Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — 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
255
Highest
49.12 million 1000 USD
China
Lowest
77 1000 USD
Pitcairn
Median
110,734 1000 USD
Years covered
64
1961–2024
Data points
14,830

What the numbers show

Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Import value is currently reported for 255 countries. The highest value is 49.12 million 1000 USD in China; the lowest is 77 1000 USD in Pitcairn.

The median across all reporting countries is 110,734 1000 USD, and the mean is 1.43 million 1000 USD.

Over the past decade 166 countries rose and 84 fell. The largest increase was in Tokelau (up 48,300.0%), and the largest decrease in Sudan (down 91.0%).

Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Import value: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 China 49.12 million 1000 USD 2024 up 6.1% volatile
2 China, mainland 46.10 million 1000 USD 2024 up 9.9% volatile
3 United States 29.75 million 1000 USD 2024 up 20.9% volatile
4 Germany 16.74 million 1000 USD 2024 down 15.4% volatile
5 United Kingdom 11.81 million 1000 USD 2024 up 1.1% volatile
5 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 11.81 million 1000 USD 2024 up 1.1% volatile
7 Italy 10.83 million 1000 USD 2024 up 5.9% volatile
8 France 9.37 million 1000 USD 2024 down 0.8% volatile
9 Japan 9.32 million 1000 USD 2024 down 26.1% volatile
10 India 7.81 million 1000 USD 2024 up 22.2% volatile
11 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 7.55 million 1000 USD 2024 up 30.2% volatile
12 Poland 7.08 million 1000 USD 2024 up 33.1% volatile
13 Mexico 6.87 million 1000 USD 2024 up 32.7% volatile
14 Canada 6.04 million 1000 USD 2024 up 19.3% volatile
15 Republic of Korea 5.51 million 1000 USD 2024 down 8.7% volatile
16 Spain 5.49 million 1000 USD 2024 up 14.6% volatile
17 Belgium 5.49 million 1000 USD 2024 down 14.6% rising
18 Vietnam 4.81 million 1000 USD 2024 up 37.1% volatile
18 Viet Nam 4.81 million 1000 USD 2024 up 37.1% volatile
20 Turkey 4.40 million 1000 USD 2024 up 4.0% volatile
20 Türkiye 4.40 million 1000 USD 2024 up 4.0% volatile
22 Belgium-Luxembourg 4.16 million 1000 USD 1999 up 53.9% volatile
23 Austria 4.03 million 1000 USD 2024 down 8.2% volatile
24 Indonesia 3.21 million 1000 USD 2024 up 13.3% volatile
25 Sweden 3.10 million 1000 USD 2024 up 15.3% volatile
26 Malaysia 3.04 million 1000 USD 2024 up 44.5% volatile
27 Thailand 2.84 million 1000 USD 2024 up 23.8% volatile
28 United Arab Emirates 2.71 million 1000 USD 2024 up 56.2% volatile
29 China, Taiwan Province of 2.71 million 1000 USD 2024 down 15.0% volatile
30 Australia and New Zealand 2.61 million 1000 USD 2024 down 11.9% volatile
31 Saudi Arabia 2.58 million 1000 USD 2024 down 0.6% volatile
32 Egypt 2.52 million 1000 USD 2024 down 17.3% volatile
33 Denmark 2.37 million 1000 USD 2024 up 19.0% volatile
34 Czechia 2.34 million 1000 USD 2024 up 9.8% rising
35 Australia 2.01 million 1000 USD 2024 down 13.1% volatile
36 Portugal 1.91 million 1000 USD 2024 up 26.6% volatile
37 Morocco 1.83 million 1000 USD 2024 up 92.6% volatile
38 Philippines 1.75 million 1000 USD 2024 up 28.5% volatile
39 Romania 1.68 million 1000 USD 2024 up 67.5% volatile
40 Switzerland 1.54 million 1000 USD 2024 down 21.6% volatile
41 Algeria 1.48 million 1000 USD 2024 down 0.1% volatile
42 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 1.47 million 1000 USD 2024 up 10.7% volatile
43 Hungary 1.44 million 1000 USD 2024 up 7.0% volatile
44 Greece 1.37 million 1000 USD 2024 up 32.6% volatile
45 Caribbean 1.32 million 1000 USD 2024 up 38.6% volatile
46 South Africa 1.27 million 1000 USD 2024 up 6.0% volatile
47 Israel 1.17 million 1000 USD 2024 up 9.6% volatile
48 Finland 1.17 million 1000 USD 2024 down 24.0% volatile
49 Uzbekistan 1.11 million 1000 USD 2024 up 45.8% volatile
50 Colombia 1.09 million 1000 USD 2024 up 24.1% volatile
51 Slovenia 1.03 million 1000 USD 2024 up 6.8% rising
52 Norway 1.01 million 1000 USD 2024 down 21.6% volatile
53 Lithuania 1.00 million 1000 USD 2024 up 23.4% volatile
54 Bangladesh 965,149 1000 USD 2024 up 44.4% volatile
55 Ireland 962,869 1000 USD 2024 up 19.2% volatile
56 Russia 958,661 1000 USD 2024 down 67.3% volatile
56 Russian Federation 958,661 1000 USD 2024 down 67.3% volatile
58 Slovakia 932,736 1000 USD 2024 down 5.8% volatile
59 USSR 916,219 1000 USD 1991 down 7.2% volatile
60 Brazil 906,172 1000 USD 2024 down 42.9% volatile
61 Serbia 878,956 1000 USD 2024 up 33.0% rising
62 Peru 845,338 1000 USD 2024 down 2.3% volatile
63 Croatia 809,510 1000 USD 2024 up 59.9% rising
64 Ukraine 806,036 1000 USD 2024 down 29.1% volatile
65 Singapore 778,657 1000 USD 2024 down 53.8% volatile
66 Guatemala 757,309 1000 USD 2024 up 70.0% volatile
67 Chile 752,001 1000 USD 2024 down 1.1% volatile
68 Estonia 745,599 1000 USD 2024 up 23.6% volatile
69 Iraq 718,784 1000 USD 2024 up 139.4% volatile
70 Argentina 691,950 1000 USD 2024 down 27.7% volatile
71 Dominican Republic 669,511 1000 USD 2024 up 77.6% volatile
72 Pakistan 660,787 1000 USD 2024 down 13.4% volatile
73 Latvia 612,246 1000 USD 2024 up 19.8% volatile
74 Bulgaria 611,533 1000 USD 2024 up 30.0% volatile
75 New Zealand 596,217 1000 USD 2024 down 7.5% volatile
76 Serbia and Montenegro 583,511 1000 USD 2005 up 3,886.6% volatile
77 Kazakhstan 576,098 1000 USD 2024 down 3.8% volatile
78 Jordan 573,818 1000 USD 2024 up 21.3% volatile
79 Tunisia 549,603 1000 USD 2024 up 13.6% volatile
80 Nigeria 549,298 1000 USD 2024 down 16.4% volatile
81 Cambodia 544,828 1000 USD 2024 up 273.5% volatile
82 Costa Rica 495,739 1000 USD 2024 up 4.8% volatile
83 Azerbaijan 467,798 1000 USD 2024 up 62.9% volatile
84 Kenya 439,770 1000 USD 2024 up 38.9% volatile
85 Luxembourg 395,469 1000 USD 2024 up 22.6% rising
86 Sri Lanka 390,364 1000 USD 2024 down 22.4% volatile
87 Yugoslav SFR 365,552 1000 USD 1991 down 22.0% volatile
88 Laos 349,844 1000 USD 2024 up 1,780.8% volatile
88 Lao People's Democratic Republic 349,844 1000 USD 2024 up 1,780.8% volatile
90 Ecuador 340,767 1000 USD 2024 down 15.1% volatile
91 Bosnia and Herzegovina 333,089 1000 USD 2024 up 35.4% volatile
92 Kuwait 328,383 1000 USD 2024 down 18.8% volatile
93 El Salvador 326,406 1000 USD 2024 up 32.2% volatile
94 Lebanon 324,252 1000 USD 2024 down 35.1% volatile
95 China, Hong Kong SAR 289,251 1000 USD 2024 down 74.1% volatile
96 Oman 248,841 1000 USD 2024 down 21.5% volatile
97 Libya 236,406 1000 USD 2024 up 74.2% volatile
98 Qatar 232,572 1000 USD 2024 down 24.5% volatile
99 Ghana 212,220 1000 USD 2024 up 141.8% volatile
100 Yemen 199,265 1000 USD 2024 down 42.1% volatile
101 Paraguay 197,998 1000 USD 2024 up 10.1% volatile
102 Georgia 191,736 1000 USD 2024 up 56.7% volatile
103 Cote d'Ivoire 184,112 1000 USD 2024 up 75.0% volatile
103 Côte d'Ivoire 184,112 1000 USD 2024 up 75.0% volatile
105 Moldova 173,673 1000 USD 2024 up 49.0% volatile
105 Republic of Moldova 173,673 1000 USD 2024 up 49.0% volatile
107 Honduras 172,117 1000 USD 2024 up 10.6% volatile
108 Cyprus 171,823 1000 USD 2024 up 57.4% volatile
109 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 165,956 1000 USD 2024 up 18.7% volatile
110 United Republic of Tanzania 151,648 1000 USD 2024 up 11.6% volatile
111 North Macedonia 150,023 1000 USD 2024 up 29.5% rising
112 Uganda 145,891 1000 USD 2024 up 97.0% volatile
113 Bahrain 142,321 1000 USD 2024 down 7.0% volatile
114 Armenia 141,124 1000 USD 2024 up 44.1% volatile
115 Jamaica 135,905 1000 USD 2024 up 31.3% volatile
116 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 133,802 1000 USD 2024 down 67.9% volatile
117 Uruguay 131,536 1000 USD 2024 up 3.3% volatile
118 Albania 128,674 1000 USD 2024 up 38.3% volatile
119 Myanmar 125,845 1000 USD 2024 down 38.1% volatile
120 Senegal 123,563 1000 USD 2024 up 32.1% volatile
121 Malta 123,436 1000 USD 2024 up 42.8% volatile
122 Tajikistan 118,683 1000 USD 2024 down 19.8% volatile
123 Syria 117,994 1000 USD 2024 down 18.6% volatile
123 Syrian Arab Republic 117,994 1000 USD 2024 down 18.6% volatile
125 Panama 117,001 1000 USD 2024 down 7.4% volatile
126 Zimbabwe 114,615 1000 USD 2024 up 41.7% volatile
127 Trinidad and Tobago 113,467 1000 USD 2024 down 17.9% volatile
128 Iceland 110,734 1000 USD 2024 up 49.2% volatile
129 Sudan (former) 109,339 1000 USD 2011 up 563.1% volatile
130 Melanesia 106,719 1000 USD 2024 down 4.5% volatile
131 Nepal 105,771 1000 USD 2024 up 29.1% volatile
132 Zambia 105,629 1000 USD 2024 up 48.2% volatile
133 Belarus 101,636 1000 USD 2024 down 75.6% volatile
134 Czechoslovakia 98,608 1000 USD 1992 down 4.0% rising
135 Mongolia 97,858 1000 USD 2024 up 46.6% volatile
136 Angola 97,288 1000 USD 2024 down 25.6% volatile
137 Cameroon 94,609 1000 USD 2024 up 58.1% volatile
138 Kyrgyzstan 94,129 1000 USD 2024 down 43.2% volatile
139 Namibia 83,684 1000 USD 2024 up 7.1% rising
140 Nicaragua 81,904 1000 USD 2023 up 86.0% volatile
141 Afghanistan 80,593 1000 USD 2024 down 20.8% volatile
142 Mauritius 80,434 1000 USD 2024 up 10.7% volatile
143 Bahamas 78,932 1000 USD 2024 up 42.6% volatile
144 Djibouti 75,986 1000 USD 2024 up 59.5% volatile
145 Somalia 75,545 1000 USD 2024 up 96.0% volatile
146 Botswana 75,257 1000 USD 2024 up 42.9% volatile
147 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 74,138 1000 USD 2024 up 52.0% volatile
148 Ethiopia 71,993 1000 USD 2024 down 70.3% volatile
149 Cuba 69,587 1000 USD 2024 up 25.9% volatile
150 Mozambique 63,687 1000 USD 2024 up 3.2% volatile
151 Reunion 57,703 1000 USD 2024 unchanged volatile
151 Réunion 57,703 1000 USD 2024 unchanged volatile
153 Madagascar 54,525 1000 USD 2024 up 38.8% volatile
154 Rwanda 51,456 1000 USD 2024 up 187.8% volatile
155 Maldives 48,414 1000 USD 2024 up 70.5% volatile
156 Turkmenistan 48,307 1000 USD 2024 down 72.3% volatile
157 Bhutan 48,033 1000 USD 2024 up 333.5% volatile
158 Polynesia 47,979 1000 USD 2024 up 0.5% volatile
159 Fiji 46,934 1000 USD 2024 up 13.5% volatile
160 Palestine 43,530 1000 USD 2024 down 71.1% flat
160 Palestine 43,530 1000 USD 2024 down 71.1% flat
162 Democratic Republic of the Congo 40,769 1000 USD 2024 up 110.7% volatile
163 Andorra 40,312 1000 USD 2024 up 770.5% volatile
164 Malawi 37,570 1000 USD 2024 up 53.0% volatile
165 Montenegro 35,982 1000 USD 2024 up 58.3% rising
166 Eswatini 33,584 1000 USD 2024 up 21.4% volatile
167 Faroe Islands 32,392 1000 USD 2024 up 249.1% volatile
168 Guinea 30,931 1000 USD 2024 up 350.5% volatile
169 Guadeloupe 30,463 1000 USD 2024 down 0.1% volatile
170 Papua New Guinea 30,427 1000 USD 2024 down 8.8% volatile
171 Haiti 27,323 1000 USD 2024 down 15.7% volatile
172 Barbados 27,170 1000 USD 2024 down 28.0% volatile
173 Mali 24,357 1000 USD 2024 up 70.4% volatile
174 Martinique 22,667 1000 USD 2024 down 0.4% volatile
175 Belize 22,040 1000 USD 2024 up 82.8% volatile
176 Seychelles 21,134 1000 USD 2024 up 46.4% volatile
177 French Polynesia 20,609 1000 USD 2024 down 13.1% volatile
178 Mauritania 19,694 1000 USD 2024 up 38.0% volatile
179 Curacao 19,526 1000 USD 2024 up 2.9% falling
179 Curaçao 19,526 1000 USD 2024 up 2.9% falling
181 Burkina Faso 18,750 1000 USD 2024 down 24.3% volatile
182 Lesotho 18,375 1000 USD 2024 up 22.0% volatile
183 Sudan 18,050 1000 USD 2024 down 91.0% falling
184 New Caledonia 17,366 1000 USD 2024 down 42.3% volatile
185 Benin 16,517 1000 USD 2024 up 14.1% volatile
186 Saint Lucia 16,487 1000 USD 2024 up 25.7% rising
187 Netherlands Antilles (former) 16,391 1000 USD 2010 down 3.5% volatile
188 Togo 16,320 1000 USD 2024 down 15.9% volatile
189 Turks and Caicos Islands 16,151 1000 USD 2024 up 429.4% volatile
190 Cayman Islands 15,653 1000 USD 2024 up 8.8% volatile
191 Gabon 15,623 1000 USD 2024 up 35.4% volatile
192 Congo 14,935 1000 USD 2024 up 7.6% volatile
193 Micronesia 13,950 1000 USD 2024 up 53.5% rising
194 Antigua and Barbuda 13,496 1000 USD 2024 up 26.4% volatile
195 Aruba 13,018 1000 USD 2024 up 14.7% rising
196 Liberia 12,855 1000 USD 2024 up 93.5% volatile
197 Niger 12,416 1000 USD 2024 down 35.2% volatile
198 Cabo Verde 12,125 1000 USD 2024 up 32.9% volatile
199 Guyana 11,767 1000 USD 2024 up 58.1% volatile
200 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 11,438 1000 USD 2024 up 110.0% volatile
201 Greenland 11,211 1000 USD 2024 up 52.0% rising
202 Samoa 10,932 1000 USD 2024 down 0.1% volatile
203 Grenada 10,424 1000 USD 2024 up 83.5% rising
204 Brunei 10,379 1000 USD 2024 down 39.8% volatile
204 Brunei Darussalam 10,379 1000 USD 2024 down 39.8% volatile
206 China, Macao SAR 10,058 1000 USD 2024 down 71.4% volatile
207 Sierra Leone 9,507 1000 USD 2024 down 4.0% volatile
208 Vanuatu 8,835 1000 USD 2024 up 88.9% volatile
209 East Timor 8,434 1000 USD 2024 up 90.6% volatile
209 Timor-Leste 8,434 1000 USD 2024 up 90.6% volatile
211 Bermuda 8,211 1000 USD 2024 up 73.0% rising
212 British Virgin Islands 8,143 1000 USD 2024 up 14.2% volatile
213 Saint Kitts and Nevis 8,095 1000 USD 2024 up 113.3% volatile
214 Suriname 7,835 1000 USD 2024 down 39.3% volatile
215 Anguilla 7,270 1000 USD 2024 up 230.6% volatile
216 South Sudan 7,008 1000 USD 2024 up 4,392.3% volatile
217 Tonga 6,349 1000 USD 2024 down 23.9% volatile
218 Gambia 6,160 1000 USD 2024 down 15.5% volatile
219 Equatorial Guinea 5,399 1000 USD 2024 down 38.7% volatile
220 Dominica 4,797 1000 USD 2024 up 6.6% volatile
221 Cook Islands 4,309 1000 USD 2024 up 74.9% rising
222 Ethiopia PDR 3,991 1000 USD 1992 down 55.2% volatile
223 Saint Martin (French Part) 3,941 1000 USD 2024 unchanged flat
224 Marshall Islands 3,801 1000 USD 2024 up 55.2% rising
225 Gibraltar 3,626 1000 USD 2024 up 332.7% volatile
226 Kiribati 3,227 1000 USD 2024 up 82.5% volatile
227 Solomon Islands 3,157 1000 USD 2024 up 44.7% volatile
228 American Samoa 3,139 1000 USD 2024 up 144.1% volatile
229 Central African Republic 3,131 1000 USD 2024 up 179.1% volatile
230 Comoros 2,914 1000 USD 2024 up 70.7% volatile
231 French Guiana 2,902 1000 USD 2024 unchanged volatile
232 Eritrea 2,681 1000 USD 2024 down 60.5% volatile
233 Guinea-Bissau 2,639 1000 USD 2024 up 131.7% volatile
234 Micronesia (Federated States of) 2,254 1000 USD 2024 up 26.6% rising
235 Burundi 2,191 1000 USD 2024 down 51.8% volatile
236 Palau 2,024 1000 USD 2024 down 14.2% rising
237 Guam 1,149 1000 USD 2024 up 340.2% volatile
238 Falkland Islands (Malvinas) 1,127 1000 USD 2024 up 70.5% volatile
239 Nauru 1,029 1000 USD 2024 up 155.3% volatile
239 Nauru 1,029 1000 USD 2024 up 155.3% volatile
241 Chad 957 1000 USD 2024 down 85.1% volatile
242 Tuvalu 945 1000 USD 2024 up 192.6% volatile
243 French Southern Territories 922 1000 USD 2024 up 15,266.7% volatile
244 Sao Tome and Principe 731 1000 USD 2024 up 2.1% volatile
245 Norfolk Island 673 1000 USD 2024 up 105.2% rising
246 Wallis and Futuna Islands 650 1000 USD 2024 up 192.8% volatile
247 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 594 1000 USD 2024 up 15.3% falling
248 Niue 485 1000 USD 2024 up 10.5% rising
249 Tokelau 484 1000 USD 2024 up 48,300.0% volatile
250 Northern Mariana Islands 466 1000 USD 2024 up 42.5% volatile
251 Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha 424 1000 USD 2024 up 65.6% volatile
252 Montserrat 413 1000 USD 2024 down 25.6% falling
253 Cocos (Keeling) Islands 201 1000 USD 2024 unchanged volatile
254 Christmas Island 185 1000 USD 2024 down 56.9% volatile
255 Pitcairn 77 1000 USD 2024 up 156.7% volatile

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Indicator
Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Import value
Unit
1000 USD
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
284 places, 14,830 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