Goods exports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Latin America & Caribbean
Latin America & Caribbean: Goods exports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.2359 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
Goods exports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Latin America & Caribbean, 1979–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, goods exports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Latin America & Caribbean stood at 0.2359 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That represents a change of up 2.9% on the previous year and up 24.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, goods exports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 0.2592 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0994 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1994.
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 11th of 45 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
Goods exports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Latin America & Caribbean, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 0.1198 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1980 | 0.1302 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.6% |
| 1981 | 0.1229 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.6% |
| 1982 | 0.1212 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.4% |
| 1983 | 0.1371 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.1% |
| 1984 | 0.145 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.8% |
| 1985 | 0.1383 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.6% |
| 1986 | 0.1151 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -16.8% |
| 1987 | 0.1219 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.9% |
| 1988 | 0.1265 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.8% |
| 1989 | 0.1257 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 0.1258 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.116 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.8% |
| 1992 | 0.1118 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.6% |
| 1993 | 0.1004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0994 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.1126 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.3% |
| 1996 | 0.1151 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 0.1142 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.1315 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +15.1% |
| 1999 | 0.1526 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +16.0% |
| 2000 | 0.1672 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.6% |
| 2001 | 0.1636 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 0.1834 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.1% |
| 2003 | 0.1963 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.1% |
| 2004 | 0.2138 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.9% |
| 2005 | 0.2148 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.2197 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 0.2104 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 0.2106 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.1737 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -17.5% |
| 2010 | 0.1782 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 0.1955 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.7% |
| 2012 | 0.1966 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.1933 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.1887 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 0.189 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.1876 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.189 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.211 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.6% |
| 2019 | 0.2128 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.2296 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.9% |
| 2021 | 0.2528 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.1% |
| 2022 | 0.2592 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 0.227 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.4% |
| 2024 | 0.2292 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.0% |
| 2025 | 0.2359 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1198 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1198 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1198 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.1284 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1151 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.145 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1179 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0994 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1526 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1954 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1636 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2197 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1942 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1782 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2128 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.239 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.227 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2592 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean
- 8 Slovakia 0.7547 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 9 Equatorial Guinea 0.7542 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 10 Brunei 0.6847 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 11 Suriname 0.6555 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 12 Mongolia 0.6199 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 13 Cambodia 0.6117 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 14 Oman 0.6081 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More economy & growth data for Latin America & Caribbean
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 4.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 1,782 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 2.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.1354 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 1,502 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 7,621 current US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 6,410 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 2.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1607 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.6869 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is goods exports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Goods exports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Latin America & Caribbean was 0.2359 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest goods exports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2592 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2022.
- What is the lowest goods exports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0994 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1994.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean rank for goods exports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 11th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is goods exports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Goods exports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Goods exports (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Goods exports (BoP, current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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- Goods exports Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
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Goods exports (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.