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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Period	Value	Status	Provenance & calculation
1990	1,990,000,000 USD	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #179327 · revision 1 Value 1990000000.0000000000 · 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: 1990000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:26:16 · source revision unspecified
1991	1,877,000,000 USD	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #179326 · revision 1 Value 1877000000.0000000000 · 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: 1877000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:26:16 · source revision unspecified
1992	2,441,000,000 USD	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #179325 · revision 1 Value 2441000000.0000000000 · 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: 2441000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:26:16 · source revision unspecified
1993	3,515,000,000 USD	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #179324 · revision 1 Value 3515000000.0000000000 · 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: 3515000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:26:16 · source revision unspecified
1994	3,789,000,000 USD	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #179323 · revision 1 Value 3789000000.0000000000 · 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: 3789000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:26:16 · source revision unspecified
1995	4,090,000,000 USD	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #179322 · revision 1 Value 4090000000.0000000000 · 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: 4090000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:26:16 · source revision unspecified
1996	4,327,000,000 USD	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #179321 · revision 1 Value 4327000000.0000000000 · 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: 4327000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:26:16 · source revision unspecified
1997	4,970,000,000 USD	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #179320 · revision 1 Value 4970000000.0000000000 · 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: 4970000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:26:16 · source revision unspecified
1998	6,239,000,000 USD	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #179319 · revision 1 Value 6239000000.0000000000 · 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: 6239000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:26:16 · source revision unspecified
1999	6,355,000,000 USD	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #179318 · revision 1 Value 6355000000.0000000000 · 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: 6355000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:26:16 · source revision unspecified
2000	6,389,000,000 USD	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #179317 · revision 1 Value 6389000000.0000000000 · 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: 6389000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:26:16 · source revision unspecified
2001	6,569,000,000 USD	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #179316 · revision 1 Value 6569000000.0000000000 · 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: 6569000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:26:16 · source revision unspecified
2002	7,188,000,000 USD	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #179315 · revision 1 Value 7188000000.0000000000 · 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: 7188000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:26:16 · source revision unspecified
2003	7,663,000,000 USD	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #179314 · revision 1 Value 7663000000.0000000000 · 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: 7663000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:26:16 · source revision unspecified
2004	8,268,000,000 USD	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #179313 · revision 1 Value 8268000000.0000000000 · 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: 8268000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:26:16 · source revision unspecified
2005	9,824,000,000 USD	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #179312 · revision 1 Value 9824000000.0000000000 · 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: 9824000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:26:16 · source revision unspecified
2006	11,548,000,000 USD	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #179311 · revision 1 Value 11548000000.0000000000 · 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: 11548000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:26:16 · source revision unspecified
2007	12,952,000,000 USD	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #179310 · revision 1 Value 12952000000.0000000000 · 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: 12952000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:26:16 · source revision unspecified
2008	15,372,000,000 USD	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #179309 · revision 1 Value 15372000000.0000000000 · 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: 15372000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:26:16 · source revision unspecified
2009	11,395,000,000 USD	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #179308 · revision 1 Value 11395000000.0000000000 · 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: 11395000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:26:16 · source revision unspecified
2010	13,570,000,000 USD	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #179307 · revision 1 Value 13570000000.0000000000 · 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: 13570000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:26:16 · source revision unspecified
2011	16,220,000,000 USD	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #179306 · revision 1 Value 16220000000.0000000000 · 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: 16220000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:26:16 · source revision unspecified
2012	17,591,000,000 USD	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #179305 · revision 1 Value 17591000000.0000000000 · 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: 17591000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:26:16 · source revision unspecified
2013	18,127,000,000 USD	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #179304 · revision 1 Value 18127000000.0000000000 · 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: 18127000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:26:16 · source revision unspecified
2014	17,509,000,000 USD	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #179303 · revision 1 Value 17509000000.0000000000 · 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: 17509000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:26:16 · source revision unspecified
2015	16,273,000,000 USD	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #179302 · revision 1 Value 16273000000.0000000000 · 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: 16273000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:26:16 · source revision unspecified
2016	15,456,000,000 USD	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #179301 · revision 1 Value 15456000000.0000000000 · 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: 15456000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:26:16 · source revision unspecified
2017	16,796,000,000 USD	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #179300 · revision 1 Value 16796000000.0000000000 · 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: 16796000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:26:16 · source revision unspecified
2018	18,289,000,000 USD	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #179299 · revision 1 Value 18289000000.0000000000 · 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: 18289000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:26:16 · source revision unspecified
2019	17,573,000,000 USD	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #179298 · revision 1 Value 17573000000.0000000000 · 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: 17573000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:26:16 · source revision unspecified
2020	14,942,000,000 USD	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #179297 · revision 1 Value 14942000000.0000000000 · 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: 14942000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:26:16 · source revision unspecified
2021	20,728,000,000 USD	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #179296 · revision 1 Value 20728000000.0000000000 · 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: 20728000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:26:16 · source revision unspecified
2022	22,685,000,000 USD	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #179295 · revision 1 Value 22685000000.0000000000 · 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: 22685000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:26:16 · source revision unspecified
2023	24,039,000,000 USD	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #179294 · revision 1 Value 24039000000.0000000000 · 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: 24039000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:26:16 · source revision unspecified
2024	26,484,000,000 USD	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #179293 · revision 1 Value 26484000000.0000000000 · 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: 26484000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:26:16 · source revision unspecified
2025	27,482,000,000 USD	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #179292 · revision 1 Value 27482000000.0000000000 · 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: 27482000000.0000000000 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 05:26:16 · source revision unspecified

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