Printing and writing papers — Import value, annual growth rate by country
The year-on-year percentage change in Printing and writing papers — Import value. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Countries reporting
213
Highest
700 % change on previous year
Naoero
Lowest
-100 % change on previous year
Belgium-Luxembourg
Median
-2.87 % change on previous year
Years covered
63
1962–2024
Data points
12,074
What the numbers show
Printing and writing papers — Import value, annual growth rate is currently reported for 213 countries. The highest value is 700 % change on previous year in Naoero; the lowest is -100 % change on previous year in Belgium-Luxembourg.
The median across all reporting countries is -2.87 % change on previous year, and the mean is 4.77 % change on previous year.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 7.
Over the past decade 65 countries rose and 112 fell. The largest increase was in Malaysia (up 2,815.8%), and the largest decrease in New Zealand (down 13,706.6%).
Printing and writing papers — Import value, annual growth rate: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Naoero | 700 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 2 | Faroe Islands | 481.94 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Luxembourg | 447.98 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 4 | Dominica | 213.67 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 317.2% | volatile |
| 5 | Serbia and Montenegro | 198.1 % change on previous year | 2005 | — | volatile |
| 6 | Uganda | 161.02 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 742.8% | volatile |
| 7 | Ethiopia PDR | 125.62 % change on previous year | 1992 | down 53.9% | volatile |
| 8 | Andorra | 114.8 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 9 | Tunisia | 103.42 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 184.5% | volatile |
| 10 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 78.43 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 11 | Greenland | 78.2 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 429.4% | volatile |
| 12 | Kiribati | 76.92 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 13 | Eritrea | 68.02 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 284.3% | volatile |
| 14 | Sao Tome and Principe | 61.9 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 1,100.0% | volatile |
| 15 | Belarus | 58.91 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 661.0% | volatile |
| 16 | Guinea-Bissau | 49.91 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 68.4% | volatile |
| 17 | Jordan | 41.63 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 22.7% | volatile |
| 18 | Marshall Islands | 39.6 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 19 | Bermuda | 39.46 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 20 | Togo | 37.99 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 27.4% | volatile |
| 21 | Mongolia | 36.56 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 71.8% | volatile |
| 22 | Netherlands Antilles (former) | 34.18 % change on previous year | 2010 | up 326.4% | volatile |
| 23 | Kyrgyzstan | 32.63 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 124.1% | volatile |
| 24 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 30.11 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 25 | Uzbekistan | 27.08 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Gabon | 25.47 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 219.3% | volatile |
| 27 | Grenada | 25.32 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 97.5% | volatile |
| 28 | Samoa | 24.7 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 154.0% | volatile |
| 29 | Mauritius | 23.79 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 257.4% | volatile |
| 30 | Paraguay | 22.78 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 406.3% | volatile |
| 31 | Niger | 22.37 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 68.7% | volatile |
| 32 | Gibraltar | 22.15 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 33 | Tuvalu | 21.67 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 21.15 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 35 | South Africa | 18.9 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 256.1% | volatile |
| 36 | Ghana | 18.43 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 257.2% | volatile |
| 37 | Colombia | 15.8 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 120.1% | volatile |
| 38 | Mali | 14.65 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 143.9% | volatile |
| 39 | China, mainland | 14.2 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 830.4% | volatile |
| 40 | Guatemala | 13.87 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 965.5% | volatile |
| 41 | Algeria | 13.09 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 113.8% | volatile |
| 42 | Slovenia | 12.76 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 77.1% | volatile |
| 43 | Djibouti | 12.49 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 134.0% | volatile |
| 44 | Romania | 12.3 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 886.7% | volatile |
| 45 | Namibia | 11.74 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 21.8% | volatile |
| 46 | Brunei Darussalam | 10 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 250.7% | volatile |
| 47 | Botswana | 9.49 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 83.3% | volatile |
| 48 | Morocco | 8.77 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 40.6% | volatile |
| 49 | Republic of Korea | 8.6 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 16.8% | volatile |
| 50 | North Macedonia | 8.57 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 429.0% | volatile |
| 51 | Indonesia | 8.11 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 228.5% | volatile |
| 52 | Canada | 6.82 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 176.4% | volatile |
| 53 | China | 6.77 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 117.8% | volatile |
| 54 | Malaysia | 6.58 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 2,815.8% | volatile |
| 55 | Serbia | 6.41 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 0.8% | volatile |
| 56 | Pakistan | 6.38 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 72.8% | volatile |
| 57 | Kenya | 6.18 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 88.3% | volatile |
| 58 | Philippines | 5.98 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 44.1% | volatile |
| 59 | Brazil | 5.63 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 365.1% | volatile |
| 60 | Ukraine | 5.6 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 61 | Cyprus | 5.06 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 16.8% | volatile |
| 62 | Uruguay | 4.8 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 166.0% | volatile |
| 63 | Montserrat | 4.76 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 64 | Finland | 4.68 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 53.7% | volatile |
| 65 | Portugal | 4.56 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 71.6% | volatile |
| 66 | Lebanon | 3.94 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 88.4% | volatile |
| 67 | Eswatini | 3.26 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 91.9% | volatile |
| 68 | Malawi | 3.17 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 6.6% | volatile |
| 69 | Mauritania | 2.93 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 117.1% | volatile |
| 70 | Cameroon | 2.4 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 92.0% | volatile |
| 71 | Australia | 1.71 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 129.5% | volatile |
| 72 | Poland | 1.57 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 26.1% | volatile |
| 73 | Kazakhstan | 1.55 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 91.2% | volatile |
| 74 | Zimbabwe | 0.9808 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 93.4% | volatile |
| 75 | Egypt | 0.6768 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 108.2% | volatile |
| 76 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.3785 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 90.1% | volatile |
| 77 | Peru | 0.3455 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 92.8% | volatile |
| 78 | France | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 78 | French Guiana | 0 % change on previous year | 1997 | — | volatile |
| 78 | Guadeloupe | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 78 | Martinique | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 78 | USSR | 0 % change on previous year | 1991 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 78 | French Southern and Antarctic Lands | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 78 | Réunion | 0 % change on previous year | 1997 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 78 | Yugoslav SFR | 0 % change on previous year | 1991 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 87 | Thailand | -0.1043 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 93.4% | volatile |
| 88 | United Arab Emirates | -0.6295 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 595.7% | volatile |
| 89 | China, Taiwan Province of | -0.9303 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 107.2% | volatile |
| 90 | Czechia | -0.9826 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 68.6% | volatile |
| 91 | Spain | -1.07 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 26.3% | volatile |
| 92 | Albania | -1.26 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 93 | Chile | -1.49 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 88.0% | volatile |
| 94 | Bulgaria | -1.57 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 145.2% | volatile |
| 95 | Lithuania | -1.57 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 202.4% | volatile |
| 96 | Saint Lucia | -1.71 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 95.5% | volatile |
| 97 | India | -1.76 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 105.8% | volatile |
| 98 | Palau | -1.79 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.5% | volatile |
| 99 | Latvia | -1.84 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 27.3% | volatile |
| 100 | Croatia | -1.85 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 141.0% | volatile |
| 101 | Hungary | -1.92 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 189.4% | volatile |
| 102 | El Salvador | -2.16 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 105.5% | volatile |
| 103 | Qatar | -2.19 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 123.1% | volatile |
| 104 | Solomon Islands | -2.3 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 101.8% | volatile |
| 105 | Italy | -2.32 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 7.4% | volatile |
| 106 | Slovakia | -2.62 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 116.5% | volatile |
| 107 | Germany | -2.69 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 231.9% | volatile |
| 108 | Saudi Arabia | -2.87 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 53.3% | volatile |
| 109 | China, Hong Kong SAR | -3.03 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 39.3% | volatile |
| 110 | Australia and New Zealand | -3.04 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 33.9% | volatile |
| 111 | Greece | -3.21 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 131.3% | volatile |
| 112 | China, Macao SAR | -3.23 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 255.1% | volatile |
| 113 | Fiji | -3.32 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 109.3% | volatile |
| 114 | Ireland | -3.37 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 29.7% | volatile |
| 115 | Israel | -3.41 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 215.3% | volatile |
| 116 | Sudan (former) | -3.45 % change on previous year | 2011 | up 90.8% | volatile |
| 117 | Burkina Faso | -3.63 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 104.3% | volatile |
| 118 | Sweden | -3.71 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 48.5% | volatile |
| 119 | Bangladesh | -3.76 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 107.7% | volatile |
| 120 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | -4.46 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1,290.6% | volatile |
| 121 | Iceland | -4.77 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 45.5% | volatile |
| 122 | Vanuatu | -4.81 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 108.4% | volatile |
| 123 | Maldives | -4.95 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 50.2% | volatile |
| 124 | Belgium | -4.98 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 410.5% | volatile |
| 125 | Denmark | -5.62 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 89.2% | volatile |
| 126 | Mexico | -5.96 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1,210.5% | volatile |
| 127 | Dominican Republic | -6.86 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 162.3% | volatile |
| 128 | Anguilla | -7.41 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 129 | Japan | -7.45 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 8.7% | volatile |
| 130 | Ecuador | -7.54 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 129.3% | volatile |
| 131 | Costa Rica | -7.81 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 19.9% | volatile |
| 132 | Switzerland | -8.99 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 131.3% | volatile |
| 133 | Benin | -9.49 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 57.9% | volatile |
| 134 | Sri Lanka | -9.58 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 152.0% | volatile |
| 135 | Estonia | -10.03 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 215.1% | volatile |
| 136 | Zambia | -10.35 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 127.6% | volatile |
| 137 | Senegal | -10.66 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 41.4% | volatile |
| 138 | Bhutan | -11.02 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 82.8% | volatile |
| 139 | Austria | -11.03 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 69.7% | volatile |
| 140 | Cook Islands | -11.11 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 141 | Azerbaijan | -11.19 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 142 | Panama | -11.27 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 3,843.0% | volatile |
| 143 | Bahrain | -11.54 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 366.9% | volatile |
| 144 | Montenegro | -11.84 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 145 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | -12.23 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 146 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | -12.53 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 208.9% | volatile |
| 147 | Liberia | -12.69 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 64.1% | volatile |
| 148 | Norway | -12.96 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 26.1% | volatile |
| 149 | Angola | -14 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 3.4% | volatile |
| 150 | Lesotho | -14.96 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 29.1% | volatile |
| 151 | Georgia | -14.99 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 227.0% | volatile |
| 152 | Gambia | -15.16 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 118.8% | volatile |
| 153 | Suriname | -15.59 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 4,055.2% | volatile |
| 154 | Belize | -15.69 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 10,660.8% | volatile |
| 155 | Trinidad and Tobago | -16.18 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 639.3% | volatile |
| 156 | Madagascar | -16.94 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 126.4% | volatile |
| 157 | Curaçao | -17.99 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 158 | Guyana | -18.19 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 7.4% | volatile |
| 159 | Papua New Guinea | -18.43 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1,029.5% | volatile |
| 160 | Turkmenistan | -18.48 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 161 | Mozambique | -18.56 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 186.7% | volatile |
| 162 | Aruba | -18.95 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1,024.2% | volatile |
| 163 | Seychelles | -19.02 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 128.8% | volatile |
| 164 | Czechoslovakia | -19.5 % change on previous year | 1992 | up 32.5% | volatile |
| 165 | South Sudan | -20.53 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 166 | Malta | -21.09 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1,317.9% | volatile |
| 167 | Barbados | -21.24 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 158.7% | volatile |
| 168 | Russian Federation | -22.36 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1.2% | volatile |
| 169 | New Zealand | -23.03 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 13,706.6% | volatile |
| 170 | Kuwait | -23.44 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 208.9% | volatile |
| 171 | New Caledonia | -24.03 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 156.6% | volatile |
| 172 | Jamaica | -24.52 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 58.1% | volatile |
| 173 | Armenia | -24.8 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 752.4% | volatile |
| 174 | Singapore | -27.02 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1,260.5% | volatile |
| 175 | Nepal | -28.29 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 125.6% | volatile |
| 176 | Cayman Islands | -28.43 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 6,101.7% | volatile |
| 177 | Afghanistan | -28.54 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 118.7% | volatile |
| 178 | Nicaragua | -28.78 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 582.4% | volatile |
| 179 | Bahamas | -28.85 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 63.8% | volatile |
| 180 | French Polynesia | -30.9 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 243.0% | volatile |
| 181 | Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha | -32.04 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 182 | Argentina | -33.63 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 319.4% | volatile |
| 183 | Cuba | -34.7 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 15.2% | volatile |
| 184 | Cambodia | -35.26 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 170.7% | volatile |
| 185 | Iraq | -35.96 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 180.6% | volatile |
| 186 | Rwanda | -36.35 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 147.0% | volatile |
| 187 | Haiti | -36.43 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 6.8% | volatile |
| 188 | Honduras | -38.69 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 648.4% | volatile |
| 189 | Oman | -38.75 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 200.4% | volatile |
| 190 | Antigua and Barbuda | -39.39 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 121.0% | volatile |
| 191 | British Virgin Islands | -41.33 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 192 | Central African Republic | -41.6 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 123.0% | volatile |
| 193 | Sierra Leone | -42.16 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 2,019.9% | volatile |
| 194 | Nigeria | -42.37 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 805.6% | volatile |
| 195 | Norfolk Island | -43.48 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 196 | Myanmar | -45.22 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 158.6% | volatile |
| 197 | Tonga | -45.85 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 114.1% | volatile |
| 198 | Yemen | -47.15 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 155.6% | volatile |
| 199 | Guinea | -47.73 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 557.3% | volatile |
| 200 | Libya | -49.15 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 15.9% | volatile |
| 201 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | -50.63 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 248.6% | volatile |
| 202 | Somalia | -51.31 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 144.1% | volatile |
| 203 | Palestine, State of | -51.65 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 56.5% | volatile |
| 204 | Congo | -59.8 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 580.8% | volatile |
| 205 | Comoros | -62.24 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 206 | Burundi | -62.67 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 5.7% | volatile |
| 207 | Equatorial Guinea | -64.23 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 128.3% | volatile |
| 208 | Chad | -71.84 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 73.5% | volatile |
| 209 | Ethiopia | -77.02 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 299.5% | volatile |
| 210 | Tajikistan | -84.34 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 211 | Sudan | -91.96 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 200.1% | volatile |
| 212 | Northern Mariana Islands | -98.07 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 213 | Niue | -100 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 213 | Belgium-Luxembourg | -100 % change on previous year | 1998 | down 240.8% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Micronesia (Federated States of) 66.06 % change on previous year
- Southern Africa 17.68 % change on previous year
- Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 18.61 % change on previous year
- Northern Africa 8.26 % change on previous year
- Timor-Leste 13.68 % change on previous year
- Northern America 4.72 % change on previous year
- Republic of Moldova 12.91 % change on previous year
- Central Asia 4.63 % change on previous year
- Micronesia 7.18 % change on previous year
- United States of America 4.35 % change on previous year
- United Republic of Tanzania 4.34 % change on previous year
- Eastern Asia 3.34 % change on previous year
- Lao People's Democratic Republic 1.17 % change on previous year
- Americas 0.4726 % change on previous year
- Eastern Europe 0.3146 % change on previous year
- Wallis and Futuna Islands 0 % change on previous year
- Northern Europe -1.06 % change on previous year
- Europe -1.3 % change on previous year
- Southern Europe -1.13 % change on previous year
- Asia -3.13 % change on previous year
- World -1.64 % change on previous year
- Iran (Islamic Republic of) -8.5 % change on previous year
- Western Europe -2.02 % change on previous year
- Viet Nam -10.75 % change on previous year
- Oceania -3.49 % change on previous year
- Melanesia -12.48 % change on previous year
- Africa -3.74 % change on previous year
- Polynesia -12.74 % change on previous year
- South America -4.31 % change on previous year
- Bolivia (Plurinational State of) -13.84 % change on previous year
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) -4.62 % change on previous year
- Middle Africa -15.55 % change on previous year
- Southern Asia -4.66 % change on previous year
- Democratic People's Republic of Korea -15.93 % change on previous year
- South-Eastern Asia -5.1 % change on previous year
- Small island developing States (SIDS) -19.67 % change on previous year
- Central America -5.75 % change on previous year
- Democratic Republic of the Congo -24.32 % change on previous year
- Türkiye -6.04 % change on previous year
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) -24.7 % change on previous year
How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Printing and writing papers — Import value. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Printing and writing papers — Import value Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Printing and writing papers — Import value. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.