Graphic papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate by country
The year-on-year percentage change in Graphic papers — Import quantity. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Countries reporting
214
Highest
703 % change on previous year
Belgium-Luxembourg
Lowest
-100 % change on previous year
Niue
Median
4.56 % change on previous year
Years covered
63
1962–2024
Data points
12,641
What the numbers show
Graphic papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate is currently reported for 214 countries. The highest value is 703 % change on previous year in Belgium-Luxembourg; the lowest is -100 % change on previous year in Niue.
The median across all reporting countries is 4.56 % change on previous year, and the mean is 15.35 % change on previous year.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 7.
Over the past decade 102 countries rose and 77 fell. The largest increase was in Brazil (up 51,432.7%), and the largest decrease in Congo (down 13,425.3%).
Graphic papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 703 % change on previous year | 1999 | up 9,593.8% | volatile |
| 2 | Northern Mariana Islands | 609.62 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Luxembourg | 407.34 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 4 | American Samoa | 295 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 5 | Eritrea | 223.68 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 684.1% | volatile |
| 6 | Grenada | 193.55 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 867.7% | volatile |
| 7 | Serbia and Montenegro | 134.19 % change on previous year | 2005 | up 1,240.6% | volatile |
| 8 | Andorra | 128.49 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 9 | Kiribati | 122.03 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 10 | Tunisia | 111.07 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 473.4% | volatile |
| 11 | Uganda | 102.87 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 1,198.0% | volatile |
| 12 | Jordan | 101.09 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 266.1% | volatile |
| 13 | Montserrat | 100 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 14 | Cook Islands | 96.77 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 15 | Djibouti | 91.66 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 399.6% | volatile |
| 16 | Ghana | 90.98 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 981.3% | volatile |
| 17 | Niger | 82.8 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 115.2% | volatile |
| 18 | Dominica | 73.42 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 81.9% | volatile |
| 19 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 63.33 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 20 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 62.5 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 21 | Marshall Islands | 62.12 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 22 | Belarus | 60.86 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 813.1% | volatile |
| 23 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 58.06 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 24 | Eswatini | 56.47 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 622.7% | volatile |
| 25 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 56.47 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Sao Tome and Principe | 45.7 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 328.5% | volatile |
| 27 | Guinea-Bissau | 44.11 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 152.1% | volatile |
| 28 | South Africa | 42.65 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 515.0% | volatile |
| 29 | Uruguay | 41.43 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 672.5% | volatile |
| 30 | Mongolia | 39.74 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 41.2% | volatile |
| 31 | Afghanistan | 35.85 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 83.0% | volatile |
| 32 | Kyrgyzstan | 35.63 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 69.4% | volatile |
| 33 | Mauritius | 35.57 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 551.3% | volatile |
| 34 | Gibraltar | 35.56 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 35 | Togo | 34.79 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 38.2% | volatile |
| 36 | Egypt | 34.19 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 2,803.9% | volatile |
| 37 | Indonesia | 33.36 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 542.0% | volatile |
| 38 | Bahamas | 33.13 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 249.0% | volatile |
| 39 | Gabon | 30.46 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 216.3% | volatile |
| 40 | Samoa | 30.05 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 598.8% | volatile |
| 41 | Solomon Islands | 29.89 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 76.8% | volatile |
| 42 | Paraguay | 28.42 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 1,334.2% | volatile |
| 43 | Colombia | 24.28 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 27.7% | volatile |
| 44 | Cambodia | 23.67 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 21.5% | volatile |
| 45 | Morocco | 23.14 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 73.0% | volatile |
| 46 | Slovenia | 22.46 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 185.3% | volatile |
| 47 | Brazil | 22.33 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 51,432.7% | volatile |
| 48 | Cameroon | 21.32 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 30.4% | volatile |
| 49 | Maldives | 19.96 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 174.3% | volatile |
| 50 | Guatemala | 18.95 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 484.2% | volatile |
| 51 | Romania | 18.9 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 1,115.3% | volatile |
| 52 | Vanuatu | 18.46 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 54.8% | volatile |
| 53 | Ecuador | 17.61 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 603.7% | volatile |
| 54 | Bahrain | 17.57 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 43.0% | volatile |
| 55 | Australia | 17.14 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 518.2% | volatile |
| 56 | Barbados | 17.06 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 163.0% | volatile |
| 57 | Ukraine | 16.69 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Lebanon | 16.27 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 51.7% | volatile |
| 59 | Uzbekistan | 16.14 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 60 | Serbia | 15.73 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 61.2% | volatile |
| 61 | Fiji | 15.09 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 82.9% | volatile |
| 62 | Malaysia | 14.86 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 315.5% | volatile |
| 63 | North Macedonia | 14.7 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 289.8% | volatile |
| 64 | Republic of Korea | 14.16 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 55.6% | volatile |
| 65 | Algeria | 13.67 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 0.5% | volatile |
| 66 | Kuwait | 13.21 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 274.5% | volatile |
| 67 | Malta | 13.04 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 476.3% | volatile |
| 68 | Canada | 12.96 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 270.9% | volatile |
| 69 | Peru | 12.91 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 154.8% | volatile |
| 70 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 12.66 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 11.4% | volatile |
| 71 | Kenya | 12.48 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 43.5% | volatile |
| 72 | Sudan (former) | 12.32 % change on previous year | 2011 | down 0.6% | volatile |
| 73 | Finland | 11.99 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 288.6% | volatile |
| 74 | Sweden | 11.98 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 352.3% | volatile |
| 75 | Philippines | 11.85 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 379.1% | volatile |
| 76 | Australia and New Zealand | 11.14 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 432.9% | volatile |
| 77 | Greenland | 10.84 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 2,533.5% | volatile |
| 78 | Cyprus | 10.39 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 218.7% | volatile |
| 79 | Hungary | 10.3 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 406.2% | volatile |
| 80 | Malawi | 10.25 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 29.2% | volatile |
| 81 | Mexico | 9.68 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 557.9% | volatile |
| 82 | Portugal | 9.4 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 6,140.3% | volatile |
| 83 | Sri Lanka | 9.39 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 62.0% | volatile |
| 84 | Thailand | 9.07 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 243.6% | volatile |
| 85 | Poland | 9.03 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 145.9% | volatile |
| 86 | Qatar | 8.92 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 23.9% | volatile |
| 87 | Brunei Darussalam | 8.61 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 88.2% | volatile |
| 88 | Bulgaria | 8.58 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 318.9% | volatile |
| 89 | Cayman Islands | 8.52 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 2,559.9% | volatile |
| 90 | China, Taiwan Province of | 8.39 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 110.3% | volatile |
| 91 | Chile | 8.15 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 175.8% | volatile |
| 92 | Saudi Arabia | 8.1 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 221.1% | volatile |
| 93 | Angola | 8.03 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 191.7% | volatile |
| 94 | Albania | 8.01 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 95 | Germany | 7.55 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 451.1% | volatile |
| 96 | Netherlands Antilles (former) | 7.52 % change on previous year | 2010 | up 126.9% | volatile |
| 97 | Lithuania | 6.97 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 1,392.0% | volatile |
| 98 | United Arab Emirates | 6.94 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 294.1% | volatile |
| 99 | Zimbabwe | 6.56 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 89.5% | volatile |
| 100 | Bangladesh | 6.39 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 55.5% | volatile |
| 101 | Italy | 6.37 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 459.1% | volatile |
| 102 | Latvia | 6.33 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 243.6% | volatile |
| 103 | Mali | 5.97 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 134.1% | volatile |
| 104 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 5.4 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 283.3% | volatile |
| 105 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 5.03 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 235.6% | volatile |
| 106 | Czechia | 4.93 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 43.5% | volatile |
| 107 | Greece | 4.76 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 399.7% | volatile |
| 108 | Dominican Republic | 4.36 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 135.1% | volatile |
| 109 | El Salvador | 4.05 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 74.1% | volatile |
| 110 | Slovakia | 3.93 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 23.5% | volatile |
| 111 | Jamaica | 3.66 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 178.4% | volatile |
| 112 | Pakistan | 3.55 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 80.6% | volatile |
| 113 | Faroe Islands | 3.31 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 114 | Israel | 2.2 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 50.4% | volatile |
| 115 | Papua New Guinea | 2.2 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 103.7% | volatile |
| 116 | Madagascar | 1.75 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 98.0% | volatile |
| 117 | India | 1.64 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 44.5% | volatile |
| 118 | China | 1.38 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 190.1% | volatile |
| 119 | Zambia | 0.3643 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 98.0% | volatile |
| 120 | Croatia | 0.1901 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 98.2% | volatile |
| 121 | France | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 121 | French Guiana | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 121 | Guadeloupe | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 121 | Martinique | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 121 | French Southern and Antarctic Lands | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 121 | Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 121 | Réunion | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 121 | Yugoslav SFR | 0 % change on previous year | 1991 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 130 | Suriname | -0.0643 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 98.0% | volatile |
| 131 | Azerbaijan | -0.477 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 132 | China, mainland | -0.5403 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 70.0% | volatile |
| 133 | Spain | -0.5914 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 110.7% | volatile |
| 134 | Austria | -1.49 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 75.4% | volatile |
| 135 | Palau | -1.67 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.8% | volatile |
| 136 | Montenegro | -2.02 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 73.1% | volatile |
| 137 | Japan | -2.82 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 52.2% | volatile |
| 138 | Belgium | -3.31 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1,219.2% | volatile |
| 139 | Costa Rica | -3.51 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 111.1% | volatile |
| 140 | Denmark | -4.79 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 88.1% | volatile |
| 141 | Switzerland | -4.98 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 140.9% | volatile |
| 142 | China, Hong Kong SAR | -5.49 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 22.1% | volatile |
| 143 | Namibia | -5.6 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 131.0% | volatile |
| 144 | Russian Federation | -5.81 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 66.9% | volatile |
| 145 | Ireland | -5.92 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 35.1% | volatile |
| 146 | Liberia | -6.32 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 80.8% | volatile |
| 147 | China, Macao SAR | -6.36 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 521.9% | volatile |
| 148 | Panama | -6.7 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 45.9% | volatile |
| 149 | USSR | -7.11 % change on previous year | 1991 | down 227.7% | volatile |
| 150 | Georgia | -7.25 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 10.5% | volatile |
| 151 | Benin | -7.4 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 297.2% | volatile |
| 152 | Iceland | -7.7 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 312.1% | volatile |
| 153 | Burkina Faso | -8.31 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 102.3% | volatile |
| 154 | Cuba | -10.38 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 82.8% | volatile |
| 155 | British Virgin Islands | -10.71 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 156 | Bhutan | -11.03 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 85.0% | volatile |
| 157 | New Zealand | -11.89 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 2,406.4% | volatile |
| 158 | Trinidad and Tobago | -12.23 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 117.8% | volatile |
| 159 | Mauritania | -12.63 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 22.9% | volatile |
| 160 | Nicaragua | -12.74 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 6.8% | volatile |
| 161 | Curaçao | -13.31 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 268.5% | volatile |
| 162 | Kazakhstan | -13.5 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 387.9% | volatile |
| 163 | Estonia | -13.72 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 403.5% | volatile |
| 164 | Senegal | -14.23 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 35.9% | volatile |
| 165 | Botswana | -14.62 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 157.6% | volatile |
| 166 | Turkmenistan | -15.08 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 167 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | -15.44 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 23.1% | volatile |
| 168 | French Polynesia | -15.57 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 285.8% | volatile |
| 169 | Antigua and Barbuda | -16.09 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 50.4% | volatile |
| 170 | Nepal | -16.33 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 107.7% | volatile |
| 171 | Seychelles | -16.89 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 61.6% | volatile |
| 172 | Saint Lucia | -17.41 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 68.4% | volatile |
| 173 | South Sudan | -18.21 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 174 | Armenia | -18.99 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1,100.8% | volatile |
| 175 | Czechoslovakia | -21.5 % change on previous year | 1992 | up 17.0% | volatile |
| 176 | Belize | -22.92 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 801.5% | volatile |
| 177 | Singapore | -23.57 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 287.9% | volatile |
| 178 | Anguilla | -24.24 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 179 | Central African Republic | -24.62 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 106.1% | volatile |
| 180 | Aruba | -26.12 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 637.7% | volatile |
| 181 | Oman | -26.51 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 253.8% | volatile |
| 182 | Norway | -26.75 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 3,463.1% | volatile |
| 183 | Tonga | -26.87 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 102.9% | volatile |
| 184 | Guyana | -27.35 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 2,176.3% | volatile |
| 185 | Iraq | -27.91 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 146.1% | volatile |
| 186 | Rwanda | -28.11 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 128.4% | volatile |
| 187 | Yemen | -30.34 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 81.0% | volatile |
| 188 | Gambia | -32.91 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 157.6% | volatile |
| 189 | Honduras | -33.01 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 651.3% | volatile |
| 190 | Guinea | -33.12 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 185.1% | volatile |
| 191 | Haiti | -34.37 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 79.2% | volatile |
| 192 | Sierra Leone | -34.48 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 35.5% | volatile |
| 193 | Argentina | -35.12 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 134.7% | volatile |
| 194 | Somalia | -36.13 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 133.2% | volatile |
| 195 | Myanmar | -39.83 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 160.5% | volatile |
| 196 | Burundi | -40.88 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 30.7% | volatile |
| 197 | Bermuda | -42.37 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 198 | Libya | -42.73 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 10.7% | volatile |
| 199 | Nigeria | -42.84 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 594.8% | volatile |
| 200 | Palestine, State of | -43.56 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 34.5% | volatile |
| 201 | Norfolk Island | -44.44 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 202 | Mozambique | -48.19 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1,417.5% | volatile |
| 203 | Ethiopia PDR | -53.39 % change on previous year | 1992 | down 402.5% | volatile |
| 204 | New Caledonia | -55.83 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1,202.9% | volatile |
| 205 | Congo | -56.26 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 13,425.3% | volatile |
| 206 | Equatorial Guinea | -58.02 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 114.3% | volatile |
| 207 | Chad | -58.03 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 26.0% | volatile |
| 208 | Lesotho | -64.61 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 879.7% | volatile |
| 209 | Tuvalu | -68.57 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 210 | Comoros | -69.95 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 211 | Ethiopia | -71.2 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 249.2% | volatile |
| 212 | Naoero | -80 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 213 | Tajikistan | -87.6 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 214 | Sudan | -94.82 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 443.8% | volatile |
| 215 | Niue | -100 % change on previous year | 2020 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Wallis and Futuna Islands 175 % change on previous year
- Southern Africa 36.67 % change on previous year
- Micronesia (Federated States of) 40 % change on previous year
- Northern Africa 26.95 % change on previous year
- Micronesia 34.14 % change on previous year
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 11.66 % change on previous year
- Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 33.58 % change on previous year
- Oceania 10.58 % change on previous year
- Republic of Moldova 23.55 % change on previous year
- Africa 10.13 % change on previous year
- Timor-Leste 20.93 % change on previous year
- Eastern Europe 9.07 % change on previous year
- Northern America 8.98 % change on previous year
- Democratic Republic of the Congo 7.07 % change on previous year
- South America 8.6 % change on previous year
- Polynesia 6.81 % change on previous year
- United States of America 8.58 % change on previous year
- Europe 4.96 % change on previous year
- Americas 8.51 % change on previous year
- Lao People's Democratic Republic 3.49 % change on previous year
- Central America 8.01 % change on previous year
- Iran (Islamic Republic of) 2.54 % change on previous year
- Southern Europe 5.35 % change on previous year
- Middle Africa 2.26 % change on previous year
- World 5.11 % change on previous year
- Asia 1.97 % change on previous year
- Western Europe 3.97 % change on previous year
- United Republic of Tanzania 1.5 % change on previous year
- Eastern Africa 3.75 % change on previous year
- Bolivia (Plurinational State of) -2.49 % change on previous year
- Northern Europe 3.56 % change on previous year
- Melanesia -3.29 % change on previous year
- South-Eastern Asia 2.8 % change on previous year
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) -8.4 % change on previous year
- Southern Asia 2.17 % change on previous year
- Small island developing States (SIDS) -11.95 % change on previous year
- Eastern Asia 1.92 % change on previous year
- Viet Nam -12.78 % change on previous year
- Western Asia 1.64 % change on previous year
- Syrian Arab Republic -14.92 % change on previous year
How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Graphic papers — Import quantity. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Graphic papers — Import quantity Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Graphic papers — Import quantity. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.