Merchandise imports — all countries

Merchandise imports — Western Asia

Merchandise imports in Western Asia in 2025 — 1,693,481,000,000 US$. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 57,209%.

2025 1.69T US$ +8.78% vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 1.69T US$2025
Period minimum 2.96B US$1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · US$

Merchandise imports — Western Asia, 1960–20250500B1T1.5T2T19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 2,955,000,000 US$1962: 3,478,000,000 US$1964: 3,971,000,000 US$1966: 4,865,000,000 US$1968: 5,423,000,000 US$1970: 6,922,000,000 US$1972: 9,857,000,000 US$1974: 24,162,000,000 US$1976: 38,110,000,000 US$1978: 58,722,000,000 US$1980: 96,947,000,000 US$1982: 120,230,000,000 US$1984: 99,525,000,000 US$1986: 79,215,000,000 US$1988: 92,920,000,000 US$1990: 104,732,000,000 US$1992: 130,554,000,000 US$1994: 132,915,000,000 US$1996: 183,062,000,000 US$1998: 188,777,000,000 US$2000: 214,394,000,000 US$2002: 222,775,000,000 US$2004: 358,381,000,000 US$2006: 490,821,000,000 US$2008: 799,171,000,000 US$2010: 745,372,000,000 US$2012: 974,066,000,000 US$2014: 1,031,531,000,000 US$2016: 880,186,000,000 US$2018: 931,628,000,000 US$2020: 887,813,000,000 US$2022: 1,367,228,000,000 US$2024: 1,556,752,000,000 US$2025: 1,693,481,000,000 US$
Change over the period: +1.69T (+57,209%) Average annual rate: 10.26 %

Comparison, 2025

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

Western Asia 1.69T US$
World 26.69T US$
Merchandise imports — Western Asia, by year Western Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2025 1.69T +137B +8.78%
2024 1.56T +122B +8.52%
2023 1.43T +67.28B +4.92%
2022 1.37T +273B +24.93%
2021 1.09T +207B +23.26%
2020 888B −85.93B −8.82%
2019 974B +42.11B +4.52%
2018 932B +10.74B +1.17%
2017 921B +40.7B +4.62%
2016 880B −65.11B −6.89%
2015 945B −86.23B −8.36%
2014 1.03T +2.06B +0.2%
2013 1.03T +55.4B +5.69%
2012 974B +67.24B +7.41%
2011 907B +161B +21.66%
2010 745B +99.87B +15.47%
2009 645B −154B −19.23%
2008 799B +169B +26.73%
2007 631B +140B +28.48%
2006 491B +65.9B +15.51%
2005 425B +66.54B +18.57%
2004 358B +89.33B +33.2%
2003 269B +46.28B +20.77%
2002 223B +15.98B +7.72%
2001 207B −7.59B −3.54%
2000 214B +29.83B +16.16%
1999 185B −4.21B −2.23%
1998 189B −2.5B −1.31%
1997 191B +8.22B +4.49%
1996 183B +23.27B +14.56%
1995 160B +26.88B +20.22%
1994 133B −4.85B −3.52%
1993 138B +7.21B +5.52%
1992 131B +20.02B +18.11%
1991 111B +5.81B +5.54%
1990 105B +10.32B +10.93%
1989 94.41B +1.49B +1.6%
1988 92.92B +8.93B +10.63%
1987 83.99B +4.78B +6.03%
1986 79.22B −7.81B −8.97%
1985 87.02B −12.5B −12.56%
1984 99.53B −7.73B −7.21%
1983 107B −12.97B −10.79%
1982 120B +5.62B +4.9%
1981 115B +17.67B +18.22%
1980 96.95B +23.85B +32.63%
1979 73.1B +14.38B +24.48%
1978 58.72B +7.27B +14.13%
1977 51.45B +13.34B +35.01%
1976 38.11B +6.44B +20.33%
1975 31.67B +7.51B +31.08%
1974 24.16B +9.47B +64.5%
1973 14.69B +4.83B +49.01%
1972 9.86B +1.72B +21.14%
1971 8.14B +1.22B +17.55%
1970 6.92B +676M +10.82%
1969 6.25B +823M +15.18%
1968 5.42B +656M +13.76%
1967 4.77B −98M −2.01%
1966 4.87B +564M +13.11%
1965 4.3B +330M +8.31%
1964 3.97B +273M +7.38%
1963 3.7B +220M +6.33%
1962 3.48B +297M +9.34%
1961 3.18B +226M +7.65%
1960 2.96B

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.