Commercial service exports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Commercial service exports (current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.0392 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
Commercial service exports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), 1977–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) recorded 0.0392 current US$ per US$ of GDP for commercial service exports (current us$), per unit of gdp in 2025. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 25.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, commercial service exports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 0.0392 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0202 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1981.
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 34th of 42 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Commercial service exports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 0.0225 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1978 | 0.0213 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.5% |
| 1979 | 0.024 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0218 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0202 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0204 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0221 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0227 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0242 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0248 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0258 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0265 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0279 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0286 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0278 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0286 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0263 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0252 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0241 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0238 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0243 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0219 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0252 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +15.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0249 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.025 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.029 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +16.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0309 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0302 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0288 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0274 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0272 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0267 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0259 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0232 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0233 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0245 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0254 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0269 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0313 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +16.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0329 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0318 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0339 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0356 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0274 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -23.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0298 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.9% |
| 2022 | 0.036 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +20.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0363 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0386 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.5% |
| 2025 | 0.0392 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0226 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0213 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.024 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 3 |
| 1980s | 0.0236 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0202 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0279 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0256 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0219 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0286 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0276 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0249 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0309 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0289 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0232 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0356 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0345 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0274 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0392 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 31 Lithuania 0.3019 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 32 Cape Verde 0.2998 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 33 Mauritius 0.2807 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 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
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$), annual growth rate 6.04 % change on previous year (2025)
All data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is commercial service exports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Commercial service exports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) was 0.0392 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest commercial service exports (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0392 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025.
- What is the lowest commercial service exports (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0202 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1981.
- How does Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for commercial service exports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 34th out of 42 groups with data for 2025.
- Is commercial service exports (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Commercial service exports (current US$) 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.