Commercial service exports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Commercial service exports (current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.0327 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
Commercial service exports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 1977–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for commercial service exports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) is 0.0327 current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 25.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, commercial service exports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 0.0327 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0171 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1982.
That places Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 37th out of 42 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Commercial service exports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 0.0203 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1978 | 0.0192 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0209 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0181 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0172 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0171 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0185 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0192 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0204 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0203 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0217 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0226 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0239 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0246 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0238 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0247 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0226 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0215 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0206 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0201 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0209 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0179 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0201 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0206 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0205 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.024 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +17.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0256 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0249 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0239 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0229 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0227 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0222 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0216 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0191 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0188 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0198 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0206 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0223 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0261 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +16.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0275 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0265 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0285 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0299 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.0% |
| 2020 | 0.023 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -23.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0258 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0303 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +17.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0302 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0323 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.0% |
| 2025 | 0.0327 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0201 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0192 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0209 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 3 |
| 1980s | 0.0199 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0171 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0239 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0217 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0179 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0247 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0229 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0205 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0256 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0239 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0188 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0299 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0291 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.023 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0327 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- 34 Croatia 0.2664 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 35 Hong Kong, China 0.2659 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 36 Barbados 0.2559 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 37 Samoa 0.2547 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 38 Netherlands 0.2525 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 39 Dominica 0.2454 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 40 Jamaica 0.2373 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More private sector data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Merchandise trade 43.4% (2025)
- Food imports 8.3% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 74.3% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 1.40 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 19.4% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 61.3% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 1.37 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 2,178 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2093 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 6.06 % change on previous year (2025)
All data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is commercial service exports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Commercial service exports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 0.0327 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest commercial service exports (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0327 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025.
- What is the lowest commercial service exports (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0171 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1982.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for commercial service exports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 37th out of 42 groups with data for 2025.
- Is commercial service exports (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Commercial service exports (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Commercial service exports (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Commercial service exports (current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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Commercial service exports (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.