North America - 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 North America was 1.05 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 11.58 in 1980, while its lowest value was 0.58 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 1.58
1961 1.62
1962 1.34
1963 1.23
1964 1.02
1965 1.07
1966 0.92
1967 0.65
1968 0.78
1969 0.74
1970 0.58
1971 0.85
1972 1.10
1973 1.64
1974 3.17
1975 6.09
1976 8.37
1977 9.79
1978 7.86
1979 9.52
1980 11.58
1981 9.26
1982 4.90
1983 2.84
1984 2.46
1985 1.49
1986 1.64
1987 1.97
1988 2.05
1989 2.48
1990 3.22
1991 2.63
1992 2.34
1993 2.06
1994 1.72
1995 1.60
1996 1.72
1997 1.74
1998 1.32
1999 1.59
2000 2.21
2001 2.33
2002 2.10
2003 2.65
2004 3.01
2005 3.42
2006 3.76
2007 3.87
2008 5.16
2009 3.33
2010 3.56
2011 4.21
2012 4.58
2013 3.87
2014 3.36
2015 1.81
2016 1.73
2017 1.96
2018 2.13
2019 1.55
2020 1.05

Merchandise imports (current US$)

The value for Merchandise imports (current US$) in North America was 2,822,480,000,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 3,085,790,000,000 in 2018 and a minimum value of 22,021,480,000 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 22,465,910,000
1961 22,021,480,000
1962 24,024,430,000
1963 25,090,480,000
1964 27,735,050,000
1965 31,841,060,000
1966 37,843,910,000
1967 39,610,640,000
1968 47,676,510,000
1969 52,382,100,000
1970 56,769,380,000
1971 64,877,290,000
1972 78,977,040,000
1973 98,380,970,000
1974 144,867,000,000
1975 142,127,000,000
1976 172,909,000,000
1977 202,692,000,000
1978 232,551,000,000
1979 279,139,000,000
1980 319,841,000,000
1981 343,685,000,000
1982 313,363,000,000
1983 335,045,000,000
1984 424,566,000,000
1985 433,506,000,000
1986 468,228,000,000
1987 517,456,000,000
1988 572,742,000,000
1989 613,249,000,000
1990 640,826,000,000
1991 633,655,000,000
1992 683,747,000,000
1993 743,007,000,000
1994 844,838,000,000
1995 939,828,000,000
1996 997,752,000,000
1997 1,100,510,000,000
1998 1,151,050,000,000
1999 1,280,340,000,000
2000 1,504,810,000,000
2001 1,407,190,000,000
2002 1,428,480,000,000
2003 1,548,900,000,000
2004 1,806,600,000,000
2005 2,056,100,000,000
2006 2,278,170,000,000
2007 2,411,760,000,000
2008 2,589,660,000,000
2009 1,936,270,000,000
2010 2,372,850,000,000
2011 2,730,560,000,000
2012 2,813,720,000,000
2013 2,805,850,000,000
2014 2,888,830,000,000
2015 2,746,360,000,000
2016 2,664,070,000,000
2017 2,853,220,000,000
2018 3,085,790,000,000
2019 3,032,380,000,000
2020 2,822,480,000,000

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

Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports) in North America was 53.27 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 82.03 in 1972, while its lowest value was 52.30 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 67.61
1961 69.56
1962 70.17
1963 70.57
1964 71.50
1965 73.69
1966 74.95
1967 77.50
1968 78.82
1969 80.63
1970 80.46
1971 81.51
1972 82.03
1973 79.80
1974 72.05
1975 72.64
1976 72.83
1977 71.49
1978 73.45
1979 71.27
1980 70.46
1981 73.24
1982 74.90
1983 75.76
1984 77.68
1985 79.56
1986 81.87
1987 81.01
1988 80.89
1989 78.83
1990 77.47
1991 77.20
1992 75.68
1993 74.52
1994 73.52
1995 72.82
1996 71.12
1997 70.79
1998 70.27
1999 69.62
2000 67.80
2001 67.04
2002 65.42
2003 63.81
2004 61.77
2005 59.72
2006 57.80
2007 57.12
2008 55.89
2009 54.22
2010 52.78
2011 53.19
2012 53.78
2013 54.26
2014 54.64
2015 53.52
2016 53.07
2017 52.30
2018 52.49
2019 54.11
2020 53.27

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 North America was 46.61 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 47.14 in 2017, while its lowest value was 12.26 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 20.92
1961 19.95
1962 19.29
1963 19.39
1964 19.10
1965 16.93
1966 16.44
1967 15.06
1968 14.04
1969 12.97
1970 13.02
1971 12.26
1972 12.38
1973 13.84
1974 18.80
1975 19.85
1976 21.28
1977 22.96
1978 21.77
1979 23.42
1980 24.32
1981 21.69
1982 20.38
1983 19.98
1984 18.04
1985 16.68
1986 14.82
1987 15.73
1988 15.91
1989 17.73
1990 18.83
1991 19.30
1992 21.10
1993 22.40
1994 23.55
1995 24.88
1996 26.24
1997 27.45
1998 28.44
1999 29.04
2000 30.50
2001 31.36
2002 33.13
2003 34.74
2004 36.52
2005 38.29
2006 40.27
2007 40.93
2008 41.85
2009 44.07
2010 45.57
2011 44.95
2012 44.64
2013 44.42
2014 44.15
2015 45.71
2016 46.38
2017 47.14
2018 46.95
2019 45.71
2020 46.61

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 North America was 25.74 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 25.96 in 2017, while its lowest value was 1.77 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 2.91
1961 2.60
1962 2.32
1963 2.31
1964 2.39
1965 2.07
1966 2.56
1967 2.45
1968 2.20
1969 2.21
1970 2.04
1971 1.86
1972 1.77
1973 2.10
1974 2.97
1975 3.33
1976 3.48
1977 3.54
1978 3.40
1979 3.40
1980 3.90
1981 4.15
1982 3.88
1983 4.14
1984 3.97
1985 3.62
1986 3.42
1987 3.78
1988 4.26
1989 5.12
1990 5.74
1991 6.79
1992 8.32
1993 9.25
1994 10.00
1995 10.61
1996 10.90
1997 11.45
1998 12.19
1999 12.34
2000 12.74
2001 13.17
2002 14.97
2003 16.18
2004 17.24
2005 18.39
2006 19.35
2007 19.96
2008 19.45
2009 22.29
2010 22.32
2011 20.85
2012 21.41
2013 22.28
2014 23.09
2015 25.36
2016 25.49
2017 25.96
2018 25.54
2019 23.75
2020 25.74

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 North America was 1.30 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 1.99 in 2011, while its lowest value was 0.07 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 0.30
1961 0.37
1962 0.40
1963 0.29
1964 0.28
1965 0.29
1966 0.28
1967 0.29
1968 0.23
1969 0.15
1970 0.14
1971 0.12
1972 0.15
1973 0.15
1974 0.11
1975 0.13
1976 0.16
1977 0.09
1978 0.09
1979 0.11
1980 0.07
1981 0.09
1982 0.11
1983 0.11
1984 0.12
1985 0.16
1986 0.17
1987 0.19
1988 0.20
1989 0.26
1990 0.20
1991 0.19
1992 0.29
1993 0.52
1994 0.76
1995 0.83
1996 0.75
1997 0.79
1998 0.97
1999 0.96
2000 0.95
2001 0.88
2002 0.92
2003 1.04
2004 1.26
2005 1.38
2006 1.50
2007 1.44
2008 1.87
2009 1.72
2010 1.80
2011 1.99
2012 1.78
2013 1.63
2014 1.40
2015 1.18
2016 1.10
2017 1.23
2018 1.38
2019 1.41
2020 1.30

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 North America was 15.83 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 16.48 in 2019, while its lowest value was 6.27 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 12.66
1961 11.63
1962 11.35
1963 11.48
1964 10.53
1965 9.29
1966 8.66
1967 8.10
1968 7.67
1969 7.06
1970 7.35
1971 6.50
1972 6.49
1973 6.90
1974 6.99
1975 6.62
1976 6.27
1977 6.76
1978 7.10
1979 7.62
1980 8.26
1981 8.43
1982 9.48
1983 9.67
1984 9.11
1985 8.81
1986 7.73
1987 7.94
1988 8.17
1989 8.45
1990 8.69
1991 8.82
1992 9.07
1993 9.20
1994 9.71
1995 10.44
1996 11.32
1997 11.86
1998 12.24
1999 12.58
2000 13.00
2001 13.44
2002 13.66
2003 13.24
2004 13.04
2005 12.82
2006 13.16
2007 13.03
2008 12.92
2009 13.97
2010 14.80
2011 15.37
2012 15.60
2013 15.58
2014 15.45
2015 15.52
2016 15.84
2017 15.78
2018 15.86
2019 16.48
2020 15.83

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 North America was 0.41 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 6.49 in 1977, while its lowest value was 0.36 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 0.80
1961 0.83
1962 0.75
1963 0.75
1964 0.74
1965 0.73
1966 0.85
1967 0.61
1968 0.61
1969 0.65
1970 0.48
1971 0.77
1972 1.01
1973 1.41
1974 3.57
1975 4.40
1976 5.30
1977 6.49
1978 5.99
1979 6.37
1980 5.47
1981 3.45
1982 1.60
1983 1.83
1984 1.29
1985 0.99
1986 0.73
1987 1.03
1988 0.73
1989 0.87
1990 1.14
1991 0.53
1992 0.42
1993 0.47
1994 0.37
1995 0.36
1996 0.43
1997 0.48
1998 0.44
1999 0.65
2000 0.87
2001 0.93
2002 0.80
2003 1.03
2004 1.39
2005 1.57
2006 1.91
2007 1.93
2008 2.45
2009 1.67
2010 1.74
2011 1.75
2012 1.78
2013 1.22
2014 0.96
2015 0.54
2016 0.65
2017 0.83
2018 0.87
2019 0.68
2020 0.41

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 North America was 2.52 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 2.61 in 2019, while its lowest value was 0.53 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 1.79
1961 1.87
1962 1.81
1963 1.95
1964 1.71
1965 1.67
1966 1.39
1967 1.19
1968 1.03
1969 1.02
1970 0.86
1971 0.81
1972 0.79
1973 0.68
1974 0.62
1975 0.61
1976 0.65
1977 0.58
1978 0.61
1979 0.58
1980 0.53
1981 0.56
1982 0.67
1983 0.88
1984 0.87
1985 0.80
1986 0.79
1987 0.83
1988 0.85
1989 0.88
1990 0.87
1991 0.92
1992 1.06
1993 1.13
1994 1.15
1995 1.15
1996 1.16
1997 1.24
1998 1.33
1999 1.30
2000 1.32
2001 1.33
2002 1.44
2003 1.45
2004 1.45
2005 1.50
2006 1.55
2007 1.56
2008 1.55
2009 1.75
2010 1.86
2011 1.91
2012 2.03
2013 2.11
2014 2.18
2015 2.33
2016 2.42
2017 2.37
2018 2.42
2019 2.61
2020 2.52

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 North America was 0.82 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 6.09 in 1980, while its lowest value was 0.77 in 2019.

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 2.47
1961 2.64
1962 2.66
1963 2.61
1964 3.46
1965 2.88
1966 2.70
1967 2.42
1968 2.29
1969 1.89
1970 2.17
1971 2.21
1972 2.16
1973 2.59
1974 4.53
1975 4.76
1976 5.42
1977 5.49
1978 4.56
1979 5.34
1980 6.09
1981 5.02
1982 4.66
1983 3.35
1984 2.68
1985 2.29
1986 1.96
1987 1.96
1988 1.69
1989 2.15
1990 2.19
1991 2.05
1992 1.93
1993 1.84
1994 1.55
1995 1.50
1996 1.68
1997 1.64
1998 1.27
1999 1.21
2000 1.63
2001 1.60
2002 1.34
2003 1.80
2004 2.13
2005 2.63
2006 2.79
2007 3.01
2008 3.61
2009 2.66
2010 3.05
2011 3.09
2012 2.04
2013 1.59
2014 1.07
2015 0.79
2016 0.87
2017 0.97
2018 0.88
2019 0.77
2020 0.82

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

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise imports) in North America was 0.12 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 11.47 in 1960, while its lowest value was 0.12 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 11.47
1961 10.49
1962 10.54
1963 10.04
1964 9.40
1965 9.38
1966 8.61
1967 7.45
1968 7.14
1969 6.40
1970 6.52
1971 6.22
1972 5.59
1973 6.36
1974 9.16
1975 7.51
1976 5.89
1977 5.55
1978 4.78
1979 5.32
1980 5.22
1981 5.07
1982 4.71
1983 4.26
1984 4.28
1985 3.77
1986 3.32
1987 3.26
1988 3.20
1989 3.44
1990 3.70
1991 3.50
1992 3.22
1993 3.08
1994 2.93
1995 2.30
1996 2.64
1997 1.76
1998 1.28
1999 1.34
2000 1.70
2001 1.60
2002 1.45
2003 1.45
2004 1.71
2005 1.99
2006 1.92
2007 1.95
2008 2.26
2009 1.71
2010 1.65
2011 1.86
2012 1.58
2013 1.33
2014 1.21
2015 0.76
2016 0.56
2017 0.56
2018 0.56
2019 0.19
2020 0.12

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$)

The latest value for Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) in North America was $2,766,010,000,000 as of 2020. Over the past 60 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $3,029,400,000,000 in 2018 and $22,245,700,000 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 $22,638,700,000
1961 $22,245,700,000
1962 $24,183,300,000
1963 $25,266,800,000
1964 $27,994,400,000
1965 $32,128,500,000
1966 $38,517,500,000
1967 $40,359,000,000
1968 $48,475,500,000
1969 $53,278,800,000
1970 $57,874,800,000
1971 $66,436,020,000
1972 $80,812,350,000
1973 $100,855,000,000
1974 $147,044,000,000
1975 $144,367,000,000
1976 $175,503,000,000
1977 $205,742,000,000
1978 $235,841,000,000
1979 $283,494,000,000
1980 $324,527,000,000
1981 $348,598,000,000
1982 $317,704,000,000
1983 $339,817,000,000
1984 $425,197,000,000
1985 $448,707,000,000
1986 $479,247,000,000
1987 $524,272,000,000
1988 $581,434,000,000
1989 $623,015,000,000
1990 $649,250,000,000
1991 $642,325,000,000
1992 $690,498,000,000
1993 $751,994,000,000
1994 $856,944,000,000
1995 $951,399,000,000
1996 $1,005,530,000,000
1997 $1,115,050,000,000
1998 $1,165,230,000,000
1999 $1,287,300,000,000
2000 $1,492,300,000,000
2001 $1,415,720,000,000
2002 $1,438,270,000,000
2003 $1,559,790,000,000
2004 $1,814,990,000,000
2005 $2,066,930,000,000
2006 $2,291,330,000,000
2007 $2,421,850,000,000
2008 $2,601,880,000,000
2009 $1,946,110,000,000
2010 $2,385,950,000,000
2011 $2,688,420,000,000
2012 $2,767,700,000,000
2013 $2,758,970,000,000
2014 $2,838,210,000,000
2015 $2,688,480,000,000
2016 $2,617,780,000,000
2017 $2,801,400,000,000
2018 $3,029,400,000,000
2019 $2,978,990,000,000
2020 $2,766,010,000,000

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Imports