Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) by country
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy are the total merchandise imports by the reporting economy from the rest of the world, as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
Countries reporting
204
Highest
3.08 trillion current US$
United States
Lowest
71.29 million current US$
Nauru
Median
12.32 billion current US$
Years covered
64
1960–2023
Data points
13,499
What the numbers show
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) is currently reported for 204 countries. The highest value is 3.08 trillion current US$ in United States; the lowest is 71.29 million current US$ in Nauru.
The median across all reporting countries is 12.32 billion current US$, and the mean is 114.91 billion current US$.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 43,257.
Over the past decade 168 countries rose and 36 fell. The largest increase was in Curacao (up 29,306.0%), and the largest decrease in Venezuela (down 73.4%).
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 3.08 trillion current US$ | 2023 | up 36.0% | volatile |
| 2 | China | 2.46 trillion current US$ | 2023 | up 38.7% | volatile |
| 3 | Germany | 1.47 trillion current US$ | 2023 | up 24.3% | volatile |
| 4 | Netherlands | 838.01 billion current US$ | 2023 | up 42.6% | volatile |
| 5 | Japan | 785.51 billion current US$ | 2023 | down 5.6% | volatile |
| 6 | France | 783.36 billion current US$ | 2023 | up 14.9% | volatile |
| 7 | United Kingdom | 721.75 billion current US$ | 2023 | up 13.7% | volatile |
| 8 | India | 666.53 billion current US$ | 2023 | up 43.1% | volatile |
| 9 | Hong Kong | 655.42 billion current US$ | 2023 | up 25.1% | volatile |
| 10 | South Korea | 640.41 billion current US$ | 2023 | up 24.3% | volatile |
| 11 | Italy | 634.52 billion current US$ | 2023 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 12 | Mexico | 633.53 billion current US$ | 2023 | up 57.0% | volatile |
| 13 | Canada | 585.79 billion current US$ | 2023 | up 20.6% | volatile |
| 14 | Belgium | 555.30 billion current US$ | 2023 | up 23.2% | rising |
| 15 | Spain | 468.47 billion current US$ | 2023 | up 37.8% | volatile |
| 16 | Singapore | 423.28 billion current US$ | 2023 | up 13.6% | volatile |
| 17 | United Arab Emirates | 391.80 billion current US$ | 2023 | up 113.1% | volatile |
| 18 | Poland | 367.30 billion current US$ | 2023 | up 77.7% | volatile |
| 19 | Switzerland | 364.05 billion current US$ | 2023 | up 13.4% | volatile |
| 20 | Turkey | 337.27 billion current US$ | 2023 | up 36.4% | volatile |
| 21 | Vietnam | 318.47 billion current US$ | 2023 | up 146.4% | volatile |
| 22 | Australia | 287.89 billion current US$ | 2023 | up 20.7% | volatile |
| 23 | Thailand | 284.28 billion current US$ | 2023 | up 15.3% | volatile |
| 24 | Malaysia | 266.54 billion current US$ | 2023 | up 30.3% | volatile |
| 25 | Russia | 262.13 billion current US$ | 2023 | down 16.8% | volatile |
| 26 | Brazil | 254.86 billion current US$ | 2023 | up 1.0% | volatile |
| 27 | Czechia | 229.43 billion current US$ | 2023 | up 59.9% | volatile |
| 28 | Austria | 226.25 billion current US$ | 2023 | up 23.5% | volatile |
| 29 | Indonesia | 221.78 billion current US$ | 2023 | up 19.0% | volatile |
| 30 | Saudi Arabia | 210.68 billion current US$ | 2023 | up 29.5% | volatile |
| 31 | Sweden | 192.82 billion current US$ | 2023 | up 20.1% | volatile |
| 32 | Hungary | 153.87 billion current US$ | 2023 | up 54.2% | volatile |
| 33 | Ireland | 150.13 billion current US$ | 2023 | up 104.9% | volatile |
| 34 | Romania | 131.91 billion current US$ | 2023 | up 79.6% | volatile |
| 35 | Philippines | 126.11 billion current US$ | 2023 | up 85.8% | volatile |
| 36 | Denmark | 120.45 billion current US$ | 2023 | up 23.7% | volatile |
| 37 | Portugal | 113.59 billion current US$ | 2023 | up 50.1% | volatile |
| 38 | Slovakia | 113.39 billion current US$ | 2023 | up 38.4% | volatile |
| 39 | South Africa | 112.46 billion current US$ | 2023 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 40 | Norway | 96.77 billion current US$ | 2023 | up 9.8% | volatile |
| 41 | Greece | 88.37 billion current US$ | 2023 | up 45.3% | volatile |
| 42 | Finland | 82.82 billion current US$ | 2023 | up 7.0% | volatile |
| 43 | Chile | 82.01 billion current US$ | 2023 | up 7.2% | volatile |
| 44 | Israel | 81.21 billion current US$ | 2023 | up 41.3% | volatile |
| 45 | Egypt | 73.57 billion current US$ | 2023 | up 13.1% | volatile |
| 46 | Argentina | 72.80 billion current US$ | 2023 | down 0.7% | volatile |
| 47 | Slovenia | 71.37 billion current US$ | 2023 | up 117.1% | volatile |
| 48 | Morocco | 70.37 billion current US$ | 2023 | up 57.3% | volatile |
| 49 | Nigeria | 64.30 billion current US$ | 2023 | down 20.4% | volatile |
| 50 | Peru | 64.05 billion current US$ | 2023 | up 38.6% | volatile |
| 51 | Ukraine | 63.49 billion current US$ | 2023 | down 17.4% | volatile |
| 52 | Colombia | 61.56 billion current US$ | 2023 | up 6.4% | volatile |
| 53 | Bangladesh | 61.31 billion current US$ | 2023 | up 77.2% | volatile |
| 54 | Kazakhstan | 61.16 billion current US$ | 2023 | up 24.6% | volatile |
| 55 | Belarus | 57.11 billion current US$ | 2023 | up 35.2% | volatile |
| 56 | Iraq | 54.76 billion current US$ | 2023 | up 22.1% | volatile |
| 57 | Bulgaria | 53.42 billion current US$ | 2023 | up 56.4% | volatile |
| 58 | Iran | 52.73 billion current US$ | 2023 | up 9.6% | volatile |
| 59 | New Zealand | 50.40 billion current US$ | 2023 | up 27.7% | volatile |
| 60 | Pakistan | 49.45 billion current US$ | 2023 | up 13.8% | volatile |
| 61 | Lithuania | 48.38 billion current US$ | 2023 | up 38.9% | volatile |
| 62 | Croatia | 43.25 billion current US$ | 2023 | up 97.8% | volatile |
| 63 | Algeria | 42.56 billion current US$ | 2023 | down 22.4% | volatile |
| 64 | Serbia | 39.76 billion current US$ | 2023 | up 93.4% | rising |
| 65 | Oman | 38.70 billion current US$ | 2023 | up 12.7% | volatile |
| 66 | Kuwait | 37.45 billion current US$ | 2023 | up 26.4% | volatile |
| 67 | Uzbekistan | 35.99 billion current US$ | 2023 | up 27.7% | volatile |
| 68 | Ecuador | 30.90 billion current US$ | 2023 | up 14.9% | volatile |
| 69 | Qatar | 30.54 billion current US$ | 2023 | up 16.8% | volatile |
| 70 | Guatemala | 30.32 billion current US$ | 2023 | up 74.7% | volatile |
| 71 | Dominican Republic | 28.62 billion current US$ | 2023 | up 63.4% | volatile |
| 72 | Latvia | 27.34 billion current US$ | 2023 | up 53.0% | volatile |
| 73 | Luxembourg | 26.22 billion current US$ | 2023 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 74 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 25.49 billion current US$ | 2023 | up 156.1% | volatile |
| 75 | Jordan | 25.43 billion current US$ | 2023 | up 15.9% | volatile |
| 76 | Tunisia | 25.05 billion current US$ | 2023 | up 5.6% | volatile |
| 77 | Cambodia | 23.51 billion current US$ | 2023 | up 155.7% | volatile |
| 78 | Estonia | 22.81 billion current US$ | 2023 | up 24.8% | volatile |
| 79 | Costa Rica | 22.46 billion current US$ | 2023 | up 23.9% | volatile |
| 80 | Marshall Islands | 19.52 billion current US$ | 2023 | up 2,327.0% | volatile |
| 81 | Kenya | 18.59 billion current US$ | 2023 | up 15.5% | volatile |
| 82 | Cote d'Ivoire | 18.38 billion current US$ | 2023 | up 44.8% | volatile |
| 83 | Libya | 18.20 billion current US$ | 2023 | down 40.9% | volatile |
| 84 | Lebanon | 18.02 billion current US$ | 2023 | down 20.9% | volatile |
| 85 | Macao | 17.52 billion current US$ | 2023 | up 72.8% | volatile |
| 86 | Azerbaijan | 17.28 billion current US$ | 2023 | up 61.4% | volatile |
| 87 | Paraguay | 17.06 billion current US$ | 2023 | up 42.4% | volatile |
| 88 | Ethiopia | 17.05 billion current US$ | 2023 | up 41.2% | volatile |
| 89 | Myanmar | 16.44 billion current US$ | 2023 | up 36.9% | volatile |
| 90 | Ghana | 16.39 billion current US$ | 2023 | up 28.1% | volatile |
| 91 | Sri Lanka | 16.10 billion current US$ | 2023 | down 10.1% | volatile |
| 92 | Honduras | 16.03 billion current US$ | 2023 | up 75.1% | volatile |
| 93 | Angola | 15.69 billion current US$ | 2023 | down 41.4% | volatile |
| 94 | El Salvador | 15.63 billion current US$ | 2023 | up 47.9% | volatile |
| 95 | Georgia | 15.60 billion current US$ | 2023 | up 98.2% | volatile |
| 96 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 15.34 billion current US$ | 2023 | up 49.0% | volatile |
| 97 | Bahrain | 15.25 billion current US$ | 2023 | down 17.9% | volatile |
| 98 | Tanzania | 15.12 billion current US$ | 2023 | up 22.8% | volatile |
| 99 | Cyprus | 13.19 billion current US$ | 2023 | up 108.9% | volatile |
| 100 | Kyrgyzstan | 12.52 billion current US$ | 2023 | up 109.3% | volatile |
| 101 | Armenia | 12.46 billion current US$ | 2023 | up 178.5% | volatile |
| 102 | Uruguay | 12.36 billion current US$ | 2023 | up 7.1% | volatile |
| 103 | Venezuela | 12.27 billion current US$ | 2023 | down 73.4% | volatile |
| 104 | Gibraltar | 12.12 billion current US$ | 2023 | down 35.2% | volatile |
| 105 | North Macedonia | 12.05 billion current US$ | 2023 | up 82.1% | volatile |
| 106 | Nepal | 12.04 billion current US$ | 2023 | up 86.8% | volatile |
| 107 | Senegal | 11.72 billion current US$ | 2023 | up 93.4% | volatile |
| 108 | Uganda | 11.50 billion current US$ | 2023 | up 98.1% | volatile |
| 109 | Bolivia | 11.49 billion current US$ | 2023 | up 18.5% | volatile |
| 110 | Panama | 10.37 billion current US$ | 2023 | up 12.3% | volatile |
| 111 | Zambia | 10.12 billion current US$ | 2023 | up 4.8% | volatile |
| 112 | Mozambique | 10.09 billion current US$ | 2023 | down 0.0% | volatile |
| 113 | Mali | 9.87 billion current US$ | 2023 | up 177.5% | volatile |
| 114 | Iceland | 9.48 billion current US$ | 2023 | up 88.9% | volatile |
| 115 | Mongolia | 9.27 billion current US$ | 2023 | up 45.5% | volatile |
| 116 | Trinidad and Tobago | 8.92 billion current US$ | 2023 | down 29.1% | volatile |
| 117 | Albania | 8.69 billion current US$ | 2023 | up 77.4% | volatile |
| 118 | Moldova | 8.66 billion current US$ | 2023 | up 57.9% | volatile |
| 119 | Cameroon | 8.62 billion current US$ | 2023 | up 25.9% | volatile |
| 120 | Malta | 8.27 billion current US$ | 2023 | up 39.6% | volatile |
| 121 | Nicaragua | 8.06 billion current US$ | 2023 | up 43.6% | volatile |
| 122 | Jamaica | 7.59 billion current US$ | 2023 | up 24.3% | volatile |
| 123 | Zimbabwe | 7.26 billion current US$ | 2023 | up 53.4% | volatile |
| 124 | Namibia | 7.19 billion current US$ | 2023 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 125 | Tajikistan | 7.06 billion current US$ | 2023 | up 90.5% | volatile |
| 126 | Cuba | 6.82 billion current US$ | 2023 | down 41.8% | volatile |
| 127 | Palestine | 6.68 billion current US$ | 2023 | up 29.4% | rising |
| 128 | Papua New Guinea | 6.32 billion current US$ | 2023 | down 10.5% | volatile |
| 129 | Congo | 5.96 billion current US$ | 2023 | down 28.8% | volatile |
| 130 | Botswana | 5.89 billion current US$ | 2023 | down 37.5% | rising |
| 131 | Burkina Faso | 5.88 billion current US$ | 2023 | up 35.0% | volatile |
| 132 | Brunei | 5.69 billion current US$ | 2023 | up 58.3% | volatile |
| 133 | Laos | 5.47 billion current US$ | 2023 | down 32.8% | volatile |
| 134 | Sudan | 5.44 billion current US$ | 2023 | down 41.5% | volatile |
| 135 | Guinea | 5.42 billion current US$ | 2023 | up 125.7% | volatile |
| 136 | Djibouti | 5.32 billion current US$ | 2023 | up 153.8% | volatile |
| 137 | Guyana | 5.00 billion current US$ | 2023 | up 168.9% | volatile |
| 138 | Mauritania | 4.82 billion current US$ | 2023 | up 21.1% | volatile |
| 139 | Madagascar | 4.70 billion current US$ | 2023 | up 88.4% | volatile |
| 140 | Mauritius | 4.51 billion current US$ | 2023 | down 12.7% | volatile |
| 141 | Yemen | 4.41 billion current US$ | 2023 | down 65.1% | volatile |
| 142 | Bahamas | 4.13 billion current US$ | 2023 | up 22.1% | rising |
| 143 | Gabon | 4.09 billion current US$ | 2023 | down 36.4% | volatile |
| 144 | Montenegro | 4.08 billion current US$ | 2023 | up 75.8% | rising |
| 145 | Afghanistan | 4.08 billion current US$ | 2023 | up 106.0% | volatile |
| 146 | Turkmenistan | 4.02 billion current US$ | 2023 | down 50.6% | volatile |
| 147 | Somalia | 4.02 billion current US$ | 2023 | up 167.3% | volatile |
| 148 | Benin | 3.91 billion current US$ | 2023 | up 29.3% | volatile |
| 149 | Rwanda | 3.82 billion current US$ | 2023 | up 92.9% | volatile |
| 150 | Bhutan | 3.82 billion current US$ | 2023 | up 211.1% | volatile |
| 151 | Maldives | 3.50 billion current US$ | 2023 | up 101.8% | volatile |
| 152 | Niger | 3.15 billion current US$ | 2023 | up 85.1% | volatile |
| 153 | Malawi | 3.14 billion current US$ | 2023 | up 10.7% | volatile |
| 154 | Syria | 3.07 billion current US$ | 2023 | down 26.8% | volatile |
| 155 | Togo | 3.05 billion current US$ | 2023 | up 24.7% | volatile |
| 156 | Fiji | 2.99 billion current US$ | 2023 | up 7.4% | volatile |
| 157 | New Caledonia | 2.84 billion current US$ | 2023 | down 5.4% | volatile |
| 158 | North Korea | 2.65 billion current US$ | 2023 | down 48.1% | volatile |
| 159 | Gambia | 2.45 billion current US$ | 2023 | up 602.5% | volatile |
| 160 | Liberia | 2.17 billion current US$ | 2023 | up 37.9% | volatile |
| 161 | Haiti | 2.14 billion current US$ | 2023 | up 23.7% | volatile |
| 162 | Barbados | 2.12 billion current US$ | 2023 | up 20.0% | volatile |
| 163 | Eswatini | 2.04 billion current US$ | 2023 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 164 | Sierra Leone | 1.94 billion current US$ | 2023 | up 33.4% | volatile |
| 165 | Faroe Islands | 1.93 billion current US$ | 2023 | up 56.2% | volatile |
| 166 | Cape Verde | 1.74 billion current US$ | 2023 | up 142.5% | volatile |
| 167 | Suriname | 1.66 billion current US$ | 2023 | up 153.7% | volatile |
| 168 | Lesotho | 1.64 billion current US$ | 2023 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 169 | Aruba | 1.53 billion current US$ | 2023 | up 23.5% | rising |
| 170 | Seychelles | 1.46 billion current US$ | 2023 | down 49.3% | volatile |
| 171 | Guam | 1.45 billion current US$ | 2023 | up 49.6% | rising |
| 172 | Bermuda | 1.43 billion current US$ | 2023 | up 42.3% | volatile |
| 173 | Chad | 1.39 billion current US$ | 2023 | up 11.1% | volatile |
| 174 | Curacao | 1.34 billion current US$ | 2023 | up 29,306.0% | volatile |
| 175 | Belize | 1.33 billion current US$ | 2023 | up 46.6% | volatile |
| 176 | Saint Lucia | 1.32 billion current US$ | 2023 | up 49.1% | volatile |
| 177 | South Sudan | 1.28 billion current US$ | 2023 | up 351.1% | volatile |
| 178 | Greenland | 1.21 billion current US$ | 2023 | up 34.2% | volatile |
| 179 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 1.17 billion current US$ | 2023 | up 632.3% | volatile |
| 180 | Equatorial Guinea | 1.12 billion current US$ | 2023 | down 70.9% | volatile |
| 181 | Burundi | 959.12 million current US$ | 2023 | up 33.0% | volatile |
| 182 | East Timor | 897.22 million current US$ | 2023 | up 79.6% | rising |
| 183 | Central African Republic | 736.21 million current US$ | 2023 | up 477.4% | volatile |
| 184 | Antigua and Barbuda | 668.07 million current US$ | 2023 | up 95.2% | rising |
| 185 | Solomon Islands | 655.24 million current US$ | 2023 | up 26.1% | volatile |
| 186 | French Polynesia | 645.75 million current US$ | 2023 | down 64.4% | rising |
| 187 | Grenada | 540.49 million current US$ | 2023 | up 17.9% | volatile |
| 188 | Micronesia (country) | 516.78 million current US$ | 2023 | up 198.0% | volatile |
| 189 | Samoa | 462.21 million current US$ | 2023 | up 26.5% | volatile |
| 190 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 456.04 million current US$ | 2023 | up 23.6% | volatile |
| 191 | Eritrea | 436.69 million current US$ | 2023 | down 5.7% | rising |
| 192 | San Marino | 432.26 million current US$ | 2023 | up 29.3% | rising |
| 193 | Vanuatu | 424.38 million current US$ | 2023 | up 18.4% | volatile |
| 194 | Comoros | 354.40 million current US$ | 2023 | up 69.1% | volatile |
| 195 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 330.59 million current US$ | 2023 | up 33.0% | volatile |
| 196 | Guinea-Bissau | 322.03 million current US$ | 2023 | up 154.0% | volatile |
| 197 | Dominica | 298.14 million current US$ | 2023 | up 59.6% | volatile |
| 198 | Palau | 269.22 million current US$ | 2023 | up 60.1% | rising |
| 199 | Tonga | 257.53 million current US$ | 2023 | up 36.8% | volatile |
| 200 | American Samoa | 208.32 million current US$ | 2023 | down 23.2% | rising |
| 201 | Kiribati | 198.07 million current US$ | 2023 | up 103.6% | rising |
| 202 | Sao Tome and Principe | 181.65 million current US$ | 2023 | up 19.5% | volatile |
| 203 | Tuvalu | 72.73 million current US$ | 2023 | up 10.4% | volatile |
| 204 | Nauru | 71.29 million current US$ | 2023 | down 56.7% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 23.45 trillion current US$
- High income 16.00 trillion current US$
- OECD members 14.63 trillion current US$
- Post-demographic dividend 14.06 trillion current US$
- Europe & Central Asia 9.21 trillion current US$
- IDA & IBRD total 8.43 trillion current US$
- IBRD only 7.78 trillion current US$
- Low & middle income 7.44 trillion current US$
- Middle income 7.31 trillion current US$
- European Union 7.03 trillion current US$
- East Asia & Pacific 6.63 trillion current US$
- Upper middle income 5.94 trillion current US$
About this data
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy are the total merchandise imports by the reporting economy from the rest of the world, as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database. Data are in current U.S. dollars.