Service imports — all countries

Service imports — Central America

Service imports in Central America in 2025 — 98,353,529,213 US$. Since 1977, the indicator has risen by 8,118.5%.

2025 98.35B US$ −2.69% vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 102B US$2023
Period minimum 1.2B US$1977

Trend over time

1977–2025 · US$

Service imports — Central America, 1977–2025050B100B150B197719821987199219972002200720122017202220251977: 1,196,740,000 US$1978: 1,315,040,000 US$1979: 6,411,040,000 US$1980: 8,429,730,000 US$1981: 10,398,950,000 US$1982: 7,782,690,000 US$1983: 6,072,530,000 US$1984: 6,943,410,000 US$1985: 7,287,010,000 US$1986: 7,143,780,059 US$1987: 7,357,480,000 US$1988: 8,291,850,000 US$1989: 10,133,140,000 US$1990: 12,653,175,103 US$1991: 13,452,964,865 US$1992: 14,950,676,567 US$1993: 15,356,570,127 US$1994: 16,612,899,895 US$1995: 13,573,111,610 US$1996: 13,879,253,928 US$1997: 15,934,289,882 US$1998: 17,592,828,814 US$1999: 19,175,753,321 US$2000: 22,517,720,653 US$2001: 22,347,029,870 US$2002: 25,960,975,858 US$2003: 26,908,229,057 US$2004: 30,088,416,390 US$2005: 33,778,897,987 US$2006: 36,277,724,717 US$2007: 40,800,031,633 US$2008: 44,138,753,179 US$2009: 39,459,958,125 US$2010: 43,143,314,000 US$2011: 51,001,261,158 US$2012: 53,188,394,385 US$2013: 57,351,215,622 US$2014: 59,997,399,089 US$2015: 59,521,063,612 US$2016: 60,795,893,047 US$2017: 66,711,045,762 US$2018: 72,488,828,580 US$2019: 72,419,088,235 US$2020: 54,514,539,353 US$2021: 73,584,214,036 US$2022: 92,567,020,756 US$2023: 102,277,363,033 US$2024: 101,069,479,365 US$2025: 98,353,529,213 US$
Change over the period: +97.16B (+8,118.45%) Average annual rate: 9.62 %

Comparison, 2025

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

Central America 98.35B US$
World 8.69T US$
Service imports — Central America, by year Central America All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2025 98.35B −2.72B −2.69%
2024 101B −1.21B −1.18%
2023 102B +9.71B +10.49%
2022 92.57B +18.98B +25.8%
2021 73.58B +19.07B +34.98%
2020 54.51B −17.9B −24.72%
2019 72.42B −69.74M −0.1%
2018 72.49B +5.78B +8.66%
2017 66.71B +5.92B +9.73%
2016 60.8B +1.27B +2.14%
2015 59.52B −476M −0.79%
2014 60B +2.65B +4.61%
2013 57.35B +4.16B +7.83%
2012 53.19B +2.19B +4.29%
2011 51B +7.86B +18.21%
2010 43.14B +3.68B +9.33%
2009 39.46B −4.68B −10.6%
2008 44.14B +3.34B +8.18%
2007 40.8B +4.52B +12.47%
2006 36.28B +2.5B +7.4%
2005 33.78B +3.69B +12.27%
2004 30.09B +3.18B +11.82%
2003 26.91B +947M +3.65%
2002 25.96B +3.61B +16.17%
2001 22.35B −171M −0.76%
2000 22.52B +3.34B +17.43%
1999 19.18B +1.58B +9%
1998 17.59B +1.66B +10.41%
1997 15.93B +2.06B +14.81%
1996 13.88B +306M +2.26%
1995 13.57B −3.04B −18.3%
1994 16.61B +1.26B +8.18%
1993 15.36B +406M +2.71%
1992 14.95B +1.5B +11.13%
1991 13.45B +800M +6.32%
1990 12.65B +2.52B +24.87%
1989 10.13B +1.84B +22.21%
1988 8.29B +934M +12.7%
1987 7.36B +214M +2.99%
1986 7.14B −143M −1.97%
1985 7.29B +344M +4.95%
1984 6.94B +871M +14.34%
1983 6.07B −1.71B −21.97%
1982 7.78B −2.62B −25.16%
1981 10.4B +1.97B +23.36%
1980 8.43B +2.02B +31.49%
1979 6.41B +5.1B +387.52%
1978 1.32B +118M +9.89%
1977 1.2B

About the indicator

Imports of services: what residents spend on foreign transport, travel, insurance, business and computer services. A large and inconspicuous item: the spending of a country's own tourists abroad is counted here, so countries with well-off populations and a short holiday season have large service imports even when merchandise trade is weak. For many countries the difference between exports and imports of services flips the sign of a trade balance computed on goods alone.

Important: The trips of a country's own citizens abroad are part of service imports, not a separate item. It excludes compensation paid to foreign workers and investment income.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.