Electricity imports - Country rankings

* indicates monthly or quarterly data series

Electricity imports, billion kilowatthours, 2024:

The average for 2024 based on 190 countries was 4.32 billion kilowatthours. The highest value was in Germany: 81.66 billion kilowatthours and the lowest value was in Angola: 0 billion kilowatthours. The indicator is available from 1980 to 2024. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Measure: billion kilowatthours; Source: The U.S. Energy Information Administration
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Countries Electricity imports, 2024 Global rank Available data
Germany 81.66 1 1991 - 2024
Italy 55.91 2 1980 - 2024
UK 43.73 3 1980 - 2024
Thailand 35.99 4 1980 - 2024
USA 33.25 5 1980 - 2024
Belgium 27.75 6 1980 - 2024
Switzerland 25.96 7 1980 - 2024
Denmark 25.17 8 1980 - 2024
Canada 23.21 9 1980 - 2024
Hungary 22.72 10 1980 - 2024
Netherlands 20.03 11 1980 - 2024
Austria 18.92 12 1980 - 2024
Czechia 15.35 13 1993 - 2024
Poland 15.21 14 1980 - 2024
France 15.11 15 1980 - 2024
Romania 14.94 16 1980 - 2024
Norway 14.69 17 1980 - 2024
Slovakia 14.46 18 1993 - 2024
Portugal 14.36 19 1980 - 2024
Spain 14.35 20 1980 - 2024
Brazil 14.1 21 1980 - 2024
Croatia 13.01 22 1992 - 2024
Hong Kong 11.37 23 1980 - 2024
South Africa 10.7 24 1980 - 2024
Argentina 10.14 25 1980 - 2024
Bangladesh 10 26 1980 - 2024
Slovenia 9.97 27 1992 - 2024
Lithuania 9.7 28 1992 - 2024
Finland 8.72 29 1980 - 2024
Mozambique 8.1 30 1980 - 2024
India 7.7 31 1980 - 2024
North Macedonia 7.65 32 1992 - 2024
Iraq 7.1 33 1980 - 2024
Serbia 6.94 34 2006 - 2024
Luxembourg 6.57 35 1980 - 2024
Montenegro 5.95 36 2006 - 2024
Bulgaria 5.92 37 1980 - 2024
Afghanistan 5.83 38 1980 - 2024
Greece 5.71 39 1980 - 2024
Sweden 5.7 40 1980 - 2024
Estonia 5.55 41 1992 - 2024
Macao 5.5 42 1980 - 2024
Ireland 5.27 43 1980 - 2024
China 5 44 1980 - 2024
Uzbekistan 5 45 1992 - 2024
Kazakhstan 4.86 46 1992 - 2024
Bosnia & Herz. 4.72 47 1992 - 2024
Vietnam 4.3 48 1980 - 2024
Latvia 4.25 49 1992 - 2024
Belarus 4 50 1992 - 2024
Kyrgyzstan 3.84 51 1992 - 2024
Cambodia 3.3 52 1980 - 2024
Iran 3.2 53 1980 - 2024
Morocco 2.9 54 1980 - 2024
Mexico 2.89 55 1980 - 2024
Mongolia 2.75 56 1980 - 2024
Tunisia 2.7 57 1980 - 2024
Turkey 2.68 58 1980 - 2024
Albania 2.67 59 1980 - 2024
Namibia 2.6 60 1990 - 2024
Georgia 2.3 61 1992 - 2024
Zimbabwe 2.2 62 1980 - 2024
Nepal 1.8 63 1980 - 2024
Guatemala 1.66 64 1980 - 2024
Russia 1.6 65 1992 - 2024
Kenya 1.53 66 1980 - 2024
Burkina Faso 1.5 67 1980 - 2024
DR Congo 1.5 68 1980 - 2024
Togo 1.5 69 1980 - 2024
Bhutan 1.46 70 1980 - 2024
Uruguay 1.4 71 1980 - 2024
Botswana 1.39 72 1980 - 2024
Benin 1.3 73 1980 - 2024
Laos 1.3 74 1980 - 2024
Ecuador 1.2 75 1980 - 2024
Niger 1.2 76 1980 - 2024
Swaziland 1.04 77 1980 - 2024
Malta 0.97 78 1980 - 2024
Indonesia 0.96 79 1980 - 2024
Nicaragua 0.9 80 1980 - 2024
Tajikistan 0.9 81 1992 - 2024
Sudan 0.8 82 1980 - 2024
Ukraine 0.8 83 1992 - 2024
Djibouti 0.6 84 1980 - 2024
Gabon 0.58 85 1980 - 2024
Lesotho 0.58 86 1980 - 2024
Bahrain 0.51 87 1980 - 2024
Mali 0.5 88 1980 - 2024
Senegal 0.5 89 1980 - 2024
Pakistan 0.48 90 1980 - 2024
Moldova 0.44 91 1992 - 2024
Belize 0.38 92 1980 - 2024
UA Emirates 0.36 93 1980 - 2024
Mauritania 0.3 94 1980 - 2024
Saudi Arabia 0.3 95 1980 - 2024
Zambia 0.28 96 1980 - 2024
Ivory Coast 0.27 97 1980 - 2024
Jordan 0.26 98 1980 - 2024
Burma 0.21 99 1980 - 2024
Tanzania 0.19 100 1980 - 2024
Azerbaijan 0.17 101 1992 - 2024
El Salvador 0.17 102 1980 - 2024
Honduras 0.16 103 1980 - 2024
Armenia 0.14 104 1992 - 2024
Panama 0.13 105 1980 - 2024
Egypt 0.1 106 1980 - 2024
Rwanda 0.1 107 1980 - 2024
Algeria 0.08 108 1980 - 2024
Burundi 0.08 109 1980 - 2024
Cameroon 0.06 110 1980 - 2024
Ghana 0.06 111 1980 - 2024
Uganda 0.04 112 1980 - 2024
Peru 0.03 113 1980 - 2024
Colombia 0.02 114 1980 - 2024
Malaysia 0.02 115 1980 - 2024
R. of Congo 0.02 116 1980 - 2024
Angola 0 117 1980 - 2024
Ant.& Barb. 0 118 1980 - 2024
Aruba 0 119 1986 - 2024
Australia 0 120 1980 - 2024
Bahamas 0 121 1980 - 2024
Barbados 0 122 1980 - 2024
Bermuda 0 123 1980 - 2024
Bolivia 0 124 1980 - 2024
Brunei 0 125 1980 - 2024
Cape Verde 0 126 1980 - 2024
C.A. Republic 0 127 1980 - 2024
Chad 0 128 1980 - 2024
Chile 0 129 1980 - 2024
Comoros 0 130 1980 - 2024
Cuba 0 131 1980 - 2024
Cyprus 0 132 1980 - 2024
Dominica 0 133 1980 - 2024
Domin. Rep. 0 134 1980 - 2024
Eq. Guinea 0 135 1980 - 2024
Eritrea 0 136 1994 - 2024
Ethiopia 0 137 1980 - 2024
Faroe Isl. 0 138 1980 - 2024
Fiji 0 139 1980 - 2024
Gambia 0 140 1980 - 2024
Gibraltar 0 141 1980 - 2024
Grenada 0 142 1980 - 2024
Guinea 0 143 1980 - 2024
G.-Bissau 0 144 1980 - 2024
Guyana 0 145 1980 - 2024
Haiti 0 146 1980 - 2024
Iceland 0 147 1980 - 2024
Israel 0 148 1980 - 2024
Jamaica 0 149 1980 - 2024
Japan 0 150 1980 - 2024
Kiribati 0 151 1980 - 2024
Kuwait 0 152 1980 - 2024
Lebanon 0 153 1980 - 2024
Liberia 0 154 1980 - 2024
Libya 0 155 1980 - 2024
Madagascar 0 156 1980 - 2024
Malawi 0 157 1980 - 2024
Maldives 0 158 1980 - 2024
Mauritius 0 159 1980 - 2024
Montserrat 0 160 1980 - 2024
N. Caledonia 0 161 1980 - 2024
New Zealand 0 162 1980 - 2024
Nigeria 0 163 1980 - 2024
North Korea 0 164 1980 - 2024
Oman 0 165 1980 - 2024
Papua N.G. 0 166 1980 - 2024
Paraguay 0 167 1980 - 2024
Philippines 0 168 1980 - 2024
Puerto Rico 0 169 1980 - 2024
Qatar 0 170 1980 - 2024
Saint Lucia 0 171 1980 - 2024
St. Vincent & ... 0 172 1980 - 2024
Samoa 0 173 1980 - 2024
S.T.&Principe 0 174 1980 - 2024
Seychelles 0 175 1980 - 2024
Sierra Leone 0 176 1980 - 2024
Singapore 0 177 1980 - 2024
Solomon Isl. 0 178 1980 - 2024
Somalia 0 179 1980 - 2024
South Korea 0 180 1980 - 2024
Sri Lanka 0 181 1980 - 2024
Suriname 0 182 1980 - 2024
Syria 0 183 1980 - 2024
Taiwan 0 184 1980 - 2024
Tonga 0 185 1980 - 2024
Tr.&Tobago 0 186 1980 - 2024
Turkmenistan 0 187 1992 - 2024
Vanuatu 0 188 1980 - 2024
Venezuela 0 189 1980 - 2024
Yemen 0 190 1980 - 2024


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1. Germany
2. Italy
3. UK
4. Thailand
5. USA
6. Belgium
7. Switzerland
8. Denmark
9. Canada
10. Hungary
11. Netherlands
12. Austria
13. Czechia
14. Poland
15. France
16. Romania
17. Norway
18. Slovakia
19. Portugal
20. Spain
21. Brazil
22. Croatia
23. Hong Kong
24. South Africa
25. Argentina
26. Bangladesh
27. Slovenia
28. Lithuania
29. Finland
30. Mozambique
31. India
32. North Macedonia
33. Iraq
34. Serbia
35. Luxembourg
36. Montenegro
37. Bulgaria
38. Afghanistan
39. Greece
40. Sweden
41. Estonia
42. Macao
43. Ireland
44. China
45. Uzbekistan
46. Kazakhstan
47. Bosnia & Herz.
48. Vietnam
49. Latvia
50. Belarus
51. Kyrgyzstan
52. Cambodia
53. Iran
54. Morocco
55. Mexico
56. Mongolia
57. Tunisia
58. Turkey
59. Albania
60. Namibia
61. Georgia
62. Zimbabwe
63. Nepal
64. Guatemala
65. Russia
66. Kenya
67. Burkina Faso
68. DR Congo
69. Togo
70. Bhutan
71. Uruguay
72. Botswana
73. Benin
74. Laos
75. Ecuador
76. Niger
77. Swaziland
78. Malta
79. Indonesia
80. Nicaragua
81. Tajikistan
82. Sudan
83. Ukraine
84. Djibouti
85. Gabon
86. Lesotho
87. Bahrain
88. Mali
89. Senegal
90. Pakistan
91. Moldova
92. Belize
93. UA Emirates
94. Mauritania
95. Saudi Arabia
96. Zambia
97. Ivory Coast
98. Jordan
99. Burma
100. Tanzania
101. Azerbaijan
102. El Salvador
103. Honduras
104. Armenia
105. Panama
106. Egypt
107. Rwanda
108. Algeria
109. Burundi
110. Cameroon
111. Ghana
112. Uganda
113. Peru
114. Colombia
115. Malaysia
116. R. of Congo
117. Angola
118. Ant.& Barb.
119. Aruba
120. Australia
121. Bahamas
122. Barbados
123. Bermuda
124. Bolivia
125. Brunei
126. Cape Verde
127. C.A. Republic
128. Chad
129. Chile
130. Comoros
131. Cuba
132. Cyprus
133. Dominica
134. Domin. Rep.
135. Eq. Guinea
136. Eritrea
137. Ethiopia
138. Faroe Isl.
139. Fiji
140. Gambia
141. Gibraltar
142. Grenada
143. Guinea
144. G.-Bissau
145. Guyana
146. Haiti
147. Iceland
148. Israel
149. Jamaica
150. Japan
151. Kiribati
152. Kuwait
153. Lebanon
154. Liberia
155. Libya
156. Madagascar
157. Malawi
158. Maldives
159. Mauritius
160. Montserrat
161. N. Caledonia
162. New Zealand
163. Nigeria
164. North Korea
165. Oman
166. Papua N.G.
167. Paraguay
168. Philippines
169. Puerto Rico
170. Qatar
171. Saint Lucia
172. St. Vincent & ...
173. Samoa
174. S.T.&Principe
175. Seychelles
176. Sierra Leone
177. Singapore
178. Solomon Isl.
179. Somalia
180. South Korea
181. Sri Lanka
182. Suriname
183. Syria
184. Taiwan
185. Tonga
186. Tr.&Tobago
187. Turkmenistan
188. Vanuatu
189. Venezuela
190. Yemen
81.66
55.91
43.73
35.99
33.25
27.75
25.96
25.17
23.21
22.72
20.03
18.92
15.35
15.21
15.11
14.94
14.69
14.46
14.36
14.35
14.10
13.01
11.37
10.70
10.14
10.00
9.97
9.70
8.72
8.10
7.70
7.65
7.10
6.94
6.57
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40.8
61.2
81.66


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