Imports of goods and services — all countries

Imports of goods and services — Latin America & Caribbean

Imports of goods and services in Latin America & Caribbean in 2025 — 1,954,827,596,597 US$. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 17,093.2%.

2025 1.95T US$ +6.53% vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 1.95T US$2025
Period minimum 11.37B US$1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · US$

Imports of goods and services — Latin America & Caribbean, 1960–20250500B1T1.5T2T19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 11,369,765,296 US$1962: 12,743,618,551 US$1964: 14,416,952,497 US$1966: 16,797,295,570 US$1968: 19,356,773,770 US$1970: 23,986,076,272 US$1972: 31,343,694,784 US$1974: 61,544,450,333 US$1976: 68,983,834,591 US$1978: 90,199,327,969 US$1980: 133,659,133,404 US$1982: 124,141,420,541 US$1984: 107,396,819,525 US$1986: 110,111,536,784 US$1988: 143,424,469,693 US$1990: 176,672,889,458 US$1992: 224,459,215,986 US$1994: 299,920,120,884 US$1996: 366,863,782,681 US$1998: 444,524,048,637 US$2000: 496,398,374,402 US$2002: 462,381,528,049 US$2004: 580,054,984,164 US$2006: 792,117,079,459 US$2008: 1,120,976,629,970 US$2010: 1,131,961,370,874 US$2012: 1,406,153,012,966 US$2014: 1,413,608,759,338 US$2016: 1,176,268,281,930 US$2018: 1,406,667,702,555 US$2020: 1,130,328,392,319 US$2022: 1,843,388,436,945 US$2024: 1,834,923,152,604 US$2025: 1,954,827,596,597 US$
Change over the period: +1.94T (+17,093.21%) Average annual rate: 8.24 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Latin America & Caribbean

Latin America & Caribbean 1.95T US$
World 33.73T US$
Imports of goods and services — Latin America & Caribbean, by year Latin America & Caribbean All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2025 1.95T +120B +6.53%
2024 1.83T +68.99B +3.91%
2023 1.77T −77.46B −4.2%
2022 1.84T +326B +21.46%
2021 1.52T +387B +34.27%
2020 1.13T −239B −17.47%
2019 1.37T −37.03B −2.63%
2018 1.41T +118B +9.16%
2017 1.29T +112B +9.55%
2016 1.18T −73.8B −5.9%
2015 1.25T −164B −11.57%
2014 1.41T −42.42B −2.91%
2013 1.46T +49.88B +3.55%
2012 1.41T +32.95B +2.4%
2011 1.37T +241B +21.31%
2010 1.13T +253B +28.84%
2009 879B −242B −21.63%
2008 1.12T +196B +21.2%
2007 925B +133B +16.77%
2006 792B +113B +16.59%
2005 679B +99.36B +17.13%
2004 580B +90.2B +18.41%
2003 490B +27.47B +5.94%
2002 462B −26.2B −5.36%
2001 489B −7.82B −1.57%
2000 496B +66.49B +15.47%
1999 430B −14.61B −3.29%
1998 445B +19.04B +4.48%
1997 425B +58.62B +15.98%
1996 367B +35.62B +10.75%
1995 331B +31.33B +10.44%
1994 300B +49.98B +20%
1993 250B +25.48B +11.35%
1992 224B +30.24B +15.57%
1991 194B +17.55B +9.93%
1990 177B +24.86B +16.37%
1989 152B +8.39B +5.85%
1988 143B +23.88B +19.98%
1987 120B +9.43B +8.56%
1986 110B +4.43B +4.19%
1985 106B −1.71B −1.59%
1984 107B +6.09B +6.01%
1983 101B −22.83B −18.39%
1982 124B −22.95B −15.6%
1981 147B +13.43B +10.05%
1980 134B +27.05B +25.38%
1979 107B +16.4B +18.19%
1978 90.2B +12.36B +15.88%
1977 77.84B +8.86B +12.84%
1976 68.98B +4.42B +6.85%
1975 64.56B +3.01B +4.9%
1974 61.54B +21B +51.8%
1973 40.54B +9.2B +29.35%
1972 31.34B +3.78B +13.69%
1971 27.57B +3.58B +14.93%
1970 23.99B +2.28B +10.48%
1969 21.71B +2.35B +12.16%
1968 19.36B +2.02B +11.68%
1967 17.33B +535M +3.19%
1966 16.8B +2B +13.54%
1965 14.79B +378M +2.62%
1964 14.42B +1.92M +0.01%
1963 14.42B +1.67B +13.12%
1962 12.74B +1.08B +9.27%
1961 11.66B +293M +2.58%
1960 11.37B

About the indicator

Imports of goods and services in current US dollars — the value of all goods and market services received from the rest of the world. Together with exports it determines the contribution of foreign trade to GDP; the difference between exports and imports is the trade balance.

Source: UNCTADstat (UNCTAD), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.