OECD members vs United States of America: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), gaps

OECD members
14.63 trillion current US$
in 2023
United States of America
3.08 trillion current US$
in 2023
OECD members rank
2nd
United States of America rank
1st

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), gaps over time

  • OECD members
  • United States of America
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How they compare

OECD members currently reports 14.63 trillion current US$ against 3.08 trillion current US$ in United States of America, a difference of 11.54 trillion current US$.

That makes OECD members's figure about 4.7 times United States of America's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, OECD members has been ahead every year.

OECD members ranks 2nd and United States of America ranks 1st of 44 groups.

OECD members has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade OECD members United States of America Difference Ahead
1960s 120.13 billion current US$ 23.01 billion current US$ 97.11 billion current US$ OECD members
1970s 555.92 billion current US$ 110.84 billion current US$ 445.08 billion current US$ OECD members
1980s 1.48 trillion current US$ 345.75 billion current US$ 1.13 trillion current US$ OECD members
1990s 3.27 trillion current US$ 730.09 billion current US$ 2.54 trillion current US$ OECD members
2000s 7.28 trillion current US$ 1.59 trillion current US$ 5.69 trillion current US$ OECD members
2010s 11.08 trillion current US$ 2.29 trillion current US$ 8.79 trillion current US$ OECD members
2020s 13.60 trillion current US$ 2.87 trillion current US$ 10.73 trillion current US$ OECD members

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), gaps, OECD members or United States of America?
OECD members, at 14.63 trillion current US$ against 3.08 trillion current US$ in United States of America as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), gaps between OECD members and United States of America?
11.54 trillion current US$, with OECD members ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for OECD members and United States of America?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do OECD members and United States of America rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), gaps?
OECD members ranks 2nd and United States of America ranks 1st of 44 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), gaps filled
Unit
current US$
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
253 places, 13,570 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) with 55 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.