Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita in North America
North America: Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita was 10,652 current US$ per person in 2025. β Volatile
Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita in North America, 1960β2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
North America recorded 10,652 current US$ per person for merchandise imports (current us$), per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 38.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports (current us$), per capita in North America peaked at 10,652 current US$ per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 109.02 current US$ per person, in 1961.
That places North America 8th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 154.45 current US$ per person | 109.02 current US$ per person | 234.1 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 610.84 current US$ per person | 250.72 current US$ per person | 1,120 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,643 current US$ per person | 1,220 current US$ per person | 2,237 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,048 current US$ per person | 2,254 current US$ per person | 4,137 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,785 current US$ per person | 4,452 current US$ per person | 7,675 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,857 current US$ per person | 6,909 current US$ per person | 8,435 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 9,742 current US$ per person | 7,652 current US$ per person | 10,652 current US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near North America
- 5 Netherlands 48,124 current US$ per person compare
- 6 Belgium 45,027 current US$ per person compare
- 7 Slovenia 43,419 current US$ per person compare
- 8 Luxembourg 41,008 current US$ per person compare
- 9 Faroe Islands 30,346 current US$ per person compare
- 10 Sint Maarten 29,643 current US$ per person compare
- 11 Ireland 29,031 current US$ per person compare
More private sector data for North America
- Merchandise trade 20.6% (2025)
- Food imports 7.3% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 77.9% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 4.09 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 10.3% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 52.8% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 2.74 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 7,145 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0828 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 4.2 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise imports (current us$), per capita in North America?
- Merchandise imports (current us$), per capita in North America was 10,652 current US$ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest merchandise imports (current us$), per capita recorded in North America?
- The highest recorded value was 10,652 current US$ per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports (current us$), per capita recorded in North America?
- The lowest recorded value was 109.02 current US$ per person in 1961.
- How does North America rank for merchandise imports (current us$), per capita?
- North America ranks 8th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is merchandise imports (current us$), per capita rising or falling in North America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this North America data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Merchandise imports (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Merchandise imports (current US$) Γ· Population, total
Computed from
- Merchandise imports World Trade Organization (WTO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Merchandise imports (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.