Merchandise imports — all countries

Merchandise imports — East Asia & Pacific

Merchandise imports in East Asia & Pacific in 2025 — 7,795,774,000,000 US$. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 45,303.9%.

2025 7.8T US$ +6.41% vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 7.8T US$2025
Period minimum 17.17B US$1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · US$

Merchandise imports — East Asia & Pacific, 1960–202502T4T6T8T19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 17,169,816,323 US$1962: 17,237,223,899 US$1964: 21,771,640,995 US$1966: 25,969,020,211 US$1968: 32,218,809,206 US$1970: 43,222,341,441 US$1972: 54,096,088,940 US$1974: 132,332,138,787 US$1976: 142,537,847,024 US$1978: 191,284,591,456 US$1980: 325,414,600,966 US$1982: 334,592,681,834 US$1984: 361,824,724,216 US$1986: 366,929,106,086 US$1988: 574,255,468,589 US$1990: 722,330,273,185 US$1992: 858,464,287,439 US$1994: 1,100,365,590,483 US$1996: 1,409,084,176,713 US$1998: 1,179,851,764,411 US$2000: 1,596,814,099,777 US$2002: 1,572,328,501,325 US$2004: 2,344,967,104,548 US$2006: 3,091,853,940,703 US$2008: 4,164,490,606,474 US$2010: 4,419,976,256,451 US$2012: 5,614,132,436,319 US$2014: 5,743,290,000,000 US$2016: 4,719,038,000,000 US$2018: 6,072,236,000,000 US$2020: 5,577,192,000,000 US$2022: 7,728,913,000,000 US$2024: 7,326,246,000,000 US$2025: 7,795,774,000,000 US$
Change over the period: +7.78T (+45,303.95%) Average annual rate: 9.87 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: East Asia & Pacific

East Asia & Pacific 7.8T US$
World 26.69T US$
Merchandise imports — East Asia & Pacific, by year East Asia & Pacific All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2025 7.8T +470B +6.41%
2024 7.33T +225B +3.17%
2023 7.1T −628B −8.12%
2022 7.73T +594B +8.33%
2021 7.13T +1.56T +27.93%
2020 5.58T −280B −4.78%
2019 5.86T −215B −3.54%
2018 6.07T +670B +12.4%
2017 5.4T +683B +14.48%
2016 4.72T −217B −4.39%
2015 4.94T −808B −14.06%
2014 5.74T −18.41B −0.32%
2013 5.76T +148B +2.63%
2012 5.61T +228B +4.24%
2011 5.39T +966B +21.85%
2010 4.42T +1.07T +32.05%
2009 3.35T −817B −19.63%
2008 4.16T +645B +18.34%
2007 3.52T +427B +13.82%
2006 3.09T +400B +14.85%
2005 2.69T +347B +14.8%
2004 2.34T +475B +25.43%
2003 1.87T +297B +18.91%
2002 1.57T +93.09B +6.29%
2001 1.48T −118B −7.36%
2000 1.6T +306B +23.69%
1999 1.29T +111B +9.42%
1998 1.18T −246B −17.27%
1997 1.43T +17.13B +1.22%
1996 1.41T +66.03B +4.92%
1995 1.34T +243B +22.05%
1994 1.1T +157B +16.65%
1993 943B +84.87B +9.89%
1992 858B +65.04B +8.2%
1991 793B +71.09B +9.84%
1990 722B +68.53B +10.48%
1989 654B +79.55B +13.85%
1988 574B +126B +28.15%
1987 448B +81.17B +22.12%
1986 367B +6.48B +1.8%
1985 360B −1.38B −0.38%
1984 362B +31.02B +9.38%
1983 331B −3.79B −1.13%
1982 335B −15.59B −4.45%
1981 350B +24.77B +7.61%
1980 325B +71.57B +28.2%
1979 254B +62.56B +32.7%
1978 191B +31.16B +19.46%
1977 160B +17.59B +12.34%
1976 143B +15.11B +11.86%
1975 127B −4.9B −3.71%
1974 132B +48.45B +57.75%
1973 83.89B +29.79B +55.07%
1972 54.1B +7.55B +16.22%
1971 46.55B +3.32B +7.69%
1970 43.22B +6.98B +19.25%
1969 36.25B +4.03B +12.5%
1968 32.22B +3.08B +10.57%
1967 29.14B +3.17B +12.2%
1966 25.97B +2.24B +9.45%
1965 23.73B +1.96B +8.98%
1964 21.77B +2.47B +12.78%
1963 19.3B +2.07B +11.99%
1962 17.24B −728M −4.05%
1961 17.97B +796M +4.63%
1960 17.17B

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.