Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita was 2,178 current US$ per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for merchandise exports (current us$), per capita in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) is 2,178 current US$ per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.3% on the previous year and up 55.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports (current us$), per capita in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 2,178 current US$ per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 38.54 current US$ per person, in 1961.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 21st of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 39.55 current US$ per person | — |
| 1961 | 38.54 current US$ per person | -2.6% |
| 1962 | 39.23 current US$ per person | +1.8% |
| 1963 | 40.45 current US$ per person | +3.1% |
| 1964 | 42.95 current US$ per person | +6.2% |
| 1965 | 43.46 current US$ per person | +1.2% |
| 1966 | 43.45 current US$ per person | -0.0% |
| 1967 | 44.94 current US$ per person | +3.4% |
| 1968 | 44.52 current US$ per person | -0.9% |
| 1969 | 48.33 current US$ per person | +8.6% |
| 1970 | 53.24 current US$ per person | +10.2% |
| 1971 | 51.28 current US$ per person | -3.7% |
| 1972 | 57.89 current US$ per person | +12.9% |
| 1973 | 83.3 current US$ per person | +43.9% |
| 1974 | 126.72 current US$ per person | +52.1% |
| 1975 | 118.45 current US$ per person | -6.5% |
| 1976 | 130.59 current US$ per person | +10.3% |
| 1977 | 151.63 current US$ per person | +16.1% |
| 1978 | 161.06 current US$ per person | +6.2% |
| 1979 | 206.22 current US$ per person | +28.0% |
| 1980 | 267.1 current US$ per person | +29.5% |
| 1981 | 287.78 current US$ per person | +7.7% |
| 1982 | 255.97 current US$ per person | -11.1% |
| 1983 | 254.38 current US$ per person | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 280.16 current US$ per person | +10.1% |
| 1985 | 259.69 current US$ per person | -7.3% |
| 1986 | 215.91 current US$ per person | -16.9% |
| 1987 | 236.59 current US$ per person | +9.6% |
| 1988 | 268.92 current US$ per person | +13.7% |
| 1989 | 292.43 current US$ per person | +8.7% |
| 1990 | 313.08 current US$ per person | +7.1% |
| 1991 | 301.59 current US$ per person | -3.7% |
| 1992 | 310.89 current US$ per person | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 328.42 current US$ per person | +5.6% |
| 1994 | 377.2 current US$ per person | +14.9% |
| 1995 | 448.8 current US$ per person | +19.0% |
| 1996 | 502.36 current US$ per person | +11.9% |
| 1997 | 553.51 current US$ per person | +10.2% |
| 1998 | 537.88 current US$ per person | -2.8% |
| 1999 | 564.57 current US$ per person | +5.0% |
| 2000 | 675.71 current US$ per person | +19.7% |
| 2001 | 640.12 current US$ per person | -5.3% |
| 2002 | 643.51 current US$ per person | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 689.5 current US$ per person | +7.1% |
| 2004 | 828.98 current US$ per person | +20.2% |
| 2005 | 981 current US$ per person | +18.3% |
| 2006 | 1,136 current US$ per person | +15.8% |
| 2007 | 1,263 current US$ per person | +11.2% |
| 2008 | 1,463 current US$ per person | +15.8% |
| 2009 | 1,117 current US$ per person | -23.7% |
| 2010 | 1,409 current US$ per person | +26.1% |
| 2011 | 1,740 current US$ per person | +23.5% |
| 2012 | 1,748 current US$ per person | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 1,708 current US$ per person | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 1,652 current US$ per person | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 1,397 current US$ per person | -15.4% |
| 2016 | 1,335 current US$ per person | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 1,484 current US$ per person | +11.2% |
| 2018 | 1,602 current US$ per person | +8.0% |
| 2019 | 1,559 current US$ per person | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 1,383 current US$ per person | -11.3% |
| 2021 | 1,741 current US$ per person | +25.9% |
| 2022 | 2,031 current US$ per person | +16.7% |
| 2023 | 1,999 current US$ per person | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 2,068 current US$ per person | +3.4% |
| 2025 | 2,178 current US$ per person | +5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 42.54 current US$ per person | 38.54 current US$ per person | 48.33 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 114.04 current US$ per person | 51.28 current US$ per person | 206.22 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 261.89 current US$ per person | 215.91 current US$ per person | 292.43 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 423.83 current US$ per person | 301.59 current US$ per person | 564.57 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 943.83 current US$ per person | 640.12 current US$ per person | 1,463 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,563 current US$ per person | 1,335 current US$ per person | 1,748 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,900 current US$ per person | 1,383 current US$ per person | 2,178 current US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- 18 Guyana 22,360 current US$ per person compare
- 19 Germany 21,130 current US$ per person compare
- 20 Sweden 19,660 current US$ per person compare
- 21 Iceland 18,264 current US$ per person compare
- 22 Greenland 17,807 current US$ per person compare
- 23 Hungary 17,746 current US$ per person compare
- 24 Bahrain 16,531 current US$ per person 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$), per unit of GDP 0.2093 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 6.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 2,233 current US$ per person (2025)
All data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise exports (current us$), per capita in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Merchandise exports (current us$), per capita in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 2,178 current US$ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest merchandise exports (current us$), per capita recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 2,178 current US$ per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports (current us$), per capita recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.54 current US$ per person in 1961.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for merchandise exports (current us$), per capita?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 21st out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is merchandise exports (current us$), per capita rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Merchandise exports (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Merchandise exports (current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Merchandise exports World Trade Organization (WTO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Merchandise exports (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.