Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), annual growth rate by country
The year-on-year percentage change in Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Countries reporting
206
Highest
167.41 % change on previous year
Gambia
Lowest
-70.78 % change on previous year
French Polynesia
Median
-2.03 % change on previous year
Years covered
63
1961–2023
Data points
13,192
What the numbers show
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), annual growth rate is currently reported for 206 countries. The highest value is 167.41 % change on previous year in Gambia; the lowest is -70.78 % change on previous year in French Polynesia.
The median across all reporting countries is -2.03 % change on previous year, and the mean is 2.35 % change on previous year.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 68 countries rose and 138 fell. The largest increase was in Georgia (up 3,569.4%), and the largest decrease in Philippines (down 48,053.7%).
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), annual: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gambia | 167.41 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 2,086.1% | volatile |
| 2 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 122.92 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 2,668.2% | volatile |
| 3 | Malawi | 98.13 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 2,360.9% | volatile |
| 4 | Kazakhstan | 97.6 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 858.6% | volatile |
| 5 | Congo | 64.09 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 361.2% | volatile |
| 6 | North Korea | 50.23 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 249.7% | volatile |
| 7 | Armenia | 45 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 799.1% | volatile |
| 8 | Trinidad and Tobago | 43.13 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 412.0% | volatile |
| 9 | Guyana | 38.42 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 654.7% | volatile |
| 10 | Tajikistan | 36.69 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 186.0% | volatile |
| 11 | Guinea-Bissau | 30.54 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 494.1% | volatile |
| 12 | Belarus | 30.13 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 480.6% | volatile |
| 13 | Kyrgyzstan | 30.01 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 165.0% | volatile |
| 14 | Uruguay | 28.79 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 735.1% | volatile |
| 15 | Uzbekistan | 27.74 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 38.2% | volatile |
| 16 | Liberia | 26.02 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 409.6% | volatile |
| 17 | Laos | 25.45 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 228.2% | volatile |
| 18 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 21.05 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 95.3% | volatile |
| 19 | Azerbaijan | 18.88 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 72.0% | volatile |
| 20 | Uganda | 18.74 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 642.8% | volatile |
| 21 | United Arab Emirates | 18.36 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 173.8% | volatile |
| 22 | Central African Republic | 18.3 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 145.5% | volatile |
| 23 | Mali | 17.07 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 178.0% | volatile |
| 24 | Turkmenistan | 16.37 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 1,778.5% | volatile |
| 25 | Vanuatu | 16.33 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 191.2% | volatile |
| 26 | Bermuda | 15.85 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 190.2% | volatile |
| 27 | Georgia | 15.18 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 3,569.4% | volatile |
| 28 | Ukraine | 15.05 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 264.8% | volatile |
| 29 | Palau | 14.94 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 21.6% | volatile |
| 30 | Saudi Arabia | 14.81 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 90.6% | volatile |
| 31 | Grenada | 13.78 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 64.2% | volatile |
| 32 | Libya | 12.82 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 56.1% | volatile |
| 33 | Dominica | 12.53 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 363.2% | volatile |
| 34 | Zambia | 11.97 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 21.1% | volatile |
| 35 | Zimbabwe | 11.73 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 376.9% | volatile |
| 36 | Cyprus | 10.76 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 181.5% | volatile |
| 37 | Togo | 10.52 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 68.8% | volatile |
| 38 | Montenegro | 10.43 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 1,049.9% | volatile |
| 39 | Micronesia (country) | 10.43 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 206.6% | volatile |
| 40 | Marshall Islands | 10.41 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 85.6% | volatile |
| 41 | Namibia | 9.89 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 90.4% | volatile |
| 42 | Bahamas | 9.53 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 283.8% | volatile |
| 43 | Kiribati | 9.53 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 187.6% | volatile |
| 44 | Equatorial Guinea | 9.39 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 75.7% | volatile |
| 45 | Russia | 9.33 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 1,706.3% | volatile |
| 46 | Chad | 9.15 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 80.2% | volatile |
| 47 | Kosovo | 8.9 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 398.7% | volatile |
| 47 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 8.9 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 398.7% | volatile |
| 49 | Greenland | 8.73 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 82.3% | volatile |
| 50 | Cuba | 8.25 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 45.1% | volatile |
| 51 | Benin | 7.36 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 74.0% | volatile |
| 52 | Iraq | 6.85 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 50.7% | volatile |
| 53 | Samoa | 6.76 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 18.7% | volatile |
| 54 | Antigua and Barbuda | 6.65 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 594.1% | volatile |
| 55 | Burkina Faso | 6.28 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 72.1% | volatile |
| 56 | Mongolia | 6.22 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 210.7% | volatile |
| 57 | Cote d'Ivoire | 6.2 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 83.1% | volatile |
| 58 | Guinea | 5.97 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 45.8% | volatile |
| 59 | Venezuela | 5.21 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 123.7% | volatile |
| 60 | Costa Rica | 5.2 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 3.4% | volatile |
| 61 | Solomon Islands | 5.15 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 451.7% | volatile |
| 62 | Algeria | 5.09 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 43.1% | volatile |
| 63 | Guam | 4.94 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 123.0% | volatile |
| 64 | Kuwait | 4.32 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 238.4% | volatile |
| 65 | Aruba | 4.31 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 39.0% | volatile |
| 66 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 4.2 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 151.3% | volatile |
| 67 | Djibouti | 3.96 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 152.9% | volatile |
| 68 | Albania | 3.5 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 420.1% | volatile |
| 69 | Fiji | 3.38 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 88.5% | volatile |
| 70 | Gabon | 3.37 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 81.2% | volatile |
| 71 | Sierra Leone | 3.28 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 290.3% | volatile |
| 72 | Ethiopia | 3.1 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 88.2% | volatile |
| 73 | Nicaragua | 2.92 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 172.4% | volatile |
| 74 | Slovenia | 2.81 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 27.3% | volatile |
| 75 | Ireland | 2.71 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 32.8% | volatile |
| 76 | Cameroon | 2.6 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 38.7% | volatile |
| 77 | Turkey | 2.48 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 77.4% | volatile |
| 78 | Nigeria | 2.35 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 81.5% | volatile |
| 79 | Rwanda | 2.34 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 92.4% | volatile |
| 80 | Switzerland | 2.11 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 75.5% | volatile |
| 81 | Curacao | 1.79 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 101.9% | volatile |
| 82 | Paraguay | 1.71 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 66.3% | volatile |
| 83 | Macao | 1.7 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 86.2% | volatile |
| 84 | Comoros | 1.15 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 84.3% | volatile |
| 85 | Slovakia | 0.8718 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 84.9% | volatile |
| 86 | Malta | 0.642 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 107.0% | volatile |
| 87 | Afghanistan | 0.2949 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.8% | volatile |
| 88 | Oman | 0.2045 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 99.1% | volatile |
| 89 | Tonga | -0.1655 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 90.9% | volatile |
| 90 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | -0.2191 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 107.8% | volatile |
| 91 | Romania | -0.4047 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 108.8% | volatile |
| 92 | Maldives | -0.5248 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 104.6% | volatile |
| 93 | Portugal | -0.6542 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 114.9% | volatile |
| 94 | Cape Verde | -0.7926 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 79.6% | volatile |
| 95 | Barbados | -0.9551 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 2,477.8% | volatile |
| 96 | Mexico | -1.04 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 136.9% | volatile |
| 97 | Czechia | -1.13 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 157.4% | volatile |
| 98 | Bahrain | -1.35 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 101.9% | volatile |
| 99 | Faroe Islands | -1.4 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 72.0% | volatile |
| 100 | Honduras | -1.68 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 32.2% | volatile |
| 101 | Jamaica | -1.82 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 46.5% | volatile |
| 102 | Canada | -1.96 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 1,459.3% | volatile |
| 103 | Hong Kong | -2 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 152.2% | volatile |
| 104 | Senegal | -2.05 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 145.2% | volatile |
| 105 | Belize | -2.17 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 128.7% | volatile |
| 106 | Iceland | -2.31 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 144.6% | volatile |
| 107 | East Timor | -2.55 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 92.4% | volatile |
| 108 | Croatia | -2.6 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 152.2% | volatile |
| 109 | Morocco | -2.83 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 163.4% | volatile |
| 110 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | -2.84 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 126.0% | volatile |
| 111 | Luxembourg | -2.86 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 18.9% | volatile |
| 112 | Austria | -3.11 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 218.8% | volatile |
| 113 | Poland | -3.18 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 175.5% | volatile |
| 114 | Bolivia | -3.21 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 124.8% | volatile |
| 115 | Somalia | -3.24 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 61.7% | volatile |
| 116 | Angola | -3.31 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 51.5% | volatile |
| 117 | Serbia | -3.32 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 137.3% | volatile |
| 118 | South Africa | -3.35 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 710.1% | volatile |
| 119 | Tanzania | -3.42 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 167.1% | volatile |
| 120 | Papua New Guinea | -3.52 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 84.4% | volatile |
| 121 | Tunisia | -3.52 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 186.9% | volatile |
| 122 | New Caledonia | -3.83 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 619.6% | volatile |
| 123 | Eswatini | -4.01 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 58.0% | volatile |
| 124 | Eritrea | -4.07 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 163.6% | volatile |
| 125 | American Samoa | -4.25 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 163.8% | volatile |
| 126 | France | -4.31 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 493.6% | volatile |
| 127 | Thailand | -4.34 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 1,336.6% | volatile |
| 128 | Australia | -4.72 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 32.9% | volatile |
| 129 | Sweden | -4.79 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 99.8% | volatile |
| 130 | United States | -4.89 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 1,388.4% | volatile |
| 131 | Spain | -4.94 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 517.0% | volatile |
| 132 | South Sudan | -4.98 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 102.7% | volatile |
| 133 | China | -5.19 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 173.8% | volatile |
| 134 | Guatemala | -5.52 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 269.1% | volatile |
| 135 | North Macedonia | -5.52 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 659.1% | volatile |
| 136 | Myanmar | -5.53 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 110.4% | volatile |
| 137 | Sao Tome and Principe | -5.56 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 172.9% | volatile |
| 138 | Mauritius | -5.64 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 130.5% | volatile |
| 139 | Moldova | -5.87 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 210.0% | volatile |
| 140 | Mauritania | -5.91 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 117.4% | volatile |
| 141 | Netherlands | -5.91 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 2,306.7% | volatile |
| 142 | Jordan | -6.08 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 197.7% | volatile |
| 143 | Qatar | -6.19 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 195.8% | volatile |
| 144 | Ecuador | -6.45 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 188.9% | volatile |
| 145 | Denmark | -6.55 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 209.3% | volatile |
| 146 | Saint Lucia | -6.55 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 118.6% | volatile |
| 147 | Indonesia | -6.57 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 149.6% | volatile |
| 148 | Sri Lanka | -6.59 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 150.6% | volatile |
| 149 | Hungary | -6.8 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 241.1% | volatile |
| 150 | Bhutan | -6.82 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 127.7% | volatile |
| 151 | Haiti | -6.83 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 141.4% | volatile |
| 152 | Lebanon | -6.94 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 1,571.8% | volatile |
| 153 | Egypt | -6.96 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 90.0% | volatile |
| 154 | Latvia | -7.22 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 293.8% | volatile |
| 155 | Panama | -7.24 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 183.9% | volatile |
| 156 | Germany | -7.34 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 435.6% | volatile |
| 157 | Bulgaria | -7.45 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 251.9% | volatile |
| 158 | Suriname | -7.64 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 129.1% | volatile |
| 159 | New Zealand | -7.79 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 350.5% | volatile |
| 160 | Italy | -7.93 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 260.7% | volatile |
| 161 | Burundi | -8 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 191.7% | volatile |
| 162 | Syria | -8.39 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 86.5% | volatile |
| 163 | El Salvador | -8.53 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 304.3% | volatile |
| 164 | Lesotho | -8.58 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 172.0% | volatile |
| 165 | India | -8.92 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 88.2% | volatile |
| 166 | Dominican Republic | -8.94 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 75.1% | volatile |
| 167 | United Kingdom | -9.01 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 62.7% | volatile |
| 168 | Vietnam | -9.23 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 158.5% | volatile |
| 169 | Nauru | -9.31 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 104.3% | volatile |
| 170 | Belgium | -9.39 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 436.7% | volatile |
| 171 | Iran | -9.49 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 80.6% | volatile |
| 172 | Norway | -9.52 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 1,094.1% | volatile |
| 173 | Argentina | -9.59 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 211.5% | volatile |
| 174 | Malaysia | -9.63 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 313.8% | volatile |
| 175 | Greece | -9.88 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 1,026.5% | volatile |
| 176 | Ghana | -10.57 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 81.5% | volatile |
| 177 | San Marino | -10.65 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 105.5% | volatile |
| 178 | Gibraltar | -10.74 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 109.9% | volatile |
| 179 | Singapore | -11.04 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 624.2% | volatile |
| 180 | Peru | -11.45 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 535.3% | volatile |
| 181 | South Korea | -11.66 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 1,379.3% | volatile |
| 182 | Brazil | -11.72 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 262.1% | volatile |
| 183 | Philippines | -11.78 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 48,053.7% | volatile |
| 184 | Kenya | -11.78 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 1,944.8% | volatile |
| 185 | Tuvalu | -11.94 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 147.7% | volatile |
| 186 | Lithuania | -12.12 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 236.5% | volatile |
| 187 | Nepal | -12.22 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 270.9% | volatile |
| 188 | Japan | -12.43 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 104.9% | volatile |
| 189 | Israel | -12.71 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 495.8% | volatile |
| 190 | Madagascar | -12.98 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 236.9% | volatile |
| 191 | Yemen | -14.18 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 193.8% | volatile |
| 192 | Finland | -14.2 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 1,138.7% | volatile |
| 193 | Estonia | -14.31 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 745.2% | volatile |
| 194 | Niger | -16.7 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 1,393.3% | volatile |
| 195 | Chile | -18.57 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 2,653.9% | volatile |
| 196 | Colombia | -18.86 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 1,057.5% | volatile |
| 197 | Cambodia | -19.55 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 163.1% | volatile |
| 198 | Botswana | -20.49 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 141.0% | volatile |
| 199 | Bangladesh | -23.28 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 362.9% | volatile |
| 200 | Palestine | -26.46 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 366.4% | volatile |
| 201 | Seychelles | -26.67 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 752.2% | volatile |
| 202 | Pakistan | -29.03 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 6,542.8% | volatile |
| 203 | Mozambique | -31.22 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 149.2% | volatile |
| 204 | Brunei | -38.33 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 2,966.6% | volatile |
| 205 | Sudan | -50.42 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 1,537.2% | volatile |
| 206 | French Polynesia | -70.78 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 1,211.8% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Caribbean Small States 19.16 % change on previous year
- World -4.97 % change on previous year
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 12.57 % change on previous year
- European Union -5.73 % change on previous year
- Pacific island small states 9.2 % change on previous year
- Euro area -6.15 % change on previous year
- Low income 8.6 % change on previous year
- Arab World 7.35 % change on previous year
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 5.67 % change on previous year
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 5.5 % change on previous year
- Pre-demographic dividend 5.02 % change on previous year
- Africa Western and Central 4.23 % change on previous year
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 3.5 % change on previous year
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 1.55 % change on previous year
- Sub-Saharan Africa 1.43 % change on previous year
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 1.43 % change on previous year
- Africa Eastern and Southern -0.213 % change on previous year
- Small states -0.3446 % change on previous year
- IDA only -2.38 % change on previous year
- Late-demographic dividend -2.82 % change on previous year
- IDA total -2.94 % change on previous year
- Central Europe and the Baltics -3.19 % change on previous year
- IDA blend -3.97 % change on previous year
- IDA & IBRD total -4.1 % change on previous year
- Upper middle income -4.12 % change on previous year
- Europe & Central Asia -4.16 % change on previous year
- IBRD only -4.2 % change on previous year
- North America -4.42 % change on previous year
- Low & middle income -4.54 % change on previous year
- Early-demographic dividend -4.66 % change on previous year
- Least developed countries -4.68 % change on previous year
- Middle income -4.74 % change on previous year
- High income -5.17 % change on previous year
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) -5.78 % change on previous year
- Latin America & Caribbean -5.87 % change on previous year
- OECD members -5.94 % change on previous year
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) -6.01 % change on previous year
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) -6.07 % change on previous year
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) -6.09 % change on previous year
- Post-demographic dividend -6.12 % change on previous year
How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Merchandise imports by the reporting economy Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.