Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP was 0.2121 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.2121 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
Change on year
up 1.6%
Rank
32nd
of 36 groups
All-time high
0.7219 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 1970
All-time low
0.1745 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2011
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for imports of goods and services (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) is 0.2121 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and down 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, imports of goods and services (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 0.7219 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0.1745 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2011.
That places Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 32nd out of 36 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.6821 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1961 | 0.6335 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.1% |
| 1962 | 0.6436 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.6% |
| 1963 | 0.6008 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.6% |
| 1964 | 0.5832 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.9% |
| 1965 | 0.5811 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.4% |
| 1966 | 0.5893 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.4% |
| 1967 | 0.5947 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.9% |
| 1968 | 0.5947 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.5623 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.4% |
| 1970 | 0.7219 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +28.4% |
| 1971 | 0.7165 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.8% |
| 1972 | 0.705 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.6% |
| 1973 | 0.6196 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.1% |
| 1974 | 0.5592 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.7% |
| 1975 | 0.5082 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.1% |
| 1976 | 0.463 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.9% |
| 1977 | 0.4154 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.3% |
| 1978 | 0.3638 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.4% |
| 1979 | 0.3621 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 0.3389 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.4% |
| 1981 | 0.2941 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.2% |
| 1982 | 0.2539 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.7% |
| 1983 | 0.2556 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 0.2503 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.1% |
| 1985 | 0.2489 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 0.2415 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.0% |
| 1987 | 0.2386 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 0.2312 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.1% |
| 1989 | 0.212 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.3% |
| 1990 | 0.2194 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.5% |
| 1991 | 0.2341 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.7% |
| 1992 | 0.2506 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.1% |
| 1993 | 0.2245 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.4% |
| 1994 | 0.2168 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.4% |
| 1995 | 0.1984 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.5% |
| 1996 | 0.1986 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.2152 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.4% |
| 1998 | 0.2296 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.7% |
| 1999 | 0.2473 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.7% |
| 2000 | 0.2524 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 0.2591 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 0.2773 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.0% |
| 2003 | 0.281 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 0.2699 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 0.241 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.7% |
| 2006 | 0.2294 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 0.2161 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.8% |
| 2008 | 0.2009 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1858 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.5% |
| 2010 | 0.1816 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 0.1745 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 0.1806 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 0.1875 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 0.1901 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.2224 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +17.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2238 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.2124 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.1% |
| 2018 | 0.23 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.3% |
| 2019 | 0.2322 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2417 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 0.2435 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.2274 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.6% |
| 2023 | 0.2035 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.5% |
| 2024 | 0.2089 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.6% |
| 2025 | 0.2121 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6065 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5623 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.6821 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.5435 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3621 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.7219 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2565 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.212 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3389 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2235 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1984 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2506 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2413 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1858 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.281 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2035 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1745 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2322 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2229 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2035 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2435 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- 29 Northern Mariana Islands 0.591 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 30 Slovenia 0.5865 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 31 Hungary 0.5845 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 32 Belgium 0.5753 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 33 Sierra Leone 0.568 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 34 Cambodia 0.5576 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 35 Estonia 0.5569 constant 2015 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$) 0.6975 current US$ per US$ of GDP (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$) 4.18 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 2.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 6,076 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.5838 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 1,706 current US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 7,260 current US$ per person (2025)
All data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is imports of goods and services (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 0.2121 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest imports of goods and services (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7219 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1970.
- What is the lowest imports of goods and services (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1745 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2011.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for imports of goods and services (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 32nd out of 36 groups with data for 2025.
- Is imports of goods and services (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.