Latin America & Caribbean Imports 1960-2024

Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
  • Latin America & Caribbean imports for 2022 was $1,884.07B, a 20.35% increase from 2021.
  • Latin America & Caribbean imports for 2021 was $1,565.53B, a 33.86% increase from 2020.
  • Latin America & Caribbean imports for 2020 was $1,169.54B, a 17.05% decline from 2019.
  • Latin America & Caribbean imports for 2019 was $1,409.94B, a 2.25% decline from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name Billions of US $
World $30,734.96B
OECD members $19,051.33B
European Union $9,127.39B
East Asia & Pacific $8,848.90B
Euro Area $7,574.07B
North America $4,696.84B
Latin America & Caribbean $1,884.07B
South Asia $1,138.42B
Sub-Saharan Africa $559.19B
Latin America & Caribbean Imports - Historical Data
Year Billions of US $ % of GDP
2022 $1,884.07B 29.89%
2021 $1,565.53B 28.19%
2020 $1,169.54B 24.32%
2019 $1,409.94B 24.91%
2018 $1,442.47B 25.12%
2017 $1,321.78B 22.53%
2016 $1,204.60B 22.79%
2015 $1,267.06B 23.38%
2014 $1,524.38B 23.52%
2013 $1,483.92B 23.33%
2012 $1,421.69B 22.90%
2011 $1,360.19B 22.16%
2010 $1,139.71B 21.12%
2009 $899.82B 20.65%
2008 $1,129.89B 24.33%
2007 $935.60B 23.40%
2006 $792.15B 23.32%
2005 $674.71B 23.24%
2004 $572.46B 23.80%
2003 $479.70B 22.93%
2002 $456.71B 22.25%
2001 $488.27B 21.39%
2000 $493.13B 21.19%
1999 $427.74B 20.30%
1998 $443.73B 19.03%
1997 $423.96B 18.41%
1996 $364.40B 17.34%
1995 $331.82B 17.09%
1994 $299.64B 16.50%
1993 $259.84B 16.17%
1992 $236.19B 17.35%
1991 $204.35B 16.29%
1990 $184.17B 15.62%
1989 $154.59B 15.34%
1988 $148.55B 0.00%
1987 $121.63B 0.00%
1986 $111.60B 0.00%
1985 $108.09B 0.00%
1984 $109.25B 0.00%
1983 $99.14B 0.00%
1982 $121.84B 0.00%
1981 $148.08B 0.00%
1980 $131.14B 0.00%
1979 $105.83B 0.00%
1978 $89.46B 0.00%
1977 $74.70B 0.00%
1976 $64.47B 0.00%
1975 $58.19B 0.00%
1974 $52.12B 0.00%
1973 $37.80B 0.00%
1972 $30.39B 0.00%
1971 $27.15B 0.00%
1970 $24.46B 0.00%
1969 $0.00B 0.00%
1968 $0.00B 0.00%
1967 $0.00B 0.00%
1966 $0.00B 0.00%
1965 $0.00B 0.00%
1964 $0.00B 0.00%
1963 $0.00B 0.00%
1962 $0.00B 0.00%
1961 $0.00B 0.00%
1960 $0.00B 0.00%