Imports Merchandise, Customs, constant US$, millions in United States

United States: Imports Merchandise, Customs, constant US$, millions was 2.92 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
2.92 million
Change on year
up 5.4%
World rank
2nd
of 47 countries
All-time high
2.92 million
in 2024
All-time low
652,835
in 1991
Years of data
34
1991–2024

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

500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M3.0M1991200720241991: 652.8k1992: 706.7k1993: 772.8k1994: 866.8k1995: 930.7k1996: 985.6k1997: 1.1M1998: 1.2M1999: 1.4M2000: 1.5M2001: 1.5M2002: 1.6M2003: 1.6M2004: 1.8M2005: 1.9M2006: 2.0M2007: 2.0M2008: 2.0M2009: 1.7M2010: 1.9M2011: 2.0M2012: 2.0M2013: 2.0M2014: 2.2M2015: 2.3M2016: 2.3M2017: 2.4M2018: 2.5M2019: 2.5M2020: 2.4M2021: 2.7M2022: 2.8M2023: 2.8M2024: 2.9M

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

Analysis

In 2024, imports merchandise, customs, constant us$, millions in United States stood at 2.92 million. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

That represents a change of up 5.4% on the previous year and up 35.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, imports merchandise, customs, constant us$, millions in United States peaked at 2.92 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 652,835, in 1991.

United States ranks 2nd of 47 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 958,596 652,835 1.37 million 9
2000s 1.76 million 1.49 million 2.05 million 10
2010s 2.21 million 1.90 million 2.51 million 10
2020s 2.71 million 2.40 million 2.92 million 5

Countries ranked near United States

  1. 1 Turkey 5.97 million compare
  2. 3 China 2.06 million compare
  3. 4 Germany 1.44 million compare
  4. 5 Japan 775,584 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is imports merchandise, customs, constant us$, millions in United States?
Imports merchandise, customs, constant us$, millions in United States was 2.92 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$, millions recorded in United States?
The highest recorded value was 2.92 million in 2024.
What is the lowest imports merchandise, customs, constant us$, millions recorded in United States?
The lowest recorded value was 652,835 in 1991.
How does United States rank for imports merchandise, customs, constant us$, millions?
United States ranks 2nd out of 47 countries with data for 2024.
Is imports merchandise, customs, constant us$, millions rising or falling in United States?
Over the last ten years it is up 35.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this United States data come from?
The figures come from World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream and IMF International Finance Statistics data, published as part of Imports Merchandise, Customs, constant US$, millions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Imports Merchandise, Customs, constant US$, millions
Source
World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream and IMF International Finance Statistics data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
54 places, 1,507 data points, 1991–2024
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Merchandise (goods) imports, cost, insurance and freight basis (c.i.f.), in constant US$ millions, not seasonally adjusted. The base year is 2005.