Annual growth of exports of goods and services in Central America
Central America: Annual growth of exports of goods and services was 3.2% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Annual growth of exports of goods and services in Central America, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual growth of exports of goods and services in Central America is 3.2%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 159.3% on the previous year and down 48.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual growth of exports of goods and services in Central America peaked at 20.3% in 2010 and was at its lowest, -9.3%, in 2009.
Central America ranks 15th of 32 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual growth of exports of goods and services in Central America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14.4% | — |
| 2001 | 1.6% | -89.0% |
| 2002 | 2.5% | +60.3% |
| 2003 | -1.4% | -157.1% |
| 2004 | 6.6% | -557.8% |
| 2005 | 6.2% | -5.8% |
| 2006 | 8.6% | +37.2% |
| 2007 | 3.7% | -56.3% |
| 2008 | -0.4% | -110.0% |
| 2009 | -9.3% | +2369.9% |
| 2010 | 20.3% | -318.6% |
| 2011 | 9.7% | -52.3% |
| 2012 | 7.7% | -20.2% |
| 2013 | 2.3% | -70.3% |
| 2014 | 6.3% | +174.8% |
| 2015 | 6.1% | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 2.8% | -55.1% |
| 2017 | 3.5% | +26.1% |
| 2018 | 6.0% | +72.1% |
| 2019 | 1.4% | -76.5% |
| 2020 | -8.3% | -687.9% |
| 2021 | 9.1% | -210.0% |
| 2022 | 10.5% | +15.0% |
| 2023 | -5.4% | -151.8% |
| 2024 | 3.2% | -159.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual growth of exports of goods and services in Central America changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | -2369.9% | -0.4% | -9.3% |
| 2020 | -687.9% | 1.4% | -8.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.3% | -9.3% | 14.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.6% | 1.4% | 20.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.8% | -8.3% | 10.5% | 5 |
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More economy & growth data for Central America
- Gross Domestic Product, GDP in millions constant 2021 international $ 3.84 million (2027)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ 2.24 million million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita 12,233 USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita, 2015 prices 9,068 USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices 1.66 million million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ 3.99 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita 2.98 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$, 2015 prices 1.84 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita, 2015 prices 0.8466 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth US$ 4.73 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual growth of exports of goods and services in Central America?
- Annual growth of exports of goods and services in Central America was 3.2% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest annual growth of exports of goods and services recorded in Central America?
- The highest recorded value was 20.3% in 2010.
- What is the lowest annual growth of exports of goods and services recorded in Central America?
- The lowest recorded value was -9.3% in 2009.
- How does Central America rank for annual growth of exports of goods and services?
- Central America ranks 15th out of 32 groups with data for 2024.
- Is annual growth of exports of goods and services rising or falling in Central America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Central America data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Annual growth of exports of goods and services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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