Merchandise imports — all countries

Merchandise imports — Middle East & North Africa

Merchandise imports in Middle East & North Africa in 2025 — 1,701,861,555,652 US$. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 25,212.6%.

2025 1.7T US$ +9.54% vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 1.7T US$2025
Period minimum 6.37B US$1962

Trend over time

1960–2025 · US$

Merchandise imports — Middle East & North Africa, 1960–20250500B1T1.5T2T19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 6,723,378,818 US$1962: 6,365,966,496 US$1964: 8,046,307,803 US$1966: 9,043,035,121 US$1968: 9,654,159,850 US$1970: 12,158,059,689 US$1972: 16,731,930,603 US$1974: 40,797,357,958 US$1976: 65,245,367,516 US$1978: 97,552,420,956 US$1980: 138,346,758,528 US$1982: 165,419,483,356 US$1984: 146,304,468,347 US$1986: 117,871,563,109 US$1988: 141,498,027,725 US$1990: 148,762,055,603 US$1992: 177,825,214,681 US$1994: 170,477,622,796 US$1996: 211,517,618,414 US$1998: 214,516,861,526 US$2000: 230,325,560,866 US$2002: 251,583,036,210 US$2004: 376,144,753,892 US$2006: 507,262,722,377 US$2008: 847,189,023,203 US$2010: 832,206,902,780 US$2012: 1,042,691,549,246 US$2014: 1,091,498,970,378 US$2016: 937,008,249,685 US$2018: 1,003,661,116,989 US$2020: 911,432,629,424 US$2022: 1,360,170,342,717 US$2024: 1,553,704,584,007 US$2025: 1,701,861,555,652 US$
Change over the period: +1.7T (+25,212.59%) Average annual rate: 8.89 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Middle East & North Africa

Middle East & North Africa 1.7T US$
World 26.69T US$
Merchandise imports — Middle East & North Africa, by year Middle East & North Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2025 1.7T +148B +9.54%
2024 1.55T +160B +11.46%
2023 1.39T +33.76B +2.48%
2022 1.36T +222B +19.48%
2021 1.14T +227B +24.9%
2020 911B −135B −12.87%
2019 1.05T +42.46B +4.23%
2018 1T +39.12B +4.06%
2017 965B +27.54B +2.94%
2016 937B −64.52B −6.44%
2015 1T −89.97B −8.24%
2014 1.09T +19.37B +1.81%
2013 1.07T +29.43B +2.82%
2012 1.04T +99.76B +10.58%
2011 943B +111B +13.3%
2010 832B +104B +14.35%
2009 728B −119B −14.09%
2008 847B +197B +30.21%
2007 651B +143B +28.27%
2006 507B +58.08B +12.93%
2005 449B +73.03B +19.42%
2004 376B +86.77B +29.99%
2003 289B +37.79B +15.02%
2002 252B +14.02B +5.9%
2001 238B +7.23B +3.14%
2000 230B +15.13B +7.03%
1999 215B +680M +0.32%
1998 215B +2.66B +1.25%
1997 212B +343M +0.16%
1996 212B +17.84B +9.21%
1995 194B +23.2B +13.61%
1994 170B −4.73B −2.7%
1993 175B −2.62B −1.47%
1992 178B +17.69B +11.04%
1991 160B +11.38B +7.65%
1990 149B +4.52B +3.13%
1989 144B +2.74B +1.94%
1988 141B +19.37B +15.86%
1987 122B +4.25B +3.61%
1986 118B −8.75B −6.91%
1985 127B −19.68B −13.45%
1984 146B −10.63B −6.77%
1983 157B −8.49B −5.13%
1982 165B +844M +0.51%
1981 165B +26.23B +18.96%
1980 138B +30.92B +28.78%
1979 107B +9.88B +10.12%
1978 97.55B +13.61B +16.21%
1977 83.94B +18.7B +28.66%
1976 65.25B +7.85B +13.68%
1975 57.39B +16.6B +40.68%
1974 40.8B +16.7B +69.3%
1973 24.1B +7.37B +44.02%
1972 16.73B +3.21B +23.76%
1971 13.52B +1.36B +11.2%
1970 12.16B +1.13B +10.27%
1969 11.03B +1.37B +14.2%
1968 9.65B +462M +5.03%
1967 9.19B +149M +1.65%
1966 9.04B +671M +8.01%
1965 8.37B +326M +4.05%
1964 8.05B +843M +11.7%
1963 7.2B +838M +13.16%
1962 6.37B −199M −3.04%
1961 6.57B −158M −2.35%
1960 6.72B

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.