Merchandise imports — all countries

Merchandise imports — G20

Merchandise imports in the G20 in 2025 — 15,409,579,000,000 US$. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 20,198.2%.

2025 15.41T US$ +4.53% vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 15.46T US$2022
Period minimum 75.92B US$1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · US$

Merchandise imports — G20, 1960–202505T10T15T20T19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 75,916,000,000 US$1962: 82,139,000,000 US$1964: 99,710,000,000 US$1966: 121,316,000,000 US$1968: 144,727,000,000 US$1970: 186,451,000,000 US$1972: 247,359,000,000 US$1974: 498,489,000,000 US$1976: 572,687,000,000 US$1978: 763,955,000,000 US$1980: 1,205,629,000,000 US$1982: 1,116,416,000,000 US$1984: 1,217,607,000,000 US$1986: 1,349,115,000,000 US$1988: 1,797,993,000,000 US$1990: 2,216,174,000,000 US$1992: 2,450,961,000,000 US$1994: 2,740,495,000,000 US$1996: 3,373,426,000,000 US$1998: 3,510,572,000,000 US$2000: 4,272,915,000,000 US$2002: 4,212,539,000,000 US$2004: 5,908,503,000,000 US$2006: 7,709,188,000,000 US$2008: 9,970,384,000,000 US$2010: 9,518,189,000,000 US$2012: 11,538,278,000,000 US$2014: 11,688,524,000,000 US$2016: 9,849,180,000,000 US$2018: 12,044,008,000,000 US$2020: 10,825,402,000,000 US$2022: 15,455,346,000,000 US$2024: 14,741,548,000,000 US$2025: 15,409,579,000,000 US$
Change over the period: +15.33T (+20,198.2%) Average annual rate: 8.52 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: G20

G20 15.41T US$
World 26.69T US$
Merchandise imports — G20, by year G20 All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2025 15.41T +668B +4.53%
2024 14.74T +188B +1.29%
2023 14.55T −901B −5.83%
2022 15.46T +1.87T +13.77%
2021 13.58T +2.76T +25.49%
2020 10.83T −881B −7.52%
2019 11.71T −338B −2.8%
2018 12.04T +1.11T +10.13%
2017 10.94T +1.09T +11.04%
2016 9.85T −400B −3.91%
2015 10.25T −1.44T −12.31%
2014 11.69T +72.21B +0.62%
2013 11.62T +78.04B +0.68%
2012 11.54T +90.33B +0.79%
2011 11.45T +1.93T +20.27%
2010 9.52T +1.84T +24%
2009 7.68T −2.29T −23.01%
2008 9.97T +1.26T +14.46%
2007 8.71T +1T +12.99%
2006 7.71T +987B +14.68%
2005 6.72T +814B +13.78%
2004 5.91T +1.02T +20.86%
2003 4.89T +676B +16.05%
2002 4.21T +122B +2.99%
2001 4.09T −183B −4.27%
2000 4.27T +555B +14.93%
1999 3.72T +207B +5.9%
1998 3.51T −12.18B −0.35%
1997 3.52T +149B +4.43%
1996 3.37T +162B +5.05%
1995 3.21T +471B +17.17%
1994 2.74T +329B +13.64%
1993 2.41T −39.35B −1.61%
1992 2.45T +181B +7.99%
1991 2.27T +53.47B +2.41%
1990 2.22T +262B +13.4%
1989 1.95T +156B +8.69%
1988 1.8T +228B +14.54%
1987 1.57T +221B +16.36%
1986 1.35T +113B +9.15%
1985 1.24T +18.39B +1.51%
1984 1.22T +120B +10.97%
1983 1.1T −19.16B −1.72%
1982 1.12T −83.82B −6.98%
1981 1.2T −5.39B −0.45%
1980 1.21T +224B +22.88%
1979 981B +217B +28.43%
1978 764B +113B +17.32%
1977 651B +78.5B +13.71%
1976 573B +73.68B +14.77%
1975 499B +516M +0.1%
1974 498B +158B +46.32%
1973 341B +93.32B +37.72%
1972 247B +39.78B +19.16%
1971 208B +21.13B +11.33%
1970 186B +22.5B +13.72%
1969 164B +19.22B +13.28%
1968 145B +16.81B +13.14%
1967 128B +6.6B +5.44%
1966 121B +12.34B +11.32%
1965 109B +9.27B +9.3%
1964 99.71B +10.27B +11.48%
1963 89.45B +7.31B +8.89%
1962 82.14B +4.89B +6.32%
1961 77.25B +1.34B +1.76%
1960 75.92B

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.