World imports for 2024 were 31.279 trillion US dollars, a 3.27% increase from 2023.
World imports for 2023 were 30.287 trillion US dollars, a 1.66% decline from 2022.
World imports for 2022 were 30.799 trillion US dollars, a 13.49% increase from 2021.
World imports for 2021 were 27.139 trillion US dollars, a 24.08% increase from 2020.
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. The full historical dataset is available for download here: World Imports | Historical Data | 1970 - 2024.