Merchandise imports — all countries

Merchandise imports — Melanesia

Merchandise imports in Melanesia in 2025 — 11,294,000,000 US$. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 7,379.5%.

2025 11.29B US$ −2.52% vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 13.15B US$2022
Period minimum 151M US$1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · US$

Merchandise imports — Melanesia, 1960–202505B10B15B19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 151,000,000 US$1962: 164,000,000 US$1964: 234,000,000 US$1966: 299,000,000 US$1968: 371,000,000 US$1970: 662,000,000 US$1972: 746,000,000 US$1974: 1,150,000,000 US$1976: 1,107,000,000 US$1978: 1,510,000,000 US$1980: 2,356,000,000 US$1982: 2,177,000,000 US$1984: 2,019,000,000 US$1986: 2,103,000,000 US$1988: 2,627,000,000 US$1990: 3,017,000,000 US$1992: 3,226,000,000 US$1994: 3,468,000,000 US$1996: 3,972,000,000 US$1998: 3,112,000,000 US$2000: 3,084,000,000 US$2002: 3,203,000,000 US$2004: 5,011,000,000 US$2006: 6,339,000,000 US$2008: 9,256,000,000 US$2010: 9,333,000,000 US$2012: 11,035,000,000 US$2014: 11,385,000,000 US$2016: 7,655,000,000 US$2018: 10,035,000,000 US$2020: 8,668,000,000 US$2022: 13,147,000,000 US$2024: 11,586,000,000 US$2025: 11,294,000,000 US$
Change over the period: +11.14B (+7,379.47%) Average annual rate: 6.86 %

Comparison, 2025

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

Melanesia 11.29B US$
World 26.69T US$
Merchandise imports — Melanesia, by year Melanesia All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2025 11.29B −292M −2.52%
2024 11.59B −1.3B −10.07%
2023 12.88B −263M −2%
2022 13.15B +3.02B +29.8%
2021 10.13B +1.46B +16.86%
2020 8.67B −2.08B −19.38%
2019 10.75B +717M +7.14%
2018 10.04B +1.1B +12.35%
2017 8.93B +1.28B +16.68%
2016 7.66B −499M −6.12%
2015 8.15B −3.23B −28.38%
2014 11.39B −903M −7.35%
2013 12.29B +1.25B +11.35%
2012 11.04B +110M +1.01%
2011 10.93B +1.59B +17.06%
2010 9.33B +1.89B +25.39%
2009 7.44B −1.81B −19.59%
2008 9.26B +1.5B +19.37%
2007 7.75B +1.42B +22.32%
2006 6.34B +895M +16.44%
2005 5.44B +433M +8.64%
2004 5.01B +699M +16.21%
2003 4.31B +1.11B +34.62%
2002 3.2B +135M +4.4%
2001 3.07B −16M −0.52%
2000 3.08B −221M −6.69%
1999 3.31B +193M +6.2%
1998 3.11B −745M −19.32%
1997 3.86B −115M −2.9%
1996 3.97B +422M +11.89%
1995 3.55B +82M +2.36%
1994 3.47B +376M +12.16%
1993 3.09B −134M −4.15%
1992 3.23B −98M −2.95%
1991 3.32B +307M +10.18%
1990 3.02B −45M −1.47%
1989 3.06B +435M +16.56%
1988 2.63B +306M +13.18%
1987 2.32B +218M +10.37%
1986 2.1B +152M +7.79%
1985 1.95B −68M −3.37%
1984 2.02B −28M −1.37%
1983 2.05B −130M −5.97%
1982 2.18B −272M −11.11%
1981 2.45B +93M +3.95%
1980 2.36B +490M +26.26%
1979 1.87B +356M +23.58%
1978 1.51B +196M +14.92%
1977 1.31B +207M +18.7%
1976 1.11B −173M −13.52%
1975 1.28B +130M +11.3%
1974 1.15B +299M +35.14%
1973 851M +105M +14.08%
1972 746M −6M −0.8%
1971 752M +90M +13.6%
1970 662M +203M +44.23%
1969 459M +88M +23.72%
1968 371M +21M +6%
1967 350M +51M +17.06%
1966 299M +11M +3.82%
1965 288M +54M +23.08%
1964 234M +53M +29.28%
1963 181M +17M +10.37%
1962 164M −5M −2.96%
1961 169M +18M +11.92%
1960 151M

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.