Case materials — Import value by country
The database contains data on the production and trade in roundwood and in primary wood and paper products for all countries and territories in the world.The main types of primary forest products included in this database are roundwood, sawnwood, wood-based panels, pulp, and paper and paperboard. These products are...
Countries reporting
214
Highest
3.56 million 1000 USD
China
Lowest
0 1000 USD
Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha
Median
10,814 1000 USD
Years covered
27
1998–2024
Data points
5,793
What the numbers show
Case materials — Import value is currently reported for 214 countries. The highest value is 3.56 million 1000 USD in China; the lowest is 0 1000 USD in Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha.
The median across all reporting countries is 10,814 1000 USD, and the mean is 115,612 1000 USD.
Over the past decade 131 countries rose and 77 fell. The largest increase was in Iraq (up 28,133.9%), and the largest decrease in Guam (down 100.0%).
Case materials — Import value: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 3.56 million 1000 USD | 2024 | up 520.4% | volatile |
| 2 | China, mainland | 3.46 million 1000 USD | 2024 | up 608.0% | volatile |
| 3 | Germany | 1.23 million 1000 USD | 2024 | down 16.4% | rising |
| 4 | Mexico | 1.20 million 1000 USD | 2024 | up 68.2% | volatile |
| 5 | Italy | 1.16 million 1000 USD | 2024 | up 25.5% | rising |
| 6 | Poland | 1.07 million 1000 USD | 2024 | up 36.3% | volatile |
| 7 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 848,144 1000 USD | 2024 | up 32.2% | rising |
| 8 | Canada | 804,319 1000 USD | 2024 | up 68.7% | rising |
| 9 | France | 781,074 1000 USD | 2024 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 10 | Spain | 661,841 1000 USD | 2024 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 11 | Belgium | 638,833 1000 USD | 2024 | down 4.5% | rising |
| 12 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 462,995 1000 USD | 2024 | down 8.6% | rising |
| 13 | Czechia | 359,674 1000 USD | 2024 | up 28.7% | volatile |
| 14 | Morocco | 333,706 1000 USD | 2024 | up 381.7% | volatile |
| 15 | Türkiye | 316,133 1000 USD | 2024 | down 34.8% | volatile |
| 16 | Philippines | 304,280 1000 USD | 2024 | up 65.5% | rising |
| 17 | Guatemala | 298,890 1000 USD | 2024 | up 46.7% | volatile |
| 18 | Portugal | 275,590 1000 USD | 2024 | up 61.4% | volatile |
| 19 | Algeria | 273,541 1000 USD | 2024 | up 552.5% | volatile |
| 20 | Viet Nam | 246,525 1000 USD | 2024 | down 19.5% | volatile |
| 21 | India | 242,538 1000 USD | 2024 | up 216.9% | volatile |
| 22 | Saudi Arabia | 234,616 1000 USD | 2024 | down 7.2% | volatile |
| 23 | Austria | 223,036 1000 USD | 2024 | down 25.9% | rising |
| 24 | Greece | 191,759 1000 USD | 2024 | up 58.5% | rising |
| 25 | Chile | 176,362 1000 USD | 2024 | up 34.3% | rising |
| 26 | United Arab Emirates | 174,034 1000 USD | 2024 | up 40.0% | volatile |
| 27 | Romania | 169,688 1000 USD | 2024 | up 84.0% | volatile |
| 28 | Thailand | 164,562 1000 USD | 2024 | up 96.1% | volatile |
| 29 | Republic of Korea | 159,804 1000 USD | 2024 | up 61.3% | rising |
| 30 | Australia and New Zealand | 156,833 1000 USD | 2024 | down 25.9% | rising |
| 31 | Colombia | 152,679 1000 USD | 2024 | up 151.9% | volatile |
| 32 | Hungary | 149,922 1000 USD | 2024 | up 38.8% | rising |
| 33 | Caribbean | 142,550 1000 USD | 2024 | up 76.3% | rising |
| 34 | Bangladesh | 140,781 1000 USD | 2024 | up 164.1% | volatile |
| 35 | Denmark | 134,842 1000 USD | 2024 | down 19.5% | rising |
| 36 | Egypt | 133,687 1000 USD | 2024 | down 14.0% | volatile |
| 37 | Argentina | 132,134 1000 USD | 2024 | down 11.3% | rising |
| 38 | Cambodia | 127,405 1000 USD | 2024 | up 455.9% | volatile |
| 39 | Sweden | 126,973 1000 USD | 2024 | down 8.8% | rising |
| 40 | Dominican Republic | 118,630 1000 USD | 2024 | up 84.7% | rising |
| 41 | Malaysia | 115,539 1000 USD | 2024 | down 46.1% | rising |
| 42 | Costa Rica | 107,892 1000 USD | 2024 | down 41.8% | rising |
| 43 | Ireland | 102,091 1000 USD | 2024 | up 89.4% | rising |
| 44 | Peru | 101,837 1000 USD | 2024 | up 76.7% | volatile |
| 45 | Israel | 99,544 1000 USD | 2024 | down 22.5% | rising |
| 46 | Bulgaria | 96,324 1000 USD | 2024 | up 104.2% | volatile |
| 47 | China, Taiwan Province of | 95,918 1000 USD | 2024 | up 35.2% | rising |
| 48 | New Zealand | 94,516 1000 USD | 2024 | down 29.5% | rising |
| 49 | Honduras | 86,401 1000 USD | 2024 | up 127.7% | volatile |
| 50 | Switzerland | 83,901 1000 USD | 2024 | down 17.0% | rising |
| 51 | Norway | 83,400 1000 USD | 2024 | up 16.2% | rising |
| 52 | Serbia | 82,564 1000 USD | 2024 | up 85.0% | rising |
| 53 | El Salvador | 80,852 1000 USD | 2024 | up 55.5% | volatile |
| 54 | Indonesia | 76,260 1000 USD | 2024 | up 88.6% | volatile |
| 55 | Brazil | 74,472 1000 USD | 2024 | up 1.1% | volatile |
| 56 | Lithuania | 70,815 1000 USD | 2024 | up 72.7% | volatile |
| 57 | Finland | 68,768 1000 USD | 2024 | down 51.6% | rising |
| 58 | Croatia | 68,607 1000 USD | 2024 | up 8.5% | volatile |
| 59 | Slovakia | 66,295 1000 USD | 2024 | up 43.8% | volatile |
| 60 | Iraq | 65,785 1000 USD | 2024 | up 28,133.9% | volatile |
| 61 | Slovenia | 65,046 1000 USD | 2024 | up 23.7% | rising |
| 62 | Australia | 62,317 1000 USD | 2024 | down 19.7% | rising |
| 63 | Ukraine | 59,174 1000 USD | 2024 | down 20.0% | volatile |
| 64 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 57,841 1000 USD | 2024 | down 12.9% | volatile |
| 65 | Sri Lanka | 54,817 1000 USD | 2024 | down 27.6% | volatile |
| 66 | Singapore | 52,810 1000 USD | 2024 | down 12.4% | flat |
| 67 | Kenya | 50,928 1000 USD | 2024 | down 6.0% | volatile |
| 68 | Tunisia | 48,631 1000 USD | 2024 | up 29.6% | rising |
| 69 | Côte d'Ivoire | 48,478 1000 USD | 2024 | up 76.8% | rising |
| 70 | Russian Federation | 45,024 1000 USD | 2024 | down 55.1% | volatile |
| 71 | Jordan | 44,968 1000 USD | 2024 | up 334.2% | volatile |
| 72 | Ghana | 32,556 1000 USD | 2024 | up 189.5% | volatile |
| 73 | Ecuador | 32,314 1000 USD | 2024 | up 118.4% | volatile |
| 74 | Zambia | 31,975 1000 USD | 2024 | up 319.4% | volatile |
| 75 | United Republic of Tanzania | 31,830 1000 USD | 2024 | up 173.9% | volatile |
| 76 | Lebanon | 30,097 1000 USD | 2024 | up 34.8% | rising |
| 77 | Oman | 29,420 1000 USD | 2024 | up 240.5% | volatile |
| 78 | Yemen | 27,362 1000 USD | 2024 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 79 | Paraguay | 26,268 1000 USD | 2024 | up 404.9% | volatile |
| 80 | Latvia | 25,573 1000 USD | 2024 | down 33.4% | volatile |
| 81 | Senegal | 23,215 1000 USD | 2024 | up 51.7% | volatile |
| 82 | Nicaragua | 23,086 1000 USD | 2023 | up 184.2% | volatile |
| 83 | Serbia and Montenegro | 21,906 1000 USD | 2005 | — | volatile |
| 84 | Japan | 21,500 1000 USD | 2024 | down 62.2% | falling |
| 85 | Melanesia | 20,703 1000 USD | 2024 | up 291.7% | volatile |
| 86 | Cameroon | 20,570 1000 USD | 2024 | up 45.0% | volatile |
| 87 | Uganda | 20,252 1000 USD | 2024 | up 19.6% | volatile |
| 88 | Pakistan | 19,789 1000 USD | 2024 | down 26.1% | volatile |
| 89 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 18,744 1000 USD | 2024 | up 477.8% | volatile |
| 90 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 18,078 1000 USD | 2024 | up 657.7% | volatile |
| 91 | Madagascar | 17,513 1000 USD | 2024 | up 103.6% | volatile |
| 92 | Namibia | 17,145 1000 USD | 2024 | up 68.5% | volatile |
| 93 | Uruguay | 16,587 1000 USD | 2024 | up 24.7% | rising |
| 94 | Bahrain | 16,563 1000 USD | 2024 | up 111.7% | volatile |
| 95 | Kazakhstan | 15,946 1000 USD | 2024 | up 27.3% | volatile |
| 96 | Zimbabwe | 15,846 1000 USD | 2024 | down 15.9% | volatile |
| 97 | North Macedonia | 15,037 1000 USD | 2024 | up 66.0% | volatile |
| 98 | Sudan (former) | 14,629 1000 USD | 2011 | up 624.9% | volatile |
| 99 | Nigeria | 14,484 1000 USD | 2024 | down 77.9% | volatile |
| 100 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 14,355 1000 USD | 2024 | up 35.6% | volatile |
| 101 | Fiji | 13,141 1000 USD | 2024 | up 174.7% | volatile |
| 102 | Myanmar | 13,066 1000 USD | 2024 | up 121.4% | volatile |
| 103 | Estonia | 12,424 1000 USD | 2024 | down 12.3% | rising |
| 104 | Azerbaijan | 12,097 1000 USD | 2024 | up 14.5% | volatile |
| 105 | Kuwait | 11,330 1000 USD | 2024 | down 52.3% | volatile |
| 106 | Trinidad and Tobago | 11,072 1000 USD | 2024 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 107 | Angola | 10,986 1000 USD | 2024 | up 351.5% | volatile |
| 108 | Uzbekistan | 10,642 1000 USD | 2024 | up 92.2% | volatile |
| 109 | Libya | 10,419 1000 USD | 2024 | up 1,505.4% | volatile |
| 110 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 10,115 1000 USD | 2024 | up 500.7% | volatile |
| 111 | Syrian Arab Republic | 8,497 1000 USD | 2024 | up 58.9% | volatile |
| 112 | Rwanda | 8,218 1000 USD | 2024 | up 858.9% | volatile |
| 113 | Georgia | 7,979 1000 USD | 2024 | up 151.8% | volatile |
| 114 | Eswatini | 7,930 1000 USD | 2024 | down 23.6% | volatile |
| 115 | Papua New Guinea | 7,425 1000 USD | 2024 | up 1,638.9% | volatile |
| 116 | Mauritius | 6,540 1000 USD | 2024 | up 241.7% | volatile |
| 117 | Cyprus | 6,264 1000 USD | 2024 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 118 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 6,196 1000 USD | 2024 | up 190.3% | volatile |
| 119 | Malawi | 5,922 1000 USD | 2024 | up 2.7% | volatile |
| 120 | Jamaica | 5,513 1000 USD | 2024 | up 77.6% | rising |
| 121 | Republic of Moldova | 5,011 1000 USD | 2024 | up 44.8% | volatile |
| 122 | Mozambique | 4,840 1000 USD | 2024 | up 173.3% | volatile |
| 123 | Cuba | 4,465 1000 USD | 2024 | up 815.0% | volatile |
| 124 | Belarus | 4,079 1000 USD | 2024 | down 82.7% | volatile |
| 125 | Djibouti | 3,513 1000 USD | 2024 | up 44.9% | volatile |
| 126 | Palestine | 3,313 1000 USD | 2024 | down 36.8% | falling |
| 127 | Seychelles | 3,245 1000 USD | 2024 | up 12,880.0% | volatile |
| 128 | Malta | 3,157 1000 USD | 2024 | up 38.2% | volatile |
| 129 | Guyana | 3,035 1000 USD | 2024 | up 622.6% | volatile |
| 130 | Botswana | 2,982 1000 USD | 2024 | down 49.0% | volatile |
| 131 | Armenia | 2,924 1000 USD | 2024 | up 9.1% | volatile |
| 132 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 2,684 1000 USD | 2024 | down 80.8% | volatile |
| 133 | Afghanistan | 2,641 1000 USD | 2024 | up 1,637.5% | volatile |
| 134 | Togo | 2,626 1000 USD | 2024 | up 88.1% | volatile |
| 135 | Lesotho | 2,496 1000 USD | 2024 | down 10.1% | rising |
| 136 | Ethiopia | 2,429 1000 USD | 2024 | down 86.5% | volatile |
| 137 | Guinea | 2,017 1000 USD | 2024 | up 491.5% | volatile |
| 138 | Saint Lucia | 1,803 1000 USD | 2024 | up 4,297.6% | volatile |
| 139 | Qatar | 1,535 1000 USD | 2024 | down 54.0% | volatile |
| 140 | Benin | 1,351 1000 USD | 2024 | up 180.9% | volatile |
| 141 | Nepal | 1,315 1000 USD | 2024 | down 49.9% | volatile |
| 142 | Kyrgyzstan | 1,304 1000 USD | 2024 | down 75.2% | volatile |
| 143 | Congo | 1,252 1000 USD | 2024 | down 44.4% | volatile |
| 144 | Gabon | 1,221 1000 USD | 2024 | up 2,613.3% | volatile |
| 145 | Mongolia | 1,095 1000 USD | 2024 | up 367.9% | volatile |
| 146 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 959 1000 USD | 2024 | up 81.3% | volatile |
| 147 | Panama | 828 1000 USD | 2024 | down 11.1% | volatile |
| 148 | Albania | 808 1000 USD | 2024 | down 28.2% | volatile |
| 149 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 662 1000 USD | 2024 | down 26.9% | volatile |
| 150 | Netherlands Antilles (former) | 625 1000 USD | 2010 | up 253.1% | volatile |
| 151 | Mali | 472 1000 USD | 2024 | up 111.7% | volatile |
| 152 | Belize | 456 1000 USD | 2024 | up 102.7% | volatile |
| 153 | Luxembourg | 440 1000 USD | 2024 | up 62.4% | volatile |
| 154 | Liberia | 435 1000 USD | 2024 | up 1,573.1% | volatile |
| 155 | South Sudan | 393 1000 USD | 2024 | up 17.7% | volatile |
| 156 | Sudan | 337 1000 USD | 2024 | down 94.7% | volatile |
| 157 | Andorra | 253 1000 USD | 2024 | up 87.4% | rising |
| 157 | Niger | 253 1000 USD | 2024 | up 351.8% | volatile |
| 159 | Polynesia | 229 1000 USD | 2024 | up 55.8% | volatile |
| 160 | Burkina Faso | 217 1000 USD | 2024 | up 138.5% | volatile |
| 161 | Greenland | 177 1000 USD | 2024 | up 510.3% | volatile |
| 162 | Tajikistan | 149 1000 USD | 2024 | down 90.0% | volatile |
| 163 | Samoa | 146 1000 USD | 2024 | up 46.0% | volatile |
| 164 | Bahamas | 91 1000 USD | 2024 | up 279.2% | volatile |
| 165 | Gambia | 85 1000 USD | 2024 | up 13.3% | volatile |
| 166 | Maldives | 84 1000 USD | 2024 | down 87.0% | volatile |
| 167 | Haiti | 82 1000 USD | 2024 | down 91.8% | volatile |
| 168 | Tonga | 71 1000 USD | 2024 | up 3,450.0% | volatile |
| 169 | Turkmenistan | 70 1000 USD | 2024 | down 99.2% | volatile |
| 170 | Iceland | 65 1000 USD | 2024 | down 99.1% | volatile |
| 171 | New Caledonia | 64 1000 USD | 2024 | down 9.9% | volatile |
| 172 | Micronesia | 58 1000 USD | 2024 | up 728.6% | volatile |
| 173 | Solomon Islands | 57 1000 USD | 2024 | up 5,600.0% | volatile |
| 174 | Burundi | 54 1000 USD | 2024 | down 66.2% | volatile |
| 175 | Brunei Darussalam | 52 1000 USD | 2024 | down 66.5% | volatile |
| 176 | Dominica | 46 1000 USD | 2024 | down 44.6% | volatile |
| 177 | Gibraltar | 39 1000 USD | 2024 | up 56.0% | volatile |
| 178 | Barbados | 37 1000 USD | 2024 | up 8.8% | volatile |
| 179 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 31 1000 USD | 2024 | up 1,450.0% | volatile |
| 180 | Marshall Islands | 30 1000 USD | 2024 | down 95.7% | volatile |
| 180 | Sierra Leone | 30 1000 USD | 2024 | down 16.7% | volatile |
| 182 | Curaçao | 28 1000 USD | 2024 | down 97.1% | volatile |
| 183 | Faroe Islands | 27 1000 USD | 2024 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 184 | Cayman Islands | 26 1000 USD | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 185 | Grenada | 23 1000 USD | 2024 | up 360.0% | volatile |
| 186 | Montenegro | 21 1000 USD | 2024 | down 77.2% | rising |
| 187 | Somalia | 20 1000 USD | 2024 | down 84.1% | volatile |
| 188 | Antigua and Barbuda | 16 1000 USD | 2024 | down 20.0% | volatile |
| 188 | Vanuatu | 16 1000 USD | 2024 | up 433.3% | volatile |
| 188 | Timor-Leste | 16 1000 USD | 2024 | up 166.7% | volatile |
| 191 | Palau | 14 1000 USD | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 191 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 14 1000 USD | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 193 | Suriname | 13 1000 USD | 2024 | down 43.5% | volatile |
| 194 | Bermuda | 12 1000 USD | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 195 | Aruba | 11 1000 USD | 2024 | down 86.1% | volatile |
| 196 | Eritrea | 10 1000 USD | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 197 | Guinea-Bissau | 9 1000 USD | 2024 | down 10.0% | volatile |
| 198 | French Polynesia | 7 1000 USD | 2024 | down 84.4% | volatile |
| 198 | Sao Tome and Principe | 7 1000 USD | 2024 | up 16.7% | volatile |
| 198 | British Virgin Islands | 7 1000 USD | 2024 | up 40.0% | volatile |
| 201 | Bhutan | 6 1000 USD | 2024 | down 93.8% | volatile |
| 202 | Mauritania | 4 1000 USD | 2024 | down 98.4% | volatile |
| 203 | Saint Martin (French part) | 3 1000 USD | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 203 | China, Macao SAR | 3 1000 USD | 2024 | down 62.5% | volatile |
| 205 | Equatorial Guinea | 2 1000 USD | 2024 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 205 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 2 1000 USD | 2024 | down 88.9% | volatile |
| 207 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 1000 USD | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 207 | Chad | 1 1000 USD | 2024 | down 87.5% | volatile |
| 207 | Cook Islands | 1 1000 USD | 2024 | down 83.3% | volatile |
| 207 | Niue | 1 1000 USD | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 211 | Guam | 0 1000 USD | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 211 | Kiribati | 0 1000 USD | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 211 | Cabo Verde | 0 1000 USD | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 211 | Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha | 0 1000 USD | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 22.11 million 1000 USD
- Europe 9.45 million 1000 USD
- Asia 6.50 million 1000 USD
- Americas 4.70 million 1000 USD
- Eastern Asia 3.74 million 1000 USD
- Western Europe 3.42 million 1000 USD
- Southern Europe 2.53 million 1000 USD
- Eastern Europe 2.03 million 1000 USD
- Northern America 2.03 million 1000 USD
- Central America 1.79 million 1000 USD
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 1.71 million 1000 USD
- Northern Europe 1.47 million 1000 USD
About this data
The database contains data on the production and trade in roundwood and in primary wood and paper products for all countries and territories in the world.The main types of primary forest products included in this database are roundwood, sawnwood, wood-based panels, pulp, and paper and paperboard. These products are detailed further and defined in the Joint Forest Sector Questionnaire (JFSQ) (https://www.fao.org/statistics/data-collection/forestry/en). The database contains details of the following topics: - roundwood removals (production) by coniferous and non-coniferous wood and assortments, - production and trade in industrial roundwood, sawnwood, wood-based panels, wood charcoal, pulp, paper and paperboard, and other products. More detailed information on wood products, including definitions, can be found at: https://www.fao.org/statistics/data-collection/forestry/en