Merchandise imports — all countries

Merchandise imports — BRICS

Merchandise imports in BRICS in 2025 — 4,987,227,000,000 US$. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 53,319.3%.

2025 4.99T US$ +2.79% vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 4.99T US$2025
Period minimum 8.03B US$1962

Trend over time

1960–2025 · US$

Merchandise imports — BRICS, 1960–202502T4T6T19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 9,336,000,000 US$1962: 8,034,000,000 US$1964: 9,688,000,000 US$1966: 11,508,000,000 US$1968: 11,939,000,000 US$1970: 14,026,000,000 US$1972: 18,258,000,000 US$1974: 45,931,000,000 US$1976: 55,240,000,000 US$1978: 67,276,000,000 US$1980: 111,190,000,000 US$1982: 111,801,000,000 US$1984: 110,035,000,000 US$1986: 114,535,000,000 US$1988: 140,373,000,000 US$1990: 171,204,000,000 US$1992: 258,305,000,000 US$1994: 320,997,000,000 US$1996: 421,796,000,000 US$1998: 413,317,000,000 US$2000: 502,319,000,000 US$2002: 593,252,000,000 US$2004: 1,037,220,000,000 US$2006: 1,531,395,000,000 US$2008: 2,416,287,000,000 US$2010: 2,673,201,000,000 US$2012: 3,511,614,000,000 US$2014: 3,602,043,000,000 US$2016: 2,823,316,000,000 US$2018: 3,688,628,000,000 US$2020: 3,356,992,000,000 US$2022: 4,848,635,000,000 US$2024: 4,851,649,000,000 US$2025: 4,987,227,000,000 US$
Change over the period: +4.98T (+53,319.31%) Average annual rate: 10.14 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: BRICS

BRICS 4.99T US$
World 26.69T US$
Merchandise imports — BRICS, by year BRICS All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2025 4.99T +136B +2.79%
2024 4.85T +176B +3.76%
2023 4.68T −173B −3.57%
2022 4.85T +354B +7.87%
2021 4.5T +1.14T +33.9%
2020 3.36T −264B −7.28%
2019 3.62T −68.06B −1.84%
2018 3.69T +425B +13.02%
2017 3.26T +440B +15.6%
2016 2.82T −180B −5.98%
2015 3T −599B −16.63%
2014 3.6T −37B −1.02%
2013 3.64T +127B +3.63%
2012 3.51T +148B +4.39%
2011 3.36T +691B +25.84%
2010 2.67T +694B +35.08%
2009 1.98T −437B −18.1%
2008 2.42T +503B +26.26%
2007 1.91T +382B +24.96%
2006 1.53T +263B +20.71%
2005 1.27T +231B +22.31%
2004 1.04T +266B +34.51%
2003 771B +178B +29.98%
2002 593B +67.38B +12.81%
2001 526B +23.56B +4.69%
2000 502B +93.28B +22.8%
1999 409B −4.27B −1.03%
1998 413B −39.32B −8.69%
1997 453B +30.84B +7.31%
1996 422B +29.43B +7.5%
1995 392B +71.37B +22.23%
1994 321B +39.77B +14.14%
1993 281B +22.92B +8.87%
1992 258B +64.75B +33.45%
1991 194B +22.35B +13.06%
1990 171B +11.88B +7.46%
1989 159B +18.95B +13.5%
1988 140B +18.94B +15.59%
1987 121B +6.9B +6.03%
1986 115B +2.26B +2.01%
1985 112B +2.24B +2.04%
1984 110B −996M −0.9%
1983 111B −770M −0.69%
1982 112B −10.25B −8.4%
1981 122B +10.86B +9.76%
1980 111B +33.04B +42.28%
1979 78.15B +10.87B +16.16%
1978 67.28B +8.6B +14.65%
1977 58.68B +3.44B +6.22%
1976 55.24B +1.25B +2.32%
1975 53.99B +8.06B +17.55%
1974 45.93B +18.41B +66.88%
1973 27.52B +9.27B +50.75%
1972 18.26B +2.36B +14.81%
1971 15.9B +1.88B +13.38%
1970 14.03B +1.83B +14.99%
1969 12.2B +259M +2.17%
1968 11.94B +542M +4.76%
1967 11.4B −111M −0.96%
1966 11.51B +986M +9.37%
1965 10.52B +834M +8.61%
1964 9.69B +1.28B +15.2%
1963 8.41B +376M +4.68%
1962 8.03B −488M −5.73%
1961 8.52B −814M −8.72%
1960 9.34B

About the indicator

The value of imports of goods (excluding services) in current US dollars from WTO data, on a CIF basis. Together with merchandise exports it gives the merchandise trade balance — the indicator most often discussed in the context of a “trade deficit” between particular countries.

Source: UNCTADstat (UNCTAD), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.