Merchandise imports — all countries

Merchandise imports — Western Europe

Merchandise imports in Western Europe in 2025 — 4,501,359,000,000 US$. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 17,596.1%.

2025 4.5T US$ +9.3% vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 4.55T US$2022
Period minimum 25.44B US$1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · US$

Merchandise imports — Western Europe, 1960–202502T4T6T19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 25,437,000,000 US$1962: 30,673,000,000 US$1964: 38,642,000,000 US$1966: 45,782,000,000 US$1968: 52,215,000,000 US$1970: 74,689,000,000 US$1972: 101,728,000,000 US$1974: 184,995,000,000 US$1976: 225,535,000,000 US$1978: 304,679,000,000 US$1980: 461,692,000,000 US$1982: 382,983,000,000 US$1984: 368,830,000,000 US$1986: 463,723,000,000 US$1988: 621,384,000,000 US$1990: 835,047,000,000 US$1992: 902,742,000,000 US$1994: 900,956,000,000 US$1996: 1,091,310,000,000 US$1998: 1,124,482,000,000 US$2000: 1,398,108,000,000 US$2002: 1,415,260,000,000 US$2004: 2,047,727,000,000 US$2006: 2,545,479,000,000 US$2008: 3,395,435,000,000 US$2010: 2,933,852,000,000 US$2012: 3,356,433,000,000 US$2014: 3,411,553,000,000 US$2016: 2,952,886,000,000 US$2018: 3,558,909,000,000 US$2020: 3,229,857,000,000 US$2022: 4,546,246,000,000 US$2024: 4,118,316,000,000 US$2025: 4,501,359,000,000 US$
Change over the period: +4.48T (+17,596.11%) Average annual rate: 8.29 %

Comparison, 2025

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

Western Europe 4.5T US$
World 26.69T US$
Merchandise imports — Western Europe, by year Western Europe All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2025 4.5T +383B +9.3%
2024 4.12T −164B −3.83%
2023 4.28T −264B −5.8%
2022 4.55T +566B +14.22%
2021 3.98T +750B +23.23%
2020 3.23T −210B −6.11%
2019 3.44T −119B −3.34%
2018 3.56T +324B +10.03%
2017 3.23T +282B +9.54%
2016 2.95T +11B +0.37%
2015 2.94T −470B −13.77%
2014 3.41T −24B −0.7%
2013 3.44T +79.12B +2.36%
2012 3.36T −108B −3.12%
2011 3.46T +531B +18.09%
2010 2.93T +274B +10.3%
2009 2.66T −736B −21.66%
2008 3.4T +425B +14.31%
2007 2.97T +425B +16.69%
2006 2.55T +285B +12.59%
2005 2.26T +213B +10.4%
2004 2.05T +329B +19.12%
2003 1.72T +304B +21.46%
2002 1.42T +42.17B +3.07%
2001 1.37T −25.01B −1.79%
2000 1.4T +74.95B +5.66%
1999 1.32T +199B +17.67%
1998 1.12T +61.29B +5.77%
1997 1.06T −28.12B −2.58%
1996 1.09T +6.43B +0.59%
1995 1.08T +184B +20.41%
1994 901B +105B +13.16%
1993 796B −107B −11.8%
1992 903B +37.88B +4.38%
1991 865B +29.82B +3.57%
1990 835B +171B +25.72%
1989 664B +42.81B +6.89%
1988 621B +59.78B +10.65%
1987 562B +97.88B +21.11%
1986 464B +80.11B +20.88%
1985 384B +14.79B +4.01%
1984 369B −221M −0.06%
1983 369B −13.93B −3.64%
1982 383B −20.88B −5.17%
1981 404B −57.83B −12.53%
1980 462B +68.1B +17.3%
1979 394B +88.92B +29.18%
1978 305B +47.5B +18.47%
1977 257B +31.65B +14.03%
1976 226B +33.06B +17.18%
1975 192B +7.48B +4.04%
1974 185B +44.88B +32.03%
1973 140B +38.39B +37.74%
1972 102B +16.85B +19.85%
1971 84.88B +10.19B +13.64%
1970 74.69B +11.44B +18.08%
1969 63.25B +11.04B +21.14%
1968 52.22B +5.98B +12.92%
1967 46.24B +458M +1%
1966 45.78B +3.12B +7.31%
1965 42.67B +4.02B +10.41%
1964 38.64B +4.84B +14.31%
1963 33.81B +3.13B +10.21%
1962 30.67B +2.75B +9.83%
1961 27.93B +2.49B +9.79%
1960 25.44B

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.