Merchandise imports (current US$) - Country Ranking - Asia

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.

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Rank Country Value Year
1 China 2,057,220,000,000.00 2020
2 Japan 635,460,000,000.00 2020
3 Hong Kong SAR, China 569,769,000,000.00 2020
4 Korea 467,633,000,000.00 2020
5 India 372,854,000,000.00 2020
6 Singapore 329,830,000,000.00 2020
7 Vietnam 262,753,000,000.00 2020
8 Russia 240,380,000,000.00 2020
9 United Arab Emirates 225,741,000,000.00 2020
10 Turkey 219,515,000,000.00 2020
11 Thailand 206,992,000,000.00 2020
12 Malaysia 189,856,000,000.00 2020
13 Indonesia 141,622,000,000.00 2020
14 Saudi Arabia 137,998,000,000.00 2020
15 Philippines 90,654,000,000.00 2020
16 Israel 69,985,000,000.00 2020
17 Bangladesh 52,804,000,000.00 2020
18 Pakistan 45,804,000,000.00 2020
19 Iraq 44,484,000,000.00 2020
20 Iran 38,757,000,000.00 2020
21 Kazakhstan 37,222,000,000.00 2020
22 Kuwait 27,738,000,000.00 2020
23 Qatar 25,835,000,000.00 2020
24 Oman 20,960,000,000.00 2020
25 Uzbekistan 19,932,000,000.00 2020
26 Cambodia 19,131,000,000.00 2020
27 Myanmar 17,947,000,000.00 2020
28 Jordan 17,011,000,000.00 2020
29 Sri Lanka 16,055,000,000.00 2020
30 Bahrain 12,683,000,000.00 2020
31 Macao SAR, China 11,586,000,000.00 2020
32 Lebanon 11,355,000,000.00 2020
33 Azerbaijan 10,731,000,000.00 2020
34 Nepal 9,856,000,000.00 2020
35 Georgia 8,053,000,000.00 2020
36 Yemen 7,399,000,000.00 2020
37 Afghanistan 7,171,000,000.00 2020
38 Syrian Arab Republic 5,418,000,000.00 2020
39 Lao PDR 5,370,000,000.00 2020
40 Brunei 5,342,000,000.00 2020
41 Mongolia 5,294,000,000.00 2020
42 Armenia 4,559,000,000.00 2020
43 Kyrgyz Republic 3,688,000,000.00 2020
44 Tajikistan 3,151,000,000.00 2020
45 Turkmenistan 3,127,000,000.00 2020
46 Bhutan 899,000,000.00 2020
47 Dem. People's Rep. Korea 860,000,000.00 2020
48 Timor-Leste 625,000,000.00 2020

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Limitations and Exceptions: The value of imports is generally recorded as the cost of the goods when purchased by the importer plus the cost of transport and insurance to the frontier of the importing country - the cost, insurance, and freight (c.i.f.) value, corresponding to the landed cost at the point of entry of foreign goods into the country. A few countries collect import data on a free on board (f.o.b.) basis and adjust them for freight and insurance costs. Countries may report trade according to the general or special system of trade. Under the general system imports include goods imported for domestic consumption and imports into bonded warehouses and free trade zones. Under the special system imports comprise goods imported for domestic consumption (including transformation and repair) and withdrawals for domestic consumption from bonded warehouses and free trade zones. Goods transported through a country en route to another are excluded. Data on imports of goods are derived from the same sources as data on exports. In principle, world exports and imports should be identical. Similarly, exports from an economy should equal the sum of imports by the rest of the world from that economy. But differences in timing and definitions result in discrepancies in reported values at all levels.

Statistical Concept and Methodology: Merchandise trade data are from customs reports of goods moving into or out of an economy or from reports of financial transactions related to merchandise trade recorded in the balance of payments. Because of differences in timing and definitions, trade flow estimates from customs reports and balance of payments may differ. Several international agencies process trade data, each correcting unreported or misreported data, leading to other differences. The data on total imports of goods (merchandise) are from the World Trade Organization (WTO), which obtains data from national statistical offices and the IMF's International Financial Statistics, supplemented by the Comtrade database and publications or databases of regional organizations, specialized agencies, economic groups, and private sources (such as Eurostat, the Food and Agriculture Organization, and country reports of the Economist Intelligence Unit). Country websites and email contact have improved collection of up-to-date statistics, reducing the proportion of estimates. The WTO database now covers most major traders in Africa, Asia, and Latin America, which together with high-income countries account for nearly 95 percent of world trade. Reliability of data for countries in Europe and Central Asia has also improved.

Aggregation method: Gap-filled total

Periodicity: Annual