How does Caribbean Small States rank for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit?

Caribbean Small States ranks 5th out of 44 groups with data for 2023.

Is merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit rising or falling in Caribbean Small States?

Over the last ten years it is down 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit in Caribbean Small States

Name: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit in Caribbean Small States
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Caribbean Small States: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit was 0.3362 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

0.3362 current US$ per US$ of GDP

Change on year

up 17.5%

Rank

5th

of 44 groups

All-time high

1.21 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1976

All-time low

0.2842 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2020

Years of data

1960–2023

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit in Caribbean Small States, 1960–2023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

Caribbean Small States recorded 0.3362 current US$ per US$ of GDP for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit in 2023.

That represents a change of up 17.5% on the previous year and down 11.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit in Caribbean Small States peaked at 1.21 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1976 and was at its lowest, 0.2842 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2020.

Caribbean Small States ranks 5th of 44 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit in Caribbean Small States, year by year

Annual values for Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit of GDP in Caribbean Small States, 1960 to 2023.
Year	current US$ per US$ of GDP	Change
1960	0.3384 current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1961	0.3943 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+16.5%
1962	0.3316 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-15.9%
1963	0.3886 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+17.2%
1964	0.4808 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+23.7%
1965	0.4456 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.3%
1966	0.4939 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+10.8%
1967	0.4461 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-9.7%
1968	0.4373 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.0%
1969	0.4611 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.5%
1970	0.5375 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+16.6%
1971	0.5989 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+11.4%
1972	0.5808 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.0%
1973	0.6457 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+11.2%
1974	1.05 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+63.2%
1975	1.08 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.0%
1976	1.21 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+12.7%
1977	1.03 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-15.2%
1978	0.9067 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-11.7%
1979	0.8072 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-11.0%
1980	0.4171 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-48.3%
1981	0.6289 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+50.8%
1982	0.5107 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-18.8%
1983	0.5391 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.6%
1984	0.5293 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.8%
1985	0.4371 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-17.4%
1986	0.514 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+17.6%
1987	0.4727 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.0%
1988	0.3745 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-20.8%
1989	0.4971 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+32.7%
1990	0.4138 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-16.8%
1991	0.4352 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.2%
1992	0.4709 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+8.2%
1993	0.5498 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+16.8%
1994	0.4128 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-24.9%
1995	0.4366 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.8%
1996	0.5198 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+19.1%
1997	0.3976 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-23.5%
1998	0.4217 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.1%
1999	0.4023 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.6%
2000	0.3389 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-15.8%
2001	0.3403 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.4%
2002	0.3247 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.6%
2003	0.3179 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.1%
2004	0.3316 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.3%
2005	0.3423 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.2%
2006	0.3325 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.9%
2007	0.3294 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.9%
2008	0.3428 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.1%
2009	0.3213 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.3%
2010	0.2885 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.2%
2011	0.3495 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+21.1%
2012	0.373 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.7%
2013	0.3808 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.1%
2014	0.3661 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.9%
2015	0.322 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-12.1%
2016	0.3151 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.1%
2017	0.3009 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.5%
2018	0.317 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.4%
2019	0.3177 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.2%
2020	0.2842 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.6%
2021	0.3248 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+14.3%
2022	0.2862 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-11.9%
2023	0.3362 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+17.5%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.4218 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3316 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.4939 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1970s	0.8445 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.5375 current US$ per US$ of GDP	1.21 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.4921 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3745 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.6289 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.446 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3976 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.5498 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.3322 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3179 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3428 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.3331 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2885 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3808 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.3078 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2842 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3362 current US$ per US$ of GDP	4

Countries ranked near Caribbean Small States

2 Hong Kong, China 1.72 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
3 Tuvalu 1.44 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
4 Djibouti 1.37 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
5 Bhutan 1.27 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
6 Micronesia, Federated States of 1.17 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
7 Slovenia 1.03 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
8 Gambia 1.03 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

See the full ranking of 249 places →

More private sector data for Caribbean Small States

Merchandise trade 70.0% (2025)
Food imports 17.2% (2024)
Manufactures imports 63.2% (2024)
Merchandise imports 31.17 billion current US$ (2025)
Food exports 13.7% (2024)
Manufactures exports 45.4% (2024)
Merchandise exports 30.03 billion current US$ (2025)
Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 6,590 current US$ per person (2025)
Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3156 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -3.4 % change on previous year (2025)

All data for Caribbean Small States →

Frequently asked questions

What is merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit in Caribbean Small States?: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit in Caribbean Small States was 0.3362 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit recorded in Caribbean Small States?: The highest recorded value was 1.21 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1976.
What is the lowest merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit recorded in Caribbean Small States?: The lowest recorded value was 0.2842 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2020.
How does Caribbean Small States rank for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit?: Caribbean Small States ranks 5th out of 44 groups with data for 2023.
Is merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit rising or falling in Caribbean Small States?: Over the last ten years it is down 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Caribbean Small States data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (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.

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Indicator: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit: current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 249 places, 12,916 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (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.