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
236
Highest
49.12 million 1000 USD
China
Lowest
77 1000 USD
Pitcairn
Median
110,036 1000 USD
Years covered
64
1961–2024
Data points
14,098

What the numbers show

Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Import value is currently reported for 236 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 110,036 1000 USD, and the mean is 1.32 million 1000 USD.

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