Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$), per in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$), per was 0.307 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$), per in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 1979–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) recorded 0.307 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP for imports of goods, services and primary income (bop, current us$), per in 2025.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 19.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, imports of goods, services and primary income (bop, current us$), per in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 0.3347 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.1544 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1994.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 35th 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.
Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$), per in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 0.1711 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1980 | 0.1877 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.7% |
| 1981 | 0.1901 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 0.1895 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 0.1648 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.0% |
| 1984 | 0.166 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 0.166 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.1609 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.1% |
| 1987 | 0.1584 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.6% |
| 1988 | 0.1651 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.3% |
| 1989 | 0.1611 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.5% |
| 1990 | 0.1588 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 0.1612 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 0.1691 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.9% |
| 1993 | 0.1574 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.9% |
| 1994 | 0.1544 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 0.1576 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 0.1576 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.1693 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.4% |
| 1998 | 0.1971 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +16.4% |
| 1999 | 0.213 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.1% |
| 2000 | 0.2211 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 0.2218 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.23 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 0.2335 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.2432 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 0.2368 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 0.24 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.2421 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.2464 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 0.209 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.2% |
| 2010 | 0.2214 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.9% |
| 2011 | 0.2334 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 0.2396 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 0.2437 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.2442 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.2572 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 0.2486 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 0.2486 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.283 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.9% |
| 2019 | 0.2849 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.2775 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 0.3179 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.6% |
| 2022 | 0.3347 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.3% |
| 2023 | 0.2941 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.1% |
| 2024 | 0.3015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.5% |
| 2025 | 0.307 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1711 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1711 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1711 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.171 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1584 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1901 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1696 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1544 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.213 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2324 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.209 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2464 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2505 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2214 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2849 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3054 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2775 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3347 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- 32 Andorra 0.8544 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 33 Kyrgyzstan 0.8514 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 34 Mongolia 0.8329 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 35 Hungary 0.8231 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 36 Micronesia (country) 0.8204 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 37 Cambodia 0.8141 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 38 Aruba 0.8074 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 imports of goods, services and primary income (bop, current us$), per in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Imports of goods, services and primary income (bop, current us$), per in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 0.307 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest imports of goods, services and primary income (bop, current us$), per recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3347 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2022.
- What is the lowest imports of goods, services and primary income (bop, current us$), per recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1544 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1994.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for imports of goods, services and primary income (bop, current us$), per?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 35th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is imports of goods, services and primary income (bop, current us$), per rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.4%. 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 Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.