Service imports — all countries

Service imports — South America

Service imports in South America in 2025 — 212,543,856,488 US$. Since 1977, the indicator has risen by 2,140.7%.

2025 213B US$ +6.31% vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 213B US$2025
Period minimum 9.49B US$1977

Trend over time

1977–2025 · US$

Service imports — South America, 1977–20250100B200B300B197719821987199219972002200720122017202220251977: 9,485,684,298 US$1978: 11,745,690,431 US$1979: 14,881,604,549 US$1980: 18,255,511,243 US$1981: 19,676,842,720 US$1982: 19,155,639,347 US$1983: 14,002,633,333 US$1984: 13,447,045,518 US$1985: 12,967,525,184 US$1986: 14,679,760,000 US$1987: 15,022,230,000 US$1988: 16,969,540,000 US$1989: 17,058,730,000 US$1990: 20,169,610,000 US$1991: 21,953,090,000 US$1992: 25,682,140,000 US$1993: 29,829,426,063 US$1994: 32,301,932,234 US$1995: 37,426,407,593 US$1996: 37,827,384,438 US$1997: 44,206,538,924 US$1998: 45,313,951,876 US$1999: 40,487,735,670 US$2000: 44,652,774,966 US$2001: 44,933,220,809 US$2002: 37,941,789,762 US$2003: 39,594,136,437 US$2004: 46,509,603,776 US$2005: 58,612,874,674 US$2006: 67,439,575,256 US$2007: 87,598,561,658 US$2008: 110,031,550,571 US$2009: 103,782,132,332 US$2010: 133,994,075,684 US$2011: 159,020,643,359 US$2012: 173,090,142,939 US$2013: 183,082,512,534 US$2014: 185,823,153,124 US$2015: 161,873,241,506 US$2016: 149,935,392,672 US$2017: 152,059,878,437 US$2018: 154,905,221,543 US$2019: 150,212,873,318 US$2020: 107,620,505,106 US$2021: 131,210,148,721 US$2022: 181,674,626,627 US$2023: 187,215,328,345 US$2024: 199,927,395,783 US$2025: 212,543,856,488 US$
Change over the period: +203B (+2,140.68%) Average annual rate: 6.69 %

Comparison, 2025

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

South America 213B US$
World 8.69T US$
Service imports — South America, by year South America All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2025 213B +12.62B +6.31%
2024 200B +12.71B +6.79%
2023 187B +5.54B +3.05%
2022 182B +50.46B +38.46%
2021 131B +23.59B +21.92%
2020 108B −42.59B −28.35%
2019 150B −4.69B −3.03%
2018 155B +2.85B +1.87%
2017 152B +2.12B +1.42%
2016 150B −11.94B −7.37%
2015 162B −23.95B −12.89%
2014 186B +2.74B +1.5%
2013 183B +9.99B +5.77%
2012 173B +14.07B +8.85%
2011 159B +25.03B +18.68%
2010 134B +30.21B +29.11%
2009 104B −6.25B −5.68%
2008 110B +22.43B +25.61%
2007 87.6B +20.16B +29.89%
2006 67.44B +8.83B +15.06%
2005 58.61B +12.1B +26.02%
2004 46.51B +6.92B +17.47%
2003 39.59B +1.65B +4.35%
2002 37.94B −6.99B −15.56%
2001 44.93B +280M +0.63%
2000 44.65B +4.17B +10.29%
1999 40.49B −4.83B −10.65%
1998 45.31B +1.11B +2.51%
1997 44.21B +6.38B +16.86%
1996 37.83B +401M +1.07%
1995 37.43B +5.12B +15.86%
1994 32.3B +2.47B +8.29%
1993 29.83B +4.15B +16.15%
1992 25.68B +3.73B +16.99%
1991 21.95B +1.78B +8.84%
1990 20.17B +3.11B +18.24%
1989 17.06B +89.19M +0.53%
1988 16.97B +1.95B +12.96%
1987 15.02B +342M +2.33%
1986 14.68B +1.71B +13.2%
1985 12.97B −480M −3.57%
1984 13.45B −556M −3.97%
1983 14B −5.15B −26.9%
1982 19.16B −521M −2.65%
1981 19.68B +1.42B +7.79%
1980 18.26B +3.37B +22.67%
1979 14.88B +3.14B +26.7%
1978 11.75B +2.26B +23.83%
1977 9.49B

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.