Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.211 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 1979–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) stood at 0.211 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 0.2422 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0775 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1984.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 30th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 0.1054 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1980 | 0.1163 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.3% |
| 1981 | 0.1103 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0971 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0788 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -18.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0775 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0794 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0794 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.083 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0876 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0833 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.9% |
| 1990 | 0.085 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0937 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.1% |
| 1992 | 0.1049 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0967 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0982 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0995 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 0.1014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 0.1113 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.7% |
| 1998 | 0.1362 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +22.4% |
| 1999 | 0.1481 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.8% |
| 2000 | 0.156 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.3% |
| 2001 | 0.1561 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.1625 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 0.1644 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.1748 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.3% |
| 2005 | 0.1691 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 0.1725 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1741 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.1796 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 0.1453 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -19.1% |
| 2010 | 0.1523 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 0.1632 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.1% |
| 2012 | 0.169 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 0.1736 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 0.1737 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.1846 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.3% |
| 2016 | 0.1727 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.5% |
| 2017 | 0.171 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1969 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +15.1% |
| 2019 | 0.1955 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.1988 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 0.2314 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +16.4% |
| 2022 | 0.2422 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.7% |
| 2023 | 0.2035 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -16.0% |
| 2024 | 0.2061 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.3% |
| 2025 | 0.211 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1054 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1054 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1054 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.0893 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0775 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1163 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1075 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.085 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1481 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1655 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1453 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1796 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1752 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1523 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1969 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2155 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1988 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2422 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- 27 Thailand 0.5402 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 28 Belgium 0.5321 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 29 Montenegro 0.5316 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 30 Libya 0.5276 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 31 Malaysia 0.5275 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 32 Latvia 0.5266 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 33 Laos 0.5249 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
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)
All data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 0.211 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2422 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2022.
- What is the lowest goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0775 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1984.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 30th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.3%. 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Goods imports (BoP, current US$) 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$)
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Goods imports (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.