Merchandise imports — all countries

Merchandise imports — Central America

Merchandise imports in Central America in 2025 — 821,220,000,000 US$. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 45,096.5%.

2025 821B US$ +4.29% vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 821B US$2025
Period minimum 1.77B US$1961

Trend over time

1960–2025 · US$

Merchandise imports — Central America, 1960–20250250B500B750B1T19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 1,817,000,000 US$1962: 1,855,000,000 US$1964: 2,467,000,000 US$1966: 2,805,000,000 US$1968: 3,301,000,000 US$1970: 4,086,000,000 US$1972: 4,581,000,000 US$1974: 9,869,000,000 US$1976: 10,281,000,000 US$1978: 13,926,000,000 US$1980: 29,743,000,000 US$1982: 24,051,000,000 US$1984: 23,335,000,000 US$1986: 23,698,000,000 US$1988: 36,053,000,000 US$1990: 51,776,000,000 US$1992: 75,314,000,000 US$1994: 96,269,000,000 US$1996: 109,009,000,000 US$1998: 152,342,000,000 US$2000: 205,664,000,000 US$2002: 202,860,000,000 US$2004: 238,730,000,000 US$2006: 316,744,000,000 US$2008: 389,799,000,000 US$2010: 377,171,000,000 US$2012: 470,854,000,000 US$2014: 501,246,000,000 US$2016: 478,078,000,000 US$2018: 570,064,000,000 US$2020: 468,470,000,000 US$2022: 759,651,000,000 US$2024: 787,440,000,000 US$2025: 821,220,000,000 US$
Change over the period: +819B (+45,096.48%) Average annual rate: 9.86 %

Comparison, 2025

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

Central America 821B US$
World 26.69T US$
Merchandise imports — Central America, by year Central America All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2025 821B +33.78B +4.29%
2024 787B +25.09B +3.29%
2023 762B +2.7B +0.36%
2022 760B +128B +20.33%
2021 631B +163B +34.76%
2020 468B −89.17B −15.99%
2019 558B −12.43B −2.18%
2018 570B +50.16B +9.65%
2017 520B +41.82B +8.75%
2016 478B −13.14B −2.67%
2015 491B −10.03B −2%
2014 501B +22.31B +4.66%
2013 479B +8.09B +1.72%
2012 471B +26.87B +6.05%
2011 444B +66.81B +17.71%
2010 377B +79.56B +26.73%
2009 298B −92.19B −23.65%
2008 390B +37.37B +10.6%
2007 352B +35.68B +11.26%
2006 317B +41.8B +15.2%
2005 275B +36.22B +15.17%
2004 239B +31.71B +15.32%
2003 207B +4.16B +2.05%
2002 203B +3.18B +1.59%
2001 200B −5.98B −2.91%
2000 206B +35.29B +20.71%
1999 170B +18.03B +11.84%
1998 152B +19.29B +14.5%
1997 133B +24.04B +22.06%
1996 109B +18.25B +20.11%
1995 90.76B −5.51B −5.72%
1994 96.27B +15.85B +19.7%
1993 80.42B +5.11B +6.78%
1992 75.31B +14.66B +24.17%
1991 60.66B +8.88B +17.15%
1990 51.78B +8.06B +18.43%
1989 43.72B +7.67B +21.26%
1988 36.05B +9.43B +35.42%
1987 26.62B +2.93B +12.35%
1986 23.7B −2.02B −7.87%
1985 25.72B +2.39B +10.23%
1984 23.34B +4.7B +25.23%
1983 18.63B −5.42B −22.52%
1982 24.05B −11.94B −33.18%
1981 36B +6.25B +21.02%
1980 29.74B +11.22B +60.55%
1979 18.53B +4.6B +33.03%
1978 13.93B +3.15B +29.18%
1977 10.78B +499M +4.85%
1976 10.28B −237M −2.25%
1975 10.52B +649M +6.58%
1974 9.87B +3.66B +58.87%
1973 6.21B +1.63B +35.6%
1972 4.58B +442M +10.68%
1971 4.14B +53M +1.3%
1970 4.09B +618M +17.82%
1969 3.47B +167M +5.06%
1968 3.3B +245M +8.02%
1967 3.06B +251M +8.95%
1966 2.81B +123M +4.59%
1965 2.68B +215M +8.72%
1964 2.47B +374M +17.87%
1963 2.09B +238M +12.83%
1962 1.86B +84M +4.74%
1961 1.77B −46M −2.53%
1960 1.82B

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.