Latin America & Caribbean vs Spain: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), gaps

Latin America & Caribbean
1.43 trillion current US$
in 2023
Spain
468.47 billion current US$
in 2023
Latin America & Caribbean rank
17th
Spain rank
15th

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), gaps over time

  • Latin America & Caribbean
  • Spain
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How they compare

Latin America & Caribbean currently reports 1.43 trillion current US$ against 468.47 billion current US$ in Spain, a difference of 963.25 billion current US$.

That makes Latin America & Caribbean's figure about 3.1 times Spain's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Latin America & Caribbean has been ahead every year.

Latin America & Caribbean ranks 17th and Spain ranks 15th of 44 groups.

Latin America & Caribbean has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latin America & Caribbean Spain Difference Ahead
1960s 9.88 billion current US$ 2.44 billion current US$ 7.44 billion current US$ Latin America & Caribbean
1970s 41.08 billion current US$ 13.26 billion current US$ 27.82 billion current US$ Latin America & Caribbean
1980s 82.98 billion current US$ 38.24 billion current US$ 44.75 billion current US$ Latin America & Caribbean
1990s 232.38 billion current US$ 105.10 billion current US$ 127.29 billion current US$ Latin America & Caribbean
2000s 534.77 billion current US$ 265.78 billion current US$ 268.98 billion current US$ Latin America & Caribbean
2010s 1.05 trillion current US$ 346.89 billion current US$ 702.42 billion current US$ Latin America & Caribbean
2020s 1.28 trillion current US$ 426.30 billion current US$ 855.47 billion current US$ Latin America & Caribbean

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), gaps, Latin America & Caribbean or Spain?
Latin America & Caribbean, at 1.43 trillion current US$ against 468.47 billion current US$ in Spain as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), gaps between Latin America & Caribbean and Spain?
963.25 billion current US$, with Latin America & Caribbean ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean and Spain?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Latin America & Caribbean and Spain rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), gaps?
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 17th and Spain ranks 15th of 44 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), gaps filled
Unit
current US$
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
253 places, 13,570 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) with 55 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.