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
Domestic material consumption per unit of GDP, by type of raw material in Caribbean, 2000–2024
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 25 Lao People's Democratic Republic 5.25 compare
- 26 Nicaragua 5.14 compare
- 27 Yemen 5.09 compare
- 28 Tajikistan 5.06 compare
- 29 Mozambique 4.99 compare
- 30 Ukraine 4.98 compare
- 31 Suriname 4.93 compare
More economy & growth data for Caribbean
- Gross Domestic Product, GDP in millions constant 2021 international $ 828,667 (2027)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ 592,877 million USD (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices 64,099 million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita 13,606 USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita, 2015 prices 8,773 USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices 382,272 million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ 6.85 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita 6.36 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth US$ 0.3236 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP US$, 2015 prices 16.77 % (2024)
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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