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Merchandise imports — High-income countries

Merchandise imports in high-income countries in 2025 — 17,699,106,000,000 US$. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 1,066.9%.

2025 17.7T US$ +7.5% vs 2024
World rank —
Period maximum 17.7T US$2025
Period minimum 1.36T US$1983

Trend over time

1980–2025 · US$

Merchandise imports — High-income countries, 1980–202505T10T15T20T19801985199019952000200520102015202020251980: 1,516,755,000,000 US$1981: 1,470,739,000,000 US$1982: 1,386,158,000,000 US$1983: 1,358,692,000,000 US$1984: 1,476,790,000,000 US$1985: 1,496,168,000,000 US$1986: 1,664,915,000,000 US$1987: 1,972,806,000,000 US$1988: 2,250,222,000,000 US$1989: 2,441,569,000,000 US$1990: 2,799,040,000,000 US$1991: 2,863,841,000,000 US$1992: 3,084,622,000,000 US$1993: 2,999,103,000,000 US$1994: 3,426,973,000,000 US$1995: 4,063,087,000,000 US$1996: 4,256,517,000,000 US$1997: 4,368,240,000,000 US$1998: 4,370,436,000,000 US$1999: 4,740,286,000,000 US$2000: 5,315,413,000,000 US$2001: 5,109,733,000,000 US$2002: 5,281,382,000,000 US$2003: 6,133,081,000,000 US$2004: 7,342,309,000,000 US$2005: 8,275,467,000,000 US$2006: 9,422,394,000,000 US$2007: 10,738,927,000,000 US$2008: 12,179,821,000,000 US$2009: 9,248,895,000,000 US$2010: 10,831,230,000,000 US$2011: 12,776,708,000,000 US$2012: 12,757,507,000,000 US$2013: 12,850,500,000,000 US$2014: 12,957,741,000,000 US$2015: 11,415,250,000,000 US$2016: 11,210,925,000,000 US$2017: 12,257,320,000,000 US$2018: 13,377,489,000,000 US$2019: 13,052,046,000,000 US$2020: 12,130,744,000,000 US$2021: 15,016,987,000,000 US$2022: 17,162,590,000,000 US$2023: 16,264,106,000,000 US$2024: 16,463,836,000,000 US$2025: 17,699,106,000,000 US$
Change over the period: +16.18T (+1,066.91%) Average annual rate: 5.61 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: High-income countries

High-income countries 17.7T US$
World 26.69T US$
Merchandise imports — High-income countries, by year High-income countries All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2025 17.7T +1.24T +7.5%
2024 16.46T +200B +1.23%
2023 16.26T −898B −5.24%
2022 17.16T +2.15T +14.29%
2021 15.02T +2.89T +23.79%
2020 12.13T −921B −7.06%
2019 13.05T −325B −2.43%
2018 13.38T +1.12T +9.14%
2017 12.26T +1.05T +9.33%
2016 11.21T −204B −1.79%
2015 11.42T −1.54T −11.9%
2014 12.96T +107B +0.83%
2013 12.85T +92.99B +0.73%
2012 12.76T −19.2B −0.15%
2011 12.78T +1.95T +17.96%
2010 10.83T +1.58T +17.11%
2009 9.25T −2.93T −24.06%
2008 12.18T +1.44T +13.42%
2007 10.74T +1.32T +13.97%
2006 9.42T +1.15T +13.86%
2005 8.28T +933B +12.71%
2004 7.34T +1.21T +19.72%
2003 6.13T +852B +16.13%
2002 5.28T +172B +3.36%
2001 5.11T −206B −3.87%
2000 5.32T +575B +12.13%
1999 4.74T +370B +8.46%
1998 4.37T +2.2B +0.05%
1997 4.37T +112B +2.62%
1996 4.26T +193B +4.76%
1995 4.06T +636B +18.56%
1994 3.43T +428B +14.27%
1993 3T −85.52B −2.77%
1992 3.08T +221B +7.71%
1991 2.86T +64.8B +2.32%
1990 2.8T +357B +14.64%
1989 2.44T +191B +8.5%
1988 2.25T +277B +14.06%
1987 1.97T +308B +18.49%
1986 1.66T +169B +11.28%
1985 1.5T +19.38B +1.31%
1984 1.48T +118B +8.69%
1983 1.36T −27.47B −1.98%
1982 1.39T −84.58B −5.75%
1981 1.47T −46.02B −3.03%
1980 1.52T — —

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.

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