Exports of goods and services in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Exports of goods and services was 24.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Exports of goods and services in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) recorded 24.6% for exports of goods and services in 2025.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 19.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, exports of goods and services in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 26.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 10.2%, in 1971.
That places Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 35th out of 44 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Exports of goods and services in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 12.3% | — |
| 1961 | 11.7% | -5.0% |
| 1962 | 11.1% | -5.2% |
| 1963 | 13.1% | +17.8% |
| 1964 | 10.8% | -17.4% |
| 1965 | 11.0% | +1.7% |
| 1966 | 10.5% | -4.4% |
| 1967 | 10.4% | -0.9% |
| 1968 | 10.3% | -1.4% |
| 1969 | 10.3% | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 10.4% | +0.9% |
| 1971 | 10.2% | -1.2% |
| 1972 | 10.8% | +5.4% |
| 1973 | 11.3% | +5.0% |
| 1974 | 12.5% | +9.9% |
| 1975 | 10.9% | -12.3% |
| 1976 | 11.6% | +6.4% |
| 1977 | 12.2% | +5.3% |
| 1978 | 11.4% | -6.5% |
| 1979 | 12.6% | +10.0% |
| 1980 | 12.9% | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 12.4% | -3.8% |
| 1982 | 12.7% | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 15.1% | +18.3% |
| 1984 | 15.6% | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 15.2% | -2.1% |
| 1986 | 13.3% | -12.7% |
| 1987 | 13.5% | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 15.1% | +11.5% |
| 1989 | 14.6% | -3.3% |
| 1990 | 14.7% | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 13.7% | -6.6% |
| 1992 | 13.6% | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 12.2% | -9.7% |
| 1994 | 12.5% | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 13.9% | +11.3% |
| 1996 | 14.3% | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 14.5% | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 14.6% | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 17.0% | +16.7% |
| 2000 | 18.0% | +5.5% |
| 2001 | 18.0% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 20.6% | +14.5% |
| 2003 | 22.0% | +6.9% |
| 2004 | 22.9% | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 22.3% | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 22.2% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 21.3% | -4.1% |
| 2008 | 21.0% | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 18.1% | -13.5% |
| 2010 | 18.7% | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 20.1% | +7.6% |
| 2012 | 20.3% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 19.7% | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 19.8% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 20.5% | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 20.6% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 20.5% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 22.9% | +12.1% |
| 2019 | 23.1% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 23.3% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 25.6% | +10.1% |
| 2022 | 26.4% | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 23.6% | -10.7% |
| 2024 | 24.1% | +2.3% |
| 2025 | 24.6% | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.2% | 10.3% | 13.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 11.4% | 10.2% | 12.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 14.0% | 12.4% | 15.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.1% | 12.2% | 17.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.6% | 18.0% | 22.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.6% | 18.7% | 23.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.6% | 23.3% | 26.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
More economy & growth data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 7,260 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 2.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.138 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 1,436 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 4.18 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.6975 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.5838 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 4.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 6,076 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 1,706 current US$ per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is exports of goods and services in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Exports of goods and services in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 24.6% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest exports of goods and services recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 26.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest exports of goods and services recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.2% in 1971.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for exports of goods and services?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 35th out of 44 groups with data for 2025.
- Is exports of goods and services rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of Exports of goods and services (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Exports of goods includes changes in the economic ownership of goods from residents of the compiling economy to non-residents, irrespective of physical movement of goods across national borders. Exports of services includes services provided by residents to non-residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.