In 2022, imports of goods and services amounted to around 15.59 percent of U.S. gross domestic product. This is an increase from 2021 when imports totaled 14.59 percent of GDP. Imports of goods and services have generally increased since 1990.

Imports in the United States increased to 401.20 USD Billion in January from 364.58 USD Billion in December of 2024. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - United States Imports - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

In 2024, the total value of U.S. trade goods amounted to approximately 5.4 trillion U.S. dollars. This shows the significance and scale of international trade for the economy of the United States. In 2024, the United States imported goods valuing around 3.3 trillion U.S. dollars from international trading partners, in comparison the value of goods exported from the United States to other countries amounted to around 2.1 trillion U.S. dollars.Import and export trade The import of trade goods relate to goods brought into the United States. This typically refers to goods grown, produced, or manufactured in other countries. Imports include goods of domestic origin which have been worked on abroad before reentering the United States. The export of trade goods refer to goods sold internationally which were grown, produced, or manufactured in the United States. It also includes commodities of foreign origin which have been changed in the United States from the form in which they were imported, or which have been enhanced in value or condition by further processing or manufacturing within the United States before again being sold internationally. Leading trade partners of the United States In 2023, Mexico was the largest source of goods imported into the United States, with goods valuing approximately 475.6 billion U.S. dollars. Mexico and Canada were the second and third largest exporters of goods to the United States, respectively. In 2023, Canada was the leading destination of goods exported from the United States, with U.S. trade goods worth over 350 billion U.S. dollars exported to Canada. Mexico and China also feature at the top of the list of importers of U.S. goods.

This page displays a table with United States Imports By Country,imports By Country in U.S. dollars, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade.

In 2023, the United States traded close to 799 billion U.S. dollars’ worth of goods with their neighbor. That year, the U.S. imported more goods from Mexico than it exported, leading to a trade deficit, or negative trade balance.

Mexico’s imports from the United States

The majority of cosmetics and personal care imports to Mexico originated from the U.S., while other Latin American countries, such as Colombia and Brazil, contributed significantly less in terms of import value. When it comes to apparel items, the United States was also among the leading trade partners for Mexico, although far behind China, where Mexico imported nearly all of its clothes from.

Leading product categories Mexico exports to the Unites States

The United States is Mexico’s most important trading partner when it comes to the export of cosmetics and personal care products. Canada, as the only other non-Latin American country on the list, was also among the leading export destinations. Furthermore, the United States is the main destination country for Mexico’s apparel exports.

Trade is the sum of exports and imports of goods and services measured as a share of gross domestic product.

In 2021, U.S. imports of goods and services grew by 14.02 percent in 2021 as global trade recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2027, imports are expected to grow two percent.

Graph and download economic data for Nowcast for Real Imports of Goods and Services (IMPORTSNOW) from Q3 2011 to Q1 2025 about nowcast, projection, imports, goods, services, real, rate, and USA.

This dataset is an update of the COVID-19 Related Goods: U.S. Imports and Tariffs dataset. The dataset identifies imported goods related to the response to COVID-19, their source countries, tariff classifications, and applicable rates of duty.

This timeline depicts the total imports and exports of goods of the United States from January 2017 to September 2022. In September 2022, the total value of imports of the United States amounted to approximately 275.41 billion U.S. dollars; its exports valued around 176 billion U.S. dollars that month.

United States US: Imports: % of Goods Imports: Food data was reported at 6.100 % in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 6.155 % for 2016. United States US: Imports: % of Goods Imports: Food data is updated yearly, averaging 6.021 % from Dec 1962 (Median) to 2017, with 56 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 23.553 % in 1962 and a record low of 3.928 % in 2000. United States US: Imports: % of Goods Imports: Food data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United States – Table US.World Bank.WDI: Imports. Food comprises the commodities in SITC sections 0 (food and live animals), 1 (beverages and tobacco), and 4 (animal and vegetable oils and fats) and SITC division 22 (oil seeds, oil nuts, and oil kernels).; ; World Bank staff estimates through the WITS platform from the Comtrade database maintained by the United Nations Statistics Division.; Weighted average; Merchandise import shares may not sum to 100 percent because of unclassified trade.

Graph and download economic data for Import Price Index (End Use): Furniture, Household Goods (IR41000) from Mar 1980 to Jan 2025 about end use, furniture, imports, households, price index, indexes, price, and USA.

Graph and download economic data for Contributions to Percent Change in Real Imports of Goods and Services by Type of Product: Imports of services: Transport (Y804RZ2Q224SBEA) from Q2 1967 to Q4 2024 about contributions, imports, transportation, production, percent, goods, services, real, GDP, and USA.

This page displays a table with China Imports By Country in U.S. dollars, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade.

External balance on goods and services (formerly resource balance) equals exports of goods and services minus imports of goods and services (previously nonfactor services). Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Graph and download economic data for Real imports of goods (A255RX1Q020SBEA) from Q1 1970 to Q4 2024 about imports, goods, real, GDP, and USA.

United States Imports from Colombia was US$18.43 Billion during 2024, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. United States Imports from Colombia - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on March of 2025.

Goods Imports (Customs Basis) in Latin America Share by Country (Million US Dollars, Constant, Seasonally Adjusted), 2023 Discover more data with ReportLinker!

Graph and download economic data for Contributions to percent change in GDPNow: Real Imports of Goods (IMPORTSGOODSCONTRIBNOW) from Q2 2014 to Q1 2025 about contributions, imports, goods, real, GDP, and USA.

The timeline shows the total value of U.S. trade in goods (export and import) with Canada from 2004 to 2022. In 2023, the total value of U.S. trade in goods with Canada amounted to 774 billion U.S. dollars; composed of 353.2 billion U.S. dollars in exports and 421.1 billion U.S. dollars in imports.