Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate by country
The year-on-year percentage change in Paper and paperboard — Import quantity. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Countries reporting
219
Highest
645.75 % change on previous year
Dominica
Lowest
-93.67 % change on previous year
Sudan
Median
7.37 % change on previous year
Years covered
63
1962–2024
Data points
13,353
What the numbers show
Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate is currently reported for 219 countries. The highest value is 645.75 % change on previous year in Dominica; the lowest is -93.67 % change on previous year in Sudan.
The median across all reporting countries is 7.37 % change on previous year, and the mean is 17.14 % change on previous year.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 7.
Over the past decade 93 countries rose and 86 fell. The largest increase was in Egypt (up 47,069.0%), and the largest decrease in Sudan (down 1,453.4%).
Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dominica | 645.75 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 689.4% | volatile |
| 2 | Northern Mariana Islands | 489.39 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Eswatini | 488.29 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 23,521.1% | volatile |
| 4 | American Samoa | 295 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 5 | Pitcairn | 218.18 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 6 | Eritrea | 140.78 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 456.6% | volatile |
| 7 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 108.23 % change on previous year | 1999 | up 2,619.0% | volatile |
| 8 | Andorra | 103.44 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 9 | Djibouti | 101.82 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 839.9% | volatile |
| 10 | Cayman Islands | 100.85 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 38,369.2% | volatile |
| 11 | Serbia and Montenegro | 92.76 % change on previous year | 2005 | up 520.1% | volatile |
| 12 | Greenland | 79.08 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 300.7% | volatile |
| 13 | Bahamas | 78.54 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 696.5% | volatile |
| 14 | Ghana | 78.11 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 4,493.9% | volatile |
| 15 | Tunisia | 77.71 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 4,302.1% | volatile |
| 16 | Christmas Island | 75.56 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 17 | Luxembourg | 74 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 18 | Guyana | 64.9 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 792.0% | volatile |
| 19 | Niger | 59.33 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 11.8% | volatile |
| 20 | Kiribati | 57.65 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 21 | Sao Tome and Principe | 54.55 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 480.1% | volatile |
| 22 | Rwanda | 54.13 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 32.6% | volatile |
| 23 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 53.05 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 137.1% | volatile |
| 24 | Niue | 50 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 25 | Cocos (Keeling) Islands | 49.06 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Cambodia | 48.8 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 6.3% | volatile |
| 27 | Uganda | 47.51 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 875.6% | volatile |
| 28 | Chile | 44.67 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 711.9% | volatile |
| 29 | Marshall Islands | 44.44 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 30 | Palestine | 42.1 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 311.8% | volatile |
| 31 | Jordan | 38.09 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 65.1% | volatile |
| 32 | Montserrat | 35.71 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 33 | Gabon | 35 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 234.2% | volatile |
| 34 | Lebanon | 32.72 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 55.4% | volatile |
| 35 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 32.71 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Morocco | 32.25 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 20.7% | volatile |
| 37 | Egypt | 32 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 47,069.0% | volatile |
| 38 | Guinea-Bissau | 31.05 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 435.8% | volatile |
| 39 | Grenada | 29.81 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 209.1% | volatile |
| 40 | Belize | 27.8 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 41.7% | volatile |
| 41 | Peru | 26.89 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 329.3% | volatile |
| 42 | Qatar | 26.36 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 0.9% | volatile |
| 43 | Colombia | 25.22 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 173.1% | volatile |
| 44 | Ukraine | 23.12 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 45 | Madagascar | 22.89 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 47.9% | volatile |
| 46 | Paraguay | 22.7 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 106.3% | volatile |
| 47 | Gibraltar | 22.69 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 48 | Philippines | 22.18 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 96.6% | volatile |
| 49 | Trinidad and Tobago | 21.66 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 1,098.8% | volatile |
| 50 | Indonesia | 20.97 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 414.8% | volatile |
| 51 | Lesotho | 20.85 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 986.5% | volatile |
| 52 | South Africa | 20.46 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 704.5% | volatile |
| 53 | Uruguay | 19.52 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 353.3% | volatile |
| 54 | Guatemala | 19.39 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 254.4% | volatile |
| 55 | Serbia | 18.81 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 10.1% | volatile |
| 56 | Togo | 18.3 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 60.6% | volatile |
| 57 | United Arab Emirates | 18.24 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 123.5% | volatile |
| 58 | India | 18.21 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 267.1% | volatile |
| 59 | Malawi | 18.16 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 17.5% | volatile |
| 60 | Thailand | 17.77 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 45.9% | volatile |
| 61 | Brazil | 17.52 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 7,121.2% | volatile |
| 62 | Kyrgyzstan | 17.3 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 33.6% | volatile |
| 63 | Papua New Guinea | 17.23 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 24.6% | volatile |
| 64 | Afghanistan | 16.96 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 92.3% | volatile |
| 65 | Romania | 16.49 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 1,449.8% | volatile |
| 66 | Malta | 16.46 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 906.3% | volatile |
| 67 | Jamaica | 16.14 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 68.1% | volatile |
| 68 | Mongolia | 15.6 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 70.6% | volatile |
| 69 | Republic of Korea | 15.59 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 52.8% | volatile |
| 70 | Sri Lanka | 15.47 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 62.3% | volatile |
| 71 | New Zealand | 15.34 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 313.3% | volatile |
| 72 | Mauritius | 15.12 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 1,922.1% | volatile |
| 73 | Cyprus | 14.95 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 1,662.7% | volatile |
| 74 | Australia and New Zealand | 14.9 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 2,370.1% | volatile |
| 75 | Vanuatu | 14.86 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 66.6% | volatile |
| 76 | Australia | 14.7 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 4,659.2% | volatile |
| 77 | Lithuania | 14.38 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 21.6% | volatile |
| 78 | Kenya | 14.33 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 51.2% | volatile |
| 79 | Ecuador | 13.96 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 59.6% | volatile |
| 80 | Ireland | 13.58 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 347.5% | volatile |
| 81 | Belgium | 13.54 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 8,760.0% | volatile |
| 82 | Sweden | 13.49 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 350.7% | volatile |
| 83 | Poland | 12.65 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 101.2% | volatile |
| 84 | Cook Islands | 12.5 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 85 | Bahrain | 12.16 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 71.2% | volatile |
| 86 | Saudi Arabia | 12.12 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 507.1% | volatile |
| 87 | Mauritania | 11.95 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 14.0% | volatile |
| 88 | Greece | 11.57 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 165.7% | volatile |
| 89 | Bangladesh | 11.39 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 31.5% | volatile |
| 90 | Azerbaijan | 11.36 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 91 | North Macedonia | 10.97 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 207.5% | volatile |
| 92 | Dominican Republic | 10.76 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 555.1% | volatile |
| 93 | Canada | 10.72 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 6,454.9% | volatile |
| 94 | Bulgaria | 10.24 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 48.5% | volatile |
| 95 | Malaysia | 10.22 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 3,025.4% | volatile |
| 96 | Maldives | 10.15 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 256.4% | volatile |
| 97 | Costa Rica | 10.1 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 980.7% | volatile |
| 98 | Albania | 10.01 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 99 | Sudan (former) | 9.62 % change on previous year | 2011 | down 67.5% | volatile |
| 100 | Croatia | 9.36 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 29.0% | volatile |
| 101 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 9.09 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 102 | Solomon Islands | 8.97 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 91.6% | volatile |
| 103 | Israel | 8.8 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 5.3% | volatile |
| 104 | Panama | 8.62 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 7,589.4% | volatile |
| 105 | Spain | 8.54 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 35.5% | volatile |
| 106 | Portugal | 8.46 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 29,553.4% | volatile |
| 107 | Mexico | 8.46 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 190.2% | volatile |
| 108 | Barbados | 8.07 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 35.4% | volatile |
| 109 | Czechia | 7.83 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 13.7% | volatile |
| 110 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 7.37 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 280.2% | volatile |
| 111 | Germany | 6.59 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 216.1% | volatile |
| 112 | Benin | 6.36 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 51.9% | volatile |
| 113 | Finland | 6.34 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 219.2% | volatile |
| 114 | Georgia | 6.33 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 0.9% | volatile |
| 115 | Samoa | 6.33 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 141.3% | volatile |
| 116 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 5.94 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 421.2% | volatile |
| 117 | Italy | 5.49 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 118 | China, Taiwan Province of | 5.07 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 237.6% | volatile |
| 119 | Netherlands Antilles (former) | 4.97 % change on previous year | 2010 | up 126.3% | volatile |
| 120 | Cameroon | 4.63 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 68.2% | volatile |
| 121 | Fiji | 4.57 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 70.3% | volatile |
| 122 | Slovakia | 3.67 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 21.0% | volatile |
| 123 | Anguilla | 3.66 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 124 | El Salvador | 3.46 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 294.2% | volatile |
| 125 | Turkmenistan | 3.31 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 126 | Faroe Islands | 3.29 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 127 | Algeria | 3.09 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 67.6% | volatile |
| 128 | Hungary | 2.47 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 40.5% | volatile |
| 129 | Austria | 1.88 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 180.3% | volatile |
| 130 | Kuwait | 0.9524 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 94.1% | volatile |
| 131 | Estonia | 0.8254 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 91.1% | volatile |
| 132 | France | 0.5017 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 505.9% | volatile |
| 133 | Burkina Faso | 0.2778 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 99.9% | volatile |
| 134 | French Guiana | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 134 | Guadeloupe | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 134 | Martinique | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 134 | French Southern and Antarctic Lands | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 134 | Réunion | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 134 | Yugoslav SFR | 0 % change on previous year | 1991 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 134 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 142 | Brunei Darussalam | -0.3347 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 101.6% | volatile |
| 143 | Latvia | -0.4148 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 83.8% | volatile |
| 144 | Nicaragua | -0.5338 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 108.7% | volatile |
| 145 | Pakistan | -0.9117 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 103.6% | volatile |
| 146 | Honduras | -0.9738 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 37.5% | volatile |
| 147 | Bhutan | -1.04 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 300.4% | volatile |
| 148 | Slovenia | -1.41 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 110.9% | volatile |
| 149 | Yemen | -2.16 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 123.0% | volatile |
| 150 | Senegal | -2.63 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 201.7% | volatile |
| 151 | Japan | -2.84 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 58.8% | volatile |
| 152 | Uzbekistan | -2.85 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 153 | USSR | -2.94 % change on previous year | 1991 | down 156.7% | volatile |
| 154 | Norway | -2.95 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 135.2% | volatile |
| 155 | Curaçao | -2.97 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 150.9% | volatile |
| 156 | French Polynesia | -3.24 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 163.5% | volatile |
| 157 | Montenegro | -3.55 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 46.1% | volatile |
| 158 | Switzerland | -3.96 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 53.1% | volatile |
| 159 | Zambia | -3.97 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 108.7% | volatile |
| 160 | Aruba | -5.05 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 337.4% | volatile |
| 161 | Zimbabwe | -5.28 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 145.6% | volatile |
| 162 | China | -6.07 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 387.2% | volatile |
| 163 | Kazakhstan | -6.72 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 123.9% | volatile |
| 164 | China, mainland | -6.89 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 588.9% | volatile |
| 165 | Cuba | -8.2 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 82.2% | volatile |
| 166 | China, Macao SAR | -8.32 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 685.9% | volatile |
| 167 | Norfolk Island | -8.33 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 168 | Turks and Caicos Islands | -8.87 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 169 | Russian Federation | -8.87 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 16.5% | volatile |
| 170 | Tonga | -8.98 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 101.5% | volatile |
| 171 | British Virgin Islands | -9.29 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 172 | Palau | -9.52 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 141.3% | volatile |
| 173 | Nepal | -10.77 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 104.4% | volatile |
| 174 | Iceland | -11.35 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 263.1% | volatile |
| 175 | South Sudan | -13.15 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 176 | Guinea | -13.21 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 119.0% | volatile |
| 177 | Namibia | -13.8 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 168.6% | volatile |
| 178 | Singapore | -13.92 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 318.7% | volatile |
| 179 | Czechoslovakia | -14.01 % change on previous year | 1992 | down 171.3% | volatile |
| 180 | Argentina | -14.15 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 19.9% | volatile |
| 181 | Suriname | -14.36 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 347.0% | volatile |
| 182 | Denmark | -14.53 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 22.3% | volatile |
| 183 | China, Hong Kong SAR | -16.07 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 138.6% | volatile |
| 184 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | -16.47 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 24.2% | volatile |
| 185 | Oman | -16.52 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 155.0% | volatile |
| 186 | Armenia | -17.67 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 247.6% | volatile |
| 187 | Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha | -18.42 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 188 | Equatorial Guinea | -19.02 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 107.9% | volatile |
| 189 | Iraq | -19.79 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 144.9% | volatile |
| 190 | Liberia | -20.09 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 9.8% | volatile |
| 191 | Antigua and Barbuda | -21.54 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 0.2% | volatile |
| 192 | Botswana | -21.89 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 228.1% | volatile |
| 193 | Libya | -22.49 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 27.5% | volatile |
| 194 | Saint Lucia | -22.99 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 52.1% | volatile |
| 195 | Guam | -23.17 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 196 | Seychelles | -23.65 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 56.4% | volatile |
| 197 | Gambia | -23.94 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 143.0% | volatile |
| 198 | Angola | -26.49 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 177.0% | volatile |
| 199 | Mozambique | -28.16 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 141.8% | volatile |
| 200 | New Caledonia | -29.38 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1,357.8% | volatile |
| 201 | Burundi | -29.48 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 52.2% | volatile |
| 202 | Mali | -30.3 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 329.1% | volatile |
| 203 | Sierra Leone | -31.66 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 26.4% | volatile |
| 204 | Tokelau | -32.5 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 205 | Haiti | -33.72 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 14.2% | volatile |
| 206 | Myanmar | -33.75 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 147.6% | volatile |
| 207 | Central African Republic | -35.44 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 146.7% | volatile |
| 208 | Bermuda | -36 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 209 | Somalia | -39.19 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 144.3% | volatile |
| 210 | Nigeria | -40.75 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 648.5% | volatile |
| 211 | Nauru | -45.31 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 212 | Congo | -50.62 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 163.1% | volatile |
| 213 | Chad | -51.57 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 190.1% | volatile |
| 214 | Ethiopia PDR | -53.39 % change on previous year | 1992 | down 278.0% | volatile |
| 215 | Belarus | -58.58 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 516.3% | volatile |
| 216 | Comoros | -62.52 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 217 | Tajikistan | -68.47 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 218 | Tuvalu | -68.57 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 219 | Ethiopia | -69.74 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 278.0% | volatile |
| 220 | Sudan | -93.67 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1,453.4% | 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 176.92 % change on previous year
- Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 56.63 % change on previous year
- Micronesia 75.45 % change on previous year
- Timor-Leste 48.22 % change on previous year
- Micronesia (Federated States of) 23.36 % change on previous year
- Northern Africa 21.61 % change on previous year
- Southern Africa 19.06 % change on previous year
- Lao People's Democratic Republic 16.44 % change on previous year
- South America 18.97 % change on previous year
- Republic of Moldova 15.91 % change on previous year
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 16.89 % change on previous year
- United Republic of Tanzania 13.54 % change on previous year
- Oceania 14.41 % change on previous year
- Democratic Republic of the Congo 11.8 % change on previous year
- South-Eastern Asia 13.72 % change on previous year
- Viet Nam 10.53 % change on previous year
- Southern Asia 13.33 % change on previous year
- Polynesia 6.29 % change on previous year
- Africa 12.44 % change on previous year
- Iran (Islamic Republic of) 6.15 % change on previous year
- Americas 11.83 % change on previous year
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 5.69 % change on previous year
- United States of America 11.42 % change on previous year
- Melanesia 5.67 % change on previous year
- Northern America 11.24 % change on previous year
- Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 1.87 % change on previous year
- Caribbean 10.17 % change on previous year
- Syrian Arab Republic 1.41 % change on previous year
- Eastern Europe 9.41 % change on previous year
- Middle Africa -8.34 % change on previous year
- Central America 9.03 % change on previous year
- Democratic People's Republic of Korea -14.63 % change on previous year
- Southern Europe 7.8 % change on previous year
- Côte d'Ivoire 7.44 % change on previous year
- World 7.14 % change on previous year
- Europe 6.98 % change on previous year
- Eastern Africa 6.16 % change on previous year
- Western Europe 5.87 % change on previous year
- Northern Europe 5.61 % change on previous year
- Western Asia 5.18 % change on previous year
How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Paper and paperboard — Import quantity. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Paper and paperboard — Import quantity. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.