Net electricity imports by country
Electricity imports minus exports, measured in terawatt-hours.
Countries reporting
209
Highest
46.9 terawatt-hours
Italy
Lowest
-93.32 terawatt-hours
France
Median
0 terawatt-hours
Years covered
106
1920–2025
Data points
5,787
What the numbers show
Net electricity imports is currently reported for 209 countries. The highest value is 46.9 terawatt-hours in Italy; the lowest is -93.32 terawatt-hours in France.
The median across all reporting countries is 0 terawatt-hours, and the mean is 0.0395 terawatt-hours.
Over the past decade 59 countries rose and 57 fell. The largest increase was in Kenya (up 15,300.0%), and the largest decrease in Malaysia (down 11,900.0%).
Net electricity imports: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italy | 46.9 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 2 | Thailand | 36.86 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 203.4% | volatile |
| 3 | United Kingdom | 29.07 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 37.7% | volatile |
| 4 | Germany | 19.8 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 141.0% | volatile |
| 5 | United States | 16.02 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 76.0% | rising |
| 6 | Bangladesh | 14.66 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 333.7% | volatile |
| 7 | Belgium | 13.67 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 34.9% | volatile |
| 8 | Brazil | 11.59 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 66.3% | falling |
| 9 | Hong Kong | 11.37 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 25.5% | rising |
| 10 | Portugal | 9.31 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 310.1% | volatile |
| 11 | Argentina | 9.3 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 12 | Hungary | 8.66 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 36.7% | volatile |
| 13 | Denmark | 7.37 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 24.7% | volatile |
| 14 | Iraq | 7.1 terawatt-hours | 2024 | down 19.9% | volatile |
| 15 | Palestine | 7 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 41.7% | rising |
| 17 | Afghanistan | 5.83 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 57.1% | volatile |
| 18 | Macao | 5.5 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 34.1% | volatile |
| 19 | Finland | 5.48 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 66.5% | rising |
| 20 | Croatia | 5.35 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 21.2% | rising |
| 22 | Cambodia | 4.63 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 198.7% | volatile |
| 23 | Romania | 4.58 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 168.1% | volatile |
| 24 | Morocco | 3.73 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 24.9% | volatile |
| 25 | Vietnam | 3.6 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 267.3% | volatile |
| 26 | Kyrgyzstan | 3.53 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 541.8% | volatile |
| 27 | Lithuania | 3.43 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 52.4% | volatile |
| 28 | Estonia | 3.23 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 451.1% | volatile |
| 29 | Uzbekistan | 2.93 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 327.1% | volatile |
| 30 | Uruguay | 2.81 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 312.9% | volatile |
| 31 | Mongolia | 2.72 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 98.5% | volatile |
| 32 | Austria | 2.62 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 74.0% | volatile |
| 33 | Tunisia | 2.59 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 2,690.0% | volatile |
| 34 | Kazakhstan | 2.41 terawatt-hours | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 35 | Namibia | 2.4 terawatt-hours | 2024 | down 14.3% | rising |
| 36 | Montenegro | 1.88 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 261.5% | volatile |
| 37 | Zimbabwe | 1.84 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 1,940.0% | volatile |
| 38 | Kenya | 1.54 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 15,300.0% | volatile |
| 39 | North Macedonia | 1.53 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 39.0% | volatile |
| 40 | Burkina Faso | 1.5 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 206.1% | volatile |
| 40 | Togo | 1.5 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 42 | Bhutan | 1.46 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 129.3% | volatile |
| 43 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 1.44 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 34.6% | volatile |
| 44 | Benin | 1.3 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 21.5% | rising |
| 45 | Colombia | 1.25 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 404.9% | volatile |
| 45 | Latvia | 1.25 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 31.3% | falling |
| 47 | Botswana | 1.24 terawatt-hours | 2024 | down 26.2% | falling |
| 48 | India | 1.22 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 1,255.6% | volatile |
| 49 | Georgia | 1.2 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 2,900.0% | volatile |
| 49 | Niger | 1.2 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 64.4% | volatile |
| 51 | Poland | 1.05 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 418.2% | volatile |
| 52 | Eswatini | 1.04 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 54 | Indonesia | 0.96 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 9,500.0% | volatile |
| 55 | Nicaragua | 0.9 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 3,100.0% | volatile |
| 56 | Sudan | 0.8 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 81.8% | volatile |
| 57 | Serbia | 0.78 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 184.8% | volatile |
| 58 | Djibouti | 0.6 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 76.5% | volatile |
| 59 | Gabon | 0.58 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 48.7% | volatile |
| 59 | Lesotho | 0.58 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 114.8% | volatile |
| 61 | Guatemala | 0.56 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 212.0% | volatile |
| 62 | Senegal | 0.5 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 56.2% | volatile |
| 63 | Bahrain | 0.49 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 64 | Pakistan | 0.48 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 4.3% | volatile |
| 65 | Belize | 0.38 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 65.2% | rising |
| 66 | Albania | 0.33 terawatt-hours | 2024 | down 89.3% | volatile |
| 67 | Mauritania | 0.3 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 66.7% | volatile |
| 68 | Singapore | 0.29 terawatt-hours | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 69 | Myanmar | 0.21 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 70 | Tanzania | 0.19 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 216.7% | volatile |
| 71 | Honduras | 0.15 terawatt-hours | 2024 | down 53.1% | volatile |
| 72 | Switzerland | 0.1 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 109.7% | volatile |
| 72 | Ukraine | 0.1 terawatt-hours | 2022 | up 100.9% | volatile |
| 74 | Rwanda | 0.09 terawatt-hours | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 75 | Burundi | 0.08 terawatt-hours | 2024 | down 11.1% | rising |
| 76 | Cameroon | 0.06 terawatt-hours | 2024 | down 91.5% | volatile |
| 76 | Jordan | 0.06 terawatt-hours | 2024 | down 83.8% | volatile |
| 78 | Ecuador | 0.04 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 91.5% | volatile |
| 79 | Peru | 0.03 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 160.0% | volatile |
| 80 | Moldova | 0.01 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 81 | Aruba | 0 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | flat |
| 81 | Angola | 0 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | flat |
| 81 | American Samoa | 0 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | flat |
| 81 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | flat |
| 81 | Australia | 0 terawatt-hours | 2025 | — | flat |
| 81 | Bahamas | 0 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | flat |
| 81 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0 terawatt-hours | 2025 | — | flat |
| 81 | Bermuda | 0 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | flat |
| 81 | Bolivia | 0 terawatt-hours | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 81 | Barbados | 0 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | flat |
| 81 | Brunei | 0 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | flat |
| 81 | Central African Republic | 0 terawatt-hours | 2023 | — | flat |
| 81 | Chile | 0 terawatt-hours | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 81 | Comoros | 0 terawatt-hours | 2023 | — | flat |
| 81 | Cape Verde | 0 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | flat |
| 81 | Cuba | 0 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | flat |
| 81 | Cayman Islands | 0 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | flat |
| 81 | Cyprus | 0 terawatt-hours | 2025 | — | flat |
| 81 | Dominica | 0 terawatt-hours | 2023 | — | flat |
| 81 | Dominican Republic | 0 terawatt-hours | 2025 | — | flat |
| 81 | Eritrea | 0 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | flat |
| 81 | Fiji | 0 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | flat |
| 81 | Faroe Islands | 0 terawatt-hours | 2023 | — | flat |
| 81 | Gibraltar | 0 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | flat |
| 81 | Guinea | 0 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | flat |
| 81 | Gambia | 0 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | flat |
| 81 | Guinea-Bissau | 0 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | flat |
| 81 | Equatorial Guinea | 0 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | flat |
| 81 | Grenada | 0 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | flat |
| 81 | Greenland | 0 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | flat |
| 81 | Guam | 0 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | flat |
| 81 | Guyana | 0 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | flat |
| 81 | Haiti | 0 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | flat |
| 81 | Iceland | 0 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | flat |
| 81 | Jamaica | 0 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | flat |
| 81 | Japan | 0 terawatt-hours | 2025 | — | flat |
| 81 | Kiribati | 0 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | flat |
| 81 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | flat |
| 81 | South Korea | 0 terawatt-hours | 2025 | — | flat |
| 81 | Kuwait | 0 terawatt-hours | 2025 | — | flat |
| 81 | Lebanon | 0 terawatt-hours | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 81 | Liberia | 0 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | flat |
| 81 | Libya | 0 terawatt-hours | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 81 | Saint Lucia | 0 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | flat |
| 81 | Sri Lanka | 0 terawatt-hours | 2025 | — | flat |
| 81 | Madagascar | 0 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | flat |
| 81 | Maldives | 0 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | flat |
| 81 | Mauritius | 0 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | flat |
| 81 | New Caledonia | 0 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | flat |
| 81 | Nauru | 0 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | flat |
| 81 | New Zealand | 0 terawatt-hours | 2025 | — | flat |
| 81 | Oman | 0 terawatt-hours | 2025 | — | flat |
| 81 | Philippines | 0 terawatt-hours | 2025 | — | flat |
| 81 | Papua New Guinea | 0 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | flat |
| 81 | Puerto Rico | 0 terawatt-hours | 2025 | — | flat |
| 81 | North Korea | 0 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | flat |
| 81 | French Polynesia | 0 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | flat |
| 81 | Qatar | 0 terawatt-hours | 2025 | — | flat |
| 81 | Solomon Islands | 0 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | flat |
| 81 | Sierra Leone | 0 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | flat |
| 81 | Somalia | 0 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | flat |
| 81 | South Sudan | 0 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | flat |
| 81 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0 terawatt-hours | 2023 | — | flat |
| 81 | Suriname | 0 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | flat |
| 81 | Seychelles | 0 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | flat |
| 81 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | flat |
| 81 | Chad | 0 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | flat |
| 81 | East Timor | 0 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | flat |
| 81 | Tonga | 0 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | flat |
| 81 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | flat |
| 81 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | flat |
| 81 | Venezuela | 0 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 81 | British Virgin Islands | 0 terawatt-hours | 2023 | — | flat |
| 81 | United States Virgin Islands | 0 terawatt-hours | 2023 | — | flat |
| 81 | Vanuatu | 0 terawatt-hours | 2023 | — | flat |
| 81 | Samoa | 0 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | flat |
| 81 | Yemen | 0 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | flat |
| 81 | French Guiana | 0 terawatt-hours | 2023 | — | flat |
| 81 | Reunion | 0 terawatt-hours | 2023 | — | flat |
| 81 | Taiwan | 0 terawatt-hours | 2025 | — | flat |
| 81 | Western Sahara | 0 terawatt-hours | 2009 | — | flat |
| 81 | Cook Islands | 0 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | flat |
| 81 | Montserrat | 0 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | flat |
| 81 | Niue | 0 terawatt-hours | 2023 | — | flat |
| 81 | Falkland Islands | 0 terawatt-hours | 2023 | — | flat |
| 81 | Saint Helena | 0 terawatt-hours | 2023 | — | flat |
| 81 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 0 terawatt-hours | 2023 | — | flat |
| 170 | Malawi | -0.02 terawatt-hours | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 171 | Saudi Arabia | -0.05 terawatt-hours | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 172 | Congo | -0.08 terawatt-hours | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 173 | Nepal | -0.1 terawatt-hours | 2024 | down 107.3% | volatile |
| 174 | Panama | -0.14 terawatt-hours | 2024 | down 255.6% | volatile |
| 175 | Iran | -0.18 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 93.3% | volatile |
| 176 | El Salvador | -0.19 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 121.1% | volatile |
| 177 | United Arab Emirates | -0.24 terawatt-hours | 2024 | down 700.0% | volatile |
| 178 | Mexico | -0.31 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 53.7% | volatile |
| 179 | Costa Rica | -0.36 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 227.3% | volatile |
| 180 | Uganda | -0.44 terawatt-hours | 2024 | down 238.5% | volatile |
| 181 | Mali | -0.5 terawatt-hours | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 182 | Slovenia | -0.53 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 960.0% | volatile |
| 183 | Syria | -0.6 terawatt-hours | 2024 | down 328.6% | volatile |
| 184 | Cote d'Ivoire | -0.73 terawatt-hours | 2024 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 185 | Belarus | -0.9 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 134.4% | volatile |
| 186 | Azerbaijan | -0.92 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 475.0% | volatile |
| 187 | Malaysia | -1.18 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 11,900.0% | volatile |
| 188 | Egypt | -1.4 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 102.9% | volatile |
| 189 | Bulgaria | -1.43 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 86.5% | volatile |
| 190 | Armenia | -1.58 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 26.4% | volatile |
| 191 | Turkey | -1.93 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 149.0% | volatile |
| 192 | Nigeria | -2.3 terawatt-hours | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 193 | Ethiopia | -2.35 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 235.7% | volatile |
| 193 | Slovakia | -2.35 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 198.3% | volatile |
| 195 | Ghana | -2.44 terawatt-hours | 2024 | down 419.1% | volatile |
| 196 | Algeria | -2.52 terawatt-hours | 2024 | down 1,226.3% | volatile |
| 197 | Greece | -2.71 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 128.2% | volatile |
| 198 | Zambia | -3.12 terawatt-hours | 2024 | down 151.6% | volatile |
| 199 | Mozambique | -3.3 terawatt-hours | 2024 | down 65.0% | rising |
| 200 | Tajikistan | -5.2 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 288.1% | volatile |
| 201 | South Africa | -5.92 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 281.9% | volatile |
| 202 | Israel | -6.4 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 23.1% | falling |
| 203 | Canada | -6.8 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 88.6% | falling |
| 204 | Czechia | -7.46 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 40.4% | volatile |
| 205 | Turkmenistan | -9 terawatt-hours | 2024 | down 180.4% | volatile |
| 206 | Spain | -12.79 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 9,738.5% | volatile |
| 207 | Netherlands | -13.85 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 258.3% | volatile |
| 208 | Paraguay | -15.7 terawatt-hours | 2025 | up 61.8% | rising |
| 209 | Russia | -16.68 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 43.1% | falling |
| 210 | China | -19.46 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 56.4% | falling |
| 211 | Norway | -23.1 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 57.7% | volatile |
| 212 | Sweden | -33.6 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 48.7% | volatile |
| 213 | Laos | -36.7 terawatt-hours | 2024 | down 253.6% | volatile |
| 214 | France | -93.32 terawatt-hours | 2025 | down 45.7% | rising |
About this data
Electricity imports minus exports, measured in terawatt-hours.