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Merchandise imports
TM.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT ยท $
Annual series published by the World Bank, compared across Italy, Spain, Netherlands, United States, China, South Sudan, Sierra Leone, Switzerland. The chart carries the trajectory, the table carries the year by year figures, and the definition at the foot of the page is the World Bank's own, quoted as it stands.
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Latest known value: 668.67 bn $ for Italy in 2025, over a series running from 1960 to 2025 and 8 countries compared, from the highest (United States, 3,506.55 bn $) to the lowest (South Sudan, 1.27 bn $).
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Year by year values
Click the Year header to reverse the order. An empty cell means the World Bank publishes nothing for that country that year.
| Italy | Spain | Netherlands | United States | China | South Sudan | Sierra Leone | Switzerland | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 668.67 bn $ | 513.32 bn $ | 870.44 bn $ | 3,506.55 bn $ | 2,582.9 bn $ | 1.27 bn $ | 1.89 bn $ | 507.43 bn $ |
| 2024 | 621.39 bn $ | 479.33 bn $ | 816.62 bn $ | 3,358.25 bn $ | 2,583.22 bn $ | 1.19 bn $ | 2.05 bn $ | 371.96 bn $ |
| 2023 | 639.88 bn $ | 469.88 bn $ | 843.57 bn $ | 3,168.24 bn $ | 2,556.94 bn $ | 1.16 bn $ | 1.92 bn $ | 365.61 bn $ |
| 2022 | 694.31 bn $ | 494.26 bn $ | 896.72 bn $ | 3,371.75 bn $ | 2,706.51 bn $ | 1.23 bn $ | 1.97 bn $ | 357.12 bn $ |
| 2021 | 567.42 bn $ | 419.7 bn $ | 757.38 bn $ | 2,935.31 bn $ | 2,679.41 bn $ | 1.08 bn $ | 1.8 bn $ | 324.07 bn $ |
| 2020 | 426.87 bn $ | 326.19 bn $ | 595.12 bn $ | 2,406.93 bn $ | 2,065.96 bn $ | 983 m $ | 2.15 bn $ | 291.98 bn $ |
| 2019 | 475.01 bn $ | 372.75 bn $ | 635.68 bn $ | 2,567.45 bn $ | 2,078.39 bn $ | 1.5 bn $ | 277.83 bn $ | |
| 2018 | 503.24 bn $ | 390.56 bn $ | 645.5 bn $ | 2,614.22 bn $ | 2,135.75 bn $ | 1.35 bn $ | 279.53 bn $ | |
| 2017 | 453.12 bn $ | 351.98 bn $ | 574.65 bn $ | 2,408.48 bn $ | 1,843.79 bn $ | 1.3 bn $ | 269.83 bn $ | |
| 2016 | 406.79 bn $ | 310.92 bn $ | 500.8 bn $ | 2,250.15 bn $ | 1,587.93 bn $ | 1.07 bn $ | 270.13 bn $ | |
| 2015 | 410.92 bn $ | 311.85 bn $ | 512.11 bn $ | 2,315.3 bn $ | 1,679.57 bn $ | 1.53 bn $ | 253.03 bn $ | |
| 2014 | 474.39 bn $ | 358.86 bn $ | 589.57 bn $ | 2,412.55 bn $ | 1,959.23 bn $ | 1.57 bn $ | 275.74 bn $ | |
| 2013 | 479.45 bn $ | 340.6 bn $ | 589.7 bn $ | 2,329.06 bn $ | 1,949.99 bn $ | 1.78 bn $ | 321.51 bn $ | |
| 2012 | 488.6 bn $ | 337.34 bn $ | 586.93 bn $ | 2,336.52 bn $ | 1,818.41 bn $ | 1.6 bn $ | 295.06 bn $ | |
| 2011 | 558.79 bn $ | 376.61 bn $ | 594.37 bn $ | 2,266.02 bn $ | 1,743.48 bn $ | 1.72 bn $ | 208.22 bn $ | |
| 2010 | 487.05 bn $ | 327.02 bn $ | 516.41 bn $ | 1,969.18 bn $ | 1,396.25 bn $ | 770 m $ | 176.28 bn $ | |
| 2009 | 415.11 bn $ | 293.22 bn $ | 443.15 bn $ | 1,605.3 bn $ | 1,005.92 bn $ | 520 m $ | 207.7 bn $ | |
| 2008 | 561.92 bn $ | 420.8 bn $ | 580.94 bn $ | 2,169.49 bn $ | 1,132.57 bn $ | 534 m $ | 229.88 bn $ | |
| 2007 | 511.66 bn $ | 389.3 bn $ | 492.62 bn $ | 2,020.4 bn $ | 956.12 bn $ | 445 m $ | 189.18 bn $ | |
| 2006 | 442.56 bn $ | 328.7 bn $ | 416.83 bn $ | 1,918.08 bn $ | 791.46 bn $ | 389 m $ | 164.05 bn $ | |
| 2005 | 384.79 bn $ | 288.79 bn $ | 363.82 bn $ | 1,732.71 bn $ | 659.95 bn $ | 345 m $ | 147.13 bn $ | |
| 2004 | 355.3 bn $ | 258.33 bn $ | 319.67 bn $ | 1,525.68 bn $ | 561.23 bn $ | 286 m $ | 115.8 bn $ | |
| 2003 | 297.52 bn $ | 208.6 bn $ | 264.7 bn $ | 1,303.05 bn $ | 412.76 bn $ | 303 m $ | 100.24 bn $ | |
| 2002 | 247.02 bn $ | 165.11 bn $ | 219.27 bn $ | 1,200.23 bn $ | 295.17 bn $ | 264 m $ | 87.19 bn $ | |
| 2001 | 236.22 bn $ | 154.65 bn $ | 208.64 bn $ | 1,179.18 bn $ | 243.55 bn $ | 182 m $ | 84.1 bn $ | |
| 2000 | 238.76 bn $ | 156.14 bn $ | 218.27 bn $ | 1,259.3 bn $ | 225.09 bn $ | 149 m $ | 82.52 bn $ | |
| 1999 | 220.64 bn $ | 135.35 bn $ | 206.16 bn $ | 1,059.44 bn $ | 165.7 bn $ | 81 m $ | 79.86 bn $ | |
| 1998 | 218.47 bn $ | 136.66 bn $ | 195.64 bn $ | 944.35 bn $ | 140.24 bn $ | 95 m $ | 80.09 bn $ | |
| 1997 | 210.13 bn $ | 115.67 bn $ | 190.73 bn $ | 899.02 bn $ | 142.37 bn $ | 93 m $ | 75.96 bn $ | |
| 1996 | 208.26 bn $ | 121.22 bn $ | 190.92 bn $ | 822.03 bn $ | 138.83 bn $ | 211 m $ | 78.22 bn $ | |
| 1995 | 205.99 bn $ | 113.54 bn $ | 185.23 bn $ | 770.85 bn $ | 132.08 bn $ | 133 m $ | 80.15 bn $ | |
| 1994 | 169.17 bn $ | 88.86 bn $ | 150.34 bn $ | 689.22 bn $ | 115.62 bn $ | 150 m $ | 68 bn $ | |
| 1993 | 148.1 bn $ | 77.53 bn $ | 126.27 bn $ | 603.44 bn $ | 103.96 bn $ | 147 m $ | 60.83 bn $ | |
| 1992 | 188.45 bn $ | 99.76 bn $ | 134.65 bn $ | 553.92 bn $ | 80.59 bn $ | 146 m $ | 65.72 bn $ | |
| 1991 | 182.68 bn $ | 93.31 bn $ | 125.87 bn $ | 508.36 bn $ | 63.79 bn $ | 163 m $ | 66.49 bn $ | |
| 1990 | 181.97 bn $ | 87.72 bn $ | 126.1 bn $ | 516.99 bn $ | 53.35 bn $ | 149 m $ | 69.68 bn $ | |
| 1989 | 153.01 bn $ | 71.47 bn $ | 104.33 bn $ | 492.92 bn $ | 59.14 bn $ | 183 m $ | 58.19 bn $ | |
| 1988 | 138.55 bn $ | 59.64 bn $ | 99.47 bn $ | 459.54 bn $ | 55.27 bn $ | 156 m $ | 56.36 bn $ | |
| 1987 | 125.66 bn $ | 49.11 bn $ | 91.31 bn $ | 424.44 bn $ | 43.22 bn $ | 137 m $ | 50.65 bn $ | |
| 1986 | 99.38 bn $ | 35.06 bn $ | 75.54 bn $ | 382.29 bn $ | 42.9 bn $ | 132 m $ | 41.05 bn $ | |
| 1985 | 87.69 bn $ | 29.96 bn $ | 65.2 bn $ | 352.46 bn $ | 42.25 bn $ | 151 m $ | 30.7 bn $ | |
| 1984 | 85.16 bn $ | 28.83 bn $ | 62.3 bn $ | 346.36 bn $ | 27.41 bn $ | 157 m $ | 29.52 bn $ | |
| 1983 | 79.81 bn $ | 29.19 bn $ | 61.65 bn $ | 269.88 bn $ | 21.39 bn $ | 160 m $ | 29.19 bn $ | |
| 1982 | 87.33 bn $ | 31.47 bn $ | 63.77 bn $ | 254.88 bn $ | 19.29 bn $ | 298 m $ | 28.68 bn $ | |
| 1981 | 94.26 bn $ | 32.15 bn $ | 67.23 bn $ | 273.35 bn $ | 22.01 bn $ | 328 m $ | 30.7 bn $ | |
| 1980 | 100.74 bn $ | 34.08 bn $ | 78.04 bn $ | 256.99 bn $ | 19.94 bn $ | 427 m $ | 36.34 bn $ | |
| 1979 | 77.9 bn $ | 25.44 bn $ | 77.33 bn $ | 222.23 bn $ | 15.62 bn $ | 316 m $ | 29.36 bn $ | |
| 1978 | 56.5 bn $ | 18.71 bn $ | 61.31 bn $ | 186.05 bn $ | 11.13 bn $ | 279 m $ | 23.8 bn $ | |
| 1977 | 48.09 bn $ | 17.84 bn $ | 52.9 bn $ | 160.41 bn $ | 7.15 bn $ | 181 m $ | 17.94 bn $ | |
| 1976 | 43.91 bn $ | 17.47 bn $ | 46.73 bn $ | 132.5 bn $ | 6.66 bn $ | 153 m $ | 14.78 bn $ | |
| 1975 | 38.53 bn $ | 16.27 bn $ | 40.9 bn $ | 105.88 bn $ | 7.93 bn $ | 185 m $ | 13.3 bn $ | |
| 1974 | 41.09 bn $ | 15.43 bn $ | 38.95 bn $ | 110.48 bn $ | 7.79 bn $ | 222 m $ | 14.45 bn $ | |
| 1973 | 27.8 bn $ | 9.67 bn $ | 28.74 bn $ | 73.57 bn $ | 5.21 bn $ | 155 m $ | 11.63 bn $ | |
| 1972 | 19.32 bn $ | 6.83 bn $ | 20.67 bn $ | 58.86 bn $ | 2.85 bn $ | 119 m $ | 8.47 bn $ | |
| 1971 | 15.97 bn $ | 5.01 bn $ | 17.87 bn $ | 48.34 bn $ | 2.13 bn $ | 113 m $ | 7.19 bn $ | |
| 1970 | 14.97 bn $ | 4.75 bn $ | 15.69 bn $ | 42.43 bn $ | 2.28 bn $ | 116 m $ | 6.37 bn $ | |
| 1969 | 12.47 bn $ | 4.23 bn $ | 12.98 bn $ | 38.31 bn $ | 1.92 bn $ | 112 m $ | 5.2 bn $ | |
| 1968 | 10.29 bn $ | 3.51 bn $ | 10.96 bn $ | 35.35 bn $ | 2.07 bn $ | 90 m $ | 4.44 bn $ | |
| 1967 | 9.83 bn $ | 3.44 bn $ | 9.88 bn $ | 28.75 bn $ | 2.17 bn $ | 90 m $ | 4.07 bn $ | |
| 1966 | 8.59 bn $ | 3.59 bn $ | 9.54 bn $ | 27.75 bn $ | 2.48 bn $ | 100 m $ | 3.89 bn $ | |
| 1965 | 7.38 bn $ | 3.04 bn $ | 8.93 bn $ | 23.19 bn $ | 2.25 bn $ | 108 m $ | 3.64 bn $ | |
| 1964 | 7.25 bn $ | 2.26 bn $ | 8.41 bn $ | 20.31 bn $ | 1.71 bn $ | 99 m $ | 3.55 bn $ | |
| 1963 | 7.59 bn $ | 1.96 bn $ | 7.12 bn $ | 18.62 bn $ | 1.45 bn $ | 84 m $ | 3.2 bn $ | |
| 1962 | 6.07 bn $ | 1.57 bn $ | 6.4 bn $ | 17.78 bn $ | 1.37 bn $ | 85 m $ | 2.97 bn $ | |
| 1961 | 5.22 bn $ | 1.09 bn $ | 6.09 bn $ | 15.94 bn $ | 1.75 bn $ | 91 m $ | 2.66 bn $ | |
| 1960 | 4.73 bn $ | 722 m $ | 5.36 bn $ | 16.37 bn $ | 2.65 bn $ | 74 m $ | 2.21 bn $ |
World Bank definition
Merchandise imports (current US$)
Merchandise imports includes goods whose economic ownership is changed from a non-resident to a resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.
Text published by the World Bank for indicator TM.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT, reproduced unchanged.
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