Commercial service exports (current US$), annual growth rate in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Commercial service exports (current US$), annual growth rate was 5.96 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Commercial service exports (current US$), annual growth rate in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), 1978–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) recorded 5.96 % change on previous year for commercial service exports (current us$), annual growth rate in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 35.0% on the previous year and up 433.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, commercial service exports (current us$), annual growth rate in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 38.29 % change on previous year in 2022 and was at its lowest, -35.49 % change on previous year, in 2020.
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 37th of 42 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Commercial service exports (current US$), annual growth rate in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 13.12 % change on previous year | — |
| 1979 | 26.28 % change on previous year | +100.3% |
| 1980 | 11.12 % change on previous year | -57.7% |
| 1981 | 6.34 % change on previous year | -42.9% |
| 1982 | -7.56 % change on previous year | -219.2% |
| 1983 | -5.25 % change on previous year | -30.5% |
| 1984 | 7.79 % change on previous year | -248.3% |
| 1985 | 5.25 % change on previous year | -32.6% |
| 1986 | 3.37 % change on previous year | -35.7% |
| 1987 | 11.68 % change on previous year | +246.4% |
| 1988 | 12.5 % change on previous year | +7.0% |
| 1989 | 17.03 % change on previous year | +36.3% |
| 1990 | 13.85 % change on previous year | -18.7% |
| 1991 | 5.61 % change on previous year | -59.5% |
| 1992 | 12.88 % change on previous year | +129.6% |
| 1993 | 9.28 % change on previous year | -27.9% |
| 1994 | 12.06 % change on previous year | +30.0% |
| 1995 | 3.67 % change on previous year | -69.6% |
| 1996 | 6.97 % change on previous year | +90.0% |
| 1997 | 12.34 % change on previous year | +77.0% |
| 1998 | -9.08 % change on previous year | -173.6% |
| 1999 | 3.25 % change on previous year | -135.7% |
| 2000 | 9.06 % change on previous year | +179.3% |
| 2001 | -2.01 % change on previous year | -122.2% |
| 2002 | 3.67 % change on previous year | -282.0% |
| 2003 | 8.27 % change on previous year | +125.6% |
| 2004 | 12.89 % change on previous year | +56.0% |
| 2005 | 16.06 % change on previous year | +24.6% |
| 2006 | 11.76 % change on previous year | -26.8% |
| 2007 | 17.39 % change on previous year | +47.9% |
| 2008 | 14.71 % change on previous year | -15.5% |
| 2009 | -9.3 % change on previous year | -163.3% |
| 2010 | 11.83 % change on previous year | -227.1% |
| 2011 | 14.08 % change on previous year | +19.0% |
| 2012 | 6.53 % change on previous year | -53.6% |
| 2013 | 4.15 % change on previous year | -36.5% |
| 2014 | 5.44 % change on previous year | +31.3% |
| 2015 | -1.79 % change on previous year | -132.9% |
| 2016 | 2.15 % change on previous year | -219.9% |
| 2017 | 7.4 % change on previous year | +245.0% |
| 2018 | 3.92 % change on previous year | -47.0% |
| 2019 | 2.81 % change on previous year | -28.4% |
| 2020 | -35.49 % change on previous year | -1363.7% |
| 2021 | 27.01 % change on previous year | -176.1% |
| 2022 | 38.29 % change on previous year | +41.8% |
| 2023 | 13.37 % change on previous year | -65.1% |
| 2024 | 9.16 % change on previous year | -31.5% |
| 2025 | 5.96 % change on previous year | -35.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Commercial service exports (current US$), annual growth rate in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -1363.7% | 2.81 % change on previous year | -35.49 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 19.7 % change on previous year | 13.12 % change on previous year | 26.28 % change on previous year | 2 |
| 1980s | 6.23 % change on previous year | -7.56 % change on previous year | 17.03 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.08 % change on previous year | -9.08 % change on previous year | 13.85 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.25 % change on previous year | -9.3 % change on previous year | 17.39 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.65 % change on previous year | -1.79 % change on previous year | 14.08 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.72 % change on previous year | -35.49 % change on previous year | 38.29 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 34 Albania 20.27 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Iraq 19.83 % change on previous year compare
- 36 Uganda 18.95 % change on previous year compare
- 37 Morocco 18.56 % change on previous year compare
- 38 Lithuania 18.46 % change on previous year compare
- 39 Afghanistan 18.43 % change on previous year compare
- 40 Republic of Moldova 17.9 % change on previous year compare
More private sector data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Merchandise trade 44.2% (2025)
- Food imports 9.0% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 73.2% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 1.57 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 19.7% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 56.4% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 1.55 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 2,373 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2193 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 6.04 % change on previous year (2025)
All data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is commercial service exports (current us$), annual growth rate in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Commercial service exports (current us$), annual growth rate in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) was 5.96 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest commercial service exports (current us$), annual growth rate recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 38.29 % change on previous year in 2022.
- What is the lowest commercial service exports (current us$), annual growth rate recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was -35.49 % change on previous year in 2020.
- How does Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for commercial service exports (current us$), annual growth rate?
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 37th out of 42 groups with data for 2025.
- Is commercial service exports (current us$), annual growth rate rising or falling in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 433.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Commercial service exports (current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Commercial service exports (current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Commercial service exports Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
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The year-on-year percentage change in Commercial service exports (current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.