Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate by country
The year-on-year percentage change in Printing and writing papers — Import quantity. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Countries reporting
213
Highest
571.05 % change on previous year
Dominica
Lowest
-100 % change on previous year
Belgium-Luxembourg
Median
4.19 % change on previous year
Years covered
63
1962–2024
Data points
12,067
What the numbers show
Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate is currently reported for 213 countries. The highest value is 571.05 % change on previous year in Dominica; the lowest is -100 % change on previous year in Belgium-Luxembourg.
The median across all reporting countries is 4.19 % change on previous year, and the mean is 10.63 % change on previous year.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 6.
Over the past decade 96 countries rose and 82 fell. The largest increase was in Belarus (up 27,058.7%), and the largest decrease in Cayman Islands (down 5,078.2%).
Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dominica | 571.05 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 531.5% | volatile |
| 2 | Luxembourg | 442.9 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Serbia and Montenegro | 251.56 % change on previous year | 2005 | up 917.6% | volatile |
| 4 | Grenada | 183.87 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 1,616.1% | volatile |
| 5 | Eritrea | 139.78 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 632.6% | volatile |
| 6 | Kiribati | 130.91 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 7 | Ghana | 128.64 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 4,376.7% | volatile |
| 8 | Andorra | 124.25 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 9 | Tunisia | 114.13 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 261.3% | volatile |
| 10 | Jordan | 109.73 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 96.9% | volatile |
| 11 | Marshall Islands | 107.89 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 12 | Uganda | 107.56 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 276.9% | volatile |
| 13 | Montserrat | 100 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 14 | Djibouti | 95.09 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 415.4% | volatile |
| 15 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 71.43 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 16 | Mali | 68.83 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 347.4% | volatile |
| 17 | Bahamas | 66.79 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 307.8% | volatile |
| 18 | Eswatini | 64.83 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 448.7% | volatile |
| 19 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 64.41 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 20 | Belarus | 60.84 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 27,058.7% | volatile |
| 21 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 58.06 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 22 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 56.47 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 23 | Sao Tome and Principe | 45.7 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 325.2% | volatile |
| 24 | Togo | 45.13 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 22.8% | volatile |
| 25 | Kyrgyzstan | 44.79 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 58.9% | volatile |
| 26 | Guinea-Bissau | 44.22 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 144.3% | volatile |
| 27 | Uruguay | 40.06 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 640.3% | volatile |
| 28 | Mongolia | 39.74 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 69.3% | volatile |
| 29 | Afghanistan | 38.73 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 81.7% | volatile |
| 30 | Niger | 38.31 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 31 | Mauritius | 37.36 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 328.8% | volatile |
| 32 | Gibraltar | 36.59 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 33 | South Africa | 36.55 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 473.8% | volatile |
| 34 | Samoa | 31.35 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 378.3% | volatile |
| 35 | Gabon | 31.35 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 206.6% | volatile |
| 36 | Paraguay | 30.51 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 1,098.5% | volatile |
| 37 | Colombia | 30.44 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 205.9% | volatile |
| 38 | Egypt | 29.84 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 583.9% | volatile |
| 39 | Indonesia | 29.4 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 609.6% | volatile |
| 40 | Ethiopia PDR | 27.23 % change on previous year | 1992 | down 92.2% | volatile |
| 41 | Slovenia | 26.45 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 269.9% | volatile |
| 42 | Cameroon | 26.32 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 19.8% | volatile |
| 43 | Netherlands Antilles (former) | 25.61 % change on previous year | 2010 | up 816.1% | volatile |
| 44 | Solomon Islands | 25.18 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 82.5% | volatile |
| 45 | Guatemala | 24.76 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 4,434.9% | volatile |
| 46 | Morocco | 23.74 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 72.1% | volatile |
| 47 | Australia | 23.39 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 615.3% | volatile |
| 48 | Romania | 22.98 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 327.8% | volatile |
| 49 | Algeria | 22.5 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 154.3% | volatile |
| 50 | Bahrain | 22.27 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 305.0% | volatile |
| 51 | Sudan (former) | 22.18 % change on previous year | 2011 | up 160.3% | volatile |
| 52 | Ecuador | 21.87 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 498.5% | volatile |
| 53 | Mauritania | 21.42 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 253.1% | volatile |
| 54 | Cambodia | 21.22 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 40.6% | volatile |
| 55 | Uzbekistan | 20.59 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 56 | Maldives | 19.18 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 172.4% | volatile |
| 57 | Lebanon | 18.75 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 47.7% | volatile |
| 58 | Finland | 18 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 277.3% | volatile |
| 59 | Brazil | 17.97 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 359.0% | volatile |
| 60 | Fiji | 17.79 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 50.9% | volatile |
| 61 | Ukraine | 17.79 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 62 | Australia and New Zealand | 16.77 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 462.8% | volatile |
| 63 | Vanuatu | 16.62 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 59.6% | volatile |
| 64 | Kenya | 15.28 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 68.5% | volatile |
| 65 | Serbia | 14.47 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 11.4% | volatile |
| 66 | Republic of Korea | 14.1 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 45.8% | volatile |
| 67 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 13.89 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 68 | Qatar | 13.8 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 2,542.6% | volatile |
| 69 | North Macedonia | 13.26 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 461.7% | volatile |
| 70 | Cyprus | 13.16 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 22.4% | volatile |
| 71 | Malaysia | 13.12 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 10,337.5% | volatile |
| 72 | Malta | 13.08 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 257.0% | volatile |
| 73 | Canada | 12.88 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 280.4% | volatile |
| 74 | China, mainland | 12.81 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 45.6% | volatile |
| 75 | Peru | 12.67 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 61.0% | volatile |
| 76 | Mexico | 12.39 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 633.4% | volatile |
| 77 | Philippines | 11.84 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 128.5% | volatile |
| 78 | Greenland | 10.94 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 65.5% | volatile |
| 79 | Brunei Darussalam | 10.51 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 128.7% | volatile |
| 80 | Kuwait | 10.15 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 177.0% | volatile |
| 81 | Portugal | 9.99 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 226.6% | volatile |
| 82 | China | 9.44 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 53.9% | volatile |
| 83 | Malawi | 9.24 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 78.5% | volatile |
| 84 | Chile | 9.05 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 172.4% | volatile |
| 85 | United Arab Emirates | 8.96 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 18,837.1% | volatile |
| 86 | China, Taiwan Province of | 8.87 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 25.9% | volatile |
| 87 | Poland | 8.77 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 135.3% | volatile |
| 88 | Bulgaria | 8.65 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 627.1% | volatile |
| 89 | Sri Lanka | 8.63 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 74.1% | volatile |
| 90 | Hungary | 8.62 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 337.6% | volatile |
| 91 | Albania | 8.4 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 92 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 8.26 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 277.7% | volatile |
| 93 | Lithuania | 7.99 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 716.1% | volatile |
| 94 | Angola | 7.89 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 154.9% | volatile |
| 95 | Zimbabwe | 7.86 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 42.2% | volatile |
| 96 | Dominican Republic | 7.08 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 166.3% | volatile |
| 97 | Saudi Arabia | 6.92 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 347.9% | volatile |
| 98 | Italy | 6.9 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 473.9% | volatile |
| 99 | Sweden | 6.83 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 433.4% | volatile |
| 100 | Thailand | 6.5 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 58.7% | volatile |
| 101 | Greece | 5.93 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 48.9% | volatile |
| 102 | Germany | 5.45 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 884.6% | volatile |
| 103 | Slovakia | 5.06 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 71.2% | volatile |
| 104 | Israel | 5.04 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 2,069.4% | volatile |
| 105 | Czechia | 4.75 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 95.0% | volatile |
| 106 | Ireland | 4.3 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 142.7% | volatile |
| 107 | El Salvador | 4.19 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 89.5% | volatile |
| 108 | Latvia | 3.8 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 109.7% | volatile |
| 109 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 2.75 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 46.6% | volatile |
| 110 | Palau | 1.72 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 99.6% | volatile |
| 111 | Bangladesh | 1.54 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 93.5% | volatile |
| 112 | Croatia | 1.14 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 86.4% | volatile |
| 113 | Pakistan | 0.4128 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 98.1% | volatile |
| 114 | Barbados | 0.311 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 98.8% | volatile |
| 115 | France | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 115 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 115 | French Guiana | 0 % change on previous year | 1997 | — | volatile |
| 115 | Guadeloupe | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 115 | Martinique | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 115 | USSR | 0 % change on previous year | 1991 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 115 | French Southern and Antarctic Lands | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 115 | Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 115 | Réunion | 0 % change on previous year | 1997 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 115 | Yugoslav SFR | 0 % change on previous year | 1991 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 126 | Azerbaijan | -0.6054 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 127 | Faroe Islands | -0.6645 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 128 | Denmark | -0.6914 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 98.8% | volatile |
| 129 | Liberia | -1.49 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 95.6% | volatile |
| 130 | Spain | -1.65 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 127.9% | volatile |
| 131 | Belgium | -1.86 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 182.3% | volatile |
| 132 | China, Macao SAR | -2.19 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 185.2% | volatile |
| 133 | Japan | -2.78 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 54.8% | volatile |
| 134 | Switzerland | -2.89 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 80.2% | volatile |
| 135 | Iceland | -3.04 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 49.7% | volatile |
| 136 | India | -3.06 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 115.0% | volatile |
| 137 | Zambia | -3.07 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 106.8% | volatile |
| 138 | Austria | -3.29 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 32.1% | volatile |
| 139 | Costa Rica | -3.56 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 108.7% | volatile |
| 140 | Montenegro | -4.36 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 141 | Papua New Guinea | -4.92 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 45.0% | volatile |
| 142 | Jamaica | -4.93 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 71.0% | volatile |
| 143 | Namibia | -5.75 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 126.6% | volatile |
| 144 | Russian Federation | -5.81 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 66.4% | volatile |
| 145 | Suriname | -5.94 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 391.5% | volatile |
| 146 | Burkina Faso | -6.49 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 102.0% | volatile |
| 147 | Benin | -6.9 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 34.6% | volatile |
| 148 | China, Hong Kong SAR | -6.92 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 35.5% | volatile |
| 149 | Panama | -7.22 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 9.7% | volatile |
| 150 | Georgia | -7.61 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 135.1% | volatile |
| 151 | Madagascar | -7.61 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 112.3% | volatile |
| 152 | Aruba | -7.96 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 421.9% | volatile |
| 153 | Curaçao | -10.34 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 154 | Estonia | -10.89 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 227.0% | volatile |
| 155 | New Caledonia | -11.49 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 236.3% | volatile |
| 156 | New Zealand | -13.17 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 160.3% | volatile |
| 157 | Czechoslovakia | -13.4 % change on previous year | 1992 | up 69.4% | volatile |
| 158 | Bhutan | -14.19 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 80.4% | volatile |
| 159 | Kazakhstan | -14.8 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 255.7% | volatile |
| 160 | Trinidad and Tobago | -15.15 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 528.4% | volatile |
| 161 | Turkmenistan | -15.32 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 162 | Cuba | -15.8 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 51.9% | volatile |
| 163 | Nicaragua | -16.06 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 528.7% | volatile |
| 164 | Antigua and Barbuda | -16.28 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 102.7% | volatile |
| 165 | Nepal | -17.05 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 111.8% | volatile |
| 166 | Saint Lucia | -17.41 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 71.9% | volatile |
| 167 | Seychelles | -17.59 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 63.0% | volatile |
| 168 | Cayman Islands | -17.94 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 5,078.2% | volatile |
| 169 | South Sudan | -19.12 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 170 | Armenia | -19.36 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1,001.5% | volatile |
| 171 | Botswana | -19.96 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 132.1% | volatile |
| 172 | Guyana | -20.2 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 78.8% | volatile |
| 173 | Oman | -20.33 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 196.5% | volatile |
| 174 | French Polynesia | -20.96 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 188.2% | volatile |
| 175 | Norway | -21.23 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 239.2% | volatile |
| 176 | British Virgin Islands | -23.16 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 177 | Belize | -23.41 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 299.6% | volatile |
| 178 | Central African Republic | -24.62 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 106.1% | volatile |
| 179 | Singapore | -26.33 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 968.8% | volatile |
| 180 | Tonga | -26.87 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 64.3% | volatile |
| 181 | Iraq | -28.38 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 148.5% | volatile |
| 182 | Rwanda | -30.68 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 128.1% | volatile |
| 183 | Argentina | -32.05 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 270.9% | volatile |
| 184 | Honduras | -32.12 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 423.0% | volatile |
| 185 | Guinea | -32.29 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 279.8% | volatile |
| 186 | Yemen | -32.76 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 67.4% | volatile |
| 187 | Senegal | -34.17 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 134.3% | volatile |
| 188 | Gambia | -35.62 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 162.0% | volatile |
| 189 | Haiti | -35.78 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 30.6% | volatile |
| 190 | Somalia | -37.08 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 131.2% | volatile |
| 191 | Anguilla | -38.1 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 192 | Sierra Leone | -38.14 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 39.3% | volatile |
| 193 | Myanmar | -41.28 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 144.2% | volatile |
| 194 | Nigeria | -43.22 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 703.5% | volatile |
| 195 | Bermuda | -43.64 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 196 | Libya | -44.07 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 7.6% | volatile |
| 197 | Norfolk Island | -44.44 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 198 | Palestine, State of | -46 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 37.7% | volatile |
| 199 | Mozambique | -47.92 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 2,273.4% | volatile |
| 200 | Cook Islands | -50 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 201 | Burundi | -51.02 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 17.9% | volatile |
| 202 | Congo | -55.27 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 614.4% | volatile |
| 203 | Equatorial Guinea | -58.02 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 115.0% | volatile |
| 204 | Chad | -58.03 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 26.4% | volatile |
| 205 | Comoros | -63.1 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 206 | Lesotho | -65.92 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 897.6% | volatile |
| 207 | Tuvalu | -68.57 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 208 | Ethiopia | -70.93 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 239.1% | volatile |
| 209 | Naoero | -80 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 210 | Tajikistan | -85.94 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 211 | Sudan | -96.37 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 183.4% | volatile |
| 212 | Northern Mariana Islands | -99.13 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 213 | Niue | -100 % change on previous year | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 213 | Belgium-Luxembourg | -100 % change on previous year | 1998 | down 281.8% | 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 175 % change on previous year
- Southern Africa 31.09 % change on previous year
- Micronesia (Federated States of) 42.86 % change on previous year
- Northern Africa 27.45 % change on previous year
- Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 27.29 % change on previous year
- Oceania 16.28 % change on previous year
- United Republic of Tanzania 24.67 % change on previous year
- Northern America 12.33 % change on previous year
- Republic of Moldova 24.11 % change on previous year
- United States of America 12.27 % change on previous year
- Timor-Leste 19.68 % change on previous year
- Americas 10.98 % change on previous year
- Micronesia 11.1 % change on previous year
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 10.62 % change on previous year
- Central America 10.46 % change on previous year
- Democratic Republic of the Congo 8.46 % change on previous year
- Africa 9.33 % change on previous year
- Melanesia 5.07 % change on previous year
- Eastern Europe 9.25 % change on previous year
- Europe 4.94 % change on previous year
- South America 8.9 % change on previous year
- Lao People's Democratic Republic 3.93 % change on previous year
- Eastern Asia 6.85 % change on previous year
- Middle Africa 3.75 % change on previous year
- Northern Europe 5.83 % change on previous year
- Asia 2.35 % change on previous year
- World 5.72 % change on previous year
- Polynesia 1.32 % change on previous year
- Eastern Africa 5.53 % change on previous year
- Iran (Islamic Republic of) 1.11 % change on previous year
- Southern Europe 5.41 % change on previous year
- Bolivia (Plurinational State of) -2.07 % change on previous year
- Western Europe 2.99 % change on previous year
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) -10.21 % change on previous year
- Western Asia 2.71 % change on previous year
- Viet Nam -12.82 % change on previous year
- South-Eastern Asia 1.56 % change on previous year
- Small island developing States (SIDS) -13.21 % change on previous year
- Southern Asia -1.27 % change on previous year
- Syrian Arab Republic -15.47 % change on previous year
How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Printing and writing papers — Import quantity. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Printing and writing papers — Import quantity Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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The year-on-year percentage change in Printing and writing papers — Import quantity. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.