Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Latvia: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
0.215 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Latvia
0.6391 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
26th
Latvia rank
28th

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

  • Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
  • Latvia
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How they compare

Latvia currently reports 0.6391 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.215 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 0.4241 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Latvia's figure about 3.0 times Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

Across all 29 years both countries report, Latvia has been ahead every year.

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 26th and Latvia ranks 28th of 44 groups.

Latvia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) Latvia Difference Ahead
1990s 0.143 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3994 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2564 current US$ per US$ of GDP Latvia
2000s 0.1799 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4707 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2907 current US$ per US$ of GDP Latvia
2010s 0.1872 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.5787 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3915 current US$ per US$ of GDP Latvia
2020s 0.2303 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.6518 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4215 current US$ per US$ of GDP Latvia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit, Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) or Latvia?
Latvia, at 0.6391 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.215 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit between Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Latvia?
0.4241 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Latvia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Latvia?
29 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2023.
How do Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Latvia rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit?
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 26th and Latvia ranks 28th of 44 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit of GDP. 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$), per unit of GDP
Unit
current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
249 places, 12,916 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (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.