Central African Republic vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Imports of goods and services

Central African Republic
14.4%
in 2025
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
5.7%
in 2025
Central African Republic rank
15th
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
17th

Imports of goods and services over time

  • Central African Republic
  • Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
-40-200204060196119932025

How they compare

Central African Republic currently reports 14.4% against 5.7% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 8.7%.

That makes Central African Republic's figure about 2.5 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ahead.

Central African Republic ranks 15th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 17th of 178 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Central African Republic averaged higher in 1 and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Central African Republic Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
2010s 6.5% 4.5% 1.9% Central African Republic
2020s 2.0% 4.0% 2.0% Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher imports of goods and services, Central African Republic or Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
Central African Republic, at 14.4% against 5.7% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2025.
What is the difference in imports of goods and services between Central African Republic and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
8.7%, with Central African Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
16 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2025.
How do Central African Republic and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for imports of goods and services?
Central African Republic ranks 15th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 17th of 178 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as Imports of goods and services (annual % growth). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Imports of goods and services (annual % growth)
Unit
annual % growth
Source
Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
214 places, 9,177 data points, 1961–2025
Last refreshed

Imports of goods includes change in the economic ownership of goods from non-residents to residents of the compiling economy, irrespective of physical movement of goods across national borders. Imports of services includes services provided by non-residents to residents. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.