Imports of goods and services — all countries

Imports of goods and services — South America

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%.

2025 860B US$ +5.7% vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 860B US$2025
Period minimum 6.08B US$1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · US$

Imports of goods and services — South America, 1960–20250250B500B750B1T19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 6,075,948,867 US$1962: 6,958,480,897 US$1964: 7,207,892,792 US$1966: 8,332,883,459 US$1968: 9,386,767,575 US$1970: 11,497,344,309 US$1972: 15,733,352,630 US$1974: 35,020,263,688 US$1976: 37,815,694,518 US$1978: 50,234,019,819 US$1980: 70,852,398,241 US$1982: 70,875,727,369 US$1984: 51,801,683,728 US$1986: 54,855,656,137 US$1988: 65,021,387,871 US$1990: 72,534,818,030 US$1992: 85,517,962,311 US$1994: 130,509,970,934 US$1996: 175,563,775,021 US$1998: 194,619,154,994 US$2000: 179,188,109,888 US$2002: 145,952,623,420 US$2004: 200,576,896,276 US$2006: 300,048,436,672 US$2008: 505,289,759,681 US$2010: 538,931,128,997 US$2012: 763,829,621,678 US$2014: 740,770,447,541 US$2016: 532,258,927,604 US$2018: 647,144,205,915 US$2020: 509,069,771,832 US$2022: 854,552,677,086 US$2024: 813,356,829,398 US$2025: 859,739,411,969 US$
Change over the period: +854B (+14,049.88%) Average annual rate: 7.92 %

Comparison, 2025

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

South America 860B US$
World 33.73T US$
Imports of goods and services — South America, by year South America All countries CSV XLSX
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

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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