Merchandise imports — all countries

Merchandise imports — OPEC

Merchandise imports in OPEC in 2025 — 1,190,034,000,000 US$. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 24,640.8%.

2025 1.19T US$ +9% vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 1.19T US$2025
Period minimum 4.13B US$1962

Trend over time

1960–2025 · US$

Merchandise imports — OPEC, 1960–20250500B1T1.5T19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 4,810,000,000 US$1962: 4,127,000,000 US$1964: 4,962,000,000 US$1966: 5,789,000,000 US$1968: 6,897,000,000 US$1970: 8,495,000,000 US$1972: 12,034,000,000 US$1974: 27,639,000,000 US$1976: 56,319,000,000 US$1978: 85,893,000,000 US$1980: 117,452,000,000 US$1982: 138,789,000,000 US$1984: 107,624,000,000 US$1986: 78,173,000,000 US$1988: 87,173,000,000 US$1990: 94,483,000,000 US$1992: 120,647,000,000 US$1994: 96,360,000,000 US$1996: 117,481,000,000 US$1998: 131,554,000,000 US$2000: 135,698,000,000 US$2002: 149,784,000,000 US$2004: 238,596,000,000 US$2006: 336,410,000,000 US$2008: 582,315,000,000 US$2010: 575,890,000,000 US$2012: 729,982,000,000 US$2014: 774,064,000,000 US$2016: 623,678,000,000 US$2018: 628,174,000,000 US$2020: 588,722,000,000 US$2022: 884,392,000,000 US$2024: 1,091,779,000,000 US$2025: 1,190,034,000,000 US$
Change over the period: +1.19T (+24,640.83%) Average annual rate: 8.85 %

Comparison, 2025

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

OPEC 1.19T US$
World 26.69T US$
Merchandise imports — OPEC, by year OPEC All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2025 1.19T +98.26B +9%
2024 1.09T +124B +12.78%
2023 968B +83.63B +9.46%
2022 884B +150B +20.46%
2021 734B +145B +24.71%
2020 589B −107B −15.35%
2019 695B +67.28B +10.71%
2018 628B +17.48B +2.86%
2017 611B −12.98B −2.08%
2016 624B −80.05B −11.38%
2015 704B −70.34B −9.09%
2014 774B +8.26B +1.08%
2013 766B +35.83B +4.91%
2012 730B +75.4B +11.52%
2011 655B +78.7B +13.66%
2010 576B +69.74B +13.78%
2009 506B −76.17B −13.08%
2008 582B +140B +31.76%
2007 442B +106B +31.37%
2006 336B +43.42B +14.82%
2005 293B +54.39B +22.8%
2004 239B +63.28B +36.1%
2003 175B +25.53B +17.04%
2002 150B +1.39B +0.94%
2001 148B +12.7B +9.36%
2000 136B +8.04B +6.3%
1999 128B −3.9B −2.96%
1998 132B +3.53B +2.75%
1997 128B +10.55B +8.98%
1996 117B +7.16B +6.49%
1995 110B +13.96B +14.49%
1994 96.36B −16.18B −14.38%
1993 113B −8.11B −6.72%
1992 121B +11.47B +10.5%
1991 109B +14.7B +15.55%
1990 94.48B +6.48B +7.36%
1989 88.01B +832M +0.95%
1988 87.17B +12.09B +16.1%
1987 75.08B −3.09B −3.95%
1986 78.17B −11.12B −12.45%
1985 89.29B −18.33B −17.03%
1984 108B −12.83B −10.65%
1983 120B −18.34B −13.21%
1982 139B −2.2B −1.56%
1981 141B +23.54B +20.04%
1980 117B +29.3B +33.24%
1979 88.15B +2.26B +2.63%
1978 85.89B +10.44B +13.83%
1977 75.46B +19.14B +33.98%
1976 56.32B +11.39B +25.36%
1975 44.93B +17.29B +62.54%
1974 27.64B +10.79B +64.08%
1973 16.85B +4.81B +39.98%
1972 12.03B +2.14B +21.68%
1971 9.89B +1.4B +16.42%
1970 8.5B +739M +9.53%
1969 7.76B +859M +12.45%
1968 6.9B +760M +12.38%
1967 6.14B +348M +6.01%
1966 5.79B +185M +3.3%
1965 5.6B +642M +12.94%
1964 4.96B +556M +12.62%
1963 4.41B +279M +6.76%
1962 4.13B −559M −11.93%
1961 4.69B −124M −2.58%
1960 4.81B

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.