Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Caribbean Small States
Caribbean Small States: Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.284 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▼ Falling
Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Caribbean Small States, 1976–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Caribbean Small States stood at 0.284 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
The figure is down 6.6% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Caribbean Small States peaked at 0.4348 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1976 and was at its lowest, 0.2686 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2020.
That places Caribbean Small States 7th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.
Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Caribbean Small States, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 0.4348 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1977 | 0.3987 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.3% |
| 1978 | 0.4053 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 0.4133 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 0.4252 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.9% |
| 1981 | 0.3914 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.0% |
| 1982 | 0.3984 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 0.3856 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.2% |
| 1984 | 0.3362 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.8% |
| 1985 | 0.3098 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.9% |
| 1986 | 0.3573 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +15.3% |
| 1987 | 0.3338 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.6% |
| 1988 | 0.3386 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 0.3786 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.8% |
| 1990 | 0.3421 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.6% |
| 1991 | 0.3597 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.2% |
| 1992 | 0.3145 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.6% |
| 1993 | 0.3256 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.5% |
| 1994 | 0.3207 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 0.386 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +20.4% |
| 1996 | 0.383 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 0.4016 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.9% |
| 1998 | 0.3928 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 0.3561 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.3% |
| 2000 | 0.3715 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.3% |
| 2001 | 0.3551 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.4% |
| 2002 | 0.3399 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.3% |
| 2003 | 0.329 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 0.3459 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 0.3595 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 0.341 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 0.3452 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.3579 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 0.3347 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.5% |
| 2010 | 0.3056 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.7% |
| 2011 | 0.3458 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.2% |
| 2012 | 0.353 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 0.3412 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 0.3083 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.7% |
| 2015 | 0.2932 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.9% |
| 2016 | 0.2905 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.2808 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 0.3036 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.1% |
| 2019 | 0.314 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 0.2686 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.5% |
| 2021 | 0.3148 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +17.2% |
| 2022 | 0.2873 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.7% |
| 2023 | 0.3133 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.0% |
| 2024 | 0.304 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.0% |
| 2025 | 0.284 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.413 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3987 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4348 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 4 |
| 1980s | 0.3655 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3098 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4252 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3582 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3145 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4016 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.348 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.329 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3715 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3136 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2808 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.353 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2953 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2686 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3148 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean Small States
- 4 Djibouti 0.9718 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 5 Lebanon 0.8311 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 6 Singapore 0.7873 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 7 Kiribati 0.7742 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 8 Vietnam 0.7623 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 9 Slovakia 0.7564 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 10 Cambodia 0.7204 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More economy & growth data for Caribbean Small States
- GDP per capita 20,880 current US$ (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) 83.57 billion current US$ (2024)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) 78.02 billion constant 2015 US$ (2024)
- GDP 95.14 billion current US$ (2025)
- GDP 91.37 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per 7,369 current US$ per person (2024)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 30.78 % change on previous year (2024)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.3684 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- GNI, Atlas method 88.41 billion current US$ (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 7,340 constant 2015 US$ per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Caribbean Small States?
- Goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Caribbean Small States was 0.284 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4348 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1976.
- What is the lowest goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2686 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2020.
- How does Caribbean Small States rank for goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Caribbean Small States ranks 7th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Caribbean Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Caribbean Small States data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Goods imports (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Goods imports (BoP, current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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- Goods imports Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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Goods imports (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.