Merchandise trade in Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands: Merchandise trade was 26.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Merchandise trade in Cayman Islands, 2006–2024
Source: World Trade Organization (WTO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Cayman Islands recorded 26.4% for merchandise trade in 2024.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise trade in Cayman Islands peaked at 27.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 21.6%, in 2010.
Cayman Islands ranks 183rd of 204 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Merchandise trade in Cayman Islands, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 25.4% | — |
| 2007 | 24.1% | -5.0% |
| 2008 | 25.4% | +5.3% |
| 2009 | 22.5% | -11.2% |
| 2010 | 21.6% | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 23.9% | +10.7% |
| 2012 | 23.3% | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 23.4% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 23.5% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 22.3% | -4.9% |
| 2016 | 22.0% | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 22.0% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 23.4% | +6.2% |
| 2019 | 24.9% | +6.5% |
| 2020 | 24.0% | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 25.6% | +6.6% |
| 2022 | 27.6% | +7.6% |
| 2023 | 25.8% | -6.3% |
| 2024 | 26.4% | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.3% | 22.5% | 25.4% | 4 |
| 2010s | 23.0% | 21.6% | 24.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.9% | 24.0% | 27.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cayman Islands
- 180 Brazil 28.2% compare
- 181 Tanzania, United Republic of 27.5% compare
- 182 Central African Republic 27.0% compare
- 184 Colombia 26.4% compare
- 185 Turks and Caicos Islands 26.2% compare
- 186 Bangladesh 25.8% compare
More private sector data for Cayman Islands
- Food imports 21.3% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 58.8% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 2.11 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 3.8% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 26.0% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 25.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 329.62 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0088 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -63.24 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 27,807 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise trade in Cayman Islands?
- Merchandise trade in Cayman Islands was 26.4% in 2024, according to World Trade Organization (WTO).
- What is the highest merchandise trade recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 27.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest merchandise trade recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.6% in 2010.
- How does Cayman Islands rank for merchandise trade?
- Cayman Islands ranks 183rd out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is merchandise trade rising or falling in Cayman Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cayman Islands data come from?
- The figures come from World Trade Organization (WTO), published as part of Merchandise trade (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
General merchandise trade includes goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e. It is the total of merchandise exports plus merchandise imports. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.