United States - 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 United States was 1.08 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 13.54 in 1980, while its lowest value was 0.66 in 1970.

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 1.76
1961 1.76
1962 1.49
1963 1.32
1964 1.24
1965 1.22
1966 1.03
1967 0.70
1968 0.93
1969 0.85
1970 0.66
1971 1.03
1972 1.22
1973 1.95
1974 3.68
1975 7.12
1976 10.37
1977 11.95
1978 9.43
1979 11.47
1980 13.54
1981 10.77
1982 5.75
1983 3.43
1984 2.94
1985 1.73
1986 1.98
1987 2.34
1988 2.54
1989 3.04
1990 3.87
1991 3.17
1992 2.79
1993 2.43
1994 2.04
1995 1.87
1996 1.95
1997 2.01
1998 1.53
1999 1.85
2000 2.48
2001 2.62
2002 2.29
2003 2.89
2004 3.27
2005 3.68
2006 4.04
2007 4.20
2008 5.59
2009 3.62
2010 3.88
2011 4.50
2012 4.91
2013 4.20
2014 3.76
2015 2.00
2016 1.86
2017 2.16
2018 2.35
2019 1.67
2020 1.08

Merchandise imports (current US$)

The value for Merchandise imports (current US$) in United States was 2,407,530,000,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 2,614,220,000,000 in 2018 and a minimum value of 15,938,000,000 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 16,371,000,000
1961 15,938,000,000
1962 17,781,000,000
1963 18,621,000,000
1964 20,306,000,000
1965 23,188,000,000
1966 27,745,000,000
1967 28,753,000,000
1968 35,350,000,000
1969 38,312,000,000
1970 42,428,000,000
1971 48,342,000,000
1972 58,862,000,000
1973 73,572,000,000
1974 110,478,000,000
1975 105,881,000,000
1976 132,497,000,000
1977 160,411,000,000
1978 186,046,000,000
1979 222,225,000,000
1980 256,985,000,000
1981 273,352,000,000
1982 254,884,000,000
1983 269,878,000,000
1984 346,363,000,000
1985 352,463,000,000
1986 382,294,000,000
1987 424,443,000,000
1988 459,543,000,000
1989 492,922,000,000
1990 516,987,000,000
1991 508,363,000,000
1992 553,923,000,000
1993 603,438,000,000
1994 689,215,000,000
1995 770,852,000,000
1996 822,025,000,000
1997 899,020,000,000
1998 944,353,000,000
1999 1,059,440,000,000
2000 1,259,300,000,000
2001 1,179,180,000,000
2002 1,200,230,000,000
2003 1,303,050,000,000
2004 1,525,680,000,000
2005 1,732,710,000,000
2006 1,918,080,000,000
2007 2,020,400,000,000
2008 2,169,490,000,000
2009 1,605,300,000,000
2010 1,969,180,000,000
2011 2,266,020,000,000
2012 2,336,520,000,000
2013 2,329,060,000,000
2014 2,412,550,000,000
2015 2,315,300,000,000
2016 2,250,150,000,000
2017 2,408,480,000,000
2018 2,614,220,000,000
2019 2,567,450,000,000
2020 2,407,530,000,000

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

Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports) in United States was 50.23 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 79.72 in 1986, while its lowest value was 48.45 in 2017.

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 60.78
1961 61.91
1962 63.86
1963 64.82
1964 65.68
1965 68.55
1966 70.83
1967 72.74
1968 75.17
1969 77.10
1970 77.42
1971 78.69
1972 79.08
1973 76.38
1974 67.67
1975 67.68
1976 68.49
1977 66.86
1978 69.34
1979 66.35
1980 65.75
1981 69.23
1982 71.67
1983 72.14
1984 74.75
1985 76.97
1986 79.72
1987 78.69
1988 78.45
1989 76.16
1990 74.44
1991 74.34
1992 72.67
1993 71.52
1994 70.33
1995 69.12
1996 67.24
1997 66.62
1998 66.11
1999 65.59
2000 63.99
2001 63.33
2002 61.64
2003 60.04
2004 58.08
2005 55.93
2006 53.95
2007 53.21
2008 51.98
2009 50.04
2010 48.71
2011 49.29
2012 50.02
2013 50.31
2014 50.67
2015 49.68
2016 49.27
2017 48.45
2018 48.73
2019 50.68
2020 50.23

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 United States was 49.76 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 51.01 in 2017, while its lowest value was 15.24 in 1971.

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 27.35
1961 26.19
1962 24.70
1963 24.37
1964 24.54
1965 21.94
1966 21.01
1967 19.41
1968 17.87
1969 16.50
1970 16.26
1971 15.24
1972 15.37
1973 17.22
1974 23.23
1975 25.01
1976 26.22
1977 28.01
1978 26.25
1979 28.73
1980 29.68
1981 26.29
1982 24.17
1983 23.71
1984 21.18
1985 19.50
1986 17.20
1987 18.34
1988 18.77
1989 20.87
1990 22.18
1991 22.61
1992 24.58
1993 26.01
1994 27.28
1995 28.61
1996 30.11
1997 31.69
1998 32.77
1999 33.23
2000 34.43
2001 35.25
2002 37.00
2003 38.52
2004 40.15
2005 41.97
2006 43.99
2007 44.71
2008 45.55
2009 48.13
2010 49.53
2011 48.68
2012 48.23
2013 48.26
2014 48.02
2015 49.60
2016 50.21
2017 51.01
2018 50.75
2019 49.24
2020 49.76

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 United States was 27.23 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 28.02 in 2017, while its lowest value was 2.21 in 1972.

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 3.98
1961 3.62
1962 3.14
1963 3.08
1964 3.22
1965 2.78
1966 3.30
1967 3.23
1968 2.85
1969 2.87
1970 2.60
1971 2.38
1972 2.21
1973 2.65
1974 3.82
1975 4.40
1976 4.46
1977 4.40
1978 4.17
1979 4.15
1980 4.76
1981 5.12
1982 4.68
1983 5.03
1984 4.74
1985 4.29
1986 4.01
1987 4.38
1988 5.00
1989 6.03
1990 6.73
1991 7.95
1992 9.67
1993 10.74
1994 11.61
1995 12.21
1996 12.53
1997 13.22
1998 14.02
1999 14.12
2000 14.31
2001 14.73
2002 16.66
2003 17.88
2004 18.84
2005 20.07
2006 21.02
2007 21.67
2008 21.01
2009 24.28
2010 24.27
2011 22.59
2012 23.22
2013 24.24
2014 25.03
2015 27.46
2016 27.58
2017 28.02
2018 27.46
2019 25.32
2020 27.23

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 United States was 1.39 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 2.12 in 2011, while its lowest value was 0.09 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 0.41
1961 0.51
1962 0.55
1963 0.39
1964 0.38
1965 0.40
1966 0.39
1967 0.39
1968 0.31
1969 0.19
1970 0.18
1971 0.15
1972 0.20
1973 0.20
1974 0.15
1975 0.17
1976 0.20
1977 0.11
1978 0.11
1979 0.12
1980 0.09
1981 0.12
1982 0.13
1983 0.14
1984 0.15
1985 0.19
1986 0.19
1987 0.22
1988 0.24
1989 0.31
1990 0.23
1991 0.22
1992 0.35
1993 0.63
1994 0.88
1995 0.94
1996 0.85
1997 0.88
1998 1.08
1999 0.99
2000 1.07
2001 1.00
2002 1.05
2003 1.15
2004 1.37
2005 1.50
2006 1.65
2007 1.59
2008 2.03
2009 1.77
2010 1.89
2011 2.12
2012 1.81
2013 1.72
2014 1.55
2015 1.27
2016 1.18
2017 1.29
2018 1.45
2019 1.52
2020 1.39

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 United States was 17.19 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 17.99 in 2019, while its lowest value was 7.79 in 1976.

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 16.62
1961 15.28
1962 14.59
1963 14.57
1964 13.52
1965 12.13
1966 11.28
1967 10.68
1968 9.86
1969 9.08
1970 9.32
1971 8.26
1972 8.31
1973 8.81
1974 8.80
1975 8.48
1976 7.79
1977 8.11
1978 8.46
1979 9.22
1980 9.91
1981 10.00
1982 11.07
1983 11.40
1984 10.64
1985 10.29
1986 8.98
1987 9.26
1988 9.66
1989 9.93
1990 10.24
1991 10.33
1992 10.58
1993 10.70
1994 11.25
1995 12.03
1996 13.02
1997 13.78
1998 14.21
1999 14.52
2000 14.77
2001 15.17
2002 15.36
2003 14.84
2004 14.48
2005 14.16
2006 14.48
2007 14.32
2008 14.24
2009 15.41
2010 16.12
2011 16.77
2012 17.12
2013 17.10
2014 16.90
2015 16.93
2016 17.24
2017 17.15
2018 17.26
2019 17.99
2020 17.19

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 United States was 0.42 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 7.89 in 1979, while its lowest value was 0.39 in 1995.

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 0.88
1961 1.00
1962 0.84
1963 0.77
1964 0.85
1965 0.85
1966 0.94
1967 0.65
1968 0.74
1969 0.76
1970 0.52
1971 0.84
1972 1.14
1973 1.62
1974 4.05
1975 5.07
1976 6.19
1977 7.86
1978 7.15
1979 7.89
1980 6.80
1981 4.20
1982 1.84
1983 2.03
1984 1.44
1985 1.08
1986 0.85
1987 1.22
1988 0.89
1989 1.04
1990 1.39
1991 0.62
1992 0.46
1993 0.48
1994 0.41
1995 0.39
1996 0.42
1997 0.47
1998 0.47
1999 0.72
2000 0.92
2001 0.99
2002 0.78
2003 1.00
2004 1.41
2005 1.58
2006 1.93
2007 1.97
2008 2.46
2009 1.70
2010 1.78
2011 1.71
2012 1.66
2013 1.12
2014 0.99
2015 0.56
2016 0.64
2017 0.90
2018 0.97
2019 0.74
2020 0.42

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 United States was 2.73 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 2.85 in 2019, while its lowest value was 0.62 in 1980.

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 2.19
1961 2.28
1962 2.14
1963 2.30
1964 2.11
1965 2.07
1966 1.73
1967 1.45
1968 1.26
1969 1.26
1970 1.02
1971 0.97
1972 0.96
1973 0.83
1974 0.72
1975 0.76
1976 0.77
1977 0.68
1978 0.73
1979 0.68
1980 0.62
1981 0.66
1982 0.78
1983 1.05
1984 1.02
1985 0.93
1986 0.90
1987 0.96
1988 1.00
1989 1.04
1990 1.02
1991 1.07
1992 1.24
1993 1.31
1994 1.34
1995 1.32
1996 1.34
1997 1.43
1998 1.53
1999 1.49
2000 1.48
2001 1.49
2002 1.62
2003 1.61
2004 1.60
2005 1.65
2006 1.71
2007 1.73
2008 1.71
2009 1.94
2010 2.08
2011 2.13
2012 2.26
2013 2.36
2014 2.43
2015 2.56
2016 2.66
2017 2.60
2018 2.64
2019 2.85
2020 2.73

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 United States was 0.81 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 7.50 in 1980, while its lowest value was 0.81 in 2020.

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 3.27
1961 3.49
1962 3.44
1963 3.25
1964 4.46
1965 3.71
1966 3.38
1967 3.01
1968 2.85
1969 2.34
1970 2.61
1971 2.63
1972 2.56
1973 3.11
1974 5.70
1975 6.14
1976 6.81
1977 6.85
1978 5.63
1979 6.67
1980 7.50
1981 6.20
1982 5.67
1983 4.06
1984 3.19
1985 2.72
1986 2.26
1987 2.29
1988 1.98
1989 2.51
1990 2.58
1991 2.42
1992 2.28
1993 2.15
1994 1.79
1995 1.71
1996 1.94
1997 1.91
1998 1.46
1999 1.39
2000 1.88
2001 1.87
2002 1.54
2003 2.04
2004 2.46
2005 3.01
2006 3.19
2007 3.44
2008 4.09
2009 3.01
2010 3.39
2011 3.35
2012 2.17
2013 1.72
2014 1.12
2015 0.82
2016 0.90
2017 1.05
2018 0.97
2019 0.83
2020 0.81

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

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise imports) in United States was 0.01 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 11.90 in 1961, while its lowest value was 0.01 in 2020.

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 11.87
1961 11.90
1962 11.45
1963 10.81
1964 9.78
1965 9.50
1966 8.16
1967 7.85
1968 6.96
1969 6.40
1970 6.32
1971 6.08
1972 5.55
1973 6.40
1974 9.10
1975 7.31
1976 5.29
1977 5.12
1978 4.41
1979 4.91
1980 4.57
1981 4.48
1982 4.15
1983 4.15
1984 4.06
1985 3.52
1986 3.08
1987 2.97
1988 2.78
1989 2.97
1990 3.38
1991 3.05
1992 2.75
1993 2.46
1994 2.39
1995 2.27
1996 2.66
1997 1.69
1998 1.12
1999 1.17
2000 1.57
2001 1.42
2002 1.36
2003 1.45
2004 1.77
2005 2.10
2006 2.07
2007 2.08
2008 2.47
2009 1.83
2010 1.75
2011 2.03
2012 1.75
2013 1.44
2014 1.31
2015 0.72
2016 0.52
2017 0.53
2018 0.52
2019 0.08
2020 0.01

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$)

The latest value for Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) in United States was $2,336,580,000,000 as of 2020. Over the past 60 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $2,542,730,000,000 in 2018 and $15,738,600,000 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 $16,170,700,000
1961 $15,738,600,000
1962 $17,522,900,000
1963 $18,374,900,000
1964 $20,078,500,000
1965 $22,912,900,000
1966 $27,730,300,000
1967 $28,748,300,000
1968 $35,359,300,000
1969 $38,400,900,000
1970 $42,692,500,000
1971 $48,743,100,000
1972 $59,337,000,000
1973 $74,288,600,000
1974 $110,107,000,000
1975 $105,516,000,000
1976 $132,224,000,000
1977 $160,441,000,000
1978 $186,068,000,000
1979 $222,399,000,000
1980 $257,080,000,000
1981 $273,453,000,000
1982 $254,929,000,000
1983 $269,919,000,000
1984 $341,221,000,000
1985 $361,679,000,000
1986 $387,117,000,000
1987 $424,115,000,000
1988 $459,784,000,000
1989 $493,333,000,000
1990 $517,014,000,000
1991 $509,317,000,000
1992 $552,608,000,000
1993 $603,000,000,000
1994 $689,362,000,000
1995 $771,084,000,000
1996 $817,846,000,000
1997 $898,713,000,000
1998 $944,693,000,000
1999 $1,048,480,000,000
2000 $1,238,250,000,000
2001 $1,180,170,000,000
2002 $1,202,410,000,000
2003 $1,305,310,000,000
2004 $1,525,470,000,000
2005 $1,732,490,000,000
2006 $1,919,200,000,000
2007 $2,017,390,000,000
2008 $2,165,990,000,000
2009 $1,603,570,000,000
2010 $1,968,120,000,000
2011 $2,207,950,000,000
2012 $2,276,270,000,000
2013 $2,268,370,000,000
2014 $2,347,680,000,000
2015 $2,241,660,000,000
2016 $2,189,180,000,000
2017 $2,342,670,000,000
2018 $2,542,730,000,000
2019 $2,498,400,000,000
2020 $2,336,580,000,000

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Imports