Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global services imports (%) by country
Countries reporting
207
Highest
7.6%
China
Lowest
0.0%
Niue
Median
0.0%
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
5,935
What the numbers show
Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global services imports (%) is currently reported for 207 countries. The highest value is 7.6% in China; the lowest is 0.0% in Niue.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.0%, and the mean is 0.4%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 55,984.
Over the past decade 87 countries rose and 119 fell. The largest increase was in Guyana (up 530.9%), and the largest decrease in Equatorial Guinea (down 84.8%).
Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 7.6% | 2024 | down 8.8% | rising |
| 2 | Germany | 6.8% | 2024 | up 4.6% | falling |
| 3 | Ireland | 5.8% | 2024 | up 91.0% | rising |
| 4 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 5.0% | 2024 | up 6.7% | falling |
| 5 | Singapore | 4.3% | 2024 | up 36.2% | rising |
| 6 | France | 4.2% | 2024 | down 13.0% | flat |
| 7 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 3.8% | 2024 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 8 | India | 3.3% | 2024 | up 35.7% | rising |
| 9 | Japan | 3.0% | 2024 | down 17.3% | falling |
| 10 | Switzerland | 2.7% | 2024 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 11 | Italy | 2.0% | 2024 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 12 | Republic of Korea | 2.0% | 2024 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 13 | Canada | 2.0% | 2024 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 14 | Belgium | 2.0% | 2024 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 15 | Luxembourg | 1.6% | 2024 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 16 | Australia and New Zealand | 1.6% | 2024 | down 1.6% | falling |
| 17 | Sweden | 1.5% | 2024 | up 5.9% | flat |
| 18 | Denmark | 1.5% | 2024 | up 17.4% | falling |
| 19 | Spain | 1.4% | 2024 | up 8.0% | falling |
| 20 | Australia | 1.3% | 2024 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 21 | United Arab Emirates | 1.3% | 2024 | down 18.2% | rising |
| 22 | Brazil | 1.3% | 2024 | down 31.0% | rising |
| 23 | Saudi Arabia | 1.3% | 2024 | down 34.6% | falling |
| 24 | Austria | 1.1% | 2024 | up 2.5% | falling |
| 25 | Russian Federation | 1.0% | 2024 | down 56.6% | falling |
| 26 | Poland | 0.9% | 2024 | up 38.5% | rising |
| 27 | Thailand | 0.9% | 2024 | up 5.2% | falling |
| 28 | Mexico | 0.8% | 2024 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 29 | Norway | 0.8% | 2024 | down 27.7% | falling |
| 30 | Indonesia | 0.7% | 2024 | up 10.9% | falling |
| 31 | Malaysia | 0.7% | 2024 | down 19.6% | falling |
| 32 | Türkiye | 0.7% | 2024 | up 22.3% | rising |
| 33 | Finland | 0.6% | 2024 | down 2.0% | falling |
| 34 | Israel | 0.5% | 2024 | up 6.0% | falling |
| 35 | Czechia | 0.5% | 2024 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 36 | Philippines | 0.5% | 2024 | up 15.6% | rising |
| 37 | Qatar | 0.5% | 2024 | down 27.0% | volatile |
| 38 | Viet Nam | 0.4% | 2024 | up 56.0% | rising |
| 39 | Greece | 0.4% | 2024 | up 18.6% | falling |
| 40 | Romania | 0.4% | 2024 | up 56.5% | rising |
| 41 | Kuwait | 0.3% | 2024 | down 23.7% | rising |
| 42 | Portugal | 0.3% | 2024 | up 11.3% | falling |
| 43 | Egypt | 0.3% | 2024 | up 1.3% | falling |
| 44 | Hungary | 0.3% | 2024 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 45 | Iraq | 0.3% | 2024 | down 11.7% | rising |
| 46 | Ukraine | 0.3% | 2024 | up 19.2% | rising |
| 47 | Argentina | 0.3% | 2024 | down 19.0% | falling |
| 48 | Cyprus | 0.3% | 2024 | up 98.9% | rising |
| 49 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 0.3% | 2024 | down 19.8% | falling |
| 50 | Chile | 0.3% | 2024 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 51 | New Zealand | 0.2% | 2024 | down 5.4% | falling |
| 52 | Colombia | 0.2% | 2024 | down 26.7% | rising |
| 53 | Nigeria | 0.2% | 2024 | down 53.5% | flat |
| 54 | Malta | 0.2% | 2024 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 55 | Peru | 0.2% | 2024 | up 19.2% | rising |
| 56 | Lithuania | 0.2% | 2024 | up 72.7% | rising |
| 57 | Morocco | 0.2% | 2024 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 58 | Slovakia | 0.2% | 2024 | down 5.3% | flat |
| 59 | Kazakhstan | 0.2% | 2024 | down 39.1% | falling |
| 60 | Serbia | 0.2% | 2024 | up 84.5% | rising |
| 61 | Oman | 0.2% | 2024 | down 19.1% | rising |
| 62 | Bahrain | 0.2% | 2024 | up 18.3% | volatile |
| 63 | Ghana | 0.1% | 2024 | up 59.9% | volatile |
| 64 | Bangladesh | 0.1% | 2024 | down 5.9% | rising |
| 65 | Pakistan | 0.1% | 2024 | down 14.7% | falling |
| 66 | Libya | 0.1% | 2023 | down 24.0% | rising |
| 67 | Uzbekistan | 0.1% | 2024 | up 134.4% | rising |
| 68 | Estonia | 0.1% | 2024 | up 36.3% | rising |
| 69 | Azerbaijan | 0.1% | 2024 | down 36.7% | rising |
| 70 | Slovenia | 0.1% | 2024 | up 9.9% | flat |
| 71 | Algeria | 0.1% | 2024 | down 50.2% | falling |
| 72 | Angola | 0.1% | 2024 | down 78.0% | volatile |
| 73 | Croatia | 0.1% | 2024 | up 40.1% | falling |
| 74 | Ethiopia | 0.1% | 2023 | up 41.2% | rising |
| 75 | Bulgaria | 0.1% | 2024 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 76 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 0.1% | 2021 | down 75.3% | falling |
| 77 | Costa Rica | 0.1% | 2024 | up 83.7% | rising |
| 78 | Côte d'Ivoire | 0.1% | 2024 | up 49.9% | falling |
| 79 | Turkmenistan | 0.1% | 2021 | down 8.9% | rising |
| 80 | Belarus | 0.1% | 2024 | down 27.3% | rising |
| 81 | Guatemala | 0.1% | 2024 | up 33.4% | rising |
| 82 | Jordan | 0.1% | 2024 | down 11.0% | falling |
| 83 | Lebanon | 0.1% | 2024 | down 69.0% | falling |
| 84 | Dominican Republic | 0.1% | 2024 | up 38.0% | rising |
| 85 | Uruguay | 0.1% | 2024 | down 19.8% | rising |
| 86 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0.1% | 2023 | up 40.1% | rising |
| 87 | Ecuador | 0.1% | 2024 | up 11.7% | falling |
| 88 | Latvia | 0.1% | 2024 | up 35.1% | rising |
| 89 | Panama | 0.1% | 2024 | down 24.8% | rising |
| 90 | Sudan [former] | 0.1% | 2011 | up 16.8% | falling |
| 91 | Guyana | 0.1% | 2023 | up 530.9% | volatile |
| 92 | Iceland | 0.1% | 2024 | up 4.0% | falling |
| 93 | Kenya | 0.1% | 2024 | down 5.0% | rising |
| 94 | Sri Lanka | 0.1% | 2024 | down 44.9% | falling |
| 95 | Melanesia | 0.1% | 2024 | down 30.8% | falling |
| 96 | Mongolia | 0.1% | 2024 | up 57.6% | rising |
| 97 | Uganda | 0.1% | 2024 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 98 | Serbia and Montenegro [former] | 0.1% | 2004 | — | rising |
| 99 | Tunisia | 0.0% | 2024 | down 24.8% | falling |
| 100 | Senegal | 0.0% | 2024 | up 71.9% | rising |
| 101 | Armenia | 0.0% | 2024 | up 43.5% | rising |
| 102 | Georgia | 0.0% | 2024 | up 42.3% | rising |
| 103 | Albania | 0.0% | 2024 | up 19.6% | falling |
| 104 | Cuba | 0.0% | 2023 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 105 | Honduras | 0.0% | 2024 | up 43.0% | rising |
| 106 | Guinea | 0.0% | 2023 | up 184.7% | volatile |
| 107 | Jamaica | 0.0% | 2024 | down 0.4% | falling |
| 108 | Somalia | 0.0% | 2024 | up 80.6% | rising |
| 109 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.0% | 2024 | up 75.1% | rising |
| 110 | El Salvador | 0.0% | 2024 | up 44.5% | falling |
| 111 | Cambodia | 0.0% | 2024 | down 4.4% | rising |
| 112 | South Sudan | 0.0% | 2024 | up 405.5% | rising |
| 113 | Nepal | 0.0% | 2024 | up 52.0% | rising |
| 114 | Cameroon | 0.0% | 2024 | down 34.4% | falling |
| 115 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.0% | 2024 | down 37.6% | volatile |
| 116 | Paraguay | 0.0% | 2024 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 117 | United Republic of Tanzania | 0.0% | 2024 | down 38.2% | falling |
| 118 | Afghanistan | 0.0% | 2023 | down 3.0% | volatile |
| 119 | Bahamas | 0.0% | 2024 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 120 | Namibia | 0.0% | 2024 | up 78.1% | rising |
| 121 | Congo | 0.0% | 2021 | down 66.6% | falling |
| 122 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 0.0% | 2024 | down 49.8% | rising |
| 123 | Mauritius | 0.0% | 2024 | down 29.3% | falling |
| 124 | Mozambique | 0.0% | 2024 | down 62.7% | rising |
| 125 | Papua New Guinea | 0.0% | 2024 | down 43.2% | falling |
| 126 | North Macedonia | 0.0% | 2024 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 127 | Cayman Islands | 0.0% | 2023 | up 22.5% | rising |
| 128 | Netherlands Antilles [former] | 0.0% | 2010 | down 46.5% | falling |
| 129 | Maldives | 0.0% | 2024 | up 53.7% | rising |
| 130 | Yemen | 0.0% | 2021 | down 54.4% | falling |
| 131 | Zambia | 0.0% | 2024 | down 28.1% | rising |
| 132 | Myanmar | 0.0% | 2023 | down 50.6% | rising |
| 133 | Zimbabwe | 0.0% | 2024 | down 40.3% | falling |
| 134 | Republic of Moldova | 0.0% | 2024 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 135 | Mali | 0.0% | 2024 | down 47.5% | rising |
| 136 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.0% | 2024 | down 48.4% | falling |
| 137 | Kosovo | 0.0% | 2024 | up 76.8% | rising |
| 138 | Burkina Faso | 0.0% | 2024 | down 23.0% | rising |
| 139 | Madagascar | 0.0% | 2024 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 140 | Benin | 0.0% | 2024 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 141 | State of Palestine | 0.0% | 2024 | down 8.8% | falling |
| 142 | Niger | 0.0% | 2024 | down 17.4% | rising |
| 143 | Aruba | 0.0% | 2024 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 144 | Nicaragua | 0.0% | 2024 | down 16.1% | falling |
| 145 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.0% | 2024 | up 57.8% | falling |
| 146 | New Caledonia | 0.0% | 2023 | down 44.9% | falling |
| 147 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.0% | 2024 | down 28.8% | volatile |
| 148 | Botswana | 0.0% | 2024 | down 33.5% | falling |
| 149 | Chad | 0.0% | 2024 | down 74.5% | falling |
| 150 | Bermuda | 0.0% | 2024 | down 18.3% | falling |
| 151 | Montenegro | 0.0% | 2024 | up 70.4% | rising |
| 152 | Curaçao | 0.0% | 2024 | down 17.8% | falling |
| 153 | Seychelles | 0.0% | 2024 | up 36.8% | rising |
| 154 | Rwanda | 0.0% | 2023 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 155 | Malawi | 0.0% | 2024 | up 143.5% | rising |
| 156 | Fiji | 0.0% | 2024 | up 6.6% | falling |
| 157 | Polynesia | 0.0% | 2024 | down 13.9% | volatile |
| 158 | Tajikistan | 0.0% | 2024 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 159 | Eswatini | 0.0% | 2024 | up 104.7% | volatile |
| 160 | Suriname | 0.0% | 2024 | down 25.9% | falling |
| 161 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0.0% | 2021 | down 83.2% | volatile |
| 162 | Gabon | 0.0% | 2024 | down 75.9% | volatile |
| 163 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.0% | 2023 | down 84.8% | falling |
| 164 | Mauritania | 0.0% | 2024 | down 39.9% | rising |
| 165 | Djibouti | 0.0% | 2024 | down 11.3% | volatile |
| 166 | Sudan | 0.0% | 2024 | down 78.7% | falling |
| 167 | Togo | 0.0% | 2024 | down 2.5% | falling |
| 168 | Haiti | 0.0% | 2023 | down 65.8% | falling |
| 169 | Barbados | 0.0% | 2024 | down 42.6% | falling |
| 170 | Saint Lucia | 0.0% | 2024 | up 26.2% | falling |
| 171 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.0% | 2024 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 172 | French Polynesia | 0.0% | 2023 | down 38.2% | volatile |
| 173 | Micronesia | 0.0% | 2024 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 174 | Grenada | 0.0% | 2024 | up 68.2% | falling |
| 175 | Lesotho | 0.0% | 2024 | down 22.4% | falling |
| 176 | Faroe Islands | 0.0% | 2023 | down 47.5% | falling |
| 177 | Timor-Leste | 0.0% | 2024 | down 42.1% | volatile |
| 178 | Liberia | 0.0% | 2024 | down 62.1% | volatile |
| 179 | Sierra Leone | 0.0% | 2024 | down 79.8% | volatile |
| 180 | Burundi | 0.0% | 2024 | down 5.0% | rising |
| 181 | Belize | 0.0% | 2024 | up 4.3% | falling |
| 182 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 0.0% | 2024 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 183 | Cabo Verde | 0.0% | 2024 | down 47.6% | falling |
| 184 | Eritrea | 0.0% | 2021 | up 19.7% | rising |
| 185 | Solomon Islands | 0.0% | 2024 | down 28.2% | flat |
| 186 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.0% | 2024 | down 28.1% | falling |
| 187 | Vanuatu | 0.0% | 2024 | up 4.4% | falling |
| 188 | Bhutan | 0.0% | 2024 | down 22.3% | flat |
| 189 | Comoros | 0.0% | 2024 | up 42.5% | rising |
| 190 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.0% | 2024 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 191 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.0% | 2024 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 192 | Tonga | 0.0% | 2024 | up 58.8% | rising |
| 193 | Gambia | 0.0% | 2024 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 194 | Dominica | 0.0% | 2024 | down 25.3% | falling |
| 195 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0.0% | 2024 | up 43.3% | rising |
| 196 | Samoa | 0.0% | 2024 | up 10.6% | falling |
| 197 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 0.0% | 2018 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 198 | Anguilla | 0.0% | 2024 | down 16.9% | falling |
| 199 | Kiribati | 0.0% | 2024 | down 22.1% | falling |
| 200 | Cook Islands | 0.0% | 2021 | down 26.5% | falling |
| 201 | Nauru | 0.0% | 2024 | up 22.6% | rising |
| 202 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.0% | 2024 | down 50.3% | rising |
| 203 | Palau | 0.0% | 2024 | down 24.5% | falling |
| 204 | Marshall Islands | 0.0% | 2024 | down 28.5% | falling |
| 205 | Tuvalu | 0.0% | 2024 | down 23.3% | falling |
| 206 | Montserrat | 0.0% | 2024 | down 11.2% | volatile |
| 207 | Niue | 0.0% | 2017 | down 7.5% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 100.0%
- Developed regions (Europe, Cyprus, Israel, Northern America, Japan, Australia & New Zealand) 64.2%
- Europe and Northern America 58.8%
- Europe 46.4%
- Developing regions 35.8%
- Asia 32.7%
- Eastern and South-Eastern Asia 22.4%
- Western Europe 22.1%
- Americas 16.6%
- Northern Europe 15.6%
- Eastern Asia 14.8%
- Northern America 12.4%