Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports) in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports) was 77.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Manufactures imports in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 1962–2025
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise imports.
Analysis
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) recorded 77.0% for manufactures imports in 2025.
The figure is up 3.8% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufactures imports in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 81.2% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 62.6%, in 1983.
That places Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 2nd out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports) in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % of merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 75.9% | — |
| 1963 | 73.8% | -2.8% |
| 1964 | 72.7% | -1.5% |
| 1965 | 73.0% | +0.5% |
| 1966 | 74.1% | +1.5% |
| 1967 | 75.2% | +1.4% |
| 1968 | 77.2% | +2.7% |
| 1969 | 77.4% | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 77.2% | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 77.4% | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 77.4% | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 72.4% | -6.5% |
| 1974 | 66.9% | -7.6% |
| 1975 | 71.3% | +6.7% |
| 1976 | 72.3% | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 70.0% | -3.1% |
| 1978 | 70.7% | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 67.9% | -3.9% |
| 1980 | 66.8% | -1.6% |
| 1981 | 66.5% | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 67.3% | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 62.6% | -7.0% |
| 1984 | 63.1% | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 65.2% | +3.3% |
| 1986 | 71.8% | +10.2% |
| 1987 | 69.5% | -3.2% |
| 1989 | 63.5% | -8.7% |
| 1990 | 63.4% | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 65.7% | +3.6% |
| 1992 | 71.2% | +8.4% |
| 1993 | 72.8% | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 74.9% | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 77.5% | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 78.6% | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 79.8% | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 81.1% | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 81.2% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 78.7% | -3.2% |
| 2001 | 80.6% | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 80.1% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 79.3% | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 78.8% | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 78.8% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 77.2% | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 73.7% | -4.4% |
| 2008 | 74.6% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 77.3% | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 76.6% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 74.0% | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 74.9% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 74.8% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 74.2% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 77.2% | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 77.1% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 75.5% | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 74.4% | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 74.9% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 76.7% | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 73.4% | -4.4% |
| 2022 | 70.7% | -3.6% |
| 2023 | 72.5% | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 74.1% | +2.2% |
| 2025 | 77.0% | +3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 74.9% | 72.7% | 77.4% | 8 |
| 1970s | 72.4% | 66.9% | 77.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 66.3% | 62.6% | 71.8% | 9 |
| 1990s | 74.6% | 63.4% | 81.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 77.9% | 73.7% | 80.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.4% | 74.0% | 77.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.1% | 70.7% | 77.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
More private sector data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Merchandise trade 43.4% (2025)
- Food imports 7.8% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 1.40 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 298.09 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 23.6% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 53.0% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 1.37 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 214.53 billion 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is manufactures imports in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Manufactures imports in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 77.0% in 2025, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest manufactures imports recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 81.2% in 1999.
- What is the lowest manufactures imports recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.6% in 1983.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for manufactures imports?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 2nd out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is manufactures imports rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. 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), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Manufactures comprise commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 5 (chemicals), 6 (basic manufactures), 7 (machinery and transport equipment), and 8 (miscellaneous manufactured goods), excluding division 68 (non-ferrous metals). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise imports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a non-resident and a resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.