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Merchandise imports — Cayman Islands

Merchandise imports in the Cayman Islands in 2025 — 2,109,000,000 US$. Ranked 164 in the world out of 205. Since 2005, the indicator has risen by 79.9%.

2025 2.11B US$ +6.25% vs 2024
World rank 164of 205
Period maximum 2.11B US$2025
Period minimum 872M US$2010

Trend over time

2005–2025 · US$

Merchandise imports — Cayman Islands, 2005–2025500M1B1.5B2B2.5B200520072009201120132015201720192021202320252005: 1,172,000,000 US$2006: 1,048,000,000 US$2007: 1,054,000,000 US$2008: 1,130,000,000 US$2009: 936,000,000 US$2010: 872,000,000 US$2011: 962,000,000 US$2012: 960,000,000 US$2013: 980,000,000 US$2014: 1,023,000,000 US$2015: 986,000,000 US$2016: 1,023,000,000 US$2017: 1,098,000,000 US$2018: 1,251,000,000 US$2019: 1,428,000,000 US$2020: 1,338,000,000 US$2021: 1,536,000,000 US$2022: 1,796,000,000 US$2023: 1,832,000,000 US$2024: 1,985,000,000 US$2025: 2,109,000,000 US$
Change over the period: +937M (+79.95%) Average annual rate: 2.98 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Cayman Islands

Cayman Islands 2.11B US$
World 26.69T US$
Latin America & Caribbean 1.66T US$
Caribbean computed 75.96B US$
High-income countries computed 17.7T US$
Merchandise imports — Cayman Islands, by year Cayman Islands All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2025 2.11B +124M +6.25%
2024 1.99B +153M +8.35%
2023 1.83B +36M +2%
2022 1.8B +260M +16.93%
2021 1.54B +198M +14.8%
2020 1.34B −90M −6.3%
2019 1.43B +177M +14.15%
2018 1.25B +153M +13.93%
2017 1.1B +75M +7.33%
2016 1.02B +37M +3.75%
2015 986M −37M −3.62%
2014 1.02B +43M +4.39%
2013 980M +20M +2.08%
2012 960M −2M −0.21%
2011 962M +90M +10.32%
2010 872M −64M −6.84%
2009 936M −194M −17.17%
2008 1.13B +76M +7.21%
2007 1.05B +6M +0.57%
2006 1.05B −124M −10.58%
2005 1.17B — —

Caribbean, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

DO Dominican Republic 29.75B CU Cuba 8.75B JM Jamaica 7.68B TT Trinidad and Tobago 5.8B BS Bahamas 5.52B HT Haiti 4.63B CW Curaçao 2.33B BB Barbados 2.23B KY Cayman Islands 2.11B AW Aruba 1.6B SX Sint Maarten 1.3B LC Saint Lucia 1.01B AG Antigua and Barbuda 938M GD Grenada 653M VC Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 509M TC Turks and Caicos Islands 485M KN Saint Kitts and Nevis 410M DM Dominica 259M
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About the indicator

The value of imports of goods (excluding services) in current US dollars from WTO data, on a CIF basis. Together with merchandise exports it gives the merchandise trade balance — the indicator most often discussed in the context of a “trade deficit” between particular countries.

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

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