Merchandise exports — all countries

Merchandise exports — Latin America & Caribbean

Merchandise exports in Latin America & Caribbean in 2025 — 1,668,494,642,105 US$. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 16,955%.

2025 1.67T US$ +6.02% vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 1.67T US$2025
Period minimum 9.78B US$1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · US$

Merchandise exports — Latin America & Caribbean, 1960–20250500B1T1.5T2T19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 9,783,040,806 US$1962: 10,400,951,121 US$1964: 12,041,163,320 US$1966: 13,099,100,767 US$1968: 14,178,622,934 US$1970: 17,931,407,221 US$1972: 20,097,885,277 US$1974: 47,748,788,125 US$1976: 52,752,500,508 US$1978: 66,163,312,404 US$1980: 114,655,108,683 US$1982: 111,849,147,558 US$1984: 123,446,113,715 US$1986: 100,988,719,236 US$1988: 130,192,848,318 US$1990: 155,015,819,017 US$1992: 162,332,482,881 US$1994: 202,821,544,529 US$1996: 278,968,966,371 US$1998: 306,468,712,726 US$2000: 394,367,858,861 US$2002: 382,991,292,814 US$2004: 517,912,428,698 US$2006: 753,033,322,998 US$2008: 976,090,748,639 US$2010: 958,505,120,585 US$2012: 1,204,151,972,548 US$2014: 1,161,078,975,883 US$2016: 952,154,407,131 US$2018: 1,159,443,328,827 US$2020: 1,023,827,836,561 US$2022: 1,523,915,472,448 US$2024: 1,573,693,748,979 US$2025: 1,668,494,642,105 US$
Change over the period: +1.66T (+16,954.97%) Average annual rate: 8.23 %

Comparison, 2025

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

Latin America & Caribbean 1.67T US$
World 26.39T US$
Merchandise exports — Latin America & Caribbean, by year Latin America & Caribbean All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2025 1.67T +94.8B +6.02%
2024 1.57T +69.4B +4.61%
2023 1.5T −19.62B −1.29%
2022 1.52T +221B +16.99%
2021 1.3T +279B +27.23%
2020 1.02T −106B −9.4%
2019 1.13T −29.43B −2.54%
2018 1.16T +93.72B +8.79%
2017 1.07T +114B +11.93%
2016 952B −35.59B −3.6%
2015 988B −173B −14.93%
2014 1.16T −32.46B −2.72%
2013 1.19T −10.62B −0.88%
2012 1.2T +10.13B +0.85%
2011 1.19T +236B +24.57%
2010 959B +201B +26.49%
2009 758B −218B −22.37%
2008 976B +130B +15.32%
2007 846B +93.35B +12.4%
2006 753B +122B +19.31%
2005 631B +113B +21.87%
2004 518B +98.06B +23.36%
2003 420B +36.86B +9.62%
2002 383B +4.97B +1.31%
2001 378B −16.35B −4.15%
2000 394B +67.17B +20.53%
1999 327B +20.73B +6.76%
1998 306B −4.73B −1.52%
1997 311B +32.23B +11.55%
1996 279B +31.94B +12.93%
1995 247B +44.2B +21.79%
1994 203B +29.56B +17.06%
1993 173B +10.93B +6.73%
1992 162B +8.4B +5.46%
1991 154B −1.09B −0.7%
1990 155B +10.23B +7.07%
1989 145B +14.59B +11.21%
1988 130B +17.43B +15.46%
1987 113B +11.77B +11.65%
1986 101B −15.94B −13.63%
1985 117B −6.52B −5.28%
1984 123B +11.37B +10.14%
1983 112B +231M +0.21%
1982 112B −12.69B −10.19%
1981 125B +9.88B +8.62%
1980 115B +28.05B +32.38%
1979 86.61B +20.45B +30.9%
1978 66.16B +4.62B +7.5%
1977 61.55B +8.79B +16.67%
1976 52.75B +6.58B +14.24%
1975 46.18B −1.57B −3.3%
1974 47.75B +18.47B +63.06%
1973 29.28B +9.18B +45.7%
1972 20.1B +2.39B +13.52%
1971 17.7B −226M −1.26%
1970 17.93B +2.07B +13.07%
1969 15.86B +1.68B +11.85%
1968 14.18B +342M +2.47%
1967 13.84B +738M +5.63%
1966 13.1B +571M +4.55%
1965 12.53B +487M +4.05%
1964 12.04B +1.03B +9.38%
1963 11.01B +607M +5.84%
1962 10.4B +443M +4.45%
1961 9.96B +175M +1.79%
1960 9.78B

About the indicator

The value of exports of goods (excluding services) in current US dollars from WTO data, on an FOB basis. Unlike total exports of goods and services it allows a clean comparison of physical merchandise trade and the calculation of the merchandise trade balance.

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