United States — Imports (% of GDP)
% of GDP · Annual · 1800–2031 · 232 observations
About this series
Imports of goods and services are the value of goods and services supplied by nonresidents to residents during the period. The series measures a flow, not a stock. This series expresses the aggregate as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.
The latest imports reading for the United States was 13.8% of GDP in 2025. The previous reading was 14% of GDP in 2024; the period change was −0.24 percentage points. The latest reading was below the selected 10-year average of 14.4% of GDP.
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Latest observations
2000–2031
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2031 | 13.7 % of GDP |
| 2030 | 13.7 % of GDP |
| 2029 | 13.7 % of GDP |
| 2028 | 13.8 % of GDP |
| 2027 | 14 % of GDP |
15 earlier values
| 2026 | 13.7 % of GDP |
| 2025 | 13.8 % of GDP |
| 2024 | 14 % of GDP |
| 2023 | 13.9 % of GDP |
| 2022 | 15.3 % of GDP |
| 2021 | 14.4 % of GDP |
| 2020 | 13 % of GDP |
| 2019 | 14.5 % of GDP |
| 2018 | 15.2 % of GDP |
| 2017 | 14.9 % of GDP |
| 2016 | 14.6 % of GDP |
| 2015 | 15.3 % of GDP |
| 2014 | 16.4 % of GDP |
| 2013 | 16.4 % of GDP |
| 2012 | 17 % of GDP |
Values before 2012, back to 2000, are on the chart — hover to read them.