Commercial service imports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Caribbean Small States
Caribbean Small States: Commercial service imports (current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.2182 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
Commercial service imports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Caribbean Small States, 1976–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Caribbean Small States is 0.2182 current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of up 20.7% on the previous year and up 80.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Caribbean Small States peaked at 0.2182 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0772 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2008.
Caribbean Small States ranks 3rd of 44 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Commercial service imports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Caribbean Small States, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 0.1079 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1977 | 0.1171 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.6% |
| 1978 | 0.1141 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.6% |
| 1979 | 0.1167 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.3% |
| 1980 | 0.1193 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 0.1173 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.7% |
| 1982 | 0.1266 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.0% |
| 1983 | 0.1313 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.6% |
| 1984 | 0.1245 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.2% |
| 1985 | 0.1173 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.8% |
| 1986 | 0.1357 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +15.7% |
| 1987 | 0.1252 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.7% |
| 1988 | 0.1218 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.7% |
| 1989 | 0.1315 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.0% |
| 1990 | 0.1306 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 0.1297 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 0.1314 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 0.1383 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.3% |
| 1994 | 0.1365 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 0.122 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.6% |
| 1996 | 0.1176 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.6% |
| 1997 | 0.1118 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.9% |
| 1998 | 0.1139 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 0.1065 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.5% |
| 2000 | 0.1185 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.2% |
| 2001 | 0.1095 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.5% |
| 2002 | 0.1079 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.1053 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 0.1033 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 0.1021 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0921 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0881 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0772 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0822 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.5% |
| 2010 | 0.078 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.1% |
| 2011 | 0.1159 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +48.7% |
| 2012 | 0.1187 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 0.1215 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 0.1229 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.1211 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.132 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.0% |
| 2017 | 0.139 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 0.1399 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.14 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1363 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 0.1552 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.9% |
| 2022 | 0.1683 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.5% |
| 2023 | 0.1763 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.7% |
| 2024 | 0.1808 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.6% |
| 2025 | 0.2182 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +20.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.114 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1079 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1171 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 4 |
| 1980s | 0.125 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1173 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1357 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1238 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1065 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1383 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0986 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0772 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1185 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1229 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.078 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.14 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1725 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1363 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2182 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean Small States
- 1 Luxembourg 1.31 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 2 Equatorial Guinea 0.794 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 3 Suriname 0.7923 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 4 Ireland 0.7659 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 5 Malta 0.6938 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 6 Singapore 0.6367 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More private sector data for Caribbean Small States
- Merchandise trade 70.0% (2025)
- Food imports 17.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 63.2% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 31.17 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 13.7% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 45.4% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 30.03 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 6,590 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3156 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -3.4 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Caribbean Small States?
- Commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Caribbean Small States was 0.2182 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2182 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025.
- What is the lowest commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0772 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2008.
- How does Caribbean Small States rank for commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Caribbean Small States ranks 3rd out of 44 groups with data for 2025.
- Is commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Caribbean Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 80.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Caribbean Small States data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Commercial service imports (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Commercial service imports (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Commercial service imports (current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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- Commercial service imports Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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Commercial service imports (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.