Commercial service imports (current US$), per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Commercial service imports (current US$), per square kilometre was 14,224 current US$ per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Commercial service imports (current US$), per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 1976–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) recorded 14,224 current US$ per square kilometre for commercial service imports (current us$), per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 48 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.5% on the previous year and up 24.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, commercial service imports (current us$), per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 14,224 current US$ per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 567.64 current US$ per square kilometre, in 1976.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 29th of 44 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Commercial service imports (current US$), per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 567.64 current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1977 | 695.96 current US$ per square kilometre | +22.6% |
| 1978 | 851.98 current US$ per square kilometre | +22.4% |
| 1979 | 1,031 current US$ per square kilometre | +21.0% |
| 1980 | 1,276 current US$ per square kilometre | +23.8% |
| 1981 | 1,439 current US$ per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 1982 | 1,284 current US$ per square kilometre | -10.8% |
| 1983 | 935.63 current US$ per square kilometre | -27.1% |
| 1984 | 964.11 current US$ per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1985 | 957.36 current US$ per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 1,010 current US$ per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1987 | 1,035 current US$ per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 1,177 current US$ per square kilometre | +13.7% |
| 1989 | 1,268 current US$ per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1990 | 1,548 current US$ per square kilometre | +22.1% |
| 1991 | 1,675 current US$ per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 1992 | 1,908 current US$ per square kilometre | +13.9% |
| 1993 | 2,169 current US$ per square kilometre | +13.7% |
| 1994 | 2,344 current US$ per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1995 | 2,429 current US$ per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 2,462 current US$ per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 2,884 current US$ per square kilometre | +17.1% |
| 1998 | 3,028 current US$ per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1999 | 2,860 current US$ per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2000 | 3,228 current US$ per square kilometre | +12.9% |
| 2001 | 3,230 current US$ per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 3,093 current US$ per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2003 | 3,196 current US$ per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 3,645 current US$ per square kilometre | +14.0% |
| 2005 | 4,360 current US$ per square kilometre | +19.6% |
| 2006 | 4,938 current US$ per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 2007 | 6,146 current US$ per square kilometre | +24.5% |
| 2008 | 7,368 current US$ per square kilometre | +19.9% |
| 2009 | 6,885 current US$ per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 2010 | 8,525 current US$ per square kilometre | +23.8% |
| 2011 | 10,029 current US$ per square kilometre | +17.6% |
| 2012 | 10,792 current US$ per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 2013 | 11,436 current US$ per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2014 | 11,859 current US$ per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 10,655 current US$ per square kilometre | -10.2% |
| 2016 | 10,061 current US$ per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2017 | 11,007 current US$ per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 2018 | 11,324 current US$ per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 11,039 current US$ per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 7,919 current US$ per square kilometre | -28.3% |
| 2021 | 10,014 current US$ per square kilometre | +26.5% |
| 2022 | 13,359 current US$ per square kilometre | +33.4% |
| 2023 | 14,224 current US$ per square kilometre | +6.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 786.62 current US$ per square kilometre | 567.64 current US$ per square kilometre | 1,031 current US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
| 1980s | 1,134 current US$ per square kilometre | 935.63 current US$ per square kilometre | 1,439 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,331 current US$ per square kilometre | 1,548 current US$ per square kilometre | 3,028 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,609 current US$ per square kilometre | 3,093 current US$ per square kilometre | 7,368 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 10,673 current US$ per square kilometre | 8,525 current US$ per square kilometre | 11,859 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 11,379 current US$ per square kilometre | 7,919 current US$ per square kilometre | 14,224 current US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- 26 Kuwait 1.56 million current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 27 Barbados 1.56 million current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 28 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1.53 million current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 29 Germany 1.50 million current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 30 Antigua and Barbuda 1.16 million current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 31 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1.15 million current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 32 Grenada 1.14 million current US$ per square kilometre 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$), annual growth rate 6.06 % change on previous year (2025)
All data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is commercial service imports (current us$), per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Commercial service imports (current us$), per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 14,224 current US$ per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest commercial service imports (current us$), per square kilometre recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 14,224 current US$ per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest commercial service imports (current us$), per square kilometre recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 567.64 current US$ per square kilometre in 1976.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for commercial service imports (current us$), per square kilometre?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 29th out of 44 groups with data for 2023.
- Is commercial service imports (current us$), per square kilometre rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Commercial service imports (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Commercial service imports (current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Commercial service imports (current US$) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Commercial service imports Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Commercial service imports (current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.