #2 in age dependency ratio (young).
#5 Albania
Albania ranks #5 on this list with +130.4%.
- Capital
- Tirana
- Continent
- Europe
- Income group
- Upper middle income
- Population
- 2.35 million people (2025)
- GDP
- US$30.54 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$12,998 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 79.8 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 58.9% of population (2025)
Also ranks #2 in electricity access rate · #2 in access to electricity (rural) · #11 in completion rate (lower secondary).
#6 Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan ranks #6 on this list with +129.3%.
- Capital
- Tashkent
- Continent
- Asia
- Income group
- Lower middle income
- Population
- 37.05 million people (2025)
- GDP
- US$147.04 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$3,968 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 72.5 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 51% of population (2025)
Largest cities: Tashkent.
Also ranks #2 in literacy rate · #4 in deposit interest rate · #5 in bank branches per 100,000 adults.
#7 Georgia
Georgia ranks #7 on this list with +126.5%.
- Capital
- Tbilisi
- Continent
- Asia
- Income group
- Upper middle income
- Population
- 3.94 million people (2025)
- GDP
- US$38.14 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$9,692 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 74.7 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 61.2% of population (2025)
Largest cities: Tbilisi.
Also ranks #2 in alcohol consumption per capita · #6 in physicians per 1,000 · #10 in female population share.
#8 Kosovo
Kosovo ranks #8 on this list with +121.8%.
- Continent
- Europe
- Income group
- Upper middle income
- Population
- 1.58 million people (2025)
- GDP
- US$12.46 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$7,899 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 78.2 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 50.9% of population (2025)
Also ranks #2 in firms using banks to finance investment share · #13 in gross capital formation rate · #32 in population ages 15-64 share.
#9 Libya
Libya ranks #9 on this list with +121.1%.
- Capital
- Tripoli
- Continent
- Africa
- Income group
- Upper middle income
- Population
- 7.46 million people (2025)
- GDP
- US$48.1 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$6,449 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 71.1 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 87.9% of population (2025)
Largest cities: Tripoli.
Also ranks #1 in natural resource rents share of gdp · #1 in oil rents share of gdp · #2 in industry value added share of gdp.
#10 Uganda
Uganda ranks #10 on this list with +119.6%.
- Capital
- Kampala
- Continent
- Africa
- Income group
- Low income
- Population
- 51.39 million people (2025)
- GDP
- US$61.99 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$1,206 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 68.5 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 31.9% of population (2025)
Largest cities: Kampala.
Also ranks #6 in renewable energy share · #6 in refugee population by asylum · #7 in agricultural land share.
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Source and method
Change in Imports of goods and services over the five years to each country's latest year, as a percentage of the earlier value. Only countries that rose are listed.
Source: The World Bank, indicator NE.IMP.GNFS.CD. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved: 2026-11-14.
The World Bank: Imports of goods and services (current US$): Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs) (via World Development Indicators)
Original data provider, as recorded by the World Bank: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs); National Accounts data files, Central Banks; Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
Values are shown as published (changes are computed from the published values). Provider terms: The World Bank. All licences: Sources & licences.