imports for 2021 were 1.276 trillion US dollars, a 17.68% increase from 2020.
imports for 2020 were 1.085 trillion US dollars, a 15.95% decline from 2019.
imports for 2019 were 1.291 trillion US dollars, a 1.6% increase from 2018.
imports for 2018 were 1.270 trillion US dollars, a 3.28% increase from 2017.
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.