Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Vanuatu: Goods imports (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
6.73 % change on previous year
in 2025
Vanuatu
18.41 % change on previous year
in 2022
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
17th
Vanuatu rank
16th

Goods imports (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate over time

  • Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
  • Vanuatu
-50-250255075198020022025

How they compare

Vanuatu currently reports 18.41 % change on previous year against 6.73 % change on previous year in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 11.68 % change on previous year.

That makes Vanuatu's figure about 2.7 times Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

The two have swapped places 17 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Vanuatu ahead.

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 17th and Vanuatu ranks 16th of 47 groups.

Across the 5 decades both report, Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) averaged higher in 3 and Vanuatu in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) Vanuatu Difference Ahead
1980s 1.69 % change on previous year 4.68 % change on previous year 2.99 % change on previous year Vanuatu
1990s 13.59 % change on previous year 4.6 % change on previous year 8.99 % change on previous year Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
2000s 8.79 % change on previous year 12.03 % change on previous year 3.24 % change on previous year Vanuatu
2010s 5.73 % change on previous year 4.28 % change on previous year 1.45 % change on previous year Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
2020s 13.87 % change on previous year 9.54 % change on previous year 4.33 % change on previous year Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher goods imports (bop, current us$), annual growth rate, Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) or Vanuatu?
Vanuatu, at 18.41 % change on previous year against 6.73 % change on previous year in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2022.
What is the difference in goods imports (bop, current us$), annual growth rate between Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Vanuatu?
11.68 % change on previous year, with Vanuatu ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Vanuatu?
40 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2022.
How do Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Vanuatu rank globally for goods imports (bop, current us$), annual growth rate?
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 17th and Vanuatu ranks 16th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Goods imports (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Goods imports (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
246 places, 9,512 data points, 1961–2025
Last refreshed

The year-on-year percentage change in Goods imports (BoP, current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.