Canada - Merchandise imports

Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise imports) in Canada was 0.90 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 4.12 in 1980, while its lowest value was 0.20 in 1988.

Definition: Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from economies in the Arab World. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1960 1.11
1961 1.31
1962 0.94
1963 1.01
1964 0.48
1965 0.72
1966 0.66
1967 0.51
1968 0.37
1969 0.47
1970 0.35
1971 0.36
1972 0.78
1973 0.78
1974 1.68
1975 3.30
1976 2.29
1977 2.16
1978 1.99
1979 2.42
1980 4.12
1981 3.78
1982 1.47
1983 0.56
1984 0.51
1985 0.49
1986 0.23
1987 0.37
1988 0.20
1989 0.32
1990 0.68
1991 0.53
1992 0.54
1993 0.58
1994 0.43
1995 0.44
1996 0.67
1997 0.59
1998 0.42
1999 0.45
2000 0.90
2001 0.88
2002 1.11
2003 1.46
2004 1.65
2005 2.06
2006 2.33
2007 2.25
2008 3.07
2009 2.00
2010 2.10
2011 2.88
2012 3.06
2013 2.35
2014 1.43
2015 0.88
2016 1.04
2017 0.97
2018 1.03
2019 0.93
2020 0.90

Merchandise imports (current US$)

The value for Merchandise imports (current US$) in Canada was 414,165,000,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 476,296,000,000 in 2012 and a minimum value of 6,062,000,000 in 1961.

Definition: Merchandise imports show the c.i.f. value of goods received from the rest of the world valued in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Trade Organization.

See also:

Year Value
1960 6,073,000,000
1961 6,062,000,000
1962 6,220,000,000
1963 6,445,000,000
1964 7,402,000,000
1965 8,622,000,000
1966 10,062,000,000
1967 10,819,000,000
1968 12,280,000,000
1969 14,019,000,000
1970 14,286,000,000
1971 16,472,000,000
1972 20,038,000,000
1973 24,713,000,000
1974 34,248,000,000
1975 36,107,000,000
1976 40,243,000,000
1977 42,083,000,000
1978 46,278,000,000
1979 56,642,000,000
1980 62,544,000,000
1981 70,010,000,000
1982 58,128,000,000
1983 64,789,000,000
1984 77,789,000,000
1985 80,640,000,000
1986 85,494,000,000
1987 92,593,000,000
1988 112,711,000,000
1989 119,792,000,000
1990 123,244,000,000
1991 124,782,000,000
1992 129,262,000,000
1993 139,035,000,000
1994 155,072,000,000
1995 168,426,000,000
1996 175,158,000,000
1997 200,873,000,000
1998 206,066,000,000
1999 220,183,000,000
2000 244,786,000,000
2001 227,291,000,000
2002 227,499,000,000
2003 245,021,000,000
2004 279,931,000,000
2005 322,411,000,000
2006 359,000,000,000
2007 390,188,000,000
2008 419,011,000,000
2009 329,907,000,000
2010 402,690,000,000
2011 463,640,000,000
2012 476,296,000,000
2013 475,777,000,000
2014 475,319,000,000
2015 430,124,000,000
2016 412,940,000,000
2017 443,651,000,000
2018 470,466,000,000
2019 463,786,000,000
2020 414,165,000,000

Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports) in Canada was 69.76 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 90.90 in 1986, while its lowest value was 69.76 in 2020.

Definition: Merchandise imports from high-income economies are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1960 84.66
1961 88.22
1962 86.91
1963 86.20
1964 86.55
1965 86.85
1966 85.82
1967 89.62
1968 88.64
1969 89.77
1970 89.00
1971 89.26
1972 90.16
1973 89.37
1974 85.11
1975 86.10
1976 86.08
1977 87.88
1978 88.82
1979 89.18
1980 88.46
1981 87.85
1982 88.03
1983 89.74
1984 89.59
1985 90.28
1986 90.90
1987 90.83
1988 90.09
1989 88.97
1990 89.30
1991 88.14
1992 87.73
1993 86.62
1994 86.57
1995 88.58
1996 88.00
1997 88.17
1998 88.18
1999 87.69
2000 86.33
2001 85.61
2002 84.63
2003 83.14
2004 81.13
2005 79.31
2006 77.65
2007 76.56
2008 75.22
2009 73.68
2010 71.87
2011 71.08
2012 71.15
2013 72.49
2014 73.63
2015 72.78
2016 72.39
2017 71.90
2018 72.12
2019 71.91
2020 69.76

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise imports) in Canada was 29.50 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 29.50 in 2020, while its lowest value was 3.75 in 1968.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from other low- and middle-income economies in other World Bank regions according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1960 4.85
1961 4.86
1962 5.12
1963 6.19
1964 5.36
1965 4.50
1966 4.75
1967 4.33
1968 3.75
1969 3.85
1970 3.93
1971 4.08
1972 4.13
1973 4.38
1974 5.59
1975 5.85
1976 6.21
1977 5.07
1978 5.05
1979 4.07
1980 3.89
1981 4.97
1982 5.02
1983 5.63
1984 5.30
1985 4.94
1986 4.80
1987 4.71
1988 5.12
1989 5.81
1990 5.75
1991 6.64
1992 7.17
1993 7.80
1994 8.24
1995 8.99
1996 9.42
1997 9.76
1998 9.83
1999 10.20
2000 11.33
2001 11.89
2002 13.44
2003 15.38
2004 17.47
2005 19.27
2006 21.17
2007 22.14
2008 23.59
2009 25.15
2010 26.95
2011 27.86
2012 28.06
2013 26.70
2014 25.65
2015 26.23
2016 26.88
2017 27.39
2018 27.15
2019 27.35
2020 29.50

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise imports) in Canada was 17.63 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 17.63 in 2020, while its lowest value was 0.13 in 1961.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia and Pacific are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the East Asia and Pacific region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1960 0.26
1961 0.13
1962 0.16
1963 0.25
1964 0.29
1965 0.29
1966 0.68
1967 0.53
1968 0.46
1969 0.50
1970 0.46
1971 0.43
1972 0.54
1973 0.58
1974 0.47
1975 0.44
1976 0.51
1977 0.49
1978 0.52
1979 0.67
1980 0.60
1981 0.63
1982 0.64
1983 0.72
1984 0.82
1985 0.85
1986 0.95
1987 1.22
1988 1.48
1989 1.69
1990 1.87
1991 2.35
1992 2.93
1993 3.21
1994 3.40
1995 3.76
1996 3.82
1997 4.12
1998 4.39
1999 4.61
2000 5.07
2001 5.42
2002 6.38
2003 7.52
2004 8.88
2005 9.70
2006 10.76
2007 11.47
2008 11.78
2009 13.03
2010 13.16
2011 12.85
2012 13.05
2013 13.24
2014 13.80
2015 14.82
2016 14.87
2017 15.45
2018 15.51
2019 15.64
2020 17.63

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe & Central Asia (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe & Central Asia (% of total merchandise imports) in Canada was 0.79 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 1.65 in 2012, while its lowest value was 0.01 in 1960.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe and Central Asia are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Europe and Central Asia region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1960 0.01
1961 0.02
1962 0.02
1963 0.02
1964 0.02
1965 0.02
1966 0.02
1967 0.02
1968 0.03
1969 0.03
1970 0.02
1971 0.02
1972 0.02
1973 0.02
1974 0.02
1975 0.02
1976 0.02
1977 0.02
1978 0.03
1979 0.05
1980 0.02
1981 0.02
1982 0.02
1983 0.02
1984 0.03
1985 0.04
1986 0.06
1987 0.07
1988 0.06
1989 0.07
1990 0.07
1991 0.06
1992 0.05
1993 0.06
1994 0.28
1995 0.34
1996 0.30
1997 0.35
1998 0.38
1999 0.32
2000 0.34
2001 0.26
2002 0.29
2003 0.45
2004 0.69
2005 0.78
2006 0.74
2007 0.68
2008 1.06
2009 1.52
2010 1.39
2011 1.40
2012 1.65
2013 1.23
2014 0.72
2015 0.73
2016 0.72
2017 0.92
2018 0.99
2019 0.88
2020 0.79

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin America & the Caribbean (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin America & the Caribbean (% of total merchandise imports) in Canada was 8.45 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 8.92 in 2011, while its lowest value was 1.47 in 1972.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin America and the Caribbean are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Latin America and the Caribbean region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1960 2.75
1961 2.84
1962 2.83
1963 3.26
1964 2.95
1965 2.27
1966 1.95
1967 1.74
1968 1.79
1969 1.84
1970 1.80
1971 1.65
1972 1.47
1973 1.55
1974 1.60
1975 1.56
1976 1.65
1977 1.99
1978 2.04
1979 1.79
1980 1.99
1981 2.70
1982 3.05
1983 3.01
1984 2.91
1985 2.68
1986 2.50
1987 2.39
1988 2.58
1989 2.80
1990 2.63
1991 3.07
1992 3.04
1993 3.16
1994 3.39
1995 3.63
1996 3.89
1997 3.85
1998 3.82
1999 4.05
2000 4.38
2001 4.77
2002 4.99
2003 5.06
2004 5.47
2005 5.93
2006 6.39
2007 6.64
2008 6.37
2009 7.25
2010 8.61
2011 8.92
2012 8.61
2013 8.58
2014 8.52
2015 8.45
2016 8.75
2017 8.83
2018 8.60
2019 8.66
2020 8.45

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle East & North Africa (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle East & North Africa (% of total merchandise imports) in Canada was 0.38 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 2.62 in 1976, while its lowest value was 0.14 in 1988.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle East and North Africa are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Middle East and North Africa region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1960 0.58
1961 0.42
1962 0.53
1963 0.69
1964 0.46
1965 0.43
1966 0.60
1967 0.52
1968 0.28
1969 0.34
1970 0.34
1971 0.57
1972 0.68
1973 0.83
1974 2.14
1975 2.61
1976 2.62
1977 1.68
1978 1.69
1979 0.87
1980 0.38
1981 0.71
1982 0.59
1983 1.08
1984 0.68
1985 0.60
1986 0.24
1987 0.23
1988 0.14
1989 0.22
1990 0.19
1991 0.20
1992 0.26
1993 0.40
1994 0.20
1995 0.27
1996 0.49
1997 0.51
1998 0.32
1999 0.35
2000 0.63
2001 0.64
2002 0.89
2003 1.17
2004 1.34
2005 1.55
2006 1.80
2007 1.77
2008 2.43
2009 1.49
2010 1.51
2011 1.94
2012 2.33
2013 1.66
2014 0.85
2015 0.43
2016 0.68
2017 0.47
2018 0.34
2019 0.33
2020 0.38

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South Asia (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South Asia (% of total merchandise imports) in Canada was 1.36 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 1.39 in 2019, while its lowest value was 0.18 in 1981.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South Asia are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the South Asia region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1960 0.79
1961 0.90
1962 0.96
1963 1.05
1964 0.70
1965 0.68
1966 0.52
1967 0.53
1968 0.41
1969 0.39
1970 0.41
1971 0.38
1972 0.33
1973 0.24
1974 0.30
1975 0.20
1976 0.25
1977 0.20
1978 0.19
1979 0.20
1980 0.19
1981 0.18
1982 0.18
1983 0.20
1984 0.25
1985 0.23
1986 0.32
1987 0.24
1988 0.26
1989 0.26
1990 0.29
1991 0.31
1992 0.34
1993 0.38
1994 0.39
1995 0.41
1996 0.40
1997 0.43
1998 0.46
1999 0.47
2000 0.52
2001 0.52
2002 0.55
2003 0.65
2004 0.69
2005 0.70
2006 0.72
2007 0.71
2008 0.74
2009 0.87
2010 0.84
2011 0.90
2012 0.97
2013 0.99
2014 0.98
2015 1.14
2016 1.20
2017 1.18
2018 1.29
2019 1.39
2020 1.36

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% of total merchandise imports) in Canada was 0.89 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 1.85 in 2011, while its lowest value was 0.30 in 2001.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Sub-Saharan Africa region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1960 0.47
1961 0.55
1962 0.62
1963 0.92
1964 0.94
1965 0.81
1966 0.98
1967 0.99
1968 0.78
1969 0.74
1970 0.91
1971 1.04
1972 1.08
1973 1.15
1974 1.07
1975 1.02
1976 1.16
1977 0.69
1978 0.57
1979 0.49
1980 0.71
1981 0.73
1982 0.53
1983 0.61
1984 0.60
1985 0.54
1986 0.73
1987 0.55
1988 0.60
1989 0.76
1990 0.70
1991 0.65
1992 0.56
1993 0.59
1994 0.59
1995 0.57
1996 0.52
1997 0.51
1998 0.45
1999 0.41
2000 0.38
2001 0.30
2002 0.36
2003 0.52
2004 0.41
2005 0.62
2006 0.76
2007 0.88
2008 1.21
2009 1.00
2010 1.44
2011 1.85
2012 1.46
2013 1.00
2014 0.78
2015 0.66
2016 0.66
2017 0.55
2018 0.43
2019 0.45
2020 0.89

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise imports) in Canada was 0.73 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 10.48 in 1960, while its lowest value was 0.71 in 2017.

Definition: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy residuals are the total merchandise imports by the reporting economy from the rest of the world as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database, less the sum of imports by the reporting economy from high-, low-, and middle-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Includes trade with unspecified partners or with economies not covered by World Bank classification. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1960 10.48
1961 6.92
1962 7.97
1963 7.61
1964 8.08
1965 8.65
1966 9.44
1967 6.06
1968 7.61
1969 6.38
1970 7.06
1971 6.65
1972 5.71
1973 6.25
1974 9.30
1975 8.05
1976 7.71
1977 7.05
1978 6.13
1979 6.75
1980 7.65
1981 7.18
1982 6.94
1983 4.63
1984 5.11
1985 4.78
1986 4.30
1987 4.46
1988 4.79
1989 5.22
1990 4.95
1991 5.22
1992 5.10
1993 5.59
1994 5.19
1995 2.43
1996 2.59
1997 2.07
1998 1.99
1999 2.11
2000 2.34
2001 2.49
2002 1.93
2003 1.49
2004 1.39
2005 1.42
2006 1.18
2007 1.30
2008 1.19
2009 1.16
2010 1.18
2011 1.06
2012 0.80
2013 0.82
2014 0.72
2015 0.99
2016 0.73
2017 0.71
2018 0.73
2019 0.74
2020 0.73

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$)

The latest value for Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) in Canada was $428,467,000,000 as of 2020. Over the past 60 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $490,102,000,000 in 2012 and $6,436,000,000 in 1961.

Definition: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy are the total merchandise imports by the reporting economy from the rest of the world, as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1960 $6,468,000,000
1961 $6,436,000,000
1962 $6,592,500,000
1963 $6,808,600,000
1964 $7,829,000,000
1965 $9,113,700,000
1966 $10,680,100,000
1967 $11,496,300,000
1968 $13,043,500,000
1969 $14,877,900,000
1970 $15,182,300,000
1971 $17,573,600,000
1972 $21,355,000,000
1973 $26,430,700,000
1974 $36,766,700,000
1975 $38,672,500,000
1976 $43,096,700,000
1977 $45,096,800,000
1978 $49,540,700,000
1979 $60,837,200,000
1980 $67,104,800,000
1981 $74,789,700,000
1982 $62,388,600,000
1983 $69,482,300,000
1984 $83,520,900,000
1985 $86,540,100,000
1986 $91,638,900,000
1987 $99,485,000,000
1988 $121,113,000,000
1989 $129,094,000,000
1990 $131,641,000,000
1991 $132,498,000,000
1992 $137,328,000,000
1993 $148,405,000,000
1994 $166,671,000,000
1995 $179,622,000,000
1996 $187,049,000,000
1997 $215,023,000,000
1998 $219,180,000,000
1999 $235,593,000,000
2000 $253,170,000,000
2001 $234,772,000,000
2002 $235,149,000,000
2003 $253,773,000,000
2004 $288,114,000,000
2005 $333,506,000,000
2006 $371,007,000,000
2007 $403,255,000,000
2008 $432,735,000,000
2009 $340,734,000,000
2010 $415,668,000,000
2011 $478,691,000,000
2012 $490,102,000,000
2013 $489,457,000,000
2014 $489,212,000,000
2015 $445,076,000,000
2016 $426,870,000,000
2017 $457,380,000,000
2018 $485,445,000,000
2019 $479,228,000,000
2020 $428,467,000,000

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Imports