Imports of goods and services in South America in 2025 — 859,739,411,969 US$. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 14,049.9%.
1960–2025 · US$
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: South America
| Year | US$ | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 860B | +46.38B | +5.7% |
| 2024 | 813B | +37.87B | +4.88% |
| 2023 | 775B | −79.06B | −9.25% |
| 2022 | 855B | +156B | +22.35% |
| 2021 | 698B | +189B | +37.2% |
| 2020 | 509B | −112B | −18.02% |
| 2019 | 621B | −26.14B | −4.04% |
| 2018 | 647B | +54.38B | +9.17% |
| 2017 | 593B | +60.5B | +11.37% |
| 2016 | 532B | −62.18B | −10.46% |
| 2015 | 594B | −146B | −19.75% |
| 2014 | 741B | −60.22B | −7.52% |
| 2013 | 801B | +37.16B | +4.86% |
| 2012 | 764B | +90.56B | +13.45% |
| 2011 | 673B | +134B | +24.93% |
| 2010 | 539B | +142B | +35.9% |
| 2009 | 397B | −109B | −21.51% |
| 2008 | 505B | +128B | +34.02% |
| 2007 | 377B | +76.98B | +25.65% |
| 2006 | 300B | +50.94B | +20.45% |
| 2005 | 249B | +48.53B | +24.2% |
| 2004 | 201B | +39.91B | +24.84% |
| 2003 | 161B | +14.71B | +10.08% |
| 2002 | 146B | −28.89B | −16.52% |
| 2001 | 175B | −4.35B | −2.43% |
| 2000 | 179B | +18.81B | +11.73% |
| 1999 | 160B | −34.24B | −17.59% |
| 1998 | 195B | −4.24B | −2.13% |
| 1997 | 199B | +23.29B | +13.27% |
| 1996 | 176B | +10.95B | +6.65% |
| 1995 | 165B | +34.11B | +26.13% |
| 1994 | 131B | +28.23B | +27.6% |
| 1993 | 102B | +16.76B | +19.6% |
| 1992 | 85.52B | +14.48B | +20.38% |
| 1991 | 71.04B | −1.5B | −2.06% |
| 1990 | 72.53B | +11.51B | +18.87% |
| 1989 | 61.02B | −4B | −6.15% |
| 1988 | 65.02B | +4.77B | +7.91% |
| 1987 | 60.25B | +5.4B | +9.84% |
| 1986 | 54.86B | +5.39B | +10.89% |
| 1985 | 49.47B | −2.33B | −4.5% |
| 1984 | 51.8B | −947M | −1.8% |
| 1983 | 52.75B | −18.13B | −25.58% |
| 1982 | 70.88B | −5.17B | −6.8% |
| 1981 | 76.05B | +5.2B | +7.34% |
| 1980 | 70.85B | +13.4B | +23.31% |
| 1979 | 57.46B | +7.22B | +14.38% |
| 1978 | 50.23B | +5.86B | +13.2% |
| 1977 | 44.38B | +6.56B | +17.35% |
| 1976 | 37.82B | +2.48B | +7.01% |
| 1975 | 35.34B | +317M | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 35.02B | +13.9B | +65.85% |
| 1973 | 21.12B | +5.38B | +34.21% |
| 1972 | 15.73B | +1.97B | +14.32% |
| 1971 | 13.76B | +2.27B | +19.7% |
| 1970 | 11.5B | +829M | +7.77% |
| 1969 | 10.67B | +1.28B | +13.65% |
| 1968 | 9.39B | +1.09B | +13.18% |
| 1967 | 8.29B | −39.16M | −0.47% |
| 1966 | 8.33B | +1.2B | +16.88% |
| 1965 | 7.13B | −78.32M | −1.09% |
| 1964 | 7.21B | −615M | −7.86% |
| 1963 | 7.82B | +864M | +12.42% |
| 1962 | 6.96B | +645M | +10.21% |
| 1961 | 6.31B | +238M | +3.91% |
| 1960 | 6.08B | — | — |
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.
The value of goods shipped out and of services provided to non-residents, in US dollars.
Trade Service importsHow much a country buys in services abroad — from freight to the trips of its own citizens.
Trade Trade balanceThe difference between exports and imports of goods and services. A minus means imports are larger.
Trade Imports (% of GDP)How far the economy depends on supplies from abroad.