Merchandise exports (current US$), per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Merchandise exports (current US$), per square kilometre was 65,816 current US$ per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
65,816 current US$ per square kilometre
Change on year
down 0.9%
Rank
28th
of 45 groups
All-time high
66,412 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2022
All-time low
423.66 current US$ per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Merchandise exports (current US$), per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) recorded 65,816 current US$ per square kilometre for merchandise exports (current us$), per square kilometre in 2023.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 26.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports (current us$), per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 66,412 current US$ per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 423.66 current US$ per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 28th out of 45 groups with data for 2023, putting it 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$), per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 423.66 current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 443.6 current US$ per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1963 | 470.45 current US$ per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1964 | 513.73 current US$ per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 1965 | 534.36 current US$ per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1966 | 548.98 current US$ per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1967 | 583.17 current US$ per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1968 | 593.17 current US$ per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1969 | 660.8 current US$ per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 1970 | 746.67 current US$ per square kilometre | +13.0% |
| 1971 | 737.31 current US$ per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1972 | 853.28 current US$ per square kilometre | +15.7% |
| 1973 | 1,258 current US$ per square kilometre | +47.5% |
| 1974 | 1,961 current US$ per square kilometre | +55.9% |
| 1975 | 1,878 current US$ per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1976 | 2,119 current US$ per square kilometre | +12.9% |
| 1977 | 2,519 current US$ per square kilometre | +18.9% |
| 1978 | 2,739 current US$ per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1979 | 3,589 current US$ per square kilometre | +31.0% |
| 1980 | 4,755 current US$ per square kilometre | +32.5% |
| 1981 | 5,239 current US$ per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 1982 | 4,763 current US$ per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 1983 | 4,838 current US$ per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 5,445 current US$ per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 1985 | 5,155 current US$ per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 1986 | 4,375 current US$ per square kilometre | -15.1% |
| 1987 | 4,891 current US$ per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 1988 | 5,671 current US$ per square kilometre | +15.9% |
| 1989 | 6,288 current US$ per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 1990 | 6,862 current US$ per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1991 | 6,735 current US$ per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 7,070 current US$ per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1993 | 7,602 current US$ per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1994 | 8,883 current US$ per square kilometre | +16.9% |
| 1995 | 10,749 current US$ per square kilometre | +21.0% |
| 1996 | 12,233 current US$ per square kilometre | +13.8% |
| 1997 | 13,697 current US$ per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 1998 | 13,545 current US$ per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 14,440 current US$ per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 2000 | 17,541 current US$ per square kilometre | +21.5% |
| 2001 | 16,854 current US$ per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2002 | 17,177 current US$ per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 18,648 current US$ per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 2004 | 22,708 current US$ per square kilometre | +21.8% |
| 2005 | 27,207 current US$ per square kilometre | +19.8% |
| 2006 | 31,901 current US$ per square kilometre | +17.3% |
| 2007 | 35,890 current US$ per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 2008 | 42,044 current US$ per square kilometre | +17.1% |
| 2009 | 32,468 current US$ per square kilometre | -22.8% |
| 2010 | 41,413 current US$ per square kilometre | +27.5% |
| 2011 | 51,696 current US$ per square kilometre | +24.8% |
| 2012 | 52,500 current US$ per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 51,848 current US$ per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 50,682 current US$ per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 43,287 current US$ per square kilometre | -14.6% |
| 2016 | 41,746 current US$ per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 46,822 current US$ per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 2018 | 50,993 current US$ per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 2019 | 50,012 current US$ per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 44,666 current US$ per square kilometre | -10.7% |
| 2021 | 56,575 current US$ per square kilometre | +26.7% |
| 2022 | 66,412 current US$ per square kilometre | +17.4% |
| 2023 | 65,816 current US$ per square kilometre | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 530.21 current US$ per square kilometre | 423.66 current US$ per square kilometre | 660.8 current US$ per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,840 current US$ per square kilometre | 737.31 current US$ per square kilometre | 3,589 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 5,142 current US$ per square kilometre | 4,375 current US$ per square kilometre | 6,288 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 10,182 current US$ per square kilometre | 6,735 current US$ per square kilometre | 14,440 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 26,244 current US$ per square kilometre | 16,854 current US$ per square kilometre | 42,044 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 48,100 current US$ per square kilometre | 41,413 current US$ per square kilometre | 52,500 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 58,367 current US$ per square kilometre | 44,666 current US$ per square kilometre | 66,412 current US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- 25 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 2.17 million current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 26 Brunei Darussalam 2.13 million current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 27 American Samoa 1.98 million current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 28 Japan 1.97 million current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 29 Naoero 1.90 million current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 30 Hungary 1.80 million current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 31 Trinidad and Tobago 1.53 million current US$ per square kilometre 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$), annual growth rate 6.06 % change on previous year (2025)
All data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise exports (current us$), per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Merchandise exports (current us$), per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 65,816 current US$ per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest merchandise exports (current us$), per square kilometre recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 66,412 current US$ per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports (current us$), per square kilometre recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 423.66 current US$ per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for merchandise exports (current us$), per square kilometre?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 28th out of 45 groups with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports (current us$), per square kilometre rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.9%. 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$), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Merchandise exports (current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Merchandise exports (current US$) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Merchandise exports World Trade Organization (WTO)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Merchandise exports (current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.