What is the highest merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?

The highest recorded value was 0.2485 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2022.

What is the lowest merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?

The lowest recorded value was 0.0847 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1966.

How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 31st out of 45 groups with data for 2025.

Is merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?

Over the last ten years it is up 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)

Name: Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.2146 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.2146 current US$ per US$ of GDP

Change on year

up 2.0%

Rank

31st

of 45 groups

All-time high

0.2485 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2022

All-time low

0.0847 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1966

Years of data

1960–2025

Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 1960–2025

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

Analysis

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) recorded 0.2146 current US$ per US$ of GDP for merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in 2025.

The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 12.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 0.2485 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0847 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1966.

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 31st of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.

Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year

Annual values for Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 1960 to 2025.
Year	current US$ per US$ of GDP	Change
1960	0.1103 current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1961	0.1044 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.4%
1962	0.1038 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.5%
1963	0.094 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-9.5%
1964	0.0911 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.0%
1965	0.0853 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.4%
1966	0.0847 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.7%
1967	0.0874 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.2%
1968	0.0901 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.1%
1969	0.0876 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.7%
1970	0.092 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.1%
1971	0.0932 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.3%
1972	0.0919 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.4%
1973	0.091 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.0%
1974	0.1155 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+27.0%
1975	0.1214 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.1%
1976	0.1119 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.8%
1977	0.1151 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.9%
1978	0.1079 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.3%
1979	0.119 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+10.3%
1980	0.1355 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+13.8%
1981	0.1275 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.9%
1982	0.111 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-12.9%
1983	0.0992 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.6%
1984	0.1001 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.9%
1985	0.1024 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.3%
1986	0.1048 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.3%
1987	0.107 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.1%
1988	0.1128 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.4%
1989	0.1077 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.5%
1990	0.1054 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.2%
1991	0.1125 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.8%
1992	0.1256 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+11.6%
1993	0.1151 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.3%
1994	0.1172 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.8%
1995	0.1214 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.5%
1996	0.1238 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.0%
1997	0.1357 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+9.6%
1998	0.1422 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.8%
1999	0.1551 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+9.1%
2000	0.1629 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.1%
2001	0.1632 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.2%
2002	0.1709 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.8%
2003	0.173 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.2%
2004	0.1838 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.2%
2005	0.1781 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.1%
2006	0.1816 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.0%
2007	0.1823 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.4%
2008	0.1893 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.8%
2009	0.1525 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-19.4%
2010	0.159 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.2%
2011	0.1695 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.6%
2012	0.1731 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.1%
2013	0.179 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.4%
2014	0.1796 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.3%
2015	0.1915 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.6%
2016	0.1786 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.7%
2017	0.1758 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.6%
2018	0.2004 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+14.0%
2019	0.1973 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.6%
2020	0.1995 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.1%
2021	0.2348 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+17.7%
2022	0.2485 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.8%
2023	0.2076 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-16.5%
2024	0.2103 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.3%
2025	0.2146 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.0%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.0939 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0847 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1103 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1970s	0.1059 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.091 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1214 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.1108 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0992 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1355 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.1254 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1054 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1551 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.1738 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1525 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1893 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.1804 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.159 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2004 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.2192 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1995 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2485 current US$ per US$ of GDP	6

Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)

28 Nicaragua 0.5591 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
29 Namibia 0.5587 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
30 Montenegro 0.5477 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
31 Latvia 0.5406 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
32 Estonia 0.5379 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
33 Republic of Moldova 0.5367 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
34 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.5315 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

See the full ranking of 250 places →

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 imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?: Merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 0.2146 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?: The highest recorded value was 0.2485 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2022.
What is the lowest merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0847 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1966.
How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 31st out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
Is merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?: Over the last ten years it is up 12.0%. 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Merchandise imports (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: 250 places, 13,931 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 18 August 2026

Merchandise imports (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.