Japan vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Imports Merchandise, Customs, constant US$, millions

Japan
775,584
in 2024
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
780,332
in 2024
Japan rank
5th
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
5th

Imports Merchandise, Customs, constant US$, millions over time

  • Japan
  • Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) currently reports 780,332 against 775,584 in Japan, a difference of 4,748.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 5th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 5th of 47 countries.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1990s 442,537 207,952 234,585 Japan
2000s 630,823 404,818 226,005 Japan
2010s 745,289 630,791 114,498 Japan
2020s 785,328 710,705 74,623 Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher imports merchandise, customs, constant us$, millions, Japan or Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), at 780,332 against 775,584 in Japan as of 2024.
What is the difference in imports merchandise, customs, constant us$, millions between Japan and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
4,748, with Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
34 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2024.
How do Japan and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for imports merchandise, customs, constant us$, millions?
Japan ranks 5th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 5th of 47 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream and IMF International Finance Statistics data, published as Imports Merchandise, Customs, constant US$, millions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Imports Merchandise, Customs, constant US$, millions
Source
World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream and IMF International Finance Statistics data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
54 places, 1,507 data points, 1991–2024
Last refreshed

Merchandise (goods) imports, cost, insurance and freight basis (c.i.f.), in constant US$ millions, not seasonally adjusted. The base year is 2005.