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Inventories are stocks of goods held by firms to meet temporary or unexpected fluctuations in production or sales, and "work in progress." Data are in current U.S. dollars.
Industry Statistics > Changes in inventories > current US$ (most recent) by country
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Rank
Countries
Amount
Date
# 1
United States :
55,600,000,000 $
2004
Industry in United States
# 2
China :
25,571,430,000 $
2005
Industry in China
# 3
India :
23,498,480,000 $
2005
Industry in India
# 4
Russia :
20,717,820,000 $
2005
Industry in Russia
# 5
Mexico :
19,131,470,000 $
2005
Industry in Mexico
# 6
Turkey :
18,894,700,000 $
2005
Industry in Turkey
# 7
Brazil :
17,874,750,000 $
2005
Industry in Brazil
# 8
Iran :
11,155,780,000 $
2005
Industry in Iran
# 9
France :
10,094,640,000 $
2005
Industry in France
# 10
Algeria :
6,334,713,000 $
2005
Industry in Algeria
# 11
Korea, South :
6,065,207,000 $
2005
Industry in Korea, South
# 12
Canada :
5,979,247,000 $
2004
Industry in Canada
# 13
Italy :
5,673,051,000 $
2005
Industry in Italy
# 14
Norway :
5,632,596,000 $
2005
Industry in Norway
# 15
Belgium :
5,514,613,000 $
2005
Industry in Belgium
# 16
Thailand :
4,710,974,000 $
2005
Industry in Thailand
# 17
Saudi Arabia :
3,797,705,000 $
2005
Industry in Saudi Arabia
# 18
Venezuela :
3,737,200,000 $
2005
Industry in Venezuela
# 19
United Kingdom :
3,723,636,000 $
2005
Industry in United Kingdom
# 20
Spain :
3,609,004,000 $
2005
Industry in Spain
# 21
Poland :
2,597,904,000 $
2005
Industry in Poland
# 22
South Africa :
2,564,869,000 $
2005
Industry in South Africa
# 23
United Arab Emirates :
2,103,199,000 $
2005
Industry in United Arab Emirates
# 24
Finland :
2,032,086,000 $
2005
Industry in Finland
# 25
Pakistan :
1,746,981,000 $
2005
Industry in Pakistan
# 26
Germany :
1,604,278,000 $
2005
Industry in Germany
# 27
Australia :
1,561,259,000 $
2004
Industry in Australia
# 28
Kazakhstan :
1,485,212,000 $
2005
Industry in Kazakhstan
# 29
Austria :
1,367,989,000 $
2005
Industry in Austria
# 30
Argentina :
1,344,631,000 $
1979
Industry in Argentina
# 31
Portugal :
1,339,634,000 $
2005
Industry in Portugal
# 32
Costa Rica :
1,330,633,000 $
2005
Industry in Costa Rica
# 33
Sudan :
1,324,233,000 $
2005
Industry in Sudan
# 34
Czech Republic :
1,261,661,000 $
2005
Industry in Czech Republic
# 35
Guatemala :
1,225,567,000 $
2005
Industry in Guatemala
# 36
Vietnam :
1,216,793,000 $
2005
Industry in Vietnam
# 37
Israel :
1,172,905,000 $
2005
Industry in Israel
# 38
Bulgaria :
1,127,051,000 $
2005
Industry in Bulgaria
# 39
Slovakia :
1,120,141,000 $
2005
Industry in Slovakia
# 40
New Zealand :
1,085,968,000 $
2004
Industry in New Zealand
# 41
Croatia :
1,056,322,000 $
2005
Industry in Croatia
# 42
Botswana :
1,045,179,000 $
2005
Industry in Botswana
# 43
Chile :
991,647,700 $
2005
Industry in Chile
# 44
Ireland :
978,768,300 $
2004
Industry in Ireland
# 45
Ecuador :
852,087,000 $
2005
Industry in Ecuador
# 46
Qatar :
811,263,700 $
2005
Industry in Qatar
# 47
Indonesia :
754,608,600 $
2005
Industry in Indonesia
# 48
Nepal :
734,706,700 $
2005
Industry in Nepal
# 49
Latvia :
689,726,000 $
2005
Industry in Latvia
# 50
Lithuania :
685,753,200 $
2005
Industry in Lithuania
# 51
Denmark :
683,008,200 $
2005
Industry in Denmark
# 52
Slovenia :
556,170,000 $
2005
Industry in Slovenia
# 53
Honduras :
543,578,900 $
2005
Industry in Honduras
# 54
Hungary :
522,590,900 $
2005
Industry in Hungary
# 55
Belarus :
501,620,400 $
2005
Industry in Belarus
# 56
Luxembourg :
404,551,700 $
2005
Industry in Luxembourg
# 57
Estonia :
352,359,400 $
2005
Industry in Estonia
# 58
Panama :
332,867,700 $
2005
Industry in Panama
# 59
Syria :
313,239,300 $
1974
Industry in Syria
# 60
Colombia :
250,704,700 $
2005
Industry in Colombia
# 61
Azerbaijan :
230,162,000 $
2005
Industry in Azerbaijan
# 62
Philippines :
228,894,500 $
2005
Industry in Philippines
# 63
Morocco :
225,606,300 $
2005
Industry in Morocco
# 64
Tunisia :
220,354,700 $
2005
Industry in Tunisia
# 65
Sweden :
218,918,500 $
2005
Industry in Sweden
# 66
Turkmenistan :
194,039,300 $
1996
Industry in Turkmenistan
# 67
Bosnia and Herzegovina :
192,265,800 $
1999
Industry in Bosnia and Herzegovina
# 68
Macedonia, Republic of :
160,756,600 $
2005
Industry in Macedonia, Republic of
# 69
Moldova :
158,488,300 $
2005
Industry in Moldova
# 70
Yemen :
154,081,600 $
2004
Industry in Yemen
# 71
Senegal :
149,101,200 $
2005
Industry in Senegal
# 72
Côte d'Ivoire :
148,026,200 $
2004
Industry in Côte d'Ivoire
# 73
Papua New Guinea :
146,647,000 $
1999
Industry in Papua New Guinea
# 74
Ukraine :
145,834,500 $
2005
Industry in Ukraine
# 75
Cambodia :
130,461,300 $
2005
Industry in Cambodia
# 76
Greece :
129,337,100 $
2005
Industry in Greece
# 77
Paraguay :
128,589,600 $
2005
Industry in Paraguay
# 78
Mauritius :
122,563,900 $
2005
Industry in Mauritius
# 79
Bahrain :
121,279,800 $
2004
Industry in Bahrain
# 80
Kuwait :
114,976,500 $
1999
Industry in Kuwait
# 81
Cyprus :
110,640,000 $
1999
Industry in Cyprus
# 82
Cameroon :
103,644,700 $
2004
Industry in Cameroon
# 83
Bolivia :
89,980,180 $
2005
Industry in Bolivia
# 84
Jordan :
88,857,420 $
1991
Industry in Jordan
# 85
Dominican Republic :
85,028,000 $
2005
Industry in Dominican Republic
# 86
Malta :
83,815,030 $
2005
Industry in Malta
# 87
Zambia :
80,865,210 $
2005
Industry in Zambia
# 88
Mongolia :
70,709,940 $
2005
Industry in Mongolia
# 89
El Salvador :
70,500,000 $
2004
Industry in El Salvador
# 90
Chad :
68,369,090 $
2005
Industry in Chad
# 91
Afghanistan :
52,456,700 $
2005
Industry in Afghanistan
# 92
Egypt :
49,964,190 $
2005
Industry in Egypt
# 93
Libya :
47,218,810 $
2002
Industry in Libya
# 94
Nicaragua :
47,166,770 $
2005
Industry in Nicaragua
# 95
Uruguay :
44,907,480 $
2005
Industry in Uruguay
# 96
Congo, Democratic Republic of the :
43,638,610 $
1996
Industry in Congo, Democratic Republic of the
# 97
Trinidad and Tobago :
42,083,330 $
1984
Industry in Trinidad and Tobago
# 98
Tajikistan :
34,680,460 $
2005
Industry in Tajikistan
# 99
Macau :
29,894,690 $
2002
Industry in Macau
# 100
Puerto Rico :
29,800,000 $
1991
Industry in Puerto Rico
# 101
Benin :
28,627,330 $
2005
Industry in Benin
# 102
Georgia :
27,583,440 $
2005
Industry in Georgia
# 103
Suriname :
23,536,580 $
1989
Industry in Suriname
# 104
Congo, Republic of the :
22,750,200 $
2005
Industry in Congo, Republic of the
# 105
Uganda :
20,325,220 $
2005
Industry in Uganda
# 106
Namibia :
19,922,000 $
2005
Industry in Namibia
# 107
Belize :
19,250,000 $
2005
Industry in Belize
# 108
Fiji :
18,791,690 $
2000
Industry in Fiji
# 109
Armenia :
18,401,320 $
2005
Industry in Armenia
# 110
Malawi :
17,169,880 $
2005
Industry in Malawi
# 111
Tanzania :
16,443,830 $
2005
Industry in Tanzania
# 112
Eritrea :
15,556,480 $
1992
Industry in Eritrea
# 113
Guyana :
13,569,620 $
1990
Industry in Guyana
# 114
Gambia, The :
13,372,930 $
2004
Industry in Gambia, The
# 115
Mali :
12,216,340 $
1977
Industry in Mali
# 116
Swaziland :
11,707,080 $
1997
Industry in Swaziland
# 117
Liberia :
10,000,000 $
1986
Industry in Liberia
# 118
Mauritania :
9,403,902 $
1984
Industry in Mauritania
# 119
Albania :
9,000,000 $
1989
Industry in Albania
# 120
Dominica :
8,520,113 $
2003
Industry in Dominica
# 121
Comoros :
6,309,725 $
2004
Industry in Comoros
# 122
Sierra Leone :
6,246,949 $
1991
Industry in Sierra Leone
# 123
Nigeria :
5,508,997 $
1997
Industry in Nigeria
# 124
Somalia :
5,502,435 $
1990
Industry in Somalia
# 125
Niger :
5,161,735 $
2003
Industry in Niger
# 126
Barbados :
4,574,156 $
2004
Industry in Barbados
# 127
Grenada :
4,444,445 $
1995
Industry in Grenada
# 128
Gabon :
3,714,202 $
1996
Industry in Gabon
# 129
Sri Lanka :
3,016,958 $
2005
Industry in Sri Lanka
# 130
Micronesia, Federated States of :
2,400,000 $
1983
Industry in Micronesia, Federated States of
# 131
Bahamas, The :
2,000,000 $
1987
Industry in Bahamas, The
# 132
Burundi :
1,858,335 $
2005
Industry in Burundi
# 133
Rwanda :
1,788,014 $
1989
Industry in Rwanda
# 134
Lesotho :
1,731,229 $
2005
Industry in Lesotho
# 135
Tonga :
1,478,495 $
2004
Industry in Tonga
# 136
Ghana :
1,215,236 $
2002
Industry in Ghana
# 137
Jamaica :
943,217.7 $
2005
Industry in Jamaica
# 138
Guinea :
246,955.9 $
2005
Industry in Guinea
# 139
Kiribati :
183,607.5 $
1992
Industry in Kiribati
# 140
Vanuatu :
-426,108.8 $
1999
Industry in Vanuatu
# 141
Maldives :
-807,136.8 $
1995
Industry in Maldives
# 142
Cape Verde :
-822,036.8 $
1991
Industry in Cape Verde
# 143
São Tomé and Príncipe :
-995,598.9 $
1990
Industry in São Tomé and Príncipe
# 144
Seychelles :
-1,035,008 $
2005
Industry in Seychelles
# 145
Bhutan :
-1,057,036 $
2004
Industry in Bhutan
# 146
Central African Republic :
-1,281,143 $
1999
Industry in Central African Republic
# 147
Uzbekistan :
-3,349,213 $
2005
Industry in Uzbekistan
# 148
Kyrgyzstan :
-3,593,544 $
2005
Industry in Kyrgyzstan
# 149
Burkina Faso :
-8,094,560 $
1997
Industry in Burkina Faso
# 150
Iceland :
-13,694,390 $
2005
Industry in Iceland
# 151
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines :
-30,667,040 $
2005
Industry in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
# 152
New Caledonia :
-37,939,650 $
1990
Industry in New Caledonia
# 153
Malaysia :
-52,631,580 $
2005
Industry in Malaysia
# 154
Madagascar :
-64,001,300 $
1991
Industry in Madagascar
# 155
Serbia and Montenegro :
-75,122,670 $
2005
Industry in Serbia and Montenegro
# 156
Togo :
-81,503,140 $
2005
Industry in Togo
# 157
Lebanon :
-85,572,140 $
2003
Industry in Lebanon
# 158
Angola :
-102,217,100 $
1999
Industry in Angola
# 159
Zimbabwe :
-115,960,700 $
2005
Industry in Zimbabwe
# 160
Peru :
-192,354,400 $
2005
Industry in Peru
# 161
Kenya :
-335,005,400 $
2005
Industry in Kenya
# 162
Romania :
-403,616,100 $
2005
Industry in Romania
# 163
Hong Kong :
-653,823,100 $
2005
Industry in Hong Kong
# 164
Netherlands :
-1,769,680,000 $
2005
Industry in Netherlands
# 165
Switzerland :
-2,105,187,000 $
2004
Industry in Switzerland
# 166
Singapore :
-3,770,388,000 $
2005
Industry in Singapore
# 167
Japan :
-8,702,074,000 $
2004
Industry in Japan
Total :
287,366,942,261.8 $
Weighted average:
1,720,760,133.3 $
DEFINITION: Inventories are stocks of goods held by firms to meet temporary or unexpected fluctuations in production or sales, and "work in progress." Data are in current U.S. dollars.
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"Changes in inventories > current US$ by country", World Development Indicators database. Retrieved from http://www.NationMaster.com/graph/ind_cha_in_inv_cur_us-industry-changes-inventories-current-us
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