Printing and writing papers — 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
233
Highest
2.84 million 1000 USD
Germany
Lowest
0 1000 USD
Niue
Median
16,387 1000 USD
Years covered
64
1961–2024
Data points
12,487
What the numbers show
Printing and writing papers — Import value is currently reported for 233 countries. The highest value is 2.84 million 1000 USD in Germany; the lowest is 0 1000 USD in Niue.
The median across all reporting countries is 16,387 1000 USD, and the mean is 137,331 1000 USD.
Over the past decade 104 countries rose and 126 fell. The largest increase was in Serbia and Montenegro (up 16,489.5%), and the largest decrease in Niue (down 100.0%).
Printing and writing papers — Import value: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | 2.84 million 1000 USD | 2024 | down 36.9% | volatile |
| 2 | France | 2.00 million 1000 USD | 2024 | down 24.8% | volatile |
| 3 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 1.65 million 1000 USD | 2024 | down 45.3% | volatile |
| 4 | China | 1.30 million 1000 USD | 2024 | down 15.4% | volatile |
| 5 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 1.24 million 1000 USD | 1999 | up 65.8% | volatile |
| 6 | Italy | 1.09 million 1000 USD | 2024 | down 24.3% | volatile |
| 7 | Poland | 1.06 million 1000 USD | 2024 | down 2.5% | volatile |
| 8 | India | 890,571 1000 USD | 2024 | down 2.3% | volatile |
| 9 | Spain | 812,947 1000 USD | 2024 | down 27.4% | volatile |
| 10 | Türkiye | 777,072 1000 USD | 2024 | down 11.8% | volatile |
| 11 | Mexico | 774,452 1000 USD | 2024 | down 14.0% | volatile |
| 12 | Belgium | 749,991 1000 USD | 2024 | down 47.9% | falling |
| 13 | China, mainland | 729,456 1000 USD | 2024 | down 2.5% | volatile |
| 14 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 718,425 1000 USD | 2024 | down 18.6% | volatile |
| 15 | Canada | 560,078 1000 USD | 2024 | down 38.3% | volatile |
| 16 | Egypt | 551,697 1000 USD | 2024 | up 102.3% | volatile |
| 17 | Malaysia | 516,579 1000 USD | 2024 | up 0.4% | volatile |
| 18 | Japan | 506,461 1000 USD | 2024 | down 55.8% | volatile |
| 19 | Viet Nam | 477,177 1000 USD | 2024 | up 36.1% | volatile |
| 20 | China, Taiwan Province of | 453,468 1000 USD | 2024 | down 0.4% | volatile |
| 21 | United Arab Emirates | 436,340 1000 USD | 2024 | up 48.4% | volatile |
| 22 | Australia and New Zealand | 408,845 1000 USD | 2024 | down 60.0% | volatile |
| 23 | Czechia | 385,568 1000 USD | 2024 | down 4.1% | rising |
| 24 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 368,936 1000 USD | 2024 | up 70.1% | volatile |
| 25 | Republic of Korea | 357,966 1000 USD | 2024 | down 18.2% | volatile |
| 26 | Philippines | 354,193 1000 USD | 2024 | up 116.2% | volatile |
| 27 | Australia | 346,444 1000 USD | 2024 | down 57.2% | volatile |
| 28 | Switzerland | 333,273 1000 USD | 2024 | down 30.3% | volatile |
| 29 | Thailand | 303,734 1000 USD | 2024 | down 3.9% | volatile |
| 30 | Saudi Arabia | 300,609 1000 USD | 2024 | down 30.4% | volatile |
| 31 | Austria | 271,102 1000 USD | 2024 | down 38.4% | volatile |
| 32 | Romania | 238,815 1000 USD | 2024 | up 7.2% | volatile |
| 33 | Peru | 237,877 1000 USD | 2024 | down 19.0% | volatile |
| 34 | Algeria | 231,629 1000 USD | 2024 | up 36.8% | volatile |
| 35 | Brazil | 226,620 1000 USD | 2024 | down 61.9% | volatile |
| 36 | Hungary | 221,198 1000 USD | 2024 | down 13.8% | volatile |
| 37 | Indonesia | 220,115 1000 USD | 2024 | up 21.5% | volatile |
| 38 | Nigeria | 216,140 1000 USD | 2024 | down 6.7% | volatile |
| 39 | Serbia and Montenegro | 199,074 1000 USD | 2005 | up 16,489.5% | volatile |
| 40 | Sweden | 191,452 1000 USD | 2024 | down 34.4% | volatile |
| 41 | Greece | 191,223 1000 USD | 2024 | down 23.4% | volatile |
| 42 | Portugal | 190,832 1000 USD | 2024 | down 27.7% | volatile |
| 43 | Colombia | 190,598 1000 USD | 2024 | up 45.2% | volatile |
| 44 | Argentina | 184,910 1000 USD | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 45 | USSR | 180,000 1000 USD | 1991 | up 16.6% | volatile |
| 46 | Chile | 178,534 1000 USD | 2024 | down 34.7% | volatile |
| 47 | Morocco | 171,692 1000 USD | 2024 | up 43.6% | volatile |
| 48 | Ukraine | 166,561 1000 USD | 2024 | up 36.0% | volatile |
| 49 | Sri Lanka | 165,276 1000 USD | 2024 | up 5.4% | volatile |
| 50 | Denmark | 162,418 1000 USD | 2024 | up 4.1% | volatile |
| 51 | Russian Federation | 154,892 1000 USD | 2024 | down 71.9% | volatile |
| 52 | Caribbean | 154,087 1000 USD | 2024 | up 15.2% | volatile |
| 53 | Tunisia | 148,857 1000 USD | 2024 | up 148.8% | volatile |
| 54 | Pakistan | 134,324 1000 USD | 2024 | up 15.3% | volatile |
| 55 | Israel | 129,943 1000 USD | 2024 | down 11.9% | volatile |
| 56 | Bangladesh | 125,908 1000 USD | 2024 | down 20.0% | volatile |
| 57 | Slovakia | 122,862 1000 USD | 2024 | down 37.6% | rising |
| 58 | Singapore | 122,692 1000 USD | 2024 | down 83.4% | volatile |
| 59 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 116,654 1000 USD | 2024 | down 64.6% | volatile |
| 60 | Slovenia | 109,064 1000 USD | 2024 | down 29.1% | volatile |
| 61 | Kenya | 105,544 1000 USD | 2024 | up 16.3% | volatile |
| 62 | Croatia | 100,058 1000 USD | 2024 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 63 | Serbia | 99,883 1000 USD | 2024 | up 16.7% | falling |
| 64 | Bulgaria | 98,479 1000 USD | 2024 | up 8.9% | volatile |
| 65 | Uzbekistan | 93,290 1000 USD | 2024 | up 177.9% | volatile |
| 66 | Ireland | 92,428 1000 USD | 2024 | down 41.3% | volatile |
| 67 | Lithuania | 90,213 1000 USD | 2024 | down 2.6% | volatile |
| 68 | Luxembourg | 90,120 1000 USD | 2024 | up 89.3% | volatile |
| 69 | Guatemala | 89,930 1000 USD | 2024 | up 10.4% | volatile |
| 70 | Jordan | 89,610 1000 USD | 2024 | up 46.6% | volatile |
| 71 | Ecuador | 88,746 1000 USD | 2024 | down 35.3% | volatile |
| 72 | Dominican Republic | 87,495 1000 USD | 2024 | up 53.7% | volatile |
| 73 | Kazakhstan | 85,120 1000 USD | 2024 | down 16.0% | volatile |
| 74 | Latvia | 78,579 1000 USD | 2024 | down 4.9% | volatile |
| 75 | Iraq | 73,895 1000 USD | 2024 | up 326.7% | volatile |
| 76 | Uganda | 67,224 1000 USD | 2024 | up 100.3% | volatile |
| 77 | Norway | 62,472 1000 USD | 2024 | down 62.1% | volatile |
| 78 | New Zealand | 62,380 1000 USD | 2024 | down 70.7% | volatile |
| 79 | Lebanon | 60,435 1000 USD | 2024 | down 49.3% | volatile |
| 80 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 60,214 1000 USD | 2024 | up 6.8% | volatile |
| 81 | Myanmar | 59,594 1000 USD | 2024 | down 45.2% | volatile |
| 82 | Estonia | 57,288 1000 USD | 2024 | down 35.6% | volatile |
| 83 | Paraguay | 56,435 1000 USD | 2024 | down 11.5% | volatile |
| 84 | Cambodia | 56,289 1000 USD | 2024 | down 10.0% | volatile |
| 85 | Ghana | 51,226 1000 USD | 2024 | up 50.2% | volatile |
| 86 | Finland | 50,368 1000 USD | 2024 | down 51.5% | volatile |
| 87 | United Republic of Tanzania | 49,385 1000 USD | 2024 | up 35.3% | volatile |
| 88 | Nepal | 49,310 1000 USD | 2024 | up 73.0% | volatile |
| 89 | Malta | 46,837 1000 USD | 2024 | down 12.8% | volatile |
| 90 | Kuwait | 42,536 1000 USD | 2024 | down 29.6% | volatile |
| 91 | Costa Rica | 38,416 1000 USD | 2024 | down 19.3% | volatile |
| 92 | Cameroon | 38,142 1000 USD | 2024 | up 95.6% | volatile |
| 93 | Sudan (former) | 37,548 1000 USD | 2011 | up 1,363.3% | volatile |
| 94 | Côte d'Ivoire | 36,803 1000 USD | 2024 | up 31.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Uruguay | 34,207 1000 USD | 2024 | up 10.2% | volatile |
| 96 | Belarus | 33,771 1000 USD | 2024 | down 47.5% | volatile |
| 97 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 32,233 1000 USD | 2024 | down 5.3% | volatile |
| 98 | El Salvador | 31,673 1000 USD | 2024 | down 23.8% | volatile |
| 99 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 30,732 1000 USD | 2024 | down 70.2% | volatile |
| 100 | Qatar | 30,482 1000 USD | 2024 | down 8.2% | volatile |
| 101 | Azerbaijan | 30,349 1000 USD | 2024 | up 164.3% | volatile |
| 102 | Czechoslovakia | 25,946 1000 USD | 1992 | up 710.8% | volatile |
| 103 | Angola | 24,722 1000 USD | 2024 | down 5.6% | volatile |
| 104 | Cuba | 24,366 1000 USD | 2024 | up 38.1% | volatile |
| 105 | Honduras | 24,085 1000 USD | 2024 | down 16.6% | volatile |
| 106 | Ethiopia | 22,673 1000 USD | 2024 | down 73.5% | volatile |
| 107 | Yugoslav SFR | 22,038 1000 USD | 1991 | up 381.0% | volatile |
| 108 | Djibouti | 21,601 1000 USD | 2024 | up 124.2% | volatile |
| 109 | Yemen | 21,247 1000 USD | 2024 | down 22.8% | volatile |
| 110 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 21,134 1000 USD | 2024 | up 116.4% | volatile |
| 111 | Nicaragua | 19,445 1000 USD | 2023 | up 95.0% | volatile |
| 112 | Panama | 19,202 1000 USD | 2024 | down 32.2% | volatile |
| 113 | Oman | 18,148 1000 USD | 2024 | down 49.2% | volatile |
| 114 | Melanesia | 17,628 1000 USD | 2024 | down 12.9% | volatile |
| 115 | Zimbabwe | 17,605 1000 USD | 2024 | down 2.5% | volatile |
| 116 | Georgia | 16,688 1000 USD | 2024 | up 5.6% | volatile |
| 117 | North Macedonia | 16,387 1000 USD | 2024 | down 4.3% | rising |
| 118 | Zambia | 16,320 1000 USD | 2024 | up 10.4% | volatile |
| 119 | Syrian Arab Republic | 16,204 1000 USD | 2024 | down 52.7% | volatile |
| 120 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 15,811 1000 USD | 2024 | up 20.2% | volatile |
| 121 | Cyprus | 15,461 1000 USD | 2024 | down 31.9% | volatile |
| 122 | Bahrain | 15,276 1000 USD | 2024 | up 3.5% | volatile |
| 123 | Albania | 14,628 1000 USD | 2024 | down 9.7% | volatile |
| 124 | Mongolia | 14,290 1000 USD | 2024 | up 29.5% | volatile |
| 125 | Namibia | 14,187 1000 USD | 2024 | up 97.0% | volatile |
| 126 | Republic of Moldova | 13,753 1000 USD | 2024 | up 47.5% | volatile |
| 127 | Libya | 13,280 1000 USD | 2024 | up 51.8% | volatile |
| 128 | Trinidad and Tobago | 12,901 1000 USD | 2024 | down 34.7% | volatile |
| 129 | Madagascar | 11,947 1000 USD | 2024 | up 11.5% | volatile |
| 130 | Malawi | 11,045 1000 USD | 2024 | up 60.0% | volatile |
| 131 | Armenia | 10,872 1000 USD | 2024 | down 8.8% | volatile |
| 132 | Mozambique | 10,399 1000 USD | 2024 | down 22.8% | volatile |
| 133 | Kyrgyzstan | 10,069 1000 USD | 2024 | down 20.3% | volatile |
| 134 | Gabon | 9,950 1000 USD | 2024 | up 49.6% | volatile |
| 135 | Mauritius | 9,633 1000 USD | 2024 | down 15.9% | volatile |
| 136 | Botswana | 9,566 1000 USD | 2024 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 137 | Jamaica | 9,516 1000 USD | 2024 | down 12.8% | volatile |
| 138 | Turkmenistan | 8,353 1000 USD | 2024 | up 121.9% | volatile |
| 139 | Benin | 8,248 1000 USD | 2024 | up 44.6% | volatile |
| 140 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 7,537 1000 USD | 2024 | up 129.9% | volatile |
| 141 | Senegal | 7,487 1000 USD | 2024 | down 34.6% | volatile |
| 142 | Fiji | 7,477 1000 USD | 2024 | down 2.3% | volatile |
| 143 | Papua New Guinea | 6,617 1000 USD | 2024 | up 23.7% | rising |
| 144 | Haiti | 6,041 1000 USD | 2024 | up 114.3% | volatile |
| 145 | Congo | 5,867 1000 USD | 2024 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 146 | Faroe Islands | 5,447 1000 USD | 2024 | up 447.4% | volatile |
| 147 | Montenegro | 5,412 1000 USD | 2024 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 148 | Burkina Faso | 4,697 1000 USD | 2024 | down 19.8% | volatile |
| 149 | Palestine | 4,676 1000 USD | 2024 | down 89.8% | falling |
| 150 | Guinea | 3,956 1000 USD | 2024 | up 56.4% | volatile |
| 151 | Iceland | 3,695 1000 USD | 2024 | down 55.5% | volatile |
| 152 | Andorra | 3,673 1000 USD | 2024 | up 43.9% | rising |
| 153 | Eswatini | 3,640 1000 USD | 2024 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 154 | Brunei Darussalam | 3,596 1000 USD | 2024 | up 11.2% | volatile |
| 155 | China, Macao SAR | 3,505 1000 USD | 2024 | down 48.9% | volatile |
| 156 | Barbados | 3,382 1000 USD | 2024 | down 55.9% | volatile |
| 157 | Netherlands Antilles (former) | 2,956 1000 USD | 2010 | up 349.2% | volatile |
| 158 | Bahamas | 2,949 1000 USD | 2024 | down 15.6% | volatile |
| 159 | Somalia | 2,857 1000 USD | 2024 | up 67.2% | volatile |
| 160 | Tajikistan | 2,403 1000 USD | 2024 | down 26.9% | volatile |
| 161 | Togo | 2,379 1000 USD | 2024 | down 82.1% | volatile |
| 162 | New Caledonia | 2,261 1000 USD | 2024 | down 63.0% | volatile |
| 163 | South Sudan | 2,210 1000 USD | 2024 | up 6,806.2% | volatile |
| 164 | Mali | 2,042 1000 USD | 2024 | up 147.5% | volatile |
| 165 | Sierra Leone | 2,032 1000 USD | 2024 | down 1.8% | volatile |
| 166 | Lesotho | 1,972 1000 USD | 2024 | down 20.5% | falling |
| 167 | Polynesia | 1,965 1000 USD | 2024 | down 66.6% | volatile |
| 168 | Maldives | 1,958 1000 USD | 2024 | down 18.2% | rising |
| 169 | Timor-Leste | 1,919 1000 USD | 2024 | up 83.1% | volatile |
| 170 | Sudan | 1,909 1000 USD | 2024 | down 93.5% | falling |
| 171 | Liberia | 1,906 1000 USD | 2024 | up 70.0% | volatile |
| 172 | Rwanda | 1,861 1000 USD | 2024 | down 55.8% | volatile |
| 173 | Afghanistan | 1,828 1000 USD | 2024 | down 26.6% | volatile |
| 174 | Suriname | 1,717 1000 USD | 2024 | down 50.3% | volatile |
| 175 | Guyana | 1,691 1000 USD | 2024 | down 11.1% | volatile |
| 176 | Curaçao | 1,577 1000 USD | 2024 | down 51.7% | falling |
| 177 | Cabo Verde | 1,544 1000 USD | 2024 | up 6.0% | volatile |
| 178 | Bermuda | 1,502 1000 USD | 2024 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 179 | Bhutan | 1,477 1000 USD | 2024 | up 823.1% | volatile |
| 180 | Micronesia | 1,284 1000 USD | 2024 | up 382.7% | volatile |
| 181 | Aruba | 1,270 1000 USD | 2024 | down 39.2% | volatile |
| 182 | Greenland | 1,267 1000 USD | 2024 | up 150.9% | rising |
| 183 | Ethiopia PDR | 1,180 1000 USD | 1992 | up 69.3% | volatile |
| 184 | Niger | 1,176 1000 USD | 2024 | down 50.1% | volatile |
| 185 | Gibraltar | 910 1000 USD | 2024 | down 9.2% | volatile |
| 186 | Guadeloupe | 867 1000 USD | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 187 | Guinea-Bissau | 826 1000 USD | 2024 | up 372.0% | volatile |
| 188 | Eritrea | 825 1000 USD | 2024 | up 94.6% | volatile |
| 189 | French Polynesia | 787 1000 USD | 2024 | down 83.8% | rising |
| 190 | Martinique | 783 1000 USD | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 191 | Gambia | 750 1000 USD | 2024 | down 68.6% | volatile |
| 192 | Seychelles | 711 1000 USD | 2024 | down 61.5% | volatile |
| 193 | Mauritania | 703 1000 USD | 2024 | down 12.8% | volatile |
| 194 | Saint Lucia | 689 1000 USD | 2024 | up 48.2% | falling |
| 195 | Solomon Islands | 679 1000 USD | 2024 | up 35.0% | volatile |
| 196 | Cayman Islands | 667 1000 USD | 2024 | down 88.6% | volatile |
| 197 | Samoa | 626 1000 USD | 2024 | up 20.6% | volatile |
| 198 | Vanuatu | 594 1000 USD | 2024 | down 2.8% | volatile |
| 199 | Equatorial Guinea | 582 1000 USD | 2024 | down 70.8% | volatile |
| 200 | Guam | 567 1000 USD | 2024 | down 68.4% | volatile |
| 201 | Burundi | 548 1000 USD | 2024 | down 18.1% | volatile |
| 202 | Belize | 516 1000 USD | 2024 | down 24.7% | volatile |
| 203 | Sao Tome and Principe | 442 1000 USD | 2024 | up 124.4% | volatile |
| 204 | Dominica | 436 1000 USD | 2024 | up 75.8% | volatile |
| 205 | Chad | 336 1000 USD | 2024 | up 9.4% | volatile |
| 206 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 252 1000 USD | 2024 | up 129.1% | volatile |
| 207 | French Guiana | 238 1000 USD | 1997 | down 85.0% | volatile |
| 208 | British Virgin Islands | 220 1000 USD | 2024 | down 5.6% | rising |
| 209 | French Southern Territories | 214 1000 USD | 2024 | down 48.9% | falling |
| 210 | Tonga | 209 1000 USD | 2024 | down 57.3% | volatile |
| 211 | Grenada | 198 1000 USD | 2024 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 212 | Kiribati | 184 1000 USD | 2024 | up 7.6% | volatile |
| 213 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 181 1000 USD | 2024 | up 217.5% | volatile |
| 214 | Cocos (Keeling) Islands | 170 1000 USD | 1997 | up 117.9% | rising |
| 215 | Comoros | 162 1000 USD | 2024 | up 19.1% | volatile |
| 216 | Marshall Islands | 141 1000 USD | 2024 | up 403.6% | volatile |
| 217 | Northern Mariana Islands | 124 1000 USD | 2024 | up 1,450.0% | volatile |
| 218 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 122 1000 USD | 2024 | up 27.1% | rising |
| 219 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 121 1000 USD | 2024 | up 348.1% | volatile |
| 220 | Antigua and Barbuda | 120 1000 USD | 2024 | down 33.7% | volatile |
| 221 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 118 1000 USD | 2024 | down 34.8% | volatile |
| 222 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 91 1000 USD | 2024 | down 56.9% | volatile |
| 223 | Tuvalu | 73 1000 USD | 2024 | up 1,360.0% | volatile |
| 224 | Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha | 70 1000 USD | 2024 | down 59.3% | volatile |
| 225 | Cook Islands | 64 1000 USD | 2024 | down 28.1% | rising |
| 226 | Palau | 55 1000 USD | 2024 | down 67.1% | volatile |
| 227 | Anguilla | 50 1000 USD | 2024 | up 177.8% | volatile |
| 228 | Wallis and Futuna Islands | 48 1000 USD | 2024 | up 380.0% | volatile |
| 229 | Saint Martin (French part) | 46 1000 USD | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 230 | Nauru | 32 1000 USD | 2024 | up 433.3% | volatile |
| 231 | Montserrat | 22 1000 USD | 2024 | up 633.3% | volatile |
| 232 | Norfolk Island | 13 1000 USD | 2024 | up 62.5% | rising |
| 233 | Niue | 0 1000 USD | 2024 | down 100.0% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 32.12 million 1000 USD
- Europe 14.67 million 1000 USD
- Asia 8.35 million 1000 USD
- Western Europe 7.01 million 1000 USD
- Americas 6.46 million 1000 USD
- Northern America 4.02 million 1000 USD
- United States of America 3.45 million 1000 USD
- Southern Europe 2.72 million 1000 USD
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 2.57 million 1000 USD
- Eastern Europe 2.50 million 1000 USD
- Northern Europe 2.44 million 1000 USD
- Africa 2.21 million 1000 USD
About this data
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