Merchandise imports — all countries

Merchandise imports — United States

Merchandise imports in the United States in 2025 — 3,506,554,000,000 US$. Ranked 1 in the world out of 205. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 21,319.3%.

2025 3.51T US$ +4.42% vs 2024
World rank 1of 205
Period maximum 3.51T US$2025
Period minimum 15.94B US$1961

Trend over time

1960–2025 · US$

Merchandise imports — United States, 1960–202501T2T3T4T19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 16,371,000,000 US$1962: 17,781,000,000 US$1964: 20,306,000,000 US$1966: 27,745,000,000 US$1968: 35,350,000,000 US$1970: 42,428,000,000 US$1972: 58,862,000,000 US$1974: 110,478,000,000 US$1976: 132,497,000,000 US$1978: 186,046,000,000 US$1980: 256,985,000,000 US$1982: 254,884,000,000 US$1984: 346,363,000,000 US$1986: 382,294,000,000 US$1988: 459,543,000,000 US$1990: 516,987,000,000 US$1992: 553,923,000,000 US$1994: 689,215,000,000 US$1996: 822,025,000,000 US$1998: 944,353,000,000 US$2000: 1,259,300,000,000 US$2002: 1,200,230,000,000 US$2004: 1,525,680,000,000 US$2006: 1,918,077,000,000 US$2008: 2,169,487,000,000 US$2010: 1,969,184,000,000 US$2012: 2,336,524,000,000 US$2014: 2,412,547,000,000 US$2016: 2,250,154,000,000 US$2018: 2,614,221,000,000 US$2020: 2,406,932,000,000 US$2022: 3,371,751,000,000 US$2024: 3,358,247,000,000 US$2025: 3,506,554,000,000 US$
Change over the period: +3.49T (+21,319.3%) Average annual rate: 8.61 %

Comparison, 2025

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

United States 3.51T US$
World 26.69T US$
North America 4.09T US$
Northern America computed 4.09T US$
High-income countries computed 17.7T US$
Merchandise imports — United States, by year United States All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2025 3.51T +148B +4.42%
2024 3.36T +190B +6%
2023 3.17T −204B −6.04%
2022 3.37T +436B +14.87%
2021 2.94T +528B +21.95%
2020 2.41T −161B −6.25%
2019 2.57T −46.78B −1.79%
2018 2.61T +206B +8.54%
2017 2.41T +158B +7.04%
2016 2.25T −65.15B −2.81%
2015 2.32T −97.25B −4.03%
2014 2.41T +83.49B +3.58%
2013 2.33T −7.46B −0.32%
2012 2.34T +70.5B +3.11%
2011 2.27T +297B +15.07%
2010 1.97T +364B +22.67%
2009 1.61T −564B −26.01%
2008 2.17T +149B +7.38%
2007 2.02T +102B +5.33%
2006 1.92T +185B +10.7%
2005 1.73T +207B +13.57%
2004 1.53T +223B +17.09%
2003 1.3T +103B +8.57%
2002 1.2T +21.05B +1.79%
2001 1.18T −80.12B −6.36%
2000 1.26T +200B +18.86%
1999 1.06T +115B +12.19%
1998 944B +45.33B +5.04%
1997 899B +77B +9.37%
1996 822B +51.17B +6.64%
1995 771B +81.64B +11.84%
1994 689B +85.78B +14.21%
1993 603B +49.52B +8.94%
1992 554B +45.56B +8.96%
1991 508B −8.62B −1.67%
1990 517B +24.07B +4.88%
1989 493B +33.38B +7.26%
1988 460B +35.1B +8.27%
1987 424B +42.15B +11.03%
1986 382B +29.83B +8.46%
1985 352B +6.1B +1.76%
1984 346B +76.49B +28.34%
1983 270B +14.99B +5.88%
1982 255B −18.47B −6.76%
1981 273B +16.37B +6.37%
1980 257B +34.76B +15.64%
1979 222B +36.18B +19.45%
1978 186B +25.64B +15.98%
1977 160B +27.91B +21.07%
1976 132B +26.62B +25.14%
1975 106B −4.6B −4.16%
1974 110B +36.91B +50.16%
1973 73.57B +14.71B +24.99%
1972 58.86B +10.52B +21.76%
1971 48.34B +5.91B +13.94%
1970 42.43B +4.12B +10.74%
1969 38.31B +2.96B +8.38%
1968 35.35B +6.6B +22.94%
1967 28.75B +1.01B +3.63%
1966 27.75B +4.56B +19.65%
1965 23.19B +2.88B +14.19%
1964 20.31B +1.69B +9.05%
1963 18.62B +840M +4.72%
1962 17.78B +1.84B +11.56%
1961 15.94B −433M −2.64%
1960 16.37B

Northern America, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

US United States 3.51T CA Canada 577B BM Bermuda 1.25B

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.