Merchandise trade as a proportion of GDP in Central America
Central America: Merchandise trade as a proportion of GDP was 65.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Merchandise trade as a proportion of GDP in Central America, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Central America recorded 65.4% for merchandise trade as a proportion of gdp in 2024.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise trade as a proportion of gdp in Central America peaked at 78.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 43.0%, in 2002.
That places Central America 7th out of 37 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Merchandise trade as a proportion of GDP in Central America, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 47.8% | — |
| 2001 | 43.0% | -10.0% |
| 2002 | 43.0% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 46.3% | +7.7% |
| 2004 | 49.5% | +6.8% |
| 2005 | 51.2% | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 53.3% | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 54.1% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 55.6% | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 52.3% | -5.9% |
| 2010 | 57.1% | +9.2% |
| 2011 | 60.3% | +5.6% |
| 2012 | 62.1% | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 59.7% | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 60.2% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 63.7% | +5.9% |
| 2016 | 66.5% | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 67.7% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 70.5% | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 67.8% | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 67.8% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 74.1% | +9.2% |
| 2022 | 78.8% | +6.4% |
| 2023 | 65.9% | -16.4% |
| 2024 | 65.4% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 49.6% | 43.0% | 55.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.6% | 57.1% | 70.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.4% | 65.4% | 78.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Central America
More economy & growth data for Central America
- Gross Domestic Product, GDP in millions constant 2021 international $ 3.84 million (2027)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ 2.24 million million USD (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices 389,960 million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita 12,233 USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita, 2015 prices 9,068 USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices 1.66 million million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ 3.99 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita 2.98 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth US$ 4.73 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP US$, 2015 prices 23.45 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise trade as a proportion of gdp in Central America?
- Merchandise trade as a proportion of gdp in Central America was 65.4% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest merchandise trade as a proportion of gdp recorded in Central America?
- The highest recorded value was 78.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest merchandise trade as a proportion of gdp recorded in Central America?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.0% in 2002.
- How does Central America rank for merchandise trade as a proportion of gdp?
- Central America ranks 7th out of 37 groups with data for 2024.
- Is merchandise trade as a proportion of gdp rising or falling in Central America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Central America data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Merchandise trade as a proportion of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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