Domestic material consumption per unit of GDP, by type of raw material in Caribbean

Caribbean: Domestic material consumption per unit of GDP, by type of raw material was 0.6535 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.6535
Change on year
down 0.7%
Rank
28th
of 37 groups
All-time high
0.938
in 2002
All-time low
0.6086
in 2010
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Domestic material consumption per unit of GDP, by type of raw material in Caribbean, 2000–2024

00.20.40.60.812000201220242000: 0.9272001: 0.9212002: 0.9382003: 0.8762004: 0.8222005: 0.7412006: 0.7272007: 0.6972008: 0.6912009: 0.6462010: 0.6092011: 0.6482012: 0.6912013: 0.6632014: 0.672015: 0.6922016: 0.72017: 0.6972018: 0.6522019: 0.6572020: 0.662021: 0.6622022: 0.6572023: 0.6682024: 0.653

Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.

Analysis

In 2024, domestic material consumption per unit of gdp, by type of raw material in Caribbean stood at 0.6535.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 4.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, domestic material consumption per unit of gdp, by type of raw material in Caribbean peaked at 0.938 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.6086, in 2010.

That places Caribbean 28th out of 37 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.

Domestic material consumption per unit of GDP, by type of raw material in Caribbean, year by year

Annual values for Domestic material consumption per unit of GDP, by type of raw material (kilograms per constant 2020 United States dollars) in Caribbean, 2000 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2000 0.9271
2001 0.9213 -0.6%
2002 0.938 +1.8%
2003 0.8756 -6.6%
2004 0.8222 -6.1%
2005 0.7412 -9.8%
2006 0.7266 -2.0%
2007 0.6968 -4.1%
2008 0.6911 -0.8%
2009 0.6464 -6.5%
2010 0.6086 -5.8%
2011 0.6475 +6.4%
2012 0.691 +6.7%
2013 0.6633 -4.0%
2014 0.6701 +1.0%
2015 0.6916 +3.2%
2016 0.7004 +1.3%
2017 0.697 -0.5%
2018 0.6515 -6.5%
2019 0.6574 +0.9%
2020 0.66 +0.4%
2021 0.6618 +0.3%
2022 0.6572 -0.7%
2023 0.6678 +1.6%
2024 0.6535 -2.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.7987 0.6464 0.938 10
2010s 0.6679 0.6086 0.7004 10
2020s 0.6601 0.6535 0.6678 5

Countries ranked near Caribbean

  1. 25 Lao People's Democratic Republic 5.25 compare
  2. 26 Nicaragua 5.14 compare
  3. 27 Yemen 5.09 compare
  4. 28 Tajikistan 5.06 compare
  5. 29 Mozambique 4.99 compare
  6. 30 Ukraine 4.98 compare
  7. 31 Suriname 4.93 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is domestic material consumption per unit of gdp, by type of raw material in Caribbean?
Domestic material consumption per unit of gdp, by type of raw material in Caribbean was 0.6535 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
What is the highest domestic material consumption per unit of gdp, by type of raw material recorded in Caribbean?
The highest recorded value was 0.938 in 2002.
What is the lowest domestic material consumption per unit of gdp, by type of raw material recorded in Caribbean?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6086 in 2010.
How does Caribbean rank for domestic material consumption per unit of gdp, by type of raw material?
Caribbean ranks 28th out of 37 groups with data for 2024.
Is domestic material consumption per unit of gdp, by type of raw material rising or falling in Caribbean?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Caribbean data come from?
The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Domestic material consumption per unit of GDP, by type of raw material (kilograms per constant 2020 United States dollars). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Domestic material consumption per unit of GDP, by type of raw material (kilograms per constant 2020 United States dollars)
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
261 places, 5,951 data points, 2000–2024
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