Exports of goods and services in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Exports of goods and services was 26.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Exports of goods and services in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, exports of goods and services in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) stood at 26.1%.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 21.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, exports of goods and services in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 28.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 10.0%, in 1971.
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 24th of 44 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Exports of goods and services in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 11.9% | — |
| 1961 | 11.3% | -4.9% |
| 1962 | 10.8% | -4.3% |
| 1963 | 12.5% | +15.7% |
| 1964 | 10.6% | -15.3% |
| 1965 | 10.9% | +3.1% |
| 1966 | 10.6% | -3.2% |
| 1967 | 10.5% | -0.9% |
| 1968 | 10.3% | -1.2% |
| 1969 | 10.5% | +1.1% |
| 1970 | 10.4% | -0.1% |
| 1971 | 10.0% | -4.3% |
| 1972 | 10.5% | +4.6% |
| 1973 | 11.1% | +6.5% |
| 1974 | 12.7% | +13.8% |
| 1975 | 11.1% | -12.7% |
| 1976 | 11.8% | +6.6% |
| 1977 | 12.4% | +5.1% |
| 1978 | 11.5% | -7.2% |
| 1979 | 12.7% | +10.7% |
| 1980 | 13.2% | +3.3% |
| 1981 | 12.5% | -5.1% |
| 1982 | 12.8% | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 15.2% | +18.5% |
| 1984 | 15.6% | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 15.3% | -1.6% |
| 1986 | 13.6% | -11.2% |
| 1987 | 13.8% | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 15.5% | +12.2% |
| 1989 | 15.2% | -2.1% |
| 1990 | 15.3% | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 14.7% | -3.7% |
| 1992 | 14.8% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 13.4% | -9.6% |
| 1994 | 13.7% | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 15.2% | +11.0% |
| 1996 | 15.5% | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 15.6% | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 15.7% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 18.1% | +15.4% |
| 2000 | 19.0% | +5.3% |
| 2001 | 19.1% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 21.8% | +13.9% |
| 2003 | 23.3% | +6.9% |
| 2004 | 24.4% | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 23.8% | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 23.9% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 23.1% | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 22.4% | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 19.6% | -12.5% |
| 2010 | 20.1% | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 21.4% | +6.9% |
| 2012 | 21.5% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 20.8% | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 21.0% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 21.6% | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 21.7% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 21.6% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 24.0% | +11.2% |
| 2019 | 24.2% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 24.6% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 27.0% | +9.9% |
| 2022 | 28.0% | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 25.0% | -10.6% |
| 2024 | 25.6% | +2.4% |
| 2025 | 26.1% | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.0% | 10.3% | 12.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | 11.4% | 10.0% | 12.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 14.3% | 12.5% | 15.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.2% | 13.4% | 18.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.0% | 19.0% | 24.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.8% | 20.1% | 24.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.1% | 24.6% | 28.0% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 4.26 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 1,700 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 2.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.136 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 1,472 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 7,460 current US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.5831 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 2.48 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.157 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.6893 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is exports of goods and services in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Exports of goods and services in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) was 26.1% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest exports of goods and services recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 28.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest exports of goods and services recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.0% in 1971.
- How does Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for exports of goods and services?
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 24th out of 44 groups with data for 2025.
- Is exports of goods and services rising or falling in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.