Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), gaps in High income
High income: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), gaps was 16.00 trillion current US$ in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), gaps in High income, 1960–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
High income recorded 16.00 trillion current US$ for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), gaps in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.2% on the previous year and up 27.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), gaps in High income peaked at 16.87 trillion current US$ in 2022 and was at its lowest, 78.98 billion current US$, in 1960.
That places High income 1st out of 44 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), gaps in High income, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 78.98 billion current US$ | — |
| 1961 | 83.21 billion current US$ | +5.3% |
| 1962 | 90.04 billion current US$ | +8.2% |
| 1963 | 99.06 billion current US$ | +10.0% |
| 1964 | 111.59 billion current US$ | +12.6% |
| 1965 | 121.86 billion current US$ | +9.2% |
| 1966 | 136.97 billion current US$ | +12.4% |
| 1967 | 144.71 billion current US$ | +5.6% |
| 1968 | 164.86 billion current US$ | +13.9% |
| 1969 | 189.82 billion current US$ | +15.1% |
| 1970 | 220.26 billion current US$ | +16.0% |
| 1971 | 245.79 billion current US$ | +11.6% |
| 1972 | 292.19 billion current US$ | +18.9% |
| 1973 | 403.54 billion current US$ | +38.1% |
| 1974 | 581.42 billion current US$ | +44.1% |
| 1975 | 588.29 billion current US$ | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 683.65 billion current US$ | +16.2% |
| 1977 | 784.02 billion current US$ | +14.7% |
| 1978 | 909.22 billion current US$ | +16.0% |
| 1979 | 1.16 trillion current US$ | +27.6% |
| 1980 | 1.39 trillion current US$ | +20.0% |
| 1981 | 1.36 trillion current US$ | -2.5% |
| 1982 | 1.28 trillion current US$ | -5.7% |
| 1983 | 1.26 trillion current US$ | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 1.37 trillion current US$ | +8.7% |
| 1985 | 1.41 trillion current US$ | +2.9% |
| 1986 | 1.56 trillion current US$ | +10.4% |
| 1987 | 1.84 trillion current US$ | +18.1% |
| 1988 | 2.10 trillion current US$ | +14.2% |
| 1989 | 2.28 trillion current US$ | +8.6% |
| 1990 | 2.60 trillion current US$ | +14.1% |
| 1991 | 2.68 trillion current US$ | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 2.88 trillion current US$ | +7.7% |
| 1993 | 2.82 trillion current US$ | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 3.22 trillion current US$ | +14.1% |
| 1995 | 3.82 trillion current US$ | +18.6% |
| 1996 | 3.99 trillion current US$ | +4.4% |
| 1997 | 4.32 trillion current US$ | +8.1% |
| 1998 | 4.31 trillion current US$ | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 4.69 trillion current US$ | +8.8% |
| 2000 | 5.24 trillion current US$ | +11.7% |
| 2001 | 5.04 trillion current US$ | -3.8% |
| 2002 | 5.22 trillion current US$ | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 6.08 trillion current US$ | +16.5% |
| 2004 | 7.26 trillion current US$ | +19.5% |
| 2005 | 8.16 trillion current US$ | +12.3% |
| 2006 | 9.28 trillion current US$ | +13.7% |
| 2007 | 10.62 trillion current US$ | +14.4% |
| 2008 | 12.04 trillion current US$ | +13.4% |
| 2009 | 9.09 trillion current US$ | -24.5% |
| 2010 | 10.71 trillion current US$ | +17.9% |
| 2011 | 12.56 trillion current US$ | +17.2% |
| 2012 | 12.62 trillion current US$ | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 12.58 trillion current US$ | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 12.71 trillion current US$ | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 11.26 trillion current US$ | -11.5% |
| 2016 | 11.07 trillion current US$ | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 12.15 trillion current US$ | +9.7% |
| 2018 | 13.29 trillion current US$ | +9.4% |
| 2019 | 12.92 trillion current US$ | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 11.88 trillion current US$ | -8.1% |
| 2021 | 14.82 trillion current US$ | +24.8% |
| 2022 | 16.87 trillion current US$ | +13.9% |
| 2023 | 16.00 trillion current US$ | -5.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 122.11 billion current US$ | 78.98 billion current US$ | 189.82 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 1970s | 586.82 billion current US$ | 220.26 billion current US$ | 1.16 trillion current US$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.58 trillion current US$ | 1.26 trillion current US$ | 2.28 trillion current US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.53 trillion current US$ | 2.60 trillion current US$ | 4.69 trillion current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.80 trillion current US$ | 5.04 trillion current US$ | 12.04 trillion current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.19 trillion current US$ | 10.71 trillion current US$ | 13.29 trillion current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.89 trillion current US$ | 11.88 trillion current US$ | 16.87 trillion current US$ | 4 |
Countries ranked near High income
- 1 United States of America 3.08 trillion current US$ compare
- 2 China 2.46 trillion current US$ compare
- 3 Germany 1.47 trillion current US$ compare
- 4 Netherlands 838.01 billion current US$ compare
More private sector data for High income
- Merchandise trade 45.2% (2025)
- Food imports 8.9% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 71.2% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 18.36 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 8.7% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 67.8% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 17.55 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 12,325 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2282 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 7.52 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), gaps in High income?
- Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), gaps in High income was 16.00 trillion current US$ in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), gaps recorded in High income?
- The highest recorded value was 16.87 trillion current US$ in 2022.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), gaps recorded in High income?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.98 billion current US$ in 1960.
- How does High income rank for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), gaps?
- High income ranks 1st out of 44 groups with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), gaps rising or falling in High income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this High income data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) 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.
Computed from
- Merchandise imports by the reporting economy Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
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.