Latin America & Caribbean vs Latvia: Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP

Latin America & Caribbean
0.2242 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Latvia
0.5406 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Latin America & Caribbean rank
28th
Latvia rank
31st

Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP over time

  • Latin America & Caribbean
  • Latvia
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How they compare

Latvia currently reports 0.5406 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2242 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 0.3164 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Latvia's figure about 2.4 times Latin America & Caribbean's.

Across all 31 years both countries report, Latvia has been ahead every year.

Latin America & Caribbean ranks 28th and Latvia ranks 31st of 45 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Latin America & Caribbean Latvia Difference Ahead
1990s 0.1471 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4027 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2556 current US$ per US$ of GDP Latvia
2000s 0.1863 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.473 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2868 current US$ per US$ of GDP Latvia
2010s 0.1938 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.5788 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.385 current US$ per US$ of GDP Latvia
2020s 0.2295 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.6087 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3793 current US$ per US$ of GDP Latvia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp, Latin America & Caribbean or Latvia?
Latvia, at 0.5406 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2242 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2025.
What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp between Latin America & Caribbean and Latvia?
0.3164 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Latvia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean and Latvia?
31 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2025.
How do Latin America & Caribbean and Latvia rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 28th and Latvia ranks 31st of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), 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 (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
250 places, 13,931 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports (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.