Imports in the United States decreased to 350.52 USD Billion in May from 350.83 USD Billion in April of 2025. 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.

United States Imports from China was US$462.62 Billion during 2024, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. United States Imports from China - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on July of 2025.

United States US: Imports: % of Goods Imports: Manufactures data was reported at 78.396 % in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 79.654 % for 2016. United States US: Imports: % of Goods Imports: Manufactures data is updated yearly, averaging 70.167 % from Dec 1962 (Median) to 2017, with 56 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 80.629 % in 1998 and a record low of 39.670 % in 1962. United States US: Imports: % of Goods Imports: Manufactures 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. Manufactures comprise the commodities in SITC sections 5 (chemicals), 6 (basic manufactures), 7 (machinery and transport equipment), and 8 (miscellaneous manufactured goods), excluding division 68 (nonferrous metals).; ; 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.

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U.S. imports for 2023 were 3.850 trillion US dollars, a 3.18% decline from 2022.

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<li>U.S. imports for 2022 were <strong>3.976 trillion US dollars</strong>, a <strong>16.42% increase</strong> from 2021.</li>
<li>U.S. imports for 2021 were <strong>3.415 trillion US dollars</strong>, a <strong>22.98% increase</strong> from 2020.</li>
<li>U.S. imports for 2020 were <strong>2.777 trillion US dollars</strong>, a <strong>10.89% decline</strong> from 2019.</li>
</ul>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.

Graph and download economic data for Imports of Goods: Manufactured Commodities for United States (IMPMANUS) from Jan 2008 to May 2025 about imports, goods, commodities, manufacturing, and USA.

Graph and download economic data for Advance U.S. International Trade in Goods: Imports: Capital Goods (AITGICS) from May 2025 to May 2025 about imports, capital, trade, goods, and USA.

Imports of goods and services (% of GDP) in United States was reported at 13.99 % in 2024, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. United States - Imports of goods and services (% of GDP) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

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.

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.

The USA: Exports of goods and services as percent of GDP: The latest value from 2023 is 11.01 percent, a decline from 11.6 percent in 2022. In comparison, the world average is 45.64 percent, based on data from 154 countries. Historically, the average for the USA from 1970 to 2023 is 9.81 percent. The minimum value, 5.41 percent, was reached in 1971 while the maximum of 13.64 percent was recorded in 2012.

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China Imports from United States was US$164.59 Billion during 2024, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. China Imports from United States - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on July of 2025.

The United States' total Imports in 2024 were valued at US$3.36 Trillion, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. The United States' main import partners were: Mexico, China and Canada. The top three import commodities were: Machinery, nuclear reactors, boilers; Electrical, electronic equipment and Vehicles other than railway, tramway. Total Exports were valued at US$2.06 Trillion. In 2024, The United States had a trade deficit of US$1.29 Trillion.

United States US: Imports: % of Goods Imports: Fuel data was reported at 8.505 % in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 7.301 % for 2016. United States US: Imports: % of Goods Imports: Fuel data is updated yearly, averaging 11.309 % from Dec 1962 (Median) to 2017, with 56 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 32.845 % in 1980 and a record low of 6.601 % in 1998. United States US: Imports: % of Goods Imports: Fuel 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. Fuels comprise the commodities in SITC section 3 (mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials).; ; 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 U.S. Imports of Goods by Customs Basis from Russia (IMP4621) from Jan 1992 to May 2025 about Russia, imports, goods, and USA.

In 2024, Chinese exports of trade goods to the United States amounted to about 438.95 billion U.S. dollars; a significant increase from 1985 levels, when imports from China amounted to about 3.86 billion U.S. dollars. U.S. exports to China Compared to U.S. imports from China, the value of U.S. exports to China in 2020 amounted to 427.23billion U.S. dollars. China is the United States’ largest trading partner, while China was the United States third largest goods export market. Some of the leading exports to China in the agricultural sector included soybeans, cotton, and pork products. Texas was the leading state that exported to China in 2020 based on total value of goods exports, at 16.9 billion U.S. dollars. U.S. - China trade war The trade war between the United States and China is an economic conflict between two of the world’s largest national economies. It started in 2018 when U.S. President Donald Trump started putting tariffs and trade barriers on China, with the intent to get China to conform to Trump’s wishes. President Trump claimed that China has unfair trade businesses. As a result of this trade war, it has caused a lot of tension between the U.S. and China. Nearly half of American companies impacted by the U.S.-China trade tariffs said that the trade war increased their cost of manufacturing. The healthcare product industry has suffered the most from the trade war in regards to reduced profits.

U.S. exports for 2023 were 3.052 trillion US dollars, a 1.16% increase from 2022.

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<li>U.S. exports for 2022 were <strong>3.017 trillion US dollars</strong>, a <strong>18.08% increase</strong> from 2021.</li>
<li>U.S. exports for 2021 were <strong>2.555 trillion US dollars</strong>, a <strong>18.79% increase</strong> from 2020.</li>
<li>U.S. exports for 2020 were <strong>2.151 trillion US dollars</strong>, a <strong>15.29% decline</strong> from 2019.</li>
</ul>Exports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services provided to 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.

Percentage of enterprises that imported goods or services from a business operating outside Canada to resell them “as-is”, use them in production of other goods or services, or use them to support business activities, by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code and enterprise size, based on a one-year observation period.

United States US: Imports: % of Goods Imports: Ores & Metals data was reported at 2.163 % in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 1.920 % for 2016. United States US: Imports: % of Goods Imports: Ores & Metals data is updated yearly, averaging 2.808 % from Dec 1962 (Median) to 2017, with 56 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 12.585 % in 1962 and a record low of 1.680 % in 2003. United States US: Imports: % of Goods Imports: Ores & Metals 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. Ores and metals comprise commodities in SITC sections 27 (crude fertilizer, minerals nes); 28 (metalliferous ores, scrap); and 68 (non-ferrous metals).; ; 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.