Merchandise imports — all countries

Merchandise imports — Eastern Asia

Merchandise imports in Eastern Asia in 2025 — 4,831,898,000,000 US$. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 56,486.2%.

2025 4.83T US$ +2.97% vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 5.03T US$2022
Period minimum 8.54B US$1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · US$

Merchandise imports — Eastern Asia, 1960–202502T4T6T19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 8,539,000,000 US$1962: 8,634,000,000 US$1964: 11,596,000,000 US$1966: 14,539,000,000 US$1968: 18,627,000,000 US$1970: 26,114,000,000 US$1972: 33,196,000,000 US$1974: 83,503,000,000 US$1976: 89,328,000,000 US$1978: 119,668,000,000 US$1980: 208,815,000,000 US$1982: 202,912,000,000 US$1984: 228,131,000,000 US$1986: 242,106,000,000 US$1988: 370,022,000,000 US$1990: 448,675,000,000 US$1992: 527,042,000,000 US$1994: 662,595,000,000 US$1996: 843,379,000,000 US$1998: 704,233,000,000 US$2000: 984,054,000,000 US$2002: 998,053,000,000 US$2004: 1,520,521,000,000 US$2006: 2,025,264,000,000 US$2008: 2,736,414,000,000 US$2010: 2,969,324,000,000 US$2012: 3,797,864,000,000 US$2014: 3,919,854,000,000 US$2016: 3,164,505,000,000 US$2018: 4,065,712,000,000 US$2020: 3,756,487,000,000 US$2022: 5,032,844,000,000 US$2024: 4,692,590,000,000 US$2025: 4,831,898,000,000 US$
Change over the period: +4.82T (+56,486.23%) Average annual rate: 10.24 %

Comparison, 2025

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

Eastern Asia 4.83T US$
World 26.69T US$
Merchandise imports — Eastern Asia, by year Eastern Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2025 4.83T +139B +2.97%
2024 4.69T +22.95B +0.49%
2023 4.67T −363B −7.22%
2022 5.03T +230B +4.8%
2021 4.8T +1.05T +27.85%
2020 3.76T −144B −3.7%
2019 3.9T −165B −4.06%
2018 4.07T +465B +12.91%
2017 3.6T +436B +13.79%
2016 3.16T −178B −5.32%
2015 3.34T −578B −14.74%
2014 3.92T −22.31B −0.57%
2013 3.94T +144B +3.8%
2012 3.8T +145B +3.96%
2011 3.65T +684B +23.03%
2010 2.97T +726B +32.37%
2009 2.24T −493B −18.02%
2008 2.74T +420B +18.12%
2007 2.32T +291B +14.38%
2006 2.03T +280B +16.02%
2005 1.75T +225B +14.8%
2004 1.52T +307B +25.26%
2003 1.21T +216B +21.62%
2002 998B +57B +6.06%
2001 941B −43B −4.37%
2000 984B +204B +26.18%
1999 780B +75.65B +10.74%
1998 704B −139B −16.46%
1997 843B −405M −0.05%
1996 843B +40.39B +5.03%
1995 803B +140B +21.19%
1994 663B +87.86B +15.29%
1993 575B +47.69B +9.05%
1992 527B +35.87B +7.3%
1991 491B +42.5B +9.47%
1990 449B +35.34B +8.55%
1989 413B +43.31B +11.7%
1988 370B +79.58B +27.4%
1987 290B +48.34B +19.97%
1986 242B +3.38B +1.41%
1985 239B +10.6B +4.65%
1984 228B +26.45B +13.11%
1983 202B −1.23B −0.61%
1982 203B −17.15B −7.79%
1981 220B +11.25B +5.39%
1980 209B +45.55B +27.9%
1979 163B +43.6B +36.43%
1978 120B +19.73B +19.74%
1977 99.94B +10.62B +11.88%
1976 89.33B +9.34B +11.68%
1975 79.99B −3.52B −4.21%
1974 83.5B +29.85B +55.64%
1973 53.65B +20.45B +61.62%
1972 33.2B +5.5B +19.84%
1971 27.7B +1.59B +6.08%
1970 26.11B +4.83B +22.7%
1969 21.28B +2.66B +14.25%
1968 18.63B +1.94B +11.61%
1967 16.69B +2.15B +14.79%
1966 14.54B +2.05B +16.37%
1965 12.49B +898M +7.74%
1964 11.6B +1.51B +14.98%
1963 10.09B +1.45B +16.81%
1962 8.63B −316M −3.53%
1961 8.95B +411M +4.81%
1960 8.54B

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.