Merchandise exports — all countries

Merchandise exports — South America

Merchandise exports in South America in 2025 — 774,320,000,000 US$. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 11,794.3%.

2025 774B US$ +4.58% vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 774B US$2025
Period minimum 6.51B US$1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · US$

Merchandise exports — South America, 1960–20250200B400B600B800B19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 6,510,000,000 US$1962: 6,832,000,000 US$1964: 7,730,000,000 US$1966: 8,508,000,000 US$1968: 9,145,000,000 US$1970: 11,661,000,000 US$1972: 12,849,000,000 US$1974: 31,297,000,000 US$1976: 31,768,000,000 US$1978: 39,470,000,000 US$1980: 65,603,000,000 US$1982: 59,572,000,000 US$1984: 66,549,000,000 US$1986: 54,366,000,000 US$1988: 73,010,000,000 US$1990: 86,659,000,000 US$1992: 89,458,000,000 US$1994: 109,135,000,000 US$1996: 139,409,000,000 US$1998: 139,443,000,000 US$2000: 165,743,000,000 US$2002: 162,162,000,000 US$2004: 249,666,000,000 US$2006: 382,544,000,000 US$2008: 533,996,000,000 US$2010: 521,208,000,000 US$2012: 656,220,000,000 US$2014: 592,648,000,000 US$2016: 435,420,000,000 US$2018: 543,395,000,000 US$2020: 461,240,000,000 US$2022: 727,831,000,000 US$2024: 740,438,000,000 US$2025: 774,320,000,000 US$
Change over the period: +768B (+11,794.32%) Average annual rate: 7.63 %

Comparison, 2025

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

South America 774B US$
World 26.39T US$
Merchandise exports — South America, by year South America All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2025 774B +33.88B +4.58%
2024 740B +40.04B +5.72%
2023 700B −27.43B −3.77%
2022 728B +107B +17.15%
2021 621B +160B +34.7%
2020 461B −47.4B −9.32%
2019 509B −34.76B −6.4%
2018 543B +41.66B +8.3%
2017 502B +66.31B +15.23%
2016 435B −22.63B −4.94%
2015 458B −135B −22.71%
2014 593B −41.6B −6.56%
2013 634B −21.97B −3.35%
2012 656B −9.46B −1.42%
2011 666B +144B +27.72%
2010 521B +109B +26.45%
2009 412B −122B −22.81%
2008 534B +92.14B +20.85%
2007 442B +59.32B +15.51%
2006 383B +67.07B +21.26%
2005 315B +65.81B +26.36%
2004 250B +62.07B +33.09%
2003 188B +25.43B +15.68%
2002 162B +1.82B +1.13%
2001 160B −5.4B −3.26%
2000 166B +27.98B +20.31%
1999 138B −1.68B −1.21%
1998 139B −12.73B −8.36%
1997 152B +12.76B +9.15%
1996 139B +11.37B +8.88%
1995 128B +18.9B +17.32%
1994 109B +16.33B +17.6%
1993 92.8B +3.34B +3.74%
1992 89.46B +4.61B +5.43%
1991 84.85B −1.81B −2.09%
1990 86.66B +5.56B +6.85%
1989 81.1B +8.09B +11.09%
1988 73.01B +12.73B +21.13%
1987 60.28B +5.91B +10.87%
1986 54.37B −9.72B −15.16%
1985 64.08B −2.47B −3.7%
1984 66.55B +8.06B +13.77%
1983 58.49B −1.08B −1.81%
1982 59.57B −9.55B −13.82%
1981 69.12B +3.52B +5.37%
1980 65.6B +12.74B +24.1%
1979 52.86B +13.39B +33.93%
1978 39.47B +2.3B +6.2%
1977 37.17B +5.4B +16.99%
1976 31.77B +4.41B +16.12%
1975 27.36B −3.94B −12.58%
1974 31.3B +11.88B +61.14%
1973 19.42B +6.57B +51.16%
1972 12.85B +1.55B +13.69%
1971 11.3B −359M −3.08%
1970 11.66B +1.24B +11.86%
1969 10.43B +1.28B +14%
1968 9.15B +72M +0.79%
1967 9.07B +565M +6.64%
1966 8.51B +427M +5.28%
1965 8.08B +351M +4.54%
1964 7.73B +567M +7.92%
1963 7.16B +331M +4.84%
1962 6.83B +289M +4.42%
1961 6.54B +33M +0.51%
1960 6.51B

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.

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