Former British colonies Compared by Economy > Trade > Imports > Spending on imports
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.".
CONTENTS
| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Singapore | 202.58 | 2008 | ||
| 2 | Lesotho | 111.74 | 2009 | ||
| 3 | Guyana | 102.43 | 2008 | ||
| 4 | Maldives | 94.24 | 2009 | ||
| 5 | Swaziland | 76.47 | 2009 | ||
| 6 | Malaysia | 74.88 | 2009 | ||
| 7 | Bahrain | 74.31 | 2008 | ||
| 8 | Zimbabwe | 72.98 | 2005 | ||
| 9 | Belize | 70.04 | 2008 | ||
| 10 | Saint Lucia | 69.33 | 2009 | ||
| 11 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 68.73 | 2009 | ||
| 12 | Antigua and Barbuda | 68.2 | 2009 | ||
| 13 | The Bahamas | 68.13 | 2007 | ||
| 14 | Dominica | 65.54 | 2009 | ||
| 15 | Jordan | 64.96 | 2009 | ||
| 16 | Barbados | 64.59 | 2009 | ||
| 17 | United Arab Emirates | 63.83 | 2007 | ||
| 18 | Fiji | 61.73 | 2009 | ||
| 19 | Namibia | 59.89 | 2009 | ||
| 20 | Grenada | 56.65 | 2009 | ||
| 21 | Jamaica | 53.32 | 2009 | ||
| 22 | The Gambia | 50.13 | 2009 | ||
| 23 | Bhutan | 48.33 | 2009 | ||
| 24 | Botswana | 44.6 | 2009 | ||
| 25 | Ghana | 41.35 | 2009 | ||
| 26 | Trinidad and Tobago | 39.38 | 2008 | ||
| 27 | Kenya | 38.31 | 2009 | ||
| 28 | Somalia | 37.74 | 1990 | ||
| 29 | Uganda | 34.64 | 2009 | ||
| 30 | Israel | 32.21 | 2009 | ||
| 31 | Qatar | 31.22 | 2009 | ||
| 32 | Zambia | 31.14 | 2009 | ||
| 33 | Canada | 30.43 | 2009 | ||
| 34 | Sierra Leone | 28.53 | 2009 | ||
| 35 | Sri Lanka | 27.87 | 2009 | ||
| 36 | Brunei | 27.82 | 2007 | ||
| 37 | Tanzania | 27.5 | 2006 | ||
| 38 | Nigeria | 27.17 | 2009 | ||
| 39 | Bangladesh | 26.55 | 2009 | ||
| 40 | New Zealand | 26.53 | 2009 | ||
| 41 | Kuwait | 25.64 | 2008 | ||
| 42 | India | 25.25 | 2009 | ||
| 43 | Malawi | 23.13 | 2009 | ||
| 44 | Australia | 21.61 | 2008 | ||
| 45 | Sudan | 20.83 | 2009 | ||
| 46 | Pakistan | 20.37 | 2009 | ||
| 47 | United States | 13.92 | 2009 | ||
| 48 | Burma | 0.12 | 2004 |
