Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita in Caribbean Small States
Caribbean Small States: Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita was 6,841 current US$ per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita in Caribbean Small States, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for merchandise imports (current us$), per capita in Caribbean Small States is 6,841 current US$ per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.5% on the previous year and up 42.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports (current us$), per capita in Caribbean Small States peaked at 6,841 current US$ per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 237.65 current US$ per person, in 1960.
Caribbean Small States ranks 9th of 45 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita in Caribbean Small States, year by year
| Year | current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 237.65 current US$ per person | — |
| 1961 | 259.35 current US$ per person | +9.1% |
| 1962 | 253.91 current US$ per person | -2.1% |
| 1963 | 261.34 current US$ per person | +2.9% |
| 1964 | 302 current US$ per person | +15.6% |
| 1965 | 329.61 current US$ per person | +9.1% |
| 1966 | 341.34 current US$ per person | +3.6% |
| 1967 | 338.45 current US$ per person | -0.8% |
| 1968 | 332.69 current US$ per person | -1.7% |
| 1969 | 404.46 current US$ per person | +21.6% |
| 1970 | 453.88 current US$ per person | +12.2% |
| 1971 | 555.81 current US$ per person | +22.5% |
| 1972 | 589.84 current US$ per person | +6.1% |
| 1973 | 705.75 current US$ per person | +19.7% |
| 1974 | 1,450 current US$ per person | +105.5% |
| 1975 | 1,616 current US$ per person | +11.5% |
| 1976 | 1,904 current US$ per person | +17.8% |
| 1977 | 2,005 current US$ per person | +5.3% |
| 1978 | 1,925 current US$ per person | -4.0% |
| 1979 | 2,139 current US$ per person | +11.1% |
| 1980 | 3,730 current US$ per person | +74.4% |
| 1981 | 3,678 current US$ per person | -1.4% |
| 1982 | 3,475 current US$ per person | -5.5% |
| 1983 | 2,619 current US$ per person | -24.6% |
| 1984 | 2,243 current US$ per person | -14.3% |
| 1985 | 1,818 current US$ per person | -19.0% |
| 1986 | 1,845 current US$ per person | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 1,750 current US$ per person | -5.2% |
| 1988 | 1,555 current US$ per person | -11.2% |
| 1989 | 1,884 current US$ per person | +21.2% |
| 1990 | 1,344 current US$ per person | -28.7% |
| 1991 | 1,523 current US$ per person | +13.3% |
| 1992 | 1,346 current US$ per person | -11.6% |
| 1993 | 1,438 current US$ per person | +6.8% |
| 1994 | 1,358 current US$ per person | -5.5% |
| 1995 | 1,648 current US$ per person | +21.3% |
| 1996 | 1,813 current US$ per person | +10.0% |
| 1997 | 2,210 current US$ per person | +21.9% |
| 1998 | 2,208 current US$ per person | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 2,140 current US$ per person | -3.1% |
| 2000 | 2,426 current US$ per person | +13.4% |
| 2001 | 2,409 current US$ per person | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 2,364 current US$ per person | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 2,567 current US$ per person | +8.6% |
| 2004 | 2,897 current US$ per person | +12.9% |
| 2005 | 3,514 current US$ per person | +21.3% |
| 2006 | 3,911 current US$ per person | +11.3% |
| 2007 | 4,343 current US$ per person | +11.0% |
| 2008 | 5,060 current US$ per person | +16.5% |
| 2009 | 3,982 current US$ per person | -21.3% |
| 2010 | 4,008 current US$ per person | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 5,055 current US$ per person | +26.1% |
| 2012 | 5,111 current US$ per person | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 5,882 current US$ per person | +15.1% |
| 2014 | 5,569 current US$ per person | -5.3% |
| 2015 | 4,812 current US$ per person | -13.6% |
| 2016 | 4,300 current US$ per person | -10.6% |
| 2017 | 4,175 current US$ per person | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 4,658 current US$ per person | +11.6% |
| 2019 | 4,669 current US$ per person | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 3,442 current US$ per person | -26.3% |
| 2021 | 4,520 current US$ per person | +31.3% |
| 2022 | 4,956 current US$ per person | +9.7% |
| 2023 | 6,326 current US$ per person | +27.6% |
| 2024 | 6,247 current US$ per person | -1.2% |
| 2025 | 6,841 current US$ per person | +9.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita in Caribbean Small States changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | +105.5% | 705.75 current US$ per person | 1,450 current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 306.08 current US$ per person | 237.65 current US$ per person | 404.46 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 1,334 current US$ per person | 453.88 current US$ per person | 2,139 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,460 current US$ per person | 1,555 current US$ per person | 3,730 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,703 current US$ per person | 1,344 current US$ per person | 2,210 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,347 current US$ per person | 2,364 current US$ per person | 5,060 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,824 current US$ per person | 4,008 current US$ per person | 5,882 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,389 current US$ per person | 3,442 current US$ per person | 6,841 current US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean Small States
- 6 Belgium 45,027 current US$ per person compare
- 7 Slovenia 43,419 current US$ per person compare
- 8 Luxembourg 41,008 current US$ per person compare
- 9 Faroe Islands 30,346 current US$ per person compare
- 10 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 29,643 current US$ per person compare
- 11 Ireland 29,031 current US$ per person compare
- 12 Iceland 27,890 current US$ per person compare
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$), annual growth rate -3.4 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise imports (current us$), per capita in Caribbean Small States?
- Merchandise imports (current us$), per capita in Caribbean Small States was 6,841 current US$ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest merchandise imports (current us$), per capita recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 6,841 current US$ per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports (current us$), per capita recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 237.65 current US$ per person in 1960.
- How does Caribbean Small States rank for merchandise imports (current us$), per capita?
- Caribbean Small States ranks 9th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is merchandise imports (current us$), per capita rising or falling in Caribbean Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Caribbean Small States data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Merchandise imports (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Merchandise imports (current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Merchandise imports World Trade Organization (WTO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Merchandise imports (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.