Imports of goods and services — all countries

Imports of goods and services — Central America

Imports of goods and services in Central America in 2025 — 865,115,598,557 US$. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 38,490.3%.

2025 865B US$ +1.53% vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 865B US$2025
Period minimum 2.24B US$1961

Trend over time

1960–2025 · US$

Imports of goods and services — Central America, 1960–20250250B500B750B1T19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 2,241,794,797 US$1962: 2,359,750,297 US$1964: 3,077,915,114 US$1966: 3,939,777,169 US$1968: 4,705,419,286 US$1970: 5,806,675,546 US$1972: 6,799,977,140 US$1974: 13,023,405,115 US$1976: 14,927,656,112 US$1978: 19,462,624,987 US$1980: 36,229,593,162 US$1982: 26,995,001,531 US$1984: 25,990,325,169 US$1986: 26,572,457,703 US$1988: 44,492,977,524 US$1990: 64,080,429,305 US$1992: 91,277,055,819 US$1994: 112,250,791,280 US$1996: 123,765,546,444 US$1998: 168,954,783,858 US$2000: 223,515,485,269 US$2002: 225,440,428,387 US$2004: 264,562,541,826 US$2006: 342,202,416,104 US$2008: 420,749,307,301 US$2010: 410,029,887,394 US$2012: 509,933,207,291 US$2014: 545,420,066,203 US$2016: 525,838,540,865 US$2018: 623,511,648,609 US$2020: 506,620,539,615 US$2022: 820,669,689,930 US$2024: 852,071,145,940 US$2025: 865,115,598,557 US$
Change over the period: +863B (+38,490.31%) Average annual rate: 9.6 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Central America

Central America 865B US$
World 33.73T US$
Imports of goods and services — Central America, by year Central America All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2025 865B +13.04B +1.53%
2024 852B +29.14B +3.54%
2023 823B +2.26B +0.28%
2022 821B +142B +20.95%
2021 679B +172B +33.93%
2020 507B −106B −17.24%
2019 612B −11.36B −1.82%
2018 624B +53.65B +9.41%
2017 570B +44.03B +8.37%
2016 526B −10.1B −1.88%
2015 536B −9.48B −1.74%
2014 545B +21.79B +4.16%
2013 524B +13.7B +2.69%
2012 510B +27.89B +5.79%
2011 482B +72.01B +17.56%
2010 410B +82.26B +25.1%
2009 328B −92.97B −22.1%
2008 421B +39.23B +10.28%
2007 382B +39.31B +11.49%
2006 342B +43.86B +14.7%
2005 298B +33.78B +12.77%
2004 265B +34.54B +15.02%
2003 230B +4.58B +2.03%
2002 225B +5.74B +2.61%
2001 220B −3.82B −1.71%
2000 224B +37.85B +20.38%
1999 186B +16.72B +9.89%
1998 169B +19.36B +12.94%
1997 150B +25.83B +20.87%
1996 124B +20.95B +20.38%
1995 103B −9.44B −8.41%
1994 112B +15.65B +16.2%
1993 96.6B +5.32B +5.83%
1992 91.28B +16.23B +21.63%
1991 75.05B +10.97B +17.11%
1990 64.08B +10.59B +19.8%
1989 53.49B +9B +20.22%
1988 44.49B +15.76B +54.85%
1987 28.73B +2.16B +8.13%
1986 26.57B −1.57B −5.57%
1985 28.14B +2.15B +8.27%
1984 25.99B +3.48B +15.47%
1983 22.51B −4.49B −16.62%
1982 27B −16.24B −37.56%
1981 43.23B +7B +19.33%
1980 36.23B +10.41B +40.29%
1979 25.82B +6.36B +32.69%
1978 19.46B +3.7B +23.48%
1977 15.76B +834M +5.59%
1976 14.93B +907M +6.47%
1975 14.02B +998M +7.66%
1974 13.02B +4.23B +48.13%
1973 8.79B +1.99B +29.3%
1972 6.8B +814M +13.6%
1971 5.99B +179M +3.09%
1970 5.81B +715M +14.04%
1969 5.09B +386M +8.21%
1968 4.71B +434M +10.16%
1967 4.27B +332M +8.42%
1966 3.94B +274M +7.47%
1965 3.67B +588M +19.11%
1964 3.08B +379M +14.04%
1963 2.7B +339M +14.38%
1962 2.36B +119M +5.29%
1961 2.24B −631,227 −0.03%
1960 2.24B

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.

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