Merchandise imports — all countries

Merchandise imports — NATO

Merchandise imports in NATO in 2025 — 12,539,402,000,000 US$. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 16,469.2%.

2025 12.54T US$ +6.6% vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 12.54T US$2025
Period minimum 75.68B US$1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · US$

Merchandise imports — NATO, 1960–202505T10T15T19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 75,679,000,000 US$1962: 85,804,000,000 US$1964: 104,690,000,000 US$1966: 127,894,000,000 US$1968: 149,827,000,000 US$1970: 195,507,000,000 US$1972: 261,717,000,000 US$1974: 497,920,000,000 US$1976: 587,750,000,000 US$1978: 761,324,000,000 US$1980: 1,136,085,000,000 US$1982: 1,007,778,000,000 US$1984: 1,099,960,000,000 US$1986: 1,292,874,000,000 US$1988: 1,698,185,000,000 US$1990: 2,094,953,000,000 US$1992: 2,242,131,000,000 US$1994: 2,423,009,000,000 US$1996: 2,987,539,000,000 US$1998: 3,270,352,000,000 US$2000: 3,980,174,000,000 US$2002: 3,980,729,000,000 US$2004: 5,543,094,000,000 US$2006: 7,055,229,000,000 US$2008: 8,882,165,000,000 US$2010: 7,744,743,000,000 US$2012: 8,769,921,000,000 US$2014: 9,012,771,000,000 US$2016: 7,962,167,000,000 US$2018: 9,532,231,000,000 US$2020: 8,655,822,000,000 US$2022: 12,383,367,000,000 US$2024: 11,762,798,000,000 US$2025: 12,539,402,000,000 US$
Change over the period: +12.46T (+16,469.2%) Average annual rate: 8.18 %

Comparison, 2025

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

NATO 12.54T US$
World 26.69T US$
Merchandise imports — NATO, by year NATO All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2025 12.54T +777B +6.6%
2024 11.76T +66.08B +0.56%
2023 11.7T −687B −5.54%
2022 12.38T +1.71T +15.99%
2021 10.68T +2.02T +23.34%
2020 8.66T −633B −6.82%
2019 9.29T −243B −2.55%
2018 9.53T +820B +9.41%
2017 8.71T +750B +9.43%
2016 7.96T −84.56B −1.05%
2015 8.05T −966B −10.72%
2014 9.01T +185B +2.1%
2013 8.83T +57.74B +0.66%
2012 8.77T −277B −3.06%
2011 9.05T +1.3T +16.82%
2010 7.74T +1.08T +16.25%
2009 6.66T −2.22T −24.99%
2008 8.88T +885B +11.07%
2007 8T +941B +13.34%
2006 7.06T +856B +13.81%
2005 6.2T +656B +11.83%
2004 5.54T +907B +19.56%
2003 4.64T +655B +16.47%
2002 3.98T +143B +3.72%
2001 3.84T −142B −3.57%
2000 3.98T +392B +10.91%
1999 3.59T +318B +9.73%
1998 3.27T +173B +5.59%
1997 3.1T +110B +3.68%
1996 2.99T +132B +4.62%
1995 2.86T +433B +17.85%
1994 2.42T +284B +13.29%
1993 2.14T −103B −4.61%
1992 2.24T +134B +6.34%
1991 2.11T +13.5B +0.64%
1990 2.09T +272B +14.94%
1989 1.82T +124B +7.33%
1988 1.7T +177B +11.65%
1987 1.52T +228B +17.64%
1986 1.29T +155B +13.58%
1985 1.14T +38.36B +3.49%
1984 1.1T +100B +10.02%
1983 1,000B −8.03B −0.8%
1982 1.01T −68.13B −6.33%
1981 1.08T −60.18B −5.3%
1980 1.14T +171B +17.71%
1979 965B +204B +26.78%
1978 761B +97.72B +14.73%
1977 664B +75.86B +12.91%
1976 588B +76.86B +15.04%
1975 511B +12.98B +2.61%
1974 498B +145B +41.2%
1973 353B +90.92B +34.74%
1972 262B +43.31B +19.83%
1971 218B +22.9B +11.72%
1970 196B +24.08B +14.04%
1969 171B +21.61B +14.42%
1968 150B +16.33B +12.23%
1967 133B +5.6B +4.38%
1966 128B +12.62B +10.95%
1965 115B +10.59B +10.11%
1964 105B +10.97B +11.71%
1963 93.72B +7.91B +9.22%
1962 85.8B +7.12B +9.05%
1961 78.68B +3B +3.97%
1960 75.68B

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.