Other paper and paperboard — 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
236
Highest
5.76 million 1000 USD
China
Lowest
3 1000 USD
Tuvalu
Median
35,587 1000 USD
Years covered
64
1961–2024
Data points
13,550

What the numbers show

Other paper and paperboard — Import value is currently reported for 236 countries. The highest value is 5.76 million 1000 USD in China; the lowest is 3 1000 USD in Tuvalu.

The median across all reporting countries is 35,587 1000 USD, and the mean is 315,215 1000 USD.

Over the past decade 158 countries rose and 71 fell. The largest increase was in Serbia and Montenegro (up 5,612.7%), and the largest decrease in Sudan (down 95.7%).

Other paper and paperboard — Import value: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 China 5.76 million 1000 USD 2024 up 85.4% volatile
2 China, mainland 5.08 million 1000 USD 2024 up 116.4% volatile
3 Germany 4.99 million 1000 USD 2024 down 3.2% volatile
4 Poland 3.37 million 1000 USD 2024 up 59.3% volatile
5 Italy 3.21 million 1000 USD 2024 up 22.4% volatile
6 Mexico 3.03 million 1000 USD 2024 up 48.7% volatile
7 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 2.95 million 1000 USD 2024 up 14.6% volatile
8 France 2.62 million 1000 USD 2024 up 14.7% volatile
9 Canada 2.59 million 1000 USD 2024 up 47.9% volatile
10 Spain 2.02 million 1000 USD 2024 up 20.4% volatile
11 Belgium 1.75 million 1000 USD 2024 down 3.3% rising
12 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 1.73 million 1000 USD 2024 up 5.4% volatile
13 Türkiye 1.47 million 1000 USD 2024 up 27.3% volatile
14 Viet Nam 1.34 million 1000 USD 2024 up 87.5% volatile
15 India 1.10 million 1000 USD 2024 up 173.4% volatile
16 Belgium-Luxembourg 1.08 million 1000 USD 1999 up 65.9% volatile
17 Republic of Korea 1.06 million 1000 USD 2024 up 33.4% volatile
18 Thailand 898,512 1000 USD 2024 up 27.3% volatile
19 Czechia 892,670 1000 USD 2024 up 22.6% volatile
20 Australia and New Zealand 868,069 1000 USD 2024 up 7.5% volatile
21 Saudi Arabia 818,937 1000 USD 2024 up 12.8% volatile
22 Austria 794,571 1000 USD 2024 down 10.7% volatile
23 Indonesia 762,224 1000 USD 2024 up 34.5% volatile
24 United Arab Emirates 744,532 1000 USD 2024 up 61.6% volatile
25 Philippines 719,572 1000 USD 2024 up 72.4% volatile
26 Morocco 712,772 1000 USD 2024 up 132.1% volatile
27 Portugal 659,862 1000 USD 2024 up 76.2% volatile
28 Malaysia 650,242 1000 USD 2024 down 19.5% volatile
29 Japan 645,005 1000 USD 2024 down 21.3% volatile
30 Russian Federation 632,013 1000 USD 2024 down 54.2% volatile
31 China, Taiwan Province of 614,025 1000 USD 2024 up 3.7% volatile
32 Greece 613,464 1000 USD 2024 up 56.0% volatile
33 Egypt 612,857 1000 USD 2024 down 9.7% volatile
34 Romania 611,929 1000 USD 2024 up 135.1% volatile
35 Australia 587,995 1000 USD 2024 up 12.7% volatile
36 Bangladesh 548,226 1000 USD 2024 up 112.0% volatile
37 Algeria 524,777 1000 USD 2024 up 77.5% volatile
38 Caribbean 519,306 1000 USD 2024 up 74.8% volatile
39 Hungary 517,566 1000 USD 2024 up 3.9% volatile
40 Sweden 501,136 1000 USD 2024 up 1.9% volatile
41 Guatemala 467,848 1000 USD 2024 up 63.5% volatile
42 Denmark 442,797 1000 USD 2024 down 5.9% volatile
43 Colombia 413,954 1000 USD 2024 up 37.2% volatile
44 Brazil 407,198 1000 USD 2024 up 5.7% volatile
45 Serbia 388,575 1000 USD 2024 up 18.9% rising
46 Chile 382,142 1000 USD 2024 up 40.8% volatile
47 Ukraine 364,392 1000 USD 2024 down 37.5% volatile
48 Dominican Republic 361,208 1000 USD 2024 up 109.3% volatile
49 USSR 360,000 1000 USD 1991 down 19.1% volatile
50 Costa Rica 353,976 1000 USD 2024 up 7.4% volatile
51 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 353,150 1000 USD 2024 down 20.2% volatile
52 Israel 341,238 1000 USD 2024 up 8.8% volatile
53 Switzerland 339,356 1000 USD 2024 down 28.4% volatile
54 Argentina 316,517 1000 USD 2024 down 18.3% volatile
55 Peru 312,597 1000 USD 2024 up 41.1% volatile
56 Ireland 300,217 1000 USD 2024 up 19.4% volatile
57 Bulgaria 300,048 1000 USD 2024 up 58.6% volatile
58 Croatia 289,518 1000 USD 2024 up 59.7% volatile
59 New Zealand 279,819 1000 USD 2024 down 2.2% volatile
60 Slovakia 254,739 1000 USD 2024 up 3.8% volatile
61 Cambodia 250,999 1000 USD 2024 up 334.8% volatile
62 Lithuania 235,182 1000 USD 2024 up 9.1% volatile
63 Singapore 215,071 1000 USD 2024 down 25.8% volatile
64 Pakistan 210,432 1000 USD 2024 down 22.9% volatile
65 Finland 209,365 1000 USD 2024 down 20.8% volatile
66 Serbia and Montenegro 209,200 1000 USD 2005 up 5,612.7% volatile
67 Jordan 208,235 1000 USD 2024 up 66.9% volatile
68 Norway 204,484 1000 USD 2024 up 6.8% volatile
69 Slovenia 202,274 1000 USD 2024 up 51.6% volatile
70 Kenya 201,769 1000 USD 2024 up 34.6% volatile
71 Iraq 193,308 1000 USD 2024 up 535.7% volatile
72 Ecuador 176,841 1000 USD 2024 up 9.3% volatile
73 Sri Lanka 170,769 1000 USD 2024 down 23.3% volatile
74 Luxembourg 162,109 1000 USD 2024 up 8.9% rising
75 El Salvador 160,462 1000 USD 2024 up 32.7% volatile
76 Tunisia 159,178 1000 USD 2024 down 1.3% volatile
77 Kazakhstan 155,071 1000 USD 2024 up 17.3% volatile
78 Uzbekistan 144,842 1000 USD 2024 up 199.1% volatile
79 Yugoslav SFR 135,716 1000 USD 1991 up 45.5% volatile
80 Côte d'Ivoire 125,722 1000 USD 2024 up 81.4% volatile
81 Honduras 121,936 1000 USD 2024 up 26.8% volatile
82 Lebanon 107,804 1000 USD 2024 up 10.9% volatile
83 Paraguay 102,056 1000 USD 2024 up 10.0% volatile
84 Bosnia and Herzegovina 87,680 1000 USD 2024 up 20.3% volatile
85 Azerbaijan 76,629 1000 USD 2024 up 152.7% volatile
86 Ghana 72,677 1000 USD 2024 up 140.8% volatile
87 Kuwait 72,512 1000 USD 2024 down 32.3% volatile
88 Trinidad and Tobago 68,461 1000 USD 2024 up 66.9% volatile
89 Nigeria 68,007 1000 USD 2024 down 68.4% volatile
90 Latvia 67,722 1000 USD 2024 down 22.7% rising
91 Oman 67,382 1000 USD 2024 down 7.5% volatile
92 Estonia 64,291 1000 USD 2024 down 12.3% volatile
93 United Republic of Tanzania 63,075 1000 USD 2024 up 121.4% volatile
94 Libya 59,951 1000 USD 2024 up 83.7% volatile
95 Yemen 59,947 1000 USD 2024 down 16.9% volatile
96 Cyprus 59,074 1000 USD 2024 up 49.4% volatile
97 China, Hong Kong SAR 58,276 1000 USD 2024 down 63.9% volatile
98 Uganda 56,817 1000 USD 2024 up 115.6% volatile
99 Malta 55,919 1000 USD 2024 up 335.7% volatile
100 Senegal 54,792 1000 USD 2024 up 41.6% volatile
101 Armenia 52,657 1000 USD 2024 up 65.7% volatile
102 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 52,609 1000 USD 2024 down 63.1% volatile
103 Zambia 52,192 1000 USD 2024 up 46.1% volatile
104 Georgia 51,838 1000 USD 2024 up 107.8% volatile
105 Zimbabwe 51,126 1000 USD 2024 up 28.4% volatile
106 North Macedonia 49,699 1000 USD 2024 up 36.3% rising
107 Panama 49,441 1000 USD 2024 up 52.3% volatile
108 Qatar 49,357 1000 USD 2024 up 123.0% volatile
109 Melanesia 49,019 1000 USD 2024 up 43.7% volatile
110 Cameroon 46,468 1000 USD 2024 up 34.1% volatile
111 Belarus 45,408 1000 USD 2024 down 73.6% volatile
112 Uruguay 43,982 1000 USD 2024 up 15.0% volatile
113 Nicaragua 41,986 1000 USD 2023 up 86.6% volatile
114 Angola 40,610 1000 USD 2024 up 39.9% volatile
115 Syrian Arab Republic 40,330 1000 USD 2024 up 23.0% volatile
116 Myanmar 39,992 1000 USD 2024 down 8.6% volatile
117 Jamaica 35,817 1000 USD 2024 up 35.0% rising
118 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 35,703 1000 USD 2024 up 2.9% volatile
119 Sudan (former) 35,471 1000 USD 2011 up 614.9% volatile
120 Bahrain 34,281 1000 USD 2024 up 36.0% volatile
121 Albania 33,288 1000 USD 2024 up 82.6% volatile
122 Republic of Moldova 32,352 1000 USD 2024 up 19.0% volatile
123 Nepal 30,496 1000 USD 2024 up 7.8% volatile
124 Madagascar 29,923 1000 USD 2024 up 133.8% volatile
125 Andorra 28,279 1000 USD 2024 up 4,424.6% volatile
126 Namibia 28,080 1000 USD 2024 down 23.2% rising
127 Mauritius 26,550 1000 USD 2024 up 18.1% volatile
128 Palestine 25,578 1000 USD 2024 up 61.7% rising
129 Fiji 25,447 1000 USD 2024 up 78.8% volatile
130 Lao People's Democratic Republic 25,252 1000 USD 2024 up 156.4% volatile
131 Czechoslovakia 24,097 1000 USD 1992 down 19.7% volatile
132 Cuba 18,035 1000 USD 2024 down 7.2% volatile
133 Rwanda 16,704 1000 USD 2024 up 216.2% volatile
134 Papua New Guinea 15,699 1000 USD 2024 up 10.8% volatile
135 Malawi 15,306 1000 USD 2024 up 18.8% volatile
136 Afghanistan 15,287 1000 USD 2024 up 343.6% volatile
137 Mozambique 15,222 1000 USD 2024 up 3.1% volatile
138 Mongolia 14,991 1000 USD 2024 down 11.2% volatile
139 Kyrgyzstan 14,201 1000 USD 2024 up 0.4% volatile
140 Ethiopia 12,246 1000 USD 2024 down 78.2% volatile
141 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 11,906 1000 USD 2024 down 38.2% volatile
142 Botswana 11,474 1000 USD 2024 down 17.0% volatile
143 Djibouti 10,459 1000 USD 2024 up 69.5% volatile
144 Eswatini 10,261 1000 USD 2024 down 25.3% volatile
145 Democratic Republic of the Congo 9,957 1000 USD 2024 up 73.5% volatile
146 Mauritania 9,828 1000 USD 2024 up 204.6% volatile
147 Turkmenistan 9,583 1000 USD 2024 down 55.4% volatile
148 Togo 9,247 1000 USD 2024 up 137.5% volatile
149 Iceland 8,194 1000 USD 2024 down 43.2% volatile
150 New Caledonia 7,105 1000 USD 2024 up 38.1% volatile
151 Tajikistan 6,913 1000 USD 2024 down 52.1% volatile
152 Burkina Faso 5,765 1000 USD 2024 down 24.4% volatile
153 Bahamas 5,518 1000 USD 2024 up 19.5% volatile
154 Guinea 5,393 1000 USD 2024 up 253.9% volatile
155 Seychelles 5,368 1000 USD 2024 up 130.1% volatile
156 Congo 5,330 1000 USD 2024 up 0.2% volatile
157 Guadeloupe 4,919 1000 USD 2024 unchanged rising
158 Gabon 4,770 1000 USD 2024 up 52.8% volatile
159 Mali 4,553 1000 USD 2024 down 5.5% volatile
160 Guyana 4,444 1000 USD 2024 up 226.0% volatile
161 Montenegro 4,323 1000 USD 2024 up 51.7% rising
162 Ethiopia PDR 3,899 1000 USD 1987 up 146.1% volatile
163 Greenland 3,785 1000 USD 2024 up 150.8% volatile
164 Equatorial Guinea 3,716 1000 USD 2024 up 101.3% volatile
165 Barbados 3,704 1000 USD 2024 down 59.1% volatile
166 Faroe Islands 3,680 1000 USD 2024 up 358.3% volatile
167 Netherlands Antilles (former) 3,371 1000 USD 2010 up 24.2% volatile
168 Cayman Islands 3,009 1000 USD 2024 up 27.2% volatile
169 Saint Lucia 3,000 1000 USD 2024 up 26.4% falling
170 Haiti 2,934 1000 USD 2024 up 8.2% volatile
171 Lesotho 2,883 1000 USD 2024 down 15.6% falling
172 Liberia 2,877 1000 USD 2024 up 276.1% volatile
173 Suriname 2,859 1000 USD 2024 down 13.3% volatile
174 Bhutan 2,829 1000 USD 2024 up 123.6% volatile
175 Sierra Leone 2,804 1000 USD 2024 up 231.1% volatile
176 Martinique 2,687 1000 USD 2024 unchanged volatile
177 Maldives 2,610 1000 USD 2024 up 130.8% volatile
178 Benin 2,026 1000 USD 2024 down 45.8% volatile
179 Polynesia 1,876 1000 USD 2024 down 60.6% volatile
180 Brunei Darussalam 1,862 1000 USD 2024 down 30.1% volatile
181 Curaçao 1,704 1000 USD 2024 down 41.0% falling
182 Bermuda 1,629 1000 USD 2024 up 39.1% rising
183 Grenada 1,625 1000 USD 2024 up 19.8% volatile
184 Belize 1,520 1000 USD 2024 down 36.1% volatile
185 Sudan 1,394 1000 USD 2024 down 95.7% flat
186 Somalia 1,329 1000 USD 2024 up 427.4% volatile
187 Turks and Caicos Islands 1,192 1000 USD 2024 up 454.4% volatile
188 Timor-Leste 1,173 1000 USD 2024 up 562.7% volatile
189 Aruba 987 1000 USD 2024 up 28.3% volatile
190 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 971 1000 USD 2024 down 22.7% falling
191 Dominica 958 1000 USD 2024 down 9.2% volatile
192 China, Macao SAR 837 1000 USD 2024 down 42.3% volatile
193 South Sudan 799 1000 USD 2024 up 4,105.3% volatile
194 Gambia 782 1000 USD 2024 down 17.9% volatile
195 Gibraltar 748 1000 USD 2024 up 599.1% volatile
196 Samoa 681 1000 USD 2024 down 12.2% volatile
197 British Virgin Islands 671 1000 USD 2024 up 93.4% volatile
198 Anguilla 636 1000 USD 2024 up 55.1% rising
199 Saint Martin (French part) 581 1000 USD 2024 unchanged flat
200 French Southern Territories 529 1000 USD 2024 down 0.9% flat
201 French Polynesia 522 1000 USD 2024 down 85.9% volatile
202 Micronesia 458 1000 USD 2024 up 16.5% volatile
203 Chad 454 1000 USD 2024 down 68.9% volatile
204 Niger 416 1000 USD 2024 down 45.8% volatile
205 Solomon Islands 403 1000 USD 2024 up 105.6% volatile
206 Saint Kitts and Nevis 402 1000 USD 2024 up 177.2% volatile
207 Tonga 400 1000 USD 2024 up 70.9% volatile
208 Cabo Verde 374 1000 USD 2024 down 39.5% volatile
209 Vanuatu 365 1000 USD 2024 down 3.7% volatile
210 Burundi 358 1000 USD 2024 down 81.3% volatile
211 Antigua and Barbuda 250 1000 USD 2024 up 16.8% rising
212 Guinea-Bissau 204 1000 USD 2024 down 54.9% volatile
213 Eritrea 200 1000 USD 2024 up 50.4% volatile
214 French Guiana 196 1000 USD 2024 unchanged volatile
215 Sao Tome and Principe 115 1000 USD 2024 down 37.2% volatile
216 Nauru 114 1000 USD 2024 up 714.3% volatile
217 Cocos (Keeling) Islands 108 1000 USD 2024 up 227.3% rising
218 Norfolk Island 104 1000 USD 2024 up 5,100.0% volatile
219 Cook Islands 97 1000 USD 2024 volatile
220 Marshall Islands 91 1000 USD 2024 down 87.9% volatile
221 Guam 90 1000 USD 2024 down 86.2% volatile
222 Tokelau 76 1000 USD 2024 volatile
223 Comoros 73 1000 USD 2024 down 9.9% volatile
224 Palau 59 1000 USD 2024 down 64.9% volatile
224 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 59 1000 USD 2024 up 490.0% volatile
226 Northern Mariana Islands 45 1000 USD 2024 up 400.0% volatile
227 Christmas Island 43 1000 USD 2024 up 152.9% rising
228 Niue 38 1000 USD 2024 up 192.3% volatile
229 Kiribati 37 1000 USD 2024 up 362.5% volatile
229 Montserrat 37 1000 USD 2024 volatile
231 Wallis and Futuna Islands 29 1000 USD 2024 up 480.0% volatile
232 Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha 27 1000 USD 2024 down 30.8% volatile
233 Falkland Islands (Malvinas) 25 1000 USD 2024 up 177.8% volatile
234 Pitcairn 24 1000 USD 2024 up 9.1% rising
235 Micronesia (Federated States of) 22 1000 USD 2024 down 89.1% volatile
236 Tuvalu 3 1000 USD 2024 up 200.0% volatile

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

About this data

Indicator
Other paper and paperboard — Import value
Unit
1000 USD
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
269 places, 13,550 data points, 1961–2024
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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