Imports Merchandise, Customs, constant US$, millions, seas. adj. in United States

United States: Imports Merchandise, Customs, constant US$, millions, seas. adj. was 2.96 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
2.96 million
Change on year
up 5.3%
World rank
2nd
of 47 countries
All-time high
2.96 million
in 2024
All-time low
663,446
in 1991
Years of data
34
1991–2024

Imports Merchandise, Customs, constant US$, millions, seas. adj. in United States, 1991–2024

500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M3.0M1991200720241991: 663.4k1992: 718.0k1993: 784.7k1994: 880.2k1995: 945.5k1996: 1.0M1997: 1.1M1998: 1.3M1999: 1.4M2000: 1.6M2001: 1.5M2002: 1.6M2003: 1.7M2004: 1.8M2005: 1.9M2006: 2.1M2007: 2.1M2008: 2.0M2009: 1.7M2010: 1.9M2011: 2.0M2012: 2.1M2013: 2.1M2014: 2.2M2015: 2.3M2016: 2.3M2017: 2.4M2018: 2.6M2019: 2.5M2020: 2.4M2021: 2.7M2022: 2.9M2023: 2.8M2024: 3.0M

Source: World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream and IMF International Finance Statistics data.

Analysis

United States recorded 2.96 million for imports merchandise, customs, constant us$, millions, seas. adj. in 2024. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

That represents a change of up 5.3% on the previous year and up 35.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, imports merchandise, customs, constant us$, millions, seas. adj. in United States peaked at 2.96 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 663,446, in 1991.

That places United States 2nd out of 47 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Imports Merchandise, Customs, constant US$, millions, seas. adj. in United States, year by year

Annual values for Imports Merchandise, Customs, constant US$, millions, seas. adj. in United States, 1991 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1991 663,446 —
1992 718,012 +8.2%
1993 784,716 +9.3%
1994 880,206 +12.2%
1995 945,488 +7.4%
1996 1.00 million +5.9%
1997 1.12 million +12.1%
1998 1.25 million +11.5%
1999 1.39 million +11.2%
2000 1.56 million +11.7%
2001 1.51 million -2.7%
2002 1.58 million +4.2%
2003 1.66 million +5.3%
2004 1.83 million +10.5%
2005 1.94 million +6.0%
2006 2.05 million +5.6%
2007 2.08 million +1.3%
2008 2.01 million -3.6%
2009 1.68 million -16.3%
2010 1.93 million +14.9%
2011 2.01 million +4.1%
2012 2.07 million +2.9%
2013 2.08 million +0.7%
2014 2.19 million +5.0%
2015 2.32 million +6.2%
2016 2.33 million +0.6%
2017 2.43 million +3.9%
2018 2.55 million +5.2%
2019 2.54 million -0.4%
2020 2.44 million -4.1%
2021 2.71 million +11.4%
2022 2.87 million +5.7%
2023 2.81 million -1.9%
2024 2.96 million +5.3%

United States compared with similar countries

  • United States's 2.96 million is above the median for high income countries, which is 297,343, 10.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 973,488 663,446 1.39 million 9
2000s 1.79 million 1.51 million 2.08 million 10
2010s 2.24 million 1.93 million 2.55 million 10
2020s 2.76 million 2.44 million 2.96 million 5

Countries ranked near United States

  1. 1 Turkey 7.69 million compare
  2. 3 China 1.93 million compare
  3. 4 Germany 1.52 million compare
  4. 5 Japan 837,355 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is imports merchandise, customs, constant us$, millions, seas. adj. in United States?
Imports merchandise, customs, constant us$, millions, seas. adj. in United States was 2.96 million in 2024, according to World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream and IMF International Finance Statistics data.
What is the highest imports merchandise, customs, constant us$, millions, seas. adj. recorded in United States?
The highest recorded value was 2.96 million in 2024.
What is the lowest imports merchandise, customs, constant us$, millions, seas. adj. recorded in United States?
The lowest recorded value was 663,446 in 1991.
How does United States rank for imports merchandise, customs, constant us$, millions, seas. adj.?
United States ranks 2nd out of 47 countries with data for 2024.
Is imports merchandise, customs, constant us$, millions, seas. adj. rising or falling in United States?
Over the last ten years it is up 35.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this United States data come from?
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Imports Merchandise, Customs, constant US$, millions, seas. adj.
Source
World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream and IMF International Finance Statistics data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
55 places, 1,614 data points, 1991–2025
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