Merchandise imports — all countries

Merchandise imports — South Asia

Merchandise imports in South Asia in 2025 — 864,531,000,000 US$. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 24,819.3%.

2025 865B US$ +5.12% vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 865B US$2025
Period minimum 3.25B US$1970

Trend over time

1960–2025 · US$

Merchandise imports — South Asia, 1960–20250250B500B750B1T19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 3,469,323,893 US$1962: 3,444,165,634 US$1964: 4,265,582,785 US$1966: 4,927,244,993 US$1968: 3,757,385,957 US$1970: 3,254,220,780 US$1972: 3,372,464,597 US$1974: 7,092,802,325 US$1976: 7,389,547,129 US$1978: 10,608,626,742 US$1980: 19,921,000,000 US$1982: 19,587,000,000 US$1984: 20,507,000,000 US$1986: 20,422,000,000 US$1988: 25,300,000,000 US$1990: 30,774,000,000 US$1992: 31,846,000,000 US$1994: 37,690,000,000 US$1996: 52,218,000,000 US$1998: 58,142,000,000 US$2000: 68,824,000,000 US$2002: 73,222,000,000 US$2004: 122,775,000,000 US$2006: 208,541,000,000 US$2008: 364,366,000,000 US$2010: 398,644,000,000 US$2012: 551,668,000,000 US$2014: 533,961,000,000 US$2016: 437,666,000,000 US$2018: 613,912,000,000 US$2020: 454,654,000,000 US$2022: 845,728,000,000 US$2024: 822,407,000,000 US$2025: 864,531,000,000 US$
Change over the period: +861B (+24,819.29%) Average annual rate: 8.86 %

Comparison, 2025

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

South Asia 865B US$
World 26.69T US$
Merchandise imports — South Asia, by year South Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2025 865B +42.12B +5.12%
2024 822B +47.98B +6.2%
2023 774B −71.3B −8.43%
2022 846B +152B +21.89%
2021 694B +239B +52.61%
2020 455B −127B −21.79%
2019 581B −32.61B −5.31%
2018 614B +76.44B +14.22%
2017 537B +99.81B +22.8%
2016 438B −27.06B −5.82%
2015 465B −69.24B −12.97%
2014 534B +4.26B +0.8%
2013 530B −21.97B −3.98%
2012 552B +22.44B +4.24%
2011 529B +131B +32.76%
2010 399B +104B +35.15%
2009 295B −69.41B −19.05%
2008 364B +100B +38.01%
2007 264B +55.47B +26.6%
2006 209B +39.53B +23.39%
2005 169B +46.23B +37.66%
2004 123B +30.64B +33.25%
2003 92.14B +18.92B +25.83%
2002 73.22B +5.78B +8.57%
2001 67.44B −1.38B −2.01%
2000 68.82B +5.64B +8.92%
1999 63.19B +5.04B +8.68%
1998 58.14B +1.43B +2.52%
1997 56.71B +4.5B +8.61%
1996 52.22B +3.92B +8.11%
1995 48.3B +10.61B +28.15%
1994 37.69B +5.75B +17.99%
1993 31.94B +98M +0.31%
1992 31.85B +3.95B +14.16%
1991 27.9B −2.88B −9.36%
1990 30.77B +3.6B +13.26%
1989 27.17B +1.87B +7.4%
1988 25.3B +3.11B +14.03%
1987 22.19B +1.77B +8.64%
1986 20.42B −481M −2.3%
1985 20.9B +396M +1.93%
1984 20.51B +1.87B +10.02%
1983 18.64B −948M −4.84%
1982 19.59B −847M −4.15%
1981 20.43B +513M +2.58%
1980 19.92B +6.41B +47.45%
1979 13.51B +2.9B +27.35%
1978 10.61B +1.9B +21.8%
1977 8.71B +1.32B +17.87%
1976 7.39B −1.33B −15.25%
1975 8.72B +1.63B +22.93%
1974 7.09B +2.34B +49.32%
1973 4.75B +1.38B +40.84%
1972 3.37B −234M −6.49%
1971 3.61B +352M +10.82%
1970 3.25B −167M −4.89%
1969 3.42B −336M −8.94%
1968 3.76B −270M −6.71%
1967 4.03B −899M −18.25%
1966 4.93B +829M +20.23%
1965 4.1B −167M −3.92%
1964 4.27B +654M +18.11%
1963 3.61B +167M +4.86%
1962 3.44B +88.05M +2.62%
1961 3.36B −113M −3.26%
1960 3.47B

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.