European Union - 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 European Union was 1.87 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 12.93 in 1981, while its lowest value was 1.87 in 2020.

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 7.53
1961 7.20
1962 7.14
1963 7.05
1964 7.13
1965 6.95
1966 6.84
1967 7.46
1968 7.66
1969 6.75
1970 6.24
1971 6.73
1972 6.39
1973 6.47
1974 10.92
1975 9.99
1976 10.13
1977 9.50
1978 8.47
1979 10.02
1980 12.22
1981 12.93
1982 10.66
1983 8.60
1984 7.75
1985 7.24
1986 4.43
1987 4.11
1988 3.20
1989 3.58
1990 3.85
1991 3.49
1992 3.20
1993 3.24
1994 2.82
1995 2.56
1996 2.76
1997 2.66
1998 2.12
1999 2.28
2000 3.08
2001 2.82
2002 2.58
2003 2.57
2004 2.70
2005 3.40
2006 3.30
2007 3.01
2008 3.54
2009 2.84
2010 3.15
2011 3.15
2012 3.82
2013 3.43
2014 3.00
2015 2.48
2016 2.19
2017 2.40
2018 2.72
2019 2.61
2020 1.87

Merchandise imports (current US$)

The value for Merchandise imports (current US$) in European Union was 5,140,010,000,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 5,751,620,000,000 in 2018 and a minimum value of 45,409,420,000 in 1960.

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 45,409,420,000
1961 49,633,960,000
1962 55,094,800,000
1963 61,635,430,000
1964 69,026,140,000
1965 76,341,410,000
1966 83,070,070,000
1967 85,797,110,000
1968 94,125,740,000
1969 112,449,000,000
1970 132,504,000,000
1971 147,196,000,000
1972 176,548,000,000
1973 245,105,000,000
1974 337,662,000,000
1975 354,102,000,000
1976 404,358,000,000
1977 449,722,000,000
1978 518,936,000,000
1979 674,479,000,000
1980 802,702,000,000
1981 718,247,000,000
1982 676,775,000,000
1983 644,026,000,000
1984 649,654,000,000
1985 677,222,000,000
1986 795,902,000,000
1987 968,473,000,000
1988 1,072,040,000,000
1989 1,160,920,000,000
1990 1,412,500,000,000
1991 1,455,750,000,000
1992 1,523,620,000,000
1993 1,319,960,000,000
1994 1,507,490,000,000
1995 1,841,030,000,000
1996 1,893,020,000,000
1997 1,873,460,000,000
1998 2,002,910,000,000
1999 2,028,840,000,000
2000 2,172,470,000,000
2001 2,142,640,000,000
2002 2,237,900,000,000
2003 2,738,280,000,000
2004 3,303,660,000,000
2005 3,644,820,000,000
2006 4,165,400,000,000
2007 4,932,360,000,000
2008 5,594,620,000,000
2009 4,196,950,000,000
2010 4,734,660,000,000
2011 5,558,130,000,000
2012 5,167,080,000,000
2013 5,258,990,000,000
2014 5,348,800,000,000
2015 4,609,270,000,000
2016 4,621,870,000,000
2017 5,161,130,000,000
2018 5,751,620,000,000
2019 5,542,700,000,000
2020 5,140,010,000,000

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

Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports) in European Union was 78.27 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 85.88 in 1999, while its lowest value was 70.06 in 1974.

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 70.52
1961 71.62
1962 71.71
1963 71.59
1964 71.55
1965 72.08
1966 72.31
1967 72.39
1968 71.76
1969 71.95
1970 71.42
1971 72.16
1972 72.60
1973 72.60
1974 70.06
1975 71.54
1976 71.30
1977 70.98
1978 71.77
1979 71.74
1980 71.41
1981 72.72
1982 71.70
1983 70.71
1984 70.54
1985 70.84
1986 75.80
1987 77.11
1988 77.56
1989 77.69
1990 78.29
1991 78.52
1992 79.31
1993 79.49
1994 79.00
1995 79.46
1996 79.21
1997 80.24
1998 81.69
1999 85.88
2000 84.25
2001 84.02
2002 84.32
2003 83.65
2004 82.93
2005 81.07
2006 79.86
2007 79.49
2008 77.72
2009 78.99
2010 77.14
2011 76.52
2012 76.11
2013 76.77
2014 77.29
2015 78.27
2016 78.95
2017 78.16
2018 77.62
2019 77.79
2020 78.27

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 European Union was 21.27 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 23.43 in 2012, while its lowest value was 10.10 in 1988.

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 16.94
1961 16.10
1962 16.08
1963 15.84
1964 16.04
1965 15.78
1966 15.84
1967 15.37
1968 15.02
1969 14.46
1970 13.54
1971 12.86
1972 12.39
1973 12.82
1974 16.31
1975 14.68
1976 14.95
1977 15.46
1978 14.53
1979 14.85
1980 15.52
1981 13.95
1982 15.06
1983 15.42
1984 15.82
1985 15.72
1986 11.12
1987 10.46
1988 10.10
1989 10.44
1990 10.57
1991 10.55
1992 10.87
1993 13.60
1994 13.92
1995 13.35
1996 13.82
1997 13.72
1998 12.91
1999 12.98
2000 14.73
2001 14.92
2002 14.97
2003 15.68
2004 16.41
2005 18.43
2006 19.62
2007 19.97
2008 21.68
2009 20.50
2010 22.47
2011 23.07
2012 23.43
2013 22.77
2014 22.27
2015 21.33
2016 20.65
2017 21.37
2018 21.89
2019 21.72
2020 21.27

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 European Union was 10.86 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 10.86 in 2020, while its lowest value was 1.01 in 1962.

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 1.60
1961 1.20
1962 1.01
1963 1.02
1964 1.24
1965 1.32
1966 1.67
1967 1.47
1968 1.31
1969 1.29
1970 1.13
1971 1.11
1972 1.10
1973 1.25
1974 1.15
1975 1.13
1976 1.25
1977 1.38
1978 1.46
1979 1.53
1980 1.54
1981 1.45
1982 1.44
1983 1.47
1984 1.58
1985 1.56
1986 1.65
1987 1.76
1988 1.90
1989 1.99
1990 2.05
1991 2.51
1992 2.77
1993 3.49
1994 3.54
1995 3.46
1996 3.74
1997 3.91
1998 4.09
1999 4.22
2000 4.55
2001 4.69
2002 4.98
2003 5.47
2004 5.76
2005 6.21
2006 6.58
2007 7.08
2008 7.13
2009 7.70
2010 8.48
2011 8.01
2012 7.86
2013 7.74
2014 8.16
2015 9.13
2016 9.22
2017 9.24
2018 9.15
2019 9.53
2020 10.86

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 European Union was 5.32 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 8.24 in 2013, while its lowest value was 0.48 in 1980.

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 0.63
1961 0.64
1962 0.69
1963 0.65
1964 0.59
1965 0.62
1966 0.64
1967 0.66
1968 0.66
1969 0.60
1970 0.65
1971 0.62
1972 0.63
1973 0.66
1974 0.54
1975 0.50
1976 0.56
1977 0.54
1978 0.53
1979 0.51
1980 0.48
1981 0.49
1982 0.52
1983 0.58
1984 0.60
1985 0.60
1986 0.61
1987 0.65
1988 0.65
1989 0.68
1990 0.68
1991 0.68
1992 1.35
1993 3.33
1994 3.71
1995 3.74
1996 3.80
1997 3.57
1998 3.19
1999 3.25
2000 4.03
2001 4.24
2002 4.35
2003 4.65
2004 5.11
2005 5.96
2006 6.64
2007 6.57
2008 7.45
2009 6.37
2010 7.11
2011 7.97
2012 8.14
2013 8.24
2014 7.61
2015 6.19
2016 5.76
2017 6.23
2018 6.66
2019 6.31
2020 5.32

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 European Union was 1.59 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 4.37 in 1960, while its lowest value was 1.57 in 2003.

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 4.37
1961 3.97
1962 4.26
1963 4.16
1964 4.16
1965 4.10
1966 4.00
1967 3.76
1968 3.34
1969 3.26
1970 3.10
1971 2.75
1972 2.76
1973 2.91
1974 2.50
1975 2.46
1976 2.43
1977 3.00
1978 2.65
1979 2.57
1980 2.55
1981 2.74
1982 2.83
1983 3.00
1984 3.16
1985 3.07
1986 2.40
1987 2.12
1988 2.25
1989 2.19
1990 1.99
1991 1.97
1992 1.79
1993 1.81
1994 1.96
1995 1.83
1996 1.72
1997 1.77
1998 1.73
1999 1.62
2000 1.60
2001 1.61
2002 1.57
2003 1.57
2004 1.58
2005 1.64
2006 1.64
2007 1.77
2008 1.88
2009 1.77
2010 1.86
2011 2.04
2012 2.06
2013 1.88
2014 1.81
2015 1.76
2016 1.75
2017 1.74
2018 1.68
2019 1.60
2020 1.59

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 European Union was 1.21 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 7.64 in 1974, while its lowest value was 1.21 in 2020.

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 5.68
1961 5.68
1962 5.64
1963 5.49
1964 5.29
1965 5.20
1966 4.90
1967 4.91
1968 5.36
1969 4.97
1970 4.63
1971 4.57
1972 4.06
1973 4.24
1974 7.64
1975 6.70
1976 6.90
1977 6.36
1978 6.06
1979 6.11
1980 6.57
1981 5.50
1982 6.55
1983 6.69
1984 6.34
1985 6.25
1986 3.33
1987 3.32
1988 2.77
1989 3.08
1990 3.31
1991 3.01
1992 2.78
1993 2.82
1994 2.48
1995 2.26
1996 2.43
1997 2.26
1998 1.84
1999 1.98
2000 2.61
2001 2.38
2002 2.15
2003 2.14
2004 2.18
2005 2.66
2006 2.77
2007 2.59
2008 3.03
2009 2.47
2010 2.71
2011 2.34
2012 2.63
2013 2.20
2014 1.93
2015 1.62
2016 1.54
2017 1.81
2018 1.93
2019 1.73
2020 1.21

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 European Union was 1.21 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 1.30 in 2019, while its lowest value was 0.39 in 1974.

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 0.76
1961 0.75
1962 0.71
1963 0.72
1964 0.59
1965 0.53
1966 0.52
1967 0.47
1968 0.49
1969 0.46
1970 0.41
1971 0.40
1972 0.42
1973 0.45
1974 0.39
1975 0.39
1976 0.48
1977 0.49
1978 0.44
1979 0.46
1980 0.41
1981 0.41
1982 0.53
1983 0.43
1984 0.48
1985 0.50
1986 0.47
1987 0.51
1988 0.52
1989 0.52
1990 0.58
1991 0.58
1992 0.59
1993 0.75
1994 0.75
1995 0.73
1996 0.74
1997 0.75
1998 0.75
1999 0.69
2000 0.69
2001 0.69
2002 0.69
2003 0.72
2004 0.75
2005 0.74
2006 0.79
2007 0.82
2008 0.87
2009 0.98
2010 1.06
2011 1.16
2012 1.09
2013 1.12
2014 1.15
2015 1.23
2016 1.26
2017 1.26
2018 1.25
2019 1.30
2020 1.21

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 European Union was 1.22 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 4.17 in 1964, while its lowest value was 1.14 in 2004.

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 3.91
1961 3.86
1962 3.78
1963 3.81
1964 4.17
1965 4.01
1966 4.13
1967 4.09
1968 3.86
1969 3.89
1970 3.62
1971 3.41
1972 3.42
1973 3.32
1974 4.09
1975 3.49
1976 3.32
1977 3.69
1978 3.40
1979 3.68
1980 3.97
1981 3.36
1982 3.20
1983 3.25
1984 3.67
1985 3.74
1986 2.67
1987 2.11
1988 2.02
1989 1.97
1990 1.97
1991 1.81
1992 1.69
1993 1.53
1994 1.56
1995 1.46
1996 1.51
1997 1.53
1998 1.39
1999 1.30
2000 1.34
2001 1.40
2002 1.31
2003 1.23
2004 1.14
2005 1.28
2006 1.28
2007 1.31
2008 1.53
2009 1.35
2010 1.41
2011 1.72
2012 1.84
2013 1.78
2014 1.79
2015 1.54
2016 1.25
2017 1.24
2018 1.37
2019 1.39
2020 1.22

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

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise imports) in European Union was 0.32 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 15.04 in 1970, while its lowest value was 0.24 in 2011.

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 12.54
1961 12.28
1962 12.21
1963 12.57
1964 12.41
1965 12.14
1966 11.85
1967 12.24
1968 13.22
1969 13.59
1970 15.04
1971 14.98
1972 15.01
1973 14.58
1974 13.63
1975 13.78
1976 13.75
1977 13.55
1978 13.70
1979 13.41
1980 13.07
1981 13.33
1982 13.23
1983 13.86
1984 13.63
1985 13.44
1986 13.08
1987 12.43
1988 12.34
1989 11.87
1990 11.14
1991 10.93
1992 9.72
1993 6.78
1994 7.00
1995 7.05
1996 6.86
1997 5.97
1998 5.32
1999 1.06
2000 0.92
2001 0.97
2002 0.63
2003 0.57
2004 0.55
2005 0.44
2006 0.44
2007 0.36
2008 0.39
2009 0.36
2010 0.24
2011 0.24
2012 0.26
2013 0.26
2014 0.27
2015 0.25
2016 0.27
2017 0.32
2018 0.35
2019 0.34
2020 0.32

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$)

The latest value for Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) in European Union was $5,142,150,000,000 as of 2020. Over the past 60 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $5,751,620,000,000 in 2018 and $36,044,470,000 in 1960.

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 $36,044,470,000
1961 $39,490,900,000
1962 $43,695,430,000
1963 $48,789,510,000
1964 $54,867,790,000
1965 $60,869,780,000
1966 $66,536,960,000
1967 $68,420,870,000
1968 $76,659,430,000
1969 $93,120,250,000
1970 $113,677,000,000
1971 $126,059,000,000
1972 $150,657,000,000
1973 $209,974,000,000
1974 $289,950,000,000
1975 $302,917,000,000
1976 $346,998,000,000
1977 $388,383,000,000
1978 $448,466,000,000
1979 $584,646,000,000
1980 $703,087,000,000
1981 $627,715,000,000
1982 $591,379,000,000
1983 $563,302,000,000
1984 $566,466,000,000
1985 $595,816,000,000
1986 $695,827,000,000
1987 $848,212,000,000
1988 $941,843,000,000
1989 $1,016,440,000,000
1990 $1,231,840,000,000
1991 $1,286,990,000,000
1992 $1,337,810,000,000
1993 $1,157,960,000,000
1994 $1,325,000,000,000
1995 $1,617,700,000,000
1996 $1,656,670,000,000
1997 $1,830,200,000,000
1998 $1,928,860,000,000
1999 $2,005,660,000,000
2000 $2,163,620,000,000
2001 $2,140,620,000,000
2002 $2,240,210,000,000
2003 $2,740,600,000,000
2004 $3,307,020,000,000
2005 $3,637,590,000,000
2006 $4,163,800,000,000
2007 $4,938,070,000,000
2008 $5,604,800,000,000
2009 $4,201,910,000,000
2010 $4,732,170,000,000
2011 $5,564,550,000,000
2012 $5,178,260,000,000
2013 $5,261,250,000,000
2014 $5,348,790,000,000
2015 $4,609,270,000,000
2016 $4,621,870,000,000
2017 $5,161,130,000,000
2018 $5,751,620,000,000
2019 $5,543,020,000,000
2020 $5,142,150,000,000

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

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within region (% of total merchandise imports) in European Union was 0.136 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 39 years was 0.205 in 2008, while its lowest value was 0.001 in 1990.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within region are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from other low- and middle-income economies in the same World Bank region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are 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. No figures are shown for high-income economies, because they are a separate category in the World Bank classification of economies.

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

See also:

Year Value
1981 0.002
1982 0.003
1983 0.004
1984 0.005
1985 0.001
1986 0.002
1987 0.002
1988 0.003
1989 0.003
1990 0.001
1991 0.007
1992 0.100
1993 0.132
1994 0.084
1995 0.132
1996 0.120
1997 0.071
1998 0.075
1999 0.069
2000 0.091
2001 0.092
2002 0.080
2003 0.096
2004 0.108
2005 0.064
2006 0.076
2007 0.178
2008 0.205
2009 0.154
2010 0.159
2011 0.176
2012 0.198
2013 0.197
2014 0.172
2015 0.147
2016 0.128
2017 0.150
2018 0.143
2019 0.151
2020 0.136

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Imports