High-technology exports in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): High-technology exports was 106.58 billion current US$ in 2024. ▲ Rising
High-technology exports in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 2009–2024
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for high-technology exports in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) is 106.58 billion current US$, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is up 11.7% on the previous year and up 44.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, high-technology exports in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 106.58 billion current US$ in 2024 and was at its lowest, 50.25 billion current US$, in 2009.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 17th of 39 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
High-technology exports in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 50.25 billion current US$ | — |
| 2010 | 61.41 billion current US$ | +22.2% |
| 2011 | 64.82 billion current US$ | +5.6% |
| 2012 | 70.41 billion current US$ | +8.6% |
| 2013 | 71.35 billion current US$ | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 73.76 billion current US$ | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 73.14 billion current US$ | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 76.38 billion current US$ | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 84.00 billion current US$ | +10.0% |
| 2018 | 88.54 billion current US$ | +5.4% |
| 2019 | 87.20 billion current US$ | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 79.59 billion current US$ | -8.7% |
| 2021 | 84.49 billion current US$ | +6.1% |
| 2022 | 102.33 billion current US$ | +21.1% |
| 2023 | 95.43 billion current US$ | -6.7% |
| 2024 | 106.58 billion current US$ | +11.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 50.25 billion current US$ | 50.25 billion current US$ | 50.25 billion current US$ | 1 |
| 2010s | 75.10 billion current US$ | 61.41 billion current US$ | 88.54 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.69 billion current US$ | 79.59 billion current US$ | 106.58 billion current US$ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- 14 Switzerland 89.52 billion current US$ compare
- 15 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 84.77 billion current US$ compare
- 16 Thailand 61.35 billion current US$ compare
- 17 Italy 60.16 billion current US$ compare
- 18 India 54.14 billion current US$ compare
- 19 Czechia 52.42 billion current US$ compare
- 20 Belgium 51.33 billion current US$ 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$), annual growth rate 6.06 % change on previous year (2025)
All data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is high-technology exports in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- High-technology exports in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 106.58 billion current US$ in 2024, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest high-technology exports recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 106.58 billion current US$ in 2024.
- What is the lowest high-technology exports recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.25 billion current US$ in 2009.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for high-technology exports?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 17th out of 39 groups with data for 2024.
- Is high-technology exports rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.5%. 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 Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), published as part of High-technology exports (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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High-technology exports are products with high R&D intensity, such as aerospace, computers, pharmaceuticals, scientific instruments, and electrical machinery.