Merchandise imports, current USD

Customs-based value of merchandise imports in current US dollars from WTO data. It excludes services and may differ from national-accounts imports.

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Merchandise imports, current USD

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Period	Value	Status	Provenance & calculation
1990	1,946,000,000 USD	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #178895 · revision 1 Value 1946000000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Customs-based value of merchandise imports in current US dollars from WTO data. It excludes services and may differ from national-accounts imports. Provider world_bank · indicator TM.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 1946000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:26:14 · source revision unspecified
1991	1,947,000,000 USD	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #178894 · revision 1 Value 1947000000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Customs-based value of merchandise imports in current US dollars from WTO data. It excludes services and may differ from national-accounts imports. Provider world_bank · indicator TM.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 1947000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:26:14 · source revision unspecified
1992	1,861,000,000 USD	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #178893 · revision 1 Value 1861000000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Customs-based value of merchandise imports in current US dollars from WTO data. It excludes services and may differ from national-accounts imports. Provider world_bank · indicator TM.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 1861000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:26:14 · source revision unspecified
1993	1,771,000,000 USD	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #178892 · revision 1 Value 1771000000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Customs-based value of merchandise imports in current US dollars from WTO data. It excludes services and may differ from national-accounts imports. Provider world_bank · indicator TM.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 1771000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:26:14 · source revision unspecified
1994	1,640,000,000 USD	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #178891 · revision 1 Value 1640000000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Customs-based value of merchandise imports in current US dollars from WTO data. It excludes services and may differ from national-accounts imports. Provider world_bank · indicator TM.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 1640000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:26:14 · source revision unspecified
1995	1,911,000,000 USD	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #178890 · revision 1 Value 1911000000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Customs-based value of merchandise imports in current US dollars from WTO data. It excludes services and may differ from national-accounts imports. Provider world_bank · indicator TM.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 1911000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:26:14 · source revision unspecified
1996	1,723,000,000 USD	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #178889 · revision 1 Value 1723000000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Customs-based value of merchandise imports in current US dollars from WTO data. It excludes services and may differ from national-accounts imports. Provider world_bank · indicator TM.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 1723000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:26:14 · source revision unspecified
1997	2,258,000,000 USD	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #178888 · revision 1 Value 2258000000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Customs-based value of merchandise imports in current US dollars from WTO data. It excludes services and may differ from national-accounts imports. Provider world_bank · indicator TM.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 2258000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:26:14 · source revision unspecified
1998	2,251,000,000 USD	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #178887 · revision 1 Value 2251000000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Customs-based value of merchandise imports in current US dollars from WTO data. It excludes services and may differ from national-accounts imports. Provider world_bank · indicator TM.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 2251000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:26:14 · source revision unspecified
1999	2,198,000,000 USD	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #178886 · revision 1 Value 2198000000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Customs-based value of merchandise imports in current US dollars from WTO data. It excludes services and may differ from national-accounts imports. Provider world_bank · indicator TM.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 2198000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:26:14 · source revision unspecified
2000	2,081,000,000 USD	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #178885 · revision 1 Value 2081000000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Customs-based value of merchandise imports in current US dollars from WTO data. It excludes services and may differ from national-accounts imports. Provider world_bank · indicator TM.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 2081000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:26:14 · source revision unspecified
2001	1,809,000,000 USD	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #178884 · revision 1 Value 1809000000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Customs-based value of merchandise imports in current US dollars from WTO data. It excludes services and may differ from national-accounts imports. Provider world_bank · indicator TM.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 1809000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:26:14 · source revision unspecified
2002	1,845,000,000 USD	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #178883 · revision 1 Value 1845000000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Customs-based value of merchandise imports in current US dollars from WTO data. It excludes services and may differ from national-accounts imports. Provider world_bank · indicator TM.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 1845000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:26:14 · source revision unspecified
2003	2,448,000,000 USD	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #178882 · revision 1 Value 2448000000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Customs-based value of merchandise imports in current US dollars from WTO data. It excludes services and may differ from national-accounts imports. Provider world_bank · indicator TM.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 2448000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:26:14 · source revision unspecified
2004	3,231,000,000 USD	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #178881 · revision 1 Value 3231000000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Customs-based value of merchandise imports in current US dollars from WTO data. It excludes services and may differ from national-accounts imports. Provider world_bank · indicator TM.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 3231000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:26:14 · source revision unspecified
2005	3,161,000,000 USD	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #178880 · revision 1 Value 3161000000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Customs-based value of merchandise imports in current US dollars from WTO data. It excludes services and may differ from national-accounts imports. Provider world_bank · indicator TM.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 3161000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:26:14 · source revision unspecified
2006	3,086,000,000 USD	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #178879 · revision 1 Value 3086000000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Customs-based value of merchandise imports in current US dollars from WTO data. It excludes services and may differ from national-accounts imports. Provider world_bank · indicator TM.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 3086000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:26:14 · source revision unspecified
2007	4,067,000,000 USD	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #178878 · revision 1 Value 4067000000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Customs-based value of merchandise imports in current US dollars from WTO data. It excludes services and may differ from national-accounts imports. Provider world_bank · indicator TM.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 4067000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:26:14 · source revision unspecified
2008	5,211,000,000 USD	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #178877 · revision 1 Value 5211000000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Customs-based value of merchandise imports in current US dollars from WTO data. It excludes services and may differ from national-accounts imports. Provider world_bank · indicator TM.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 5211000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:26:14 · source revision unspecified
2009	4,728,000,000 USD	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #178876 · revision 1 Value 4728000000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Customs-based value of merchandise imports in current US dollars from WTO data. It excludes services and may differ from national-accounts imports. Provider world_bank · indicator TM.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 4728000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:26:14 · source revision unspecified
2010	5,657,000,000 USD	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #178875 · revision 1 Value 5657000000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Customs-based value of merchandise imports in current US dollars from WTO data. It excludes services and may differ from national-accounts imports. Provider world_bank · indicator TM.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 5657000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:26:14 · source revision unspecified
2011	7,272,000,000 USD	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #178874 · revision 1 Value 7272000000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Customs-based value of merchandise imports in current US dollars from WTO data. It excludes services and may differ from national-accounts imports. Provider world_bank · indicator TM.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 7272000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:26:14 · source revision unspecified
2012	8,025,000,000 USD	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #178873 · revision 1 Value 8025000000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Customs-based value of merchandise imports in current US dollars from WTO data. It excludes services and may differ from national-accounts imports. Provider world_bank · indicator TM.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 8025000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:26:14 · source revision unspecified
2013	8,352,000,000 USD	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #178872 · revision 1 Value 8352000000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Customs-based value of merchandise imports in current US dollars from WTO data. It excludes services and may differ from national-accounts imports. Provider world_bank · indicator TM.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 8352000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:26:14 · source revision unspecified
2014	8,078,000,000 USD	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #178871 · revision 1 Value 8078000000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Customs-based value of merchandise imports in current US dollars from WTO data. It excludes services and may differ from national-accounts imports. Provider world_bank · indicator TM.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 8078000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:26:14 · source revision unspecified
2015	7,238,000,000 USD	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #178870 · revision 1 Value 7238000000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Customs-based value of merchandise imports in current US dollars from WTO data. It excludes services and may differ from national-accounts imports. Provider world_bank · indicator TM.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 7238000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:26:14 · source revision unspecified
2016	6,143,000,000 USD	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #178869 · revision 1 Value 6143000000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Customs-based value of merchandise imports in current US dollars from WTO data. It excludes services and may differ from national-accounts imports. Provider world_bank · indicator TM.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 6143000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:26:14 · source revision unspecified
2017	5,329,000,000 USD	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #178868 · revision 1 Value 5329000000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Customs-based value of merchandise imports in current US dollars from WTO data. It excludes services and may differ from national-accounts imports. Provider world_bank · indicator TM.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 5329000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:26:14 · source revision unspecified
2018	6,306,000,000 USD	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #178867 · revision 1 Value 6306000000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Customs-based value of merchandise imports in current US dollars from WTO data. It excludes services and may differ from national-accounts imports. Provider world_bank · indicator TM.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 6306000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:26:14 · source revision unspecified
2019	6,564,000,000 USD	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #178866 · revision 1 Value 6564000000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Customs-based value of merchandise imports in current US dollars from WTO data. It excludes services and may differ from national-accounts imports. Provider world_bank · indicator TM.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 6564000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:26:14 · source revision unspecified
2020	6,516,000,000 USD	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #178865 · revision 1 Value 6516000000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Customs-based value of merchandise imports in current US dollars from WTO data. It excludes services and may differ from national-accounts imports. Provider world_bank · indicator TM.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 6516000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:26:14 · source revision unspecified
2021	8,400,000,000 USD	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #178864 · revision 1 Value 8400000000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Customs-based value of merchandise imports in current US dollars from WTO data. It excludes services and may differ from national-accounts imports. Provider world_bank · indicator TM.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 8400000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:26:14 · source revision unspecified
2022	8,145,000,000 USD	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #178863 · revision 1 Value 8145000000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Customs-based value of merchandise imports in current US dollars from WTO data. It excludes services and may differ from national-accounts imports. Provider world_bank · indicator TM.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 8145000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:26:14 · source revision unspecified
2023	6,506,000,000 USD	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #178862 · revision 1 Value 6506000000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Customs-based value of merchandise imports in current US dollars from WTO data. It excludes services and may differ from national-accounts imports. Provider world_bank · indicator TM.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 6506000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:26:14 · source revision unspecified
2024	7,216,000,000 USD	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #178861 · revision 1 Value 7216000000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Customs-based value of merchandise imports in current US dollars from WTO data. It excludes services and may differ from national-accounts imports. Provider world_bank · indicator TM.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 7216000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:26:14 · source revision unspecified
2025	6,395,000,000 USD	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #178860 · revision 1 Value 6395000000.0000000000 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference Customs-based value of merchandise imports in current US dollars from WTO data. It excludes services and may differ from national-accounts imports. Provider world_bank · indicator TM.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 6395000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:26:14 · source revision unspecified

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