Imports of goods and services in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Imports of goods and services was 5.7% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Imports of goods and services in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 1961–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) recorded 5.7% for imports of goods and services in 2025.
That represents a change of up 10.6% on the previous year and up 377.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, imports of goods and services in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 39.9% in 1970 and was at its lowest, -19.7%, in 1982.
That places Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 17th out of 36 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Imports of goods and services in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.3% | — |
| 1962 | 5.7% | +146.4% |
| 1963 | 2.5% | -55.9% |
| 1964 | 8.0% | +221.4% |
| 1965 | 7.5% | -6.0% |
| 1966 | 11.6% | +53.4% |
| 1967 | 2.9% | -74.7% |
| 1968 | 7.7% | +161.5% |
| 1969 | 5.2% | -32.1% |
| 1970 | 39.9% | +666.3% |
| 1971 | 10.0% | -74.9% |
| 1972 | 11.5% | +14.5% |
| 1973 | 16.9% | +47.3% |
| 1974 | 20.0% | +18.3% |
| 1975 | -2.2% | -111.0% |
| 1976 | -0.5% | -78.0% |
| 1977 | -2.2% | +363.9% |
| 1978 | 5.2% | -331.8% |
| 1979 | 10.4% | +99.3% |
| 1980 | 13.2% | +27.3% |
| 1981 | -0.5% | -103.7% |
| 1982 | -19.7% | +3905.4% |
| 1983 | -11.9% | -39.4% |
| 1984 | 3.2% | -126.6% |
| 1985 | -1.7% | -154.7% |
| 1986 | -2.0% | +15.9% |
| 1987 | 5.7% | -382.2% |
| 1988 | 6.4% | +13.3% |
| 1989 | 1.5% | -77.0% |
| 1990 | 14.7% | +895.1% |
| 1991 | 14.9% | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 16.5% | +10.5% |
| 1993 | 7.0% | -57.4% |
| 1994 | 13.3% | +90.3% |
| 1995 | -1.7% | -112.5% |
| 1996 | 8.5% | -611.3% |
| 1997 | 18.8% | +120.0% |
| 1998 | 7.8% | -58.6% |
| 1999 | -3.6% | -146.3% |
| 2000 | 13.3% | -471.2% |
| 2001 | 0.5% | -96.6% |
| 2002 | -4.7% | -1131.8% |
| 2003 | 2.8% | -160.4% |
| 2004 | 10.4% | +267.8% |
| 2005 | 8.4% | -18.8% |
| 2006 | 11.5% | +36.8% |
| 2007 | 11.7% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 8.7% | -25.3% |
| 2009 | -13.5% | -255.3% |
| 2010 | 21.8% | -261.1% |
| 2011 | 9.4% | -56.8% |
| 2012 | 4.0% | -57.4% |
| 2013 | 4.2% | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 0.9% | -77.4% |
| 2015 | -2.1% | -316.7% |
| 2016 | -2.7% | +28.9% |
| 2017 | 5.9% | -320.8% |
| 2018 | 4.9% | -15.9% |
| 2019 | -1.0% | -120.8% |
| 2020 | -12.9% | +1160.1% |
| 2021 | 17.2% | -233.2% |
| 2022 | 8.0% | -53.7% |
| 2023 | 0.9% | -89.2% |
| 2024 | 5.2% | +501.1% |
| 2025 | 5.7% | +10.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Imports of goods and services in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | -3905.4% | -0.5% | -19.7% |
| 2020 | -1160.1% | -1.0% | -12.9% |
| 2002 | -1131.8% | 0.5% | -4.7% |
| 1990 | +895.1% | 1.5% | 14.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.9% | 2.3% | 11.6% | 9 |
| 1970s | 10.9% | -2.2% | 39.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.6% | -19.7% | 13.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.6% | -3.6% | 18.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.9% | -13.5% | 13.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.5% | -2.7% | 21.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.0% | -12.9% | 17.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- 14 Cote d'Ivoire 15.8% compare
- 15 Central African Republic 14.4% compare
- 16 Solomon Islands 14.2% compare
- 17 Peru 13.0% compare
- 18 Morocco 12.7% compare
- 19 Bahamas 12.7% compare
- 20 United Arab Emirates 12.6% 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is imports of goods and services in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Imports of goods and services in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 5.7% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest imports of goods and services recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 39.9% in 1970.
- What is the lowest imports of goods and services recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was -19.7% in 1982.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for imports of goods and services?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 17th out of 36 groups with data for 2025.
- Is imports of goods and services rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 377.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Imports of goods and services (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Imports of goods includes change in the economic ownership of goods from non-residents to residents of the compiling economy, irrespective of physical movement of goods across national borders. Imports of services includes services provided by non-residents to residents. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.