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

United States: Imports Merchandise, Customs, current US$, millions was 3.27 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
3.27 million
Change on year
up 6.2%
World rank
2nd
of 118 countries
All-time high
3.27 million
in 2024
All-time low
488,453
in 1991
Years of data
34
1991–2024

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

01.0M2.0M3.0M1991200720241991: 488.5k1992: 532.7k1993: 580.7k1994: 663.3k1995: 743.5k1996: 795.3k1997: 869.7k1998: 911.9k1999: 1.0M2000: 1.2M2001: 1.1M2002: 1.2M2003: 1.3M2004: 1.5M2005: 1.7M2006: 1.9M2007: 2.0M2008: 2.1M2009: 1.6M2010: 1.9M2011: 2.2M2012: 2.3M2013: 2.3M2014: 2.4M2015: 2.2M2016: 2.2M2017: 2.3M2018: 2.5M2019: 2.5M2020: 2.3M2021: 2.8M2022: 3.2M2023: 3.1M2024: 3.3M

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

Analysis

United States recorded 3.27 million for imports merchandise, customs, current us$, millions in 2024. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.2% on the previous year and up 38.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, imports merchandise, customs, current us$, millions in United States peaked at 3.27 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 488,453, in 1991.

That places United States 2nd out of 118 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 734,453 488,453 1.02 million 9
2000s 1.54 million 1.14 million 2.10 million 10
2010s 2.28 million 1.91 million 2.54 million 10
2020s 2.95 million 2.33 million 3.27 million 5

Countries ranked near United States

  1. 1 Tanzania 21.61 million compare
  2. 3 China 2.55 million compare
  3. 4 Germany 1.41 million compare
  4. 5 Japan 743,845 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is imports merchandise, customs, current us$, millions in United States?
Imports merchandise, customs, current us$, millions in United States was 3.27 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, current us$, millions recorded in United States?
The highest recorded value was 3.27 million in 2024.
What is the lowest imports merchandise, customs, current us$, millions recorded in United States?
The lowest recorded value was 488,453 in 1991.
How does United States rank for imports merchandise, customs, current us$, millions?
United States ranks 2nd out of 118 countries with data for 2024.
Is imports merchandise, customs, current us$, millions rising or falling in United States?
Over the last ten years it is up 38.6%. 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, current US$, millions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Imports Merchandise, Customs, current US$, millions
Source
World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream and IMF International Finance Statistics data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
128 places, 3,909 data points, 1991–2024
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Merchandise (goods) imports, cost, insurance and freight basis (c.i.f.), in current US$ millions, not seasonally adjusted.