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US Goods Imports by Country, 1985 to 2025

Mexico was the largest source of US goods imports in 2025 at $534.3 billion, while imports from China fell to $308.7 billion from $538.5 billion in 2018.

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  • In 2025, Mexico ranks #1 with $534.3B, ahead of Canada ($381.9B) and China ($308.7B).
  • Back in 1985, Canada was #1 with $69.0B.
  • The top spot changed hands 8 times, first to Japan in 1986, most recently to Mexico in 2023.
  • Biggest climber: Vietnam, from #12 in 1994 to #5 in 2025.
  • Vietnam wasn't on the board in 1985 but is in the top 5 by 2025.

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Mexico supplied $534.3 billion of US goods imports in 2025, the most of any country, ahead of Canada ($381.9 billion) and China ($308.7 billion). Imports from Mexico were $19.1 billion in 1985 and from Canada $69.0 billion. Imports from China peaked at $538.5 billion in 2018, so the 2025 figure is about $230 billion lower.

Other partners grew fast. Imports from Taiwan rose from $116.3 billion in 2024 to $201.4 billion in 2025, and Vietnam reached $193.9 billion, up from $0.20 billion in 1995. Germany ($155.8 billion), Japan ($145.8 billion), Ireland ($133.7 billion) and Switzerland ($106.2 billion) are among the others. Figures are goods only, by country of origin, in nominal dollars; 2026 is excluded as a partial year.

The data

Source: US Census Bureau, Foreign Trade Division, 'Trade in Goods with [country]' country pages (annual TOTAL of monthly seasonally-unadjusted Census-basis values), converted from US$ millions to US$ billions. Retrieved November 4, 2026. Imports for consumption of goods by country of origin. Goods only (services excluded). Census basis, nominal dollars, not inflation-adjusted. Values are the annual totals shown on each country's page and are revised by Census from time to time. Series ends at 2025 (2026 is a partial year). Shows the top 12 partners by 2025 value.

US Goods Imports by Country, US imports of goods from top partners, $ billions, 1985-2025, 1985–2025
Date🇲🇽 Mexico🇨🇦 Canada🇨🇳 China🇹🇼 Taiwan🇻🇳 Vietnam🇩🇪 Germany🇯🇵 Japan🇮🇪 Ireland🇰🇷 South Korea🇨🇭 Switzerland🇮🇳 India🇹🇭 Thailand
1985$19.1B$69.0B$3.9B$16.4B$20.2B$68.8B$0.9B$10.0B$3.5B$2.3B$1.4B
1986$17.3B$68.3B$4.8B$19.8B$25.1B$81.9B$1.0B$12.7B$5.3B$2.3B$1.8B
1987$20.3B$71.1B$6.3B$24.6B$27.1B$84.6B$1.1B$17.0B$4.3B$2.5B$2.2B
1988$23.3B$81.4B$8.5B$24.7B$26.4B$89.5B$1.4B$20.1B$4.6B$2.9B$3.2B
1989$27.2B$88.0B$12.0B$24.3B$24.8B$93.6B$1.6B$19.7B$4.7B$3.3B$4.4B
1990$30.2B$91.4B$15.2B$22.7B$28.2B$89.7B$1.8B$18.5B$5.6B$3.2B$5.3B
1991$31.1B$91.1B$19.0B$23.0B$26.1B$91.5B$2.0B$17.0B$5.6B$3.2B$6.1B
1992$35.2B$98.6B$25.7B$24.6B$0.0B$28.8B$97.4B$2.3B$16.7B$5.6B$3.8B$7.5B
1993$39.9B$111.2B$31.5B$25.1B$0.0B$28.6B$107.3B$2.5B$17.1B$6.0B$4.6B$8.5B
1994$49.5B$128.4B$38.8B$26.7B$0.1B$31.7B$119.2B$2.9B$19.6B$6.4B$5.3B$10.3B
1995$62.1B$144.4B$45.5B$29.0B$0.2B$36.8B$123.5B$4.1B$24.2B$7.6B$5.7B$11.4B
1996$74.3B$155.9B$51.5B$29.9B$0.3B$38.9B$115.2B$4.8B$22.7B$7.8B$6.2B$11.3B
1997$85.9B$167.2B$62.6B$32.6B$0.4B$43.1B$121.7B$5.9B$23.2B$8.4B$7.3B$12.6B
1998$94.6B$173.3B$71.2B$33.1B$0.6B$49.8B$121.9B$8.4B$23.9B$8.7B$8.2B$13.4B
1999$109.7B$198.7B$81.8B$35.2B$0.6B$55.2B$130.9B$11.0B$31.2B$9.5B$9.1B$14.3B
2000$135.9B$230.8B$100.0B$40.5B$0.8B$58.5B$146.5B$16.5B$40.3B$10.2B$10.7B$16.4B
2001$131.3B$216.3B$102.3B$33.4B$1.1B$59.1B$126.5B$18.5B$35.2B$9.7B$9.7B$14.7B
2002$134.6B$209.1B$125.2B$32.2B$2.4B$62.5B$121.4B$22.4B$35.6B$9.4B$11.8B$14.8B
2003$138.1B$221.6B$152.4B$31.6B$4.6B$68.1B$118.0B$25.8B$37.2B$10.7B$13.1B$15.2B
2004$155.9B$256.4B$196.7B$34.6B$5.3B$77.3B$129.8B$27.5B$46.2B$11.6B$15.6B$17.6B
2005$170.1B$290.4B$243.5B$34.8B$6.6B$84.8B$138.0B$28.7B$43.8B$13.0B$18.8B$19.9B
2006$198.3B$302.4B$287.8B$38.2B$8.6B$89.1B$148.2B$28.5B$45.8B$14.2B$21.8B$22.5B
2007$210.7B$317.1B$321.4B$38.3B$10.6B$94.2B$145.5B$30.5B$47.6B$14.8B$24.1B$22.8B
2008$215.9B$339.5B$337.8B$36.3B$12.9B$97.5B$139.3B$31.4B$48.1B$17.8B$25.7B$23.5B
2009$176.7B$226.3B$296.4B$28.4B$12.3B$71.5B$95.8B$28.1B$39.2B$16.1B$21.2B$19.1B
2010$230.0B$277.6B$365.0B$35.9B$14.9B$82.5B$120.6B$33.9B$48.9B$19.1B$29.5B$22.7B
2011$262.9B$315.3B$399.4B$41.4B$17.5B$98.7B$128.9B$39.4B$56.7B$24.4B$36.2B$24.8B
2012$277.6B$324.3B$425.6B$38.9B$20.3B$109.2B$146.4B$33.4B$58.9B$25.7B$40.5B$26.1B
2013$280.6B$332.5B$440.4B$37.9B$24.7B$114.3B$138.6B$31.5B$62.4B$28.3B$41.8B$26.2B
2014$295.7B$349.3B$468.5B$40.8B$30.6B$124.2B$134.5B$34.0B$69.7B$31.3B$45.4B$27.2B
2015$296.4B$296.3B$483.2B$40.9B$38.0B$124.9B$131.5B$39.4B$71.8B$31.4B$44.8B$28.6B
2016$293.5B$277.7B$462.4B$39.2B$42.1B$114.1B$132.0B$45.5B$69.9B$36.3B$46.0B$29.5B
2017$312.7B$299.1B$505.2B$42.4B$46.5B$117.5B$136.4B$48.9B$71.4B$36.0B$48.6B$31.1B
2018$343.7B$318.6B$538.5B$45.7B$49.1B$125.7B$142.2B$57.5B$74.2B$41.1B$54.3B$31.9B
2019$356.1B$318.6B$449.1B$54.2B$66.4B$127.5B$143.6B$61.9B$77.5B$44.6B$57.9B$33.4B
2020$323.5B$270.0B$432.6B$60.4B$79.6B$114.9B$119.5B$66.1B$76.0B$74.9B$51.3B$37.6B
2021$382.6B$357.3B$504.3B$77.0B$101.9B$134.7B$134.8B$73.9B$95.1B$63.5B$73.3B$47.4B
2022$452.0B$437.4B$536.3B$91.7B$127.5B$146.6B$148.0B$82.6B$115.3B$59.5B$85.5B$58.6B
2023$472.9B$418.0B$427.2B$87.8B$114.4B$159.2B$147.2B$82.4B$116.3B$52.3B$83.5B$56.2B
2024$503.1B$411.8B$440.3B$116.3B$136.3B$160.3B$147.1B$103.3B$131.5B$63.4B$87.3B$63.0B
2025$534.3B$381.9B$308.7B$201.4B$193.9B$155.8B$145.8B$133.7B$125.6B$106.2B$103.8B$91.3B

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Frequently asked questions

Where does the US import the most from?

Mexico, at $534.3 billion of goods in 2025. Canada was second at $381.9 billion and China third at $308.7 billion.

How much does the US import from China?

US goods imports from China were $308.7 billion in 2025, down from $440.3 billion in 2024 and a peak of $538.5 billion in 2018. The figures are goods only, in nominal dollars.

Where does this data come from?

US Census Bureau, Foreign Trade Division, 'Trade in Goods with [country]' country pages (annual TOTAL of monthly seasonally-unadjusted Census-basis values), converted from US$ millions to US$ billions. Retrieved November 4, 2026. Imports for consumption of goods by country of origin. Goods only (services excluded). Census basis, nominal dollars, not inflation-adjusted. Values are the annual totals shown on each country's page and are revised by Census from time to time. Series ends at 2025 (2026 is a partial year). Shows the top 12 partners by 2025 value. You can download the full table as a CSV from this page.

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