Commercial service imports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Commercial service imports (current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.0496 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
Commercial service imports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), 1976–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) recorded 0.0496 current US$ per US$ of GDP for commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 0.0509 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0262 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1996.
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 33rd of 44 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Commercial service imports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 0.0284 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1977 | 0.032 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0325 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0354 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0367 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0358 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0353 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0305 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0297 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0296 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0316 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0298 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0304 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0297 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0321 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0318 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0332 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0315 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0292 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0281 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0262 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0278 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0289 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0307 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0312 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0319 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0346 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0351 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0349 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0343 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0328 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0341 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 0.035 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0346 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0343 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.036 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0383 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0405 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0419 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 0.045 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.3% |
| 2016 | 0.044 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 0.043 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0458 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0459 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0397 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0435 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0509 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +17.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0475 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0491 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.5% |
| 2025 | 0.0496 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0321 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0284 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0354 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 4 |
| 1980s | 0.0319 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0296 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0367 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0299 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0262 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0332 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0339 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0312 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0351 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0415 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0343 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0459 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0467 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0397 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0509 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 30 Micronesia, Federated States of 0.2329 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 31 Marshall Islands 0.2253 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 32 Hong Kong, China 0.2204 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 33 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.2167 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 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
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$), annual growth rate 6.04 % change on previous year (2025)
All data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) was 0.0496 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0509 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2022.
- What is the lowest commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0262 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1996.
- How does Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 33rd out of 44 groups with data for 2025.
- Is commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.4%. 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 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.