01Key Takeaways
- Andorra's imports totaled $1.99 billion in 2023, up 7.0% from $1.86 billion in 2022, a fourth consecutive year of growth.
- Spain was overwhelmingly the top source, supplying 64.6% of imports worth $1.29 billion, more than six times what the next largest partner shipped in.
- France ranked a distant second at 10.7% ($212.94 million), followed by Germany at 5.6% ($110.77 million).
- Vehicles led all import categories at 15.5% of total value ($309.67 million), with mineral fuels second at 8.7% ($173.44 million).
025-Year Trend
| Year | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $1.5B | $1.5B | $1.6B | $1.9B | $2.0B |
03Top Import Markets (2023)
| Rank | Partner | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spain | $1.3B | 64.6% |
| 2 | France | $212.9M | 10.7% |
| 3 | Germany | $110.8M | 5.6% |
| 4 | China | $62.7M | 3.1% |
| 5 | Italy | $62.2M | 3.1% |
| 6 | Switzerland | $32.9M | 1.6% |
| 7 | United Kingdom | $24.9M | 1.2% |
| 8 | Netherlands | $19.6M | 1.0% |
| 9 | Other Asia, nes | $17.6M | 0.9% |
| 10 | Austria | $14.8M | 0.7% |
04Top Import Categories (2023)
| Rank | Category | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vehicles other than Railway or Tramway Rolling-Stock, and parts and accessories thereof | $309.7M | 15.5% |
| 2 | Mineral Fuels, Mineral Oils and Products of their Distillation; Bituminous Substances; Mineral Waxes | $173.4M | 8.7% |
| 3 | Electrical Machinery and Equipment and parts thereof; Sound Recorders and Reproducers, Television Image and Sound Recorders and Reproducers, and Parts and Accessories of such Articles | $141.2M | 7.1% |
| 4 | Essential Oils and Resinoids; Perfumery, Cosmetic or Toilet Preparations | $125.3M | 6.3% |
| 5 | Beverages, Spirits and Vinegar | $110.2M | 5.5% |
| 6 | Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery and Mechanical Appliances; Parts thereof | $101.7M | 5.1% |
| 7 | Articles of Apparel and Clothing Accessories, not Knitted or Crocheted | $55.2M | 2.8% |
| 8 | Articles of Apparel and Clothing Accessories, Knitted or Crocheted | $54.1M | 2.7% |
| 9 | Furniture; Bedding, Mattresses, Mattress Supports, Cushions and similar Stuffed Furnishings; Lamps and Lighting Fittings, not elsewhere specified or included; Illuminated Signs, Illuminated Name-plates and the like; Prefabricated Buildings | $51.8M | 2.6% |
| 10 | Pharmaceutical Products | $46.3M | 2.3% |
05Trade Partner Map
06Analysis
Andorra's Top Import Sources in 2023
Andorra imported $1.99 billion worth of goods in 2023, the latest year with verified trade data in this dataset. That total marks an increase of 7.0% over the $1.86 billion recorded in 2022, a fourth straight year of growth. Spain supplied an overwhelming 64.6% of Andorra's imports, worth $1.29 billion, more than six times what the second-ranked partner shipped in.
France ranked a distant second at 10.7% ($212.94 million), ahead of Germany at 5.6% ($110.77 million). China and Italy were nearly tied at 3.1% each, worth $62.65 million and $62.17 million respectively. Switzerland took sixth place at 1.6% ($32.87 million), followed by the United Kingdom at 1.2% ($24.90 million) and Netherlands at 1.0% ($19.59 million). A grouping the dataset records as Other Asia, nes, covering smaller Asian sources not broken out individually, supplied 0.9% ($17.61 million), and Austria closed out the top ten at 0.7% ($14.77 million). Together, the top three sources made up 80.9% of total import value.
That level of concentration is among the highest of any partner ranking in this dataset. Spain's share alone exceeds the combined total of every other partner in the top ten, a reflection of Andorra's landlocked position between Spain and France and its reliance on Spanish road logistics for the vast majority of goods entering the country. Beyond Spain and France, the remaining eight partners in the top ten are each quite small in absolute terms, none reaching even 6% of the total, underscoring how narrow Andorra's effective supplier base is once the two largest neighboring economies are set aside. A supply profile this concentrated leaves the overall import total highly sensitive to any disruption along the Spanish border in particular. By contrast, the presence of partners as varied as China, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom further down the list shows that some non-neighboring trade does reach Andorra, even if those flows remain small next to the volume moving in from Spain.
Leading Import Categories
Vehicles and related parts and accessories led all import categories in 2023, worth $309.67 million and accounting for 15.5% of total import value. Mineral fuels, mineral oils, and related distillation products followed at 8.7%, worth $173.44 million, and electrical machinery and equipment ranked third at 7.1% ($141.16 million).
Essential oils, resinoids, and perfumery, cosmetic, or toilet preparations added 6.3% ($125.28 million), a category that points to Andorra's well-established retail trade in beauty and personal care products. Beverages, spirits, and vinegar contributed 5.5% ($110.18 million), and machinery and mechanical appliances added 5.1% ($101.72 million). Apparel and clothing accessories, split between non-knitted at 2.8% ($55.20 million) and knitted or crocheted at 2.7% ($54.15 million), together form a sizable share, while furniture and lighting fittings added 2.6% ($51.79 million) and pharmaceutical products closed out the top ten at 2.3% ($46.27 million).
The category mix, spanning vehicles, fuel, cosmetics, beverages, and apparel, reflects consumer-facing retail and logistics demand rather than industrial input purchasing, consistent with an economy built substantially around cross-border shopping and tourism. For exporters targeting Andorra, the presence of cosmetics and beverages so high in the ranking signals meaningful opportunity in consumer retail categories alongside the larger vehicle and fuel segments, even though none of the categories past the top three individually clears 9% of total import value. The two apparel categories combined edge past furniture and pharmaceuticals, suggesting clothing retail carries roughly comparable weight to those two categories even when counted separately. As with the partner rankings, the gap between the top three categories and the rest of the list is wide, while the categories from fourth place down sit close enough together that a modest shift in demand could reorder several of them in a future update.
A Fourth Consecutive Year of Import Growth
The five-year trend shows imports holding relatively steady before accelerating in the most recent two years. Imports moved from $1.54 billion in 2019 to $1.49 billion in 2020, recovered to $1.56 billion in 2021, then climbed to $1.86 billion in 2022 and further to $1.99 billion in 2023. That pattern points to four consecutive years of growth since the 2020 low, with the pace of increase in 2022 and 2023 outstripping the modest gains seen in 2021, leaving the 2023 total roughly 30% above the 2019 starting point.
This pattern is consistent with the World Bank's WITS trade summary for Andorra, which confirms Spain's dominant role as the country's leading import source alongside the overall import total recorded for 2023. For a closer look at how individual partner countries or product categories break down year over year, the data panels above provide the full detail behind these figures.