Packaging 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
222
Highest
5.46 million 1000 USD
China
Lowest
1 1000 USD
Norfolk Island
Median
29,560 1000 USD
Years covered
27
1998–2024
Data points
5,960
What the numbers show
Packaging paper and paperboard — Import value is currently reported for 222 countries. The highest value is 5.46 million 1000 USD in China; the lowest is 1 1000 USD in Norfolk Island.
The median across all reporting countries is 29,560 1000 USD, and the mean is 284,732 1000 USD.
Over the past decade 142 countries rose and 78 fell. The largest increase was in Timor-Leste (up 829.4%), and the largest decrease in Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha (down 96.4%).
Packaging paper and paperboard — Import value: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 5.46 million 1000 USD | 2024 | up 98.9% | rising |
| 2 | China, mainland | 4.91 million 1000 USD | 2024 | up 132.0% | rising |
| 3 | Germany | 4.11 million 1000 USD | 2024 | down 7.5% | rising |
| 4 | Italy | 3.02 million 1000 USD | 2024 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 5 | Poland | 2.91 million 1000 USD | 2024 | up 61.6% | volatile |
| 6 | Mexico | 2.81 million 1000 USD | 2024 | up 47.0% | volatile |
| 7 | France | 2.32 million 1000 USD | 2024 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 8 | Canada | 2.31 million 1000 USD | 2024 | up 49.9% | rising |
| 9 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 2.27 million 1000 USD | 2024 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 10 | Spain | 1.75 million 1000 USD | 2024 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 11 | Belgium | 1.65 million 1000 USD | 2024 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 12 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 1.49 million 1000 USD | 2024 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 13 | Türkiye | 1.35 million 1000 USD | 2024 | up 31.0% | volatile |
| 14 | Viet Nam | 1.24 million 1000 USD | 2024 | up 81.5% | volatile |
| 15 | India | 1.00 million 1000 USD | 2024 | up 183.6% | volatile |
| 16 | Thailand | 824,124 1000 USD | 2024 | up 25.5% | volatile |
| 17 | Republic of Korea | 797,156 1000 USD | 2024 | up 22.6% | rising |
| 18 | Czechia | 778,685 1000 USD | 2024 | up 26.7% | rising |
| 19 | Austria | 708,665 1000 USD | 2024 | down 13.5% | rising |
| 20 | Saudi Arabia | 698,647 1000 USD | 2024 | up 15.1% | rising |
| 21 | Morocco | 667,779 1000 USD | 2024 | up 160.9% | volatile |
| 22 | Australia and New Zealand | 640,816 1000 USD | 2024 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 23 | Indonesia | 626,854 1000 USD | 2024 | up 39.6% | volatile |
| 24 | Portugal | 601,422 1000 USD | 2024 | up 117.1% | rising |
| 25 | Philippines | 589,228 1000 USD | 2024 | up 70.1% | volatile |
| 26 | Japan | 584,871 1000 USD | 2024 | down 22.3% | rising |
| 27 | United Arab Emirates | 580,181 1000 USD | 2024 | up 65.4% | volatile |
| 28 | Egypt | 572,108 1000 USD | 2024 | down 12.8% | volatile |
| 29 | Malaysia | 523,559 1000 USD | 2024 | down 28.7% | rising |
| 30 | China, Taiwan Province of | 502,962 1000 USD | 2024 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 31 | Russian Federation | 502,319 1000 USD | 2024 | down 56.8% | rising |
| 32 | Bangladesh | 497,300 1000 USD | 2024 | up 117.3% | volatile |
| 33 | Algeria | 481,975 1000 USD | 2024 | up 91.5% | volatile |
| 34 | Romania | 480,597 1000 USD | 2024 | up 150.5% | volatile |
| 35 | Sweden | 456,506 1000 USD | 2024 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 36 | Hungary | 449,531 1000 USD | 2024 | up 30.9% | rising |
| 37 | Guatemala | 435,244 1000 USD | 2024 | up 69.0% | volatile |
| 38 | Greece | 428,155 1000 USD | 2024 | up 59.4% | rising |
| 39 | Denmark | 420,228 1000 USD | 2024 | down 4.6% | rising |
| 40 | Australia | 417,578 1000 USD | 2024 | up 24.3% | rising |
| 41 | Brazil | 375,213 1000 USD | 2024 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 42 | Colombia | 373,223 1000 USD | 2024 | up 34.2% | rising |
| 43 | Costa Rica | 352,670 1000 USD | 2024 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 44 | Caribbean | 338,881 1000 USD | 2024 | up 60.3% | rising |
| 45 | Serbia | 316,193 1000 USD | 2024 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 46 | Chile | 311,983 1000 USD | 2024 | up 34.1% | rising |
| 47 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 304,161 1000 USD | 2024 | down 8.6% | rising |
| 48 | Switzerland | 302,831 1000 USD | 2024 | down 28.1% | rising |
| 49 | Ukraine | 294,624 1000 USD | 2024 | down 30.2% | rising |
| 50 | Argentina | 283,194 1000 USD | 2024 | down 20.2% | rising |
| 51 | Dominican Republic | 266,156 1000 USD | 2024 | up 90.8% | volatile |
| 52 | Ireland | 253,994 1000 USD | 2024 | up 49.5% | rising |
| 53 | Peru | 250,866 1000 USD | 2024 | up 17.2% | volatile |
| 54 | Israel | 250,492 1000 USD | 2024 | up 0.0% | rising |
| 55 | Cambodia | 223,640 1000 USD | 2024 | up 382.3% | volatile |
| 56 | New Zealand | 223,160 1000 USD | 2024 | down 5.8% | rising |
| 57 | Slovakia | 219,749 1000 USD | 2024 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 58 | Bulgaria | 208,847 1000 USD | 2024 | up 41.0% | volatile |
| 59 | Lithuania | 207,686 1000 USD | 2024 | up 13.1% | volatile |
| 60 | Croatia | 201,934 1000 USD | 2024 | up 44.2% | volatile |
| 61 | Pakistan | 196,535 1000 USD | 2024 | down 17.3% | volatile |
| 62 | Finland | 193,919 1000 USD | 2024 | down 22.2% | rising |
| 63 | Singapore | 186,140 1000 USD | 2024 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 64 | Slovenia | 183,681 1000 USD | 2024 | up 48.5% | volatile |
| 65 | Norway | 182,467 1000 USD | 2024 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 66 | Jordan | 159,297 1000 USD | 2024 | up 47.8% | volatile |
| 67 | Sri Lanka | 158,352 1000 USD | 2024 | down 19.6% | rising |
| 68 | Tunisia | 156,129 1000 USD | 2024 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 69 | El Salvador | 152,125 1000 USD | 2024 | up 28.2% | rising |
| 70 | Luxembourg | 148,698 1000 USD | 2024 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 71 | Kenya | 148,681 1000 USD | 2024 | up 24.3% | volatile |
| 72 | Ecuador | 135,327 1000 USD | 2024 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 73 | Iraq | 132,078 1000 USD | 2024 | up 463.5% | volatile |
| 74 | Uzbekistan | 130,257 1000 USD | 2024 | up 180.5% | volatile |
| 75 | Kazakhstan | 119,831 1000 USD | 2024 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 76 | Honduras | 115,962 1000 USD | 2024 | up 23.7% | rising |
| 77 | Côte d'Ivoire | 99,947 1000 USD | 2024 | up 79.8% | volatile |
| 78 | Paraguay | 84,907 1000 USD | 2024 | up 18.8% | volatile |
| 79 | Lebanon | 73,781 1000 USD | 2024 | down 5.3% | rising |
| 80 | Kuwait | 65,707 1000 USD | 2024 | down 9.2% | volatile |
| 81 | Oman | 62,189 1000 USD | 2024 | down 5.4% | volatile |
| 82 | Latvia | 60,223 1000 USD | 2024 | down 25.4% | rising |
| 83 | Estonia | 59,401 1000 USD | 2024 | down 3.8% | rising |
| 84 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 58,271 1000 USD | 2024 | up 24.4% | rising |
| 85 | Ghana | 57,710 1000 USD | 2024 | up 130.6% | volatile |
| 86 | Azerbaijan | 53,160 1000 USD | 2024 | up 124.2% | volatile |
| 87 | Malta | 52,521 1000 USD | 2024 | up 479.1% | volatile |
| 88 | Yemen | 52,102 1000 USD | 2024 | down 1.7% | rising |
| 89 | United Republic of Tanzania | 51,939 1000 USD | 2024 | up 133.0% | volatile |
| 90 | Libya | 50,446 1000 USD | 2024 | up 122.7% | volatile |
| 91 | Nigeria | 49,725 1000 USD | 2024 | down 72.4% | rising |
| 92 | Senegal | 49,506 1000 USD | 2024 | up 38.6% | volatile |
| 93 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 48,780 1000 USD | 2024 | down 48.3% | volatile |
| 94 | Uganda | 48,431 1000 USD | 2024 | up 116.7% | volatile |
| 95 | Zambia | 44,151 1000 USD | 2024 | up 50.2% | volatile |
| 96 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 41,312 1000 USD | 2024 | down 69.6% | volatile |
| 97 | Serbia and Montenegro | 41,041 1000 USD | 2005 | up 132.5% | rising |
| 98 | North Macedonia | 40,334 1000 USD | 2024 | up 31.4% | rising |
| 99 | Nicaragua | 40,290 1000 USD | 2023 | up 109.8% | volatile |
| 100 | Cameroon | 39,824 1000 USD | 2024 | up 58.3% | rising |
| 101 | Uruguay | 38,562 1000 USD | 2024 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 102 | Zimbabwe | 38,540 1000 USD | 2024 | up 25.6% | volatile |
| 103 | Belarus | 38,071 1000 USD | 2024 | down 74.4% | volatile |
| 104 | Myanmar | 35,236 1000 USD | 2024 | down 1.5% | volatile |
| 105 | Cyprus | 35,000 1000 USD | 2024 | up 35.6% | rising |
| 106 | Melanesia | 32,766 1000 USD | 2024 | up 54.0% | rising |
| 107 | Trinidad and Tobago | 32,730 1000 USD | 2024 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 108 | Georgia | 32,533 1000 USD | 2024 | up 79.9% | volatile |
| 109 | Armenia | 30,888 1000 USD | 2024 | up 41.6% | volatile |
| 110 | Sudan (former) | 30,170 1000 USD | 2011 | up 674.8% | volatile |
| 111 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 29,620 1000 USD | 2024 | up 18.5% | rising |
| 112 | Angola | 29,499 1000 USD | 2024 | up 254.2% | volatile |
| 113 | Republic of Moldova | 27,914 1000 USD | 2024 | up 16.9% | volatile |
| 114 | Bahrain | 27,777 1000 USD | 2024 | up 46.4% | volatile |
| 115 | Nepal | 27,534 1000 USD | 2024 | up 21.0% | volatile |
| 116 | Syrian Arab Republic | 26,799 1000 USD | 2024 | up 11.0% | volatile |
| 117 | Namibia | 26,665 1000 USD | 2024 | down 23.1% | volatile |
| 118 | Panama | 26,061 1000 USD | 2024 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 119 | Qatar | 23,492 1000 USD | 2024 | up 96.3% | volatile |
| 120 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 23,309 1000 USD | 2024 | up 356.8% | volatile |
| 121 | Madagascar | 22,699 1000 USD | 2024 | up 127.1% | volatile |
| 122 | Fiji | 18,398 1000 USD | 2024 | up 115.2% | volatile |
| 123 | Jamaica | 18,368 1000 USD | 2024 | up 56.5% | flat |
| 124 | Mauritius | 17,625 1000 USD | 2024 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 125 | Albania | 15,093 1000 USD | 2024 | up 35.1% | volatile |
| 126 | Mozambique | 13,439 1000 USD | 2024 | up 71.8% | volatile |
| 127 | Afghanistan | 13,282 1000 USD | 2024 | up 546.6% | volatile |
| 128 | Papua New Guinea | 12,526 1000 USD | 2024 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 129 | Rwanda | 12,413 1000 USD | 2024 | up 399.9% | volatile |
| 130 | Cuba | 11,437 1000 USD | 2024 | down 12.7% | rising |
| 131 | Malawi | 11,241 1000 USD | 2024 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 132 | Djibouti | 9,641 1000 USD | 2024 | up 107.7% | volatile |
| 133 | Mauritania | 9,596 1000 USD | 2024 | up 226.7% | volatile |
| 134 | Eswatini | 9,445 1000 USD | 2024 | down 28.8% | volatile |
| 135 | Togo | 8,893 1000 USD | 2024 | up 214.7% | volatile |
| 136 | Botswana | 8,778 1000 USD | 2024 | down 16.0% | falling |
| 137 | Kyrgyzstan | 8,510 1000 USD | 2024 | down 34.1% | volatile |
| 138 | Turkmenistan | 8,412 1000 USD | 2024 | down 57.6% | volatile |
| 139 | Ethiopia | 8,401 1000 USD | 2024 | down 80.8% | volatile |
| 140 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 8,328 1000 USD | 2024 | down 7.7% | volatile |
| 141 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 8,063 1000 USD | 2024 | up 154.1% | volatile |
| 142 | Iceland | 6,516 1000 USD | 2024 | down 44.4% | volatile |
| 143 | Mongolia | 5,998 1000 USD | 2024 | down 61.8% | volatile |
| 144 | Palestine | 5,615 1000 USD | 2024 | down 50.9% | flat |
| 145 | Tajikistan | 5,124 1000 USD | 2024 | up 110.2% | volatile |
| 146 | Guinea | 4,904 1000 USD | 2024 | up 415.1% | volatile |
| 147 | Gabon | 4,304 1000 USD | 2024 | up 430.7% | volatile |
| 148 | Seychelles | 3,832 1000 USD | 2024 | up 688.5% | volatile |
| 149 | Burkina Faso | 3,710 1000 USD | 2024 | down 20.2% | volatile |
| 150 | Congo | 3,548 1000 USD | 2024 | up 18.3% | volatile |
| 151 | Guyana | 3,494 1000 USD | 2024 | up 344.0% | volatile |
| 152 | Faroe Islands | 3,232 1000 USD | 2024 | up 78.2% | rising |
| 153 | Barbados | 3,033 1000 USD | 2024 | down 20.7% | volatile |
| 154 | Lesotho | 2,792 1000 USD | 2024 | down 7.6% | flat |
| 155 | Bhutan | 2,605 1000 USD | 2024 | up 173.3% | volatile |
| 156 | Montenegro | 2,238 1000 USD | 2024 | up 24.3% | rising |
| 157 | Andorra | 2,179 1000 USD | 2024 | up 286.3% | rising |
| 158 | Mali | 2,171 1000 USD | 2024 | up 4.2% | volatile |
| 159 | Saint Lucia | 2,123 1000 USD | 2024 | up 31.9% | volatile |
| 160 | Equatorial Guinea | 2,111 1000 USD | 2024 | up 420.0% | volatile |
| 161 | Benin | 1,923 1000 USD | 2024 | down 8.9% | volatile |
| 162 | Liberia | 1,782 1000 USD | 2024 | up 352.3% | volatile |
| 163 | Maldives | 1,705 1000 USD | 2024 | up 53.6% | rising |
| 164 | New Caledonia | 1,609 1000 USD | 2024 | down 21.1% | rising |
| 165 | Brunei Darussalam | 1,344 1000 USD | 2024 | down 30.6% | rising |
| 166 | Belize | 1,320 1000 USD | 2024 | up 92.4% | volatile |
| 167 | Greenland | 1,274 1000 USD | 2024 | up 294.4% | volatile |
| 168 | Netherlands Antilles (former) | 1,251 1000 USD | 2010 | up 116.4% | volatile |
| 169 | Haiti | 1,178 1000 USD | 2024 | down 41.3% | rising |
| 170 | Sudan | 1,149 1000 USD | 2024 | down 94.5% | volatile |
| 171 | Polynesia | 974 1000 USD | 2024 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 172 | South Sudan | 720 1000 USD | 2024 | up 115.6% | volatile |
| 173 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 691 1000 USD | 2024 | down 29.2% | falling |
| 174 | Dominica | 655 1000 USD | 2024 | down 14.9% | volatile |
| 175 | Bahamas | 562 1000 USD | 2024 | down 76.0% | volatile |
| 176 | French Southern Territories | 529 1000 USD | 2024 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 177 | Anguilla | 472 1000 USD | 2024 | up 50.8% | volatile |
| 178 | Samoa | 470 1000 USD | 2024 | up 10.6% | volatile |
| 179 | Suriname | 457 1000 USD | 2024 | down 3.8% | volatile |
| 180 | Chad | 329 1000 USD | 2024 | down 75.6% | volatile |
| 181 | Somalia | 328 1000 USD | 2024 | up 43.9% | volatile |
| 182 | Niger | 303 1000 USD | 2024 | down 37.8% | volatile |
| 183 | French Polynesia | 292 1000 USD | 2024 | down 22.5% | rising |
| 184 | Aruba | 288 1000 USD | 2024 | down 46.2% | rising |
| 185 | Curaçao | 281 1000 USD | 2024 | down 77.1% | falling |
| 186 | Bermuda | 248 1000 USD | 2024 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 187 | Sierra Leone | 246 1000 USD | 2024 | down 4.3% | volatile |
| 188 | Grenada | 226 1000 USD | 2024 | up 48.7% | rising |
| 189 | Cabo Verde | 215 1000 USD | 2024 | up 21.5% | volatile |
| 190 | Gibraltar | 207 1000 USD | 2024 | down 15.9% | falling |
| 191 | Cayman Islands | 203 1000 USD | 2024 | down 89.3% | volatile |
| 192 | Antigua and Barbuda | 192 1000 USD | 2024 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 193 | Gambia | 185 1000 USD | 2024 | down 54.1% | volatile |
| 194 | Burundi | 183 1000 USD | 2024 | down 84.6% | volatile |
| 195 | China, Macao SAR | 168 1000 USD | 2024 | down 72.8% | volatile |
| 196 | Timor-Leste | 158 1000 USD | 2024 | up 829.4% | volatile |
| 197 | Tonga | 141 1000 USD | 2024 | up 571.4% | volatile |
| 198 | Micronesia | 136 1000 USD | 2024 | up 43.2% | volatile |
| 199 | Guinea-Bissau | 131 1000 USD | 2024 | down 68.7% | volatile |
| 199 | Solomon Islands | 131 1000 USD | 2024 | up 367.9% | volatile |
| 201 | Eritrea | 121 1000 USD | 2024 | up 31.5% | volatile |
| 202 | Vanuatu | 102 1000 USD | 2024 | down 26.6% | volatile |
| 203 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 82 1000 USD | 2024 | up 173.3% | rising |
| 204 | Saint Martin (French part) | 68 1000 USD | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 205 | Sao Tome and Principe | 59 1000 USD | 2024 | down 35.9% | volatile |
| 206 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 58 1000 USD | 2024 | down 45.3% | volatile |
| 207 | Marshall Islands | 55 1000 USD | 2024 | down 92.2% | volatile |
| 208 | British Virgin Islands | 47 1000 USD | 2024 | down 81.0% | volatile |
| 209 | Comoros | 38 1000 USD | 2024 | down 73.6% | volatile |
| 210 | Palau | 30 1000 USD | 2024 | down 54.5% | volatile |
| 211 | Cook Islands | 28 1000 USD | 2024 | down 9.7% | falling |
| 211 | Wallis and Futuna Islands | 28 1000 USD | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 213 | Kiribati | 24 1000 USD | 2024 | up 242.9% | volatile |
| 214 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 17 1000 USD | 2024 | down 22.7% | volatile |
| 215 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 14 1000 USD | 2024 | down 51.7% | falling |
| 215 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 14 1000 USD | 2024 | up 55.6% | volatile |
| 217 | Guam | 12 1000 USD | 2024 | up 9.1% | volatile |
| 218 | Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha | 11 1000 USD | 2024 | down 96.4% | volatile |
| 219 | Niue | 7 1000 USD | 2024 | up 75.0% | rising |
| 220 | Pitcairn | 2 1000 USD | 2024 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 221 | Northern Mariana Islands | 1 1000 USD | 2024 | down 90.0% | volatile |
| 221 | Norfolk Island | 1 1000 USD | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 61.44 million 1000 USD
- Europe 27.41 million 1000 USD
- Asia 17.27 million 1000 USD
- Americas 12.83 million 1000 USD
- Western Europe 10.71 million 1000 USD
- Eastern Asia 6.85 million 1000 USD
- Southern Europe 6.67 million 1000 USD
- Northern America 6.64 million 1000 USD
- Eastern Europe 5.91 million 1000 USD
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 4.36 million 1000 USD
- United States of America 4.32 million 1000 USD
- South-eastern Asia 4.27 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