U.S. Imports 1970-2024

Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
  • U.S. imports for 2022 was $3,966.17B, a 16.37% increase from 2021.
  • U.S. imports for 2021 was $3,408.28B, a 22.75% increase from 2020.
  • U.S. imports for 2020 was $2,776.50B, a 10.92% decline from 2019.
  • U.S. imports for 2019 was $3,116.95B, a 0.45% decline from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name Billions of US $
United States $3,966.17B
Germany $1,998.63B
United Kingdom $1,114.98B
Japan $1,076.96B
France $1,071.71B
Netherlands $837.39B
South Korea $807.91B
Italy $788.29B
Singapore $733.88B
Canada $728.72B
Hong Kong $682.91B
Belgium $568.04B
Spain $562.33B
Ireland $518.10B
Switzerland $517.52B
Poland $421.47B
Australia $333.68B
Sweden $295.96B
Austria $290.11B
Saudi Arabia $258.21B
Denmark $235.77B
Czech Republic $219.29B
Hungary $167.90B
Norway $161.17B
Israel $151.07B
Luxembourg $144.70B
Finland $134.77B
Portugal $132.72B
Greece $128.07B
Slovak Republic $120.96B
Chile $119.25B
Argentina $96.88B
Qatar $74.52B
New Zealand $73.26B
Lithuania $63.07B
Slovenia $55.19B
Puerto Rico $52.15B
Croatia $46.79B
Panama $36.72B
Estonia $32.73B
Latvia $31.32B
Malta $28.03B
Cyprus $27.71B
Macao $21.40B
Uruguay $18.86B
Iceland $13.19B
Brunei $10.11B
Bahamas $5.75B
Guam $4.42B
Aruba $2.74B
French Polynesia $2.68B
Barbados $2.46B
Faroe Islands $2.22B
Seychelles $2.01B
Bermuda $1.96B
Antigua and Barbuda $1.18B
Palau $0.19B
U.S. Imports - Historical Data
Year Billions of US $ % of GDP
2022 $3,966.17B 15.41%
2021 $3,408.28B 14.45%
2020 $2,776.50B 13.02%
2019 $3,116.95B 14.48%
2018 $3,131.17B 15.16%
2017 $2,931.59B 14.95%
2016 $2,738.83B 14.56%
2015 $2,794.94B 15.28%
2014 $2,887.45B 16.40%
2013 $2,766.38B 16.39%
2012 $2,769.32B 17.04%
2011 $2,695.48B 17.28%
2010 $2,389.56B 15.88%
2009 $2,001.93B 13.83%
2008 $2,576.15B 17.44%
2007 $2,395.23B 16.55%
2006 $2,256.62B 16.33%
2005 $2,041.48B 15.66%
2004 $1,810.50B 14.82%
2003 $1,557.12B 13.59%
2002 $1,437.72B 13.16%
2001 $1,403.56B 13.26%
2000 $1,477.18B 14.41%
1999 $1,252.46B 13.00%
1998 $1,115.69B 12.31%
1997 $1,055.77B 12.31%
1996 $963.97B 11.94%
1995 $902.57B 11.81%
1994 $813.42B 11.16%
1993 $719.97B 10.50%
1992 $667.79B 10.24%
1991 $623.54B 10.13%
1990 $629.73B 10.56%
1989 $591.03B 10.48%
1988 $553.99B 10.58%
1987 $508.71B 10.48%
1986 $452.87B 9.89%
1985 $417.23B 9.62%
1984 $405.11B 10.03%
1983 $328.64B 9.04%
1982 $303.18B 9.07%
1981 $317.76B 9.91%
1980 $293.83B 10.28%
1979 $252.67B 9.62%
1978 $212.25B 9.03%
1977 $182.44B 8.76%
1976 $151.15B 8.07%
1975 $122.73B 7.28%
1974 $127.47B 8.25%
1973 $91.16B 6.40%
1972 $74.22B 5.80%
1971 $62.34B 5.35%
1970 $55.76B 5.20%