Merchandise imports — all countries

Merchandise imports — OECD

Merchandise imports in the OECD in 2025 — 15,863,275,000,000 US$. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 16,697.4%.

2025 15.86T US$ +6.7% vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 15.86T US$2025
Period minimum 94.44B US$1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · US$

Merchandise imports — OECD, 1960–202505T10T15T20T19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 94,439,049,523 US$1962: 107,016,119,224 US$1964: 131,611,441,455 US$1966: 159,430,223,188 US$1968: 188,490,820,856 US$1970: 249,449,249,888 US$1972: 328,927,574,545 US$1974: 647,963,769,447 US$1976: 747,809,980,222 US$1978: 976,614,566,373 US$1980: 1,495,036,938,386 US$1982: 1,338,376,596,167 US$1984: 1,445,043,323,111 US$1986: 1,659,885,899,076 US$1988: 2,231,511,664,843 US$1990: 2,792,957,697,096 US$1992: 2,978,094,562,539 US$1994: 3,258,347,367,685 US$1996: 4,040,756,416,557 US$1998: 4,252,290,927,787 US$2000: 5,034,376,000,000 US$2002: 4,981,249,000,000 US$2004: 6,878,131,000,000 US$2006: 8,766,073,000,000 US$2008: 11,145,538,000,000 US$2010: 9,854,258,000,000 US$2012: 11,482,853,000,000 US$2014: 11,657,597,000,000 US$2016: 10,161,449,000,000 US$2018: 12,191,795,000,000 US$2020: 10,981,613,000,000 US$2022: 15,796,168,000,000 US$2024: 14,866,566,000,000 US$2025: 15,863,275,000,000 US$
Change over the period: +15.77T (+16,697.37%) Average annual rate: 8.2 %

Comparison, 2025

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

OECD 15.86T US$
World 26.69T US$
Merchandise imports — OECD, by year OECD All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2025 15.86T +997B +6.7%
2024 14.87T +21.21B +0.14%
2023 14.85T −951B −6.02%
2022 15.8T +2.19T +16.1%
2021 13.61T +2.62T +23.89%
2020 10.98T −863B −7.28%
2019 11.84T −347B −2.85%
2018 12.19T +1.05T +9.44%
2017 11.14T +979B +9.63%
2016 10.16T −169B −1.63%
2015 10.33T −1.33T −11.39%
2014 11.66T +147B +1.28%
2013 11.51T +27.51B +0.24%
2012 11.48T −123B −1.06%
2011 11.61T +1.75T +17.78%
2010 9.85T +1.45T +17.22%
2009 8.41T −2.74T −24.57%
2008 11.15T +1.24T +12.48%
2007 9.91T +1.14T +13.04%
2006 8.77T +1.04T +13.48%
2005 7.72T +846B +12.31%
2004 6.88T +1.12T +19.45%
2003 5.76T +777B +15.6%
2002 4.98T +156B +3.24%
2001 4.83T −209B −4.16%
2000 5.03T +549B +12.24%
1999 4.49T +233B +5.48%
1998 4.25T +91.08B +2.19%
1997 4.16T +120B +2.98%
1996 4.04T +197B +5.13%
1995 3.84T +585B +17.96%
1994 3.26T +399B +13.94%
1993 2.86T −118B −3.98%
1992 2.98T +147B +5.18%
1991 2.83T +38.46B +1.38%
1990 2.79T +370B +15.25%
1989 2.42T +192B +8.6%
1988 2.23T +267B +13.62%
1987 1.96T +304B +18.33%
1986 1.66T +177B +11.96%
1985 1.48T +37.56B +2.6%
1984 1.45T +132B +10.02%
1983 1.31T −24.89B −1.86%
1982 1.34T −103B −7.15%
1981 1.44T −53.58B −3.58%
1980 1.5T +245B +19.63%
1979 1.25T +273B +27.97%
1978 977B +132B +15.56%
1977 845B +97.28B +13.01%
1976 748B +94.35B +14.44%
1975 653B +5.49B +0.85%
1974 648B +195B +43.1%
1973 453B +124B +37.66%
1972 329B +52.08B +18.81%
1971 277B +27.4B +10.99%
1970 249B +33.37B +15.44%
1969 216B +27.59B +14.64%
1968 188B +20.86B +12.45%
1967 168B +8.2B +5.14%
1966 159B +15.34B +10.65%
1965 144B +12.47B +9.48%
1964 132B +14.24B +12.14%
1963 117B +10.35B +9.67%
1962 107B +7.64B +7.68%
1961 99.38B +4.94B +5.23%
1960 94.44B

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.