Commercial service imports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Commercial service imports (current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.0463 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
Commercial service imports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 1976–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) stood at 0.0463 current US$ per US$ of GDP. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 0.0463 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0242 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1996.
That places Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 37th out of 44 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Commercial service imports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 0.0265 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1977 | 0.0299 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0304 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0332 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.1% |
| 1980 | 0.034 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0334 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.7% |
| 1982 | 0.032 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0267 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -16.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0261 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0262 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0274 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0263 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0272 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0265 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0291 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0293 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0307 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0292 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0269 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0259 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0242 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0259 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0269 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0284 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0288 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0295 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0317 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0323 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 0.032 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0315 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0305 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 0.032 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0328 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0328 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0326 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0337 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 0.036 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.1% |
| 2013 | 0.038 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0396 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0425 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0415 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0407 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0432 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.2% |
| 2019 | 0.043 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0369 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.3% |
| 2021 | 0.04 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0462 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +15.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0437 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0456 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.3% |
| 2025 | 0.0463 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.03 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0265 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0332 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 4 |
| 1980s | 0.0286 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0261 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.034 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0276 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0242 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0307 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0314 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0288 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0328 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0391 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0326 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0432 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0431 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0369 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0463 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- 34 Netherlands 0.2155 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 35 Sweden 0.2149 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 36 Libya 0.2112 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 37 Mongolia 0.2056 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 38 Switzerland 0.2048 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 39 Vanuatu 0.1954 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 40 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0.1942 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$), annual growth rate 6.06 % change on previous year (2025)
All data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 0.0463 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0463 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025.
- What is the lowest commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0242 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1996.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 37th out of 44 groups with data for 2025.
- Is commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.8%. 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 imports (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Commercial service imports (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Commercial service imports (current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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Commercial service imports (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.