Imports of low carbon technology products, Percent of GDP (World) by country
This dataset provides information on the bilateral trade flows of low-carbon technology products, as well as country and world aggregates . Low carbon technology products produce less pollution than their traditional energy counterparts, and will play a vital role in the transition to a low carbon economy. Low...
Countries reporting
182
Highest
5.02
Kyrgyzstan
Lowest
0.1317
Tuvalu
Median
1.16
Years covered
31
1994–2024
Data points
4,657
What the numbers show
Imports of low carbon technology products, Percent of GDP (World) is currently reported for 182 countries. The highest value is 5.02 in Kyrgyzstan; the lowest is 0.1317 in Tuvalu.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.16, and the mean is 1.47.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 38.
Over the past decade 131 countries rose and 50 fell. The largest increase was in Afghanistan (up 835.9%), and the largest decrease in Niger (down 88.6%).
Imports of low carbon technology products, Percent of GDP: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kyrgyzstan | 5.02 | 2024 | up 434.6% | volatile |
| 2 | Hungary | 4.95 | 2024 | up 42.7% | rising |
| 3 | Slovakia | 4.86 | 2024 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 4 | Czechia | 4.81 | 2024 | up 48.6% | rising |
| 5 | Belgium | 4.16 | 2024 | up 226.7% | rising |
| 6 | Uzbekistan | 3.91 | 2024 | up 331.4% | rising |
| 7 | Hong Kong, China | 3.78 | 2024 | down 54.9% | rising |
| 8 | Slovenia | 3.68 | 2024 | up 89.5% | rising |
| 9 | Jordan | 3.61 | 2023 | up 175.0% | rising |
| 10 | Seychelles | 3.54 | 2024 | up 10.9% | volatile |
| 11 | Estonia | 3.52 | 2024 | up 61.7% | falling |
| 12 | Viet Nam | 3.37 | 2023 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 13 | Singapore | 3.28 | 2024 | down 26.2% | falling |
| 14 | Georgia | 3.18 | 2024 | up 100.4% | volatile |
| 15 | Mongolia | 3.13 | 2023 | up 77.5% | rising |
| 16 | North Macedonia | 2.94 | 2024 | up 51.2% | rising |
| 17 | Finland | 2.8 | 2024 | up 182.4% | rising |
| 18 | Austria | 2.79 | 2024 | up 83.1% | rising |
| 19 | Sweden | 2.78 | 2024 | up 167.1% | rising |
| 20 | Malaysia | 2.73 | 2024 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 21 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 2.71 | 2023 | up 196.1% | rising |
| 22 | Denmark | 2.67 | 2024 | up 111.3% | rising |
| 23 | Thailand | 2.65 | 2024 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 24 | Poland | 2.64 | 2024 | up 69.6% | rising |
| 25 | Guyana | 2.47 | 2024 | up 141.7% | volatile |
| 26 | Mauritius | 2.46 | 2024 | up 198.7% | rising |
| 27 | Ukraine | 2.44 | 2024 | up 162.8% | rising |
| 28 | Cambodia | 2.3 | 2024 | up 173.2% | volatile |
| 29 | Namibia | 2.29 | 2024 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 30 | Germany | 2.28 | 2024 | up 82.4% | rising |
| 31 | Netherlands | 2.28 | 2024 | up 57.6% | rising |
| 32 | Azerbaijan | 2.13 | 2024 | up 270.8% | falling |
| 33 | Tunisia | 2.09 | 2023 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 34 | Romania | 2.07 | 2024 | up 36.7% | rising |
| 35 | Norway | 2.06 | 2024 | up 151.6% | volatile |
| 36 | Serbia | 2.02 | 2024 | up 83.7% | rising |
| 37 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 1.99 | 2023 | up 67.6% | volatile |
| 38 | Republic of Moldova | 1.99 | 2024 | up 61.7% | rising |
| 39 | Croatia | 1.97 | 2024 | up 71.4% | rising |
| 40 | United Arab Emirates | 1.95 | 2023 | up 91.6% | rising |
| 41 | Belarus | 1.95 | 2021 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 42 | Portugal | 1.92 | 2024 | up 130.2% | rising |
| 43 | Iceland | 1.91 | 2024 | up 159.4% | volatile |
| 44 | Korea | 1.9 | 2024 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 45 | Mexico | 1.9 | 2024 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 46 | Lithuania | 1.89 | 2024 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 47 | Barbados | 1.86 | 2024 | up 130.3% | rising |
| 48 | Luxembourg | 1.85 | 2024 | up 196.3% | rising |
| 49 | Lebanon | 1.84 | 2024 | up 126.5% | volatile |
| 50 | Bulgaria | 1.83 | 2024 | up 29.9% | rising |
| 51 | Suriname | 1.82 | 2024 | up 53.7% | volatile |
| 52 | Andorra | 1.82 | 2023 | up 265.5% | rising |
| 53 | Zambia | 1.81 | 2024 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 54 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.78 | 2024 | down 12.0% | rising |
| 55 | Switzerland | 1.77 | 2024 | up 60.2% | rising |
| 56 | Montserrat | 1.77 | 2024 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 57 | Congo | 1.77 | 2023 | up 69.3% | rising |
| 58 | Dominica | 1.75 | 2023 | up 124.3% | rising |
| 59 | Maldives | 1.74 | 2024 | up 30.9% | falling |
| 60 | Bhutan | 1.68 | 2023 | down 38.7% | rising |
| 61 | Canada | 1.64 | 2024 | up 51.0% | rising |
| 62 | Italy | 1.61 | 2024 | up 165.4% | rising |
| 63 | Palau | 1.59 | 2018 | down 43.9% | rising |
| 64 | Morocco | 1.58 | 2023 | up 32.3% | rising |
| 65 | France | 1.57 | 2024 | up 133.8% | rising |
| 66 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 1.56 | 2024 | up 118.5% | rising |
| 67 | Latvia | 1.53 | 2024 | up 32.3% | rising |
| 68 | Algeria | 1.52 | 2017 | up 23.0% | rising |
| 69 | Lesotho | 1.5 | 2024 | up 158.4% | volatile |
| 70 | Tonga | 1.49 | 2023 | up 104.2% | volatile |
| 71 | Montenegro | 1.49 | 2024 | up 25.7% | falling |
| 72 | Grenada | 1.49 | 2024 | up 149.1% | rising |
| 73 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1.47 | 2024 | up 16.6% | volatile |
| 74 | Belize | 1.45 | 2024 | up 48.5% | rising |
| 75 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1.45 | 2023 | up 52.2% | rising |
| 76 | Spain | 1.4 | 2024 | up 135.3% | rising |
| 77 | Greece | 1.39 | 2024 | up 257.4% | rising |
| 78 | Israel | 1.37 | 2024 | up 79.5% | rising |
| 79 | Cyprus | 1.37 | 2024 | up 121.7% | falling |
| 80 | Australia | 1.36 | 2024 | up 71.2% | rising |
| 81 | Mozambique | 1.34 | 2024 | down 12.6% | volatile |
| 82 | Nicaragua | 1.33 | 2024 | down 4.8% | rising |
| 83 | Fiji | 1.28 | 2024 | down 46.6% | rising |
| 84 | Jamaica | 1.28 | 2023 | up 98.1% | rising |
| 85 | Saint Lucia | 1.24 | 2020 | up 58.0% | rising |
| 86 | Türkiye | 1.23 | 2024 | up 40.6% | rising |
| 87 | Malta | 1.22 | 2024 | up 33.9% | falling |
| 88 | Kiribati | 1.22 | 2021 | up 323.9% | volatile |
| 89 | Honduras | 1.17 | 2024 | down 15.9% | falling |
| 90 | Chile | 1.16 | 2024 | up 17.8% | flat |
| 91 | Albania | 1.16 | 2024 | up 150.3% | rising |
| 92 | Cape Verde | 1.16 | 2024 | down 46.5% | rising |
| 93 | New Zealand | 1.14 | 2024 | up 91.1% | rising |
| 94 | Bahrain | 1.14 | 2023 | up 23.4% | rising |
| 95 | Oman | 1.14 | 2023 | down 15.4% | rising |
| 96 | Armenia | 1.14 | 2024 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 97 | Gabon | 1.13 | 2023 | down 30.3% | rising |
| 98 | Senegal | 1.12 | 2024 | up 109.8% | rising |
| 99 | Paraguay | 1.1 | 2024 | up 63.5% | rising |
| 100 | El Salvador | 1.1 | 2024 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 101 | Qatar | 1.09 | 2023 | up 106.8% | volatile |
| 102 | Brunei Darussalam | 1.09 | 2024 | down 0.2% | volatile |
| 103 | Costa Rica | 1.07 | 2024 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 104 | Rwanda | 1.06 | 2022 | up 23.9% | volatile |
| 105 | Samoa | 1.05 | 2024 | up 20.0% | volatile |
| 106 | Papua New Guinea | 1.05 | 2023 | down 66.7% | rising |
| 107 | Vanuatu | 1.04 | 2011 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 108 | Solomon Islands | 1.04 | 2018 | up 121.4% | rising |
| 109 | South Africa | 1.03 | 2024 | down 12.3% | rising |
| 110 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0.9925 | 2010 | down 34.3% | volatile |
| 111 | Timor-Leste | 0.9884 | 2023 | up 15.4% | volatile |
| 112 | Ireland | 0.9865 | 2024 | up 45.7% | falling |
| 113 | Anguilla | 0.9726 | 2008 | up 102.6% | volatile |
| 114 | Dominican Republic | 0.9554 | 2024 | up 37.9% | rising |
| 115 | Kazakhstan | 0.9546 | 2024 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 116 | Philippines | 0.9273 | 2024 | up 25.9% | falling |
| 117 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 0.9227 | 2013 | up 40.5% | falling |
| 118 | Ecuador | 0.914 | 2024 | down 6.1% | rising |
| 119 | Aruba | 0.9112 | 2023 | up 20.4% | volatile |
| 120 | Gambia | 0.9095 | 2024 | up 113.3% | volatile |
| 121 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0.9058 | 2024 | down 65.4% | rising |
| 122 | Nepal | 0.9002 | 2022 | up 59.4% | rising |
| 123 | Angola | 0.8975 | 2024 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 124 | Russian Federation | 0.8945 | 2021 | up 34.1% | rising |
| 125 | Indonesia | 0.8838 | 2024 | up 17.8% | rising |
| 126 | Central African Republic | 0.8611 | 2024 | up 308.5% | volatile |
| 127 | Zimbabwe | 0.8483 | 2024 | up 105.5% | rising |
| 128 | Tajikistan | 0.8463 | 2023 | down 64.2% | falling |
| 129 | West Bank and Gaza | 0.8381 | 2023 | up 118.7% | rising |
| 130 | Eswatini | 0.8378 | 2023 | up 57.4% | falling |
| 131 | Mali | 0.8326 | 2023 | down 3.6% | falling |
| 132 | Mauritania | 0.8305 | 2024 | down 57.5% | volatile |
| 133 | Comoros | 0.8268 | 2021 | up 29.3% | volatile |
| 134 | Bahamas | 0.8167 | 2023 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 135 | Burundi | 0.8012 | 2023 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 136 | Uganda | 0.7829 | 2024 | up 68.8% | rising |
| 137 | Saudi Arabia | 0.7737 | 2024 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 138 | Malawi | 0.7726 | 2024 | up 35.2% | volatile |
| 139 | Guatemala | 0.7606 | 2024 | down 26.2% | rising |
| 140 | Guinea | 0.7535 | 2016 | up 26.4% | rising |
| 141 | Madagascar | 0.7431 | 2023 | up 53.4% | volatile |
| 142 | Brazil | 0.7412 | 2024 | up 76.3% | rising |
| 143 | Libya | 0.7224 | 2019 | down 64.1% | volatile |
| 144 | Egypt | 0.7212 | 2024 | up 32.7% | falling |
| 145 | Burkina Faso | 0.7158 | 2024 | down 6.8% | rising |
| 146 | Liberia | 0.7157 | 2023 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 147 | United States of America | 0.7061 | 2024 | up 48.0% | rising |
| 148 | Sudan | 0.7018 | 2018 | up 117.9% | rising |
| 149 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 0.6904 | 2013 | up 36.9% | rising |
| 150 | Togo | 0.6897 | 2024 | down 13.9% | volatile |
| 151 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.6576 | 2023 | down 24.4% | rising |
| 152 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.6559 | 2024 | down 27.2% | rising |
| 153 | Kuwait | 0.6457 | 2023 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 154 | Japan | 0.6452 | 2024 | up 17.9% | rising |
| 155 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.6447 | 2017 | down 40.6% | falling |
| 156 | Yemen | 0.6302 | 2019 | down 6.1% | volatile |
| 157 | Botswana | 0.6294 | 2023 | down 16.8% | volatile |
| 158 | Colombia | 0.6166 | 2024 | up 18.9% | rising |
| 159 | Argentina | 0.5815 | 2024 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 160 | Cameroon | 0.5712 | 2023 | down 7.4% | rising |
| 161 | Uruguay | 0.5661 | 2023 | down 15.7% | rising |
| 162 | Nigeria | 0.5627 | 2024 | up 131.1% | rising |
| 163 | Afghanistan | 0.5587 | 2019 | up 835.9% | volatile |
| 164 | Peru | 0.5432 | 2024 | down 23.9% | rising |
| 165 | Sierra Leone | 0.5399 | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 166 | Côte d'Ivoire | 0.5272 | 2024 | down 17.3% | rising |
| 167 | Ethiopia | 0.5153 | 2023 | down 51.9% | rising |
| 168 | India | 0.5122 | 2024 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 169 | Bangladesh | 0.5109 | 2015 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 170 | Panama | 0.5102 | 2024 | down 62.0% | rising |
| 171 | Myanmar | 0.4925 | 2024 | down 26.6% | falling |
| 172 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 0.4895 | 2022 | up 20.5% | rising |
| 173 | Macau, China | 0.4831 | 2024 | up 203.1% | volatile |
| 174 | Ghana | 0.4631 | 2023 | down 44.6% | volatile |
| 175 | Sri Lanka | 0.4289 | 2024 | down 2.8% | rising |
| 176 | China | 0.4119 | 2024 | down 66.0% | volatile |
| 177 | Kenya | 0.3618 | 2023 | down 57.3% | rising |
| 178 | Benin | 0.3386 | 2024 | up 34.3% | volatile |
| 179 | Pakistan | 0.3356 | 2024 | down 49.5% | rising |
| 180 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.1969 | 2018 | up 14.3% | flat |
| 181 | Niger | 0.1443 | 2024 | down 88.6% | volatile |
| 182 | Tuvalu | 0.1317 | 2008 | down 86.6% | falling |
About this data
This dataset provides information on the bilateral trade flows of low-carbon technology products, as well as country and world aggregates . Low carbon technology products produce less pollution than their traditional energy counterparts, and will play a vital role in the transition to a low carbon economy. Low carbon technologies include mechanics like wind turbines, solar panels, biomass systems and carbon capture equipment.