Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) vs Peru: Imports of goods and services
Imports of goods and services over time
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports 13.0% against 5.7% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 7.3%.
That makes Peru's figure about 2.3 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 28 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Peru ahead.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 17th and Peru ranks 17th of 36 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) averaged higher in 2 and Peru in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.9% | 9.2% | 3.3% | Peru |
| 1970s | 10.9% | 1.0% | 9.9% | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 1980s | -0.6% | 1.6% | 2.2% | Peru |
| 1990s | 9.6% | 9.5% | 0.1% | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 2000s | 4.9% | 7.7% | 2.8% | Peru |
| 2010s | 4.5% | 6.7% | 2.1% | Peru |
| 2020s | 4.0% | 5.5% | 1.5% | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher imports of goods and services, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) or Peru?
- Peru, at 13.0% against 5.7% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in imports of goods and services between Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Peru?
- 7.3%, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Peru?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Peru rank globally for imports of goods and services?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 17th and Peru ranks 17th of 36 groups.
- 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
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.