Service imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Latin America & Caribbean

Latin America & Caribbean: Service imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.0518 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.0518 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Change on year
up 1.2%
Rank
35th
of 47 groups
All-time high
0.053 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2022
All-time low
0.0292 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 1996
Years of data
50
1976–2025

Service imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Latin America & Caribbean, 1976–2025

00.020.040.06197620002025

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

Latin America & Caribbean recorded 0.0518 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP for service imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in 2025.

That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 9.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, service imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 0.053 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0292 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1996.

Latin America & Caribbean ranks 35th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.

Service imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Latin America & Caribbean, year by year

Annual values for Service imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Latin America & Caribbean, 1976 to 2025.
Year BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Change
1976 0.0302 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
1977 0.0341 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +12.9%
1978 0.0341 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -0.1%
1979 0.038 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +11.5%
1980 0.0391 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +3.0%
1981 0.0384 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -1.7%
1982 0.0379 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -1.3%
1983 0.0329 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -13.1%
1984 0.0317 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -3.7%
1985 0.0318 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +0.2%
1986 0.0336 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +5.9%
1987 0.0322 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -4.2%
1988 0.033 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +2.4%
1989 0.0323 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -2.2%
1990 0.0346 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +7.1%
1991 0.0344 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -0.5%
1992 0.0358 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +4.0%
1993 0.0337 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -5.9%
1994 0.0313 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -7.1%
1995 0.0307 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -1.8%
1996 0.0292 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -4.7%
1997 0.0308 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +5.3%
1998 0.0315 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +2.2%
1999 0.0329 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +4.7%
2000 0.0336 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +2.0%
2001 0.0342 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +1.9%
2002 0.0364 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +6.4%
2003 0.0372 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +2.1%
2004 0.0369 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -0.7%
2005 0.0366 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -0.9%
2006 0.0351 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -4.3%
2007 0.0365 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +4.2%
2008 0.0374 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +2.4%
2009 0.037 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -1.2%
2010 0.0367 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -0.6%
2011 0.0384 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +4.5%
2012 0.0409 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +6.5%
2013 0.043 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +5.1%
2014 0.0442 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +2.9%
2015 0.0471 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +6.5%
2016 0.0465 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -1.4%
2017 0.0454 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -2.3%
2018 0.0483 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +6.4%
2019 0.0482 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -0.1%
2020 0.0416 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -13.7%
2021 0.0453 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +8.9%
2022 0.053 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +16.9%
2023 0.0496 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -6.4%
2024 0.0512 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +3.2%
2025 0.0518 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +1.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.0341 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0302 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.038 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 4
1980s 0.0343 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0317 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0391 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 10
1990s 0.0325 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0292 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0358 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 10
2000s 0.0361 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0336 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0374 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 10
2010s 0.0439 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0367 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0483 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 10
2020s 0.0487 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0416 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.053 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 6

Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean

  1. 32 Marshall Islands 0.2253 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  2. 33 Hong Kong 0.2204 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  3. 34 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.2185 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  4. 35 Netherlands 0.2157 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  5. 36 Sweden 0.2154 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  6. 37 Mongolia 0.2068 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  7. 38 Switzerland 0.205 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is service imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Latin America & Caribbean?
Service imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Latin America & Caribbean was 0.0518 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest service imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
The highest recorded value was 0.053 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2022.
What is the lowest service imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0292 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1996.
How does Latin America & Caribbean rank for service imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 35th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
Is service imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Latin America & Caribbean data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Service imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Service imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
246 places, 9,715 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Service 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.