Japan vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Imports Merchandise, Customs, current US$, millions, seas. adj.

Japan
743,982
in 2024
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
1.21 million
in 2024
Japan rank
5th
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
5th

Imports Merchandise, Customs, current US$, millions, seas. adj. over time

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

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) currently reports 1.21 million against 743,982 in Japan, a difference of 469,958.

That makes Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s figure about 1.6 times Japan's.

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 121 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 2 and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1990s 289,302 191,963 97,339 Japan
2000s 493,225 418,366 74,859 Japan
2010s 748,110 829,567 81,457 Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2020s 767,767 1.07 million 305,220 Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher imports merchandise, customs, current us$, millions, seas. adj., Japan or Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), at 1.21 million against 743,982 in Japan as of 2024.
What is the difference in imports merchandise, customs, current us$, millions, seas. adj. between Japan and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
469,958, 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, current us$, millions, seas. adj.?
Japan ranks 5th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 5th of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream and IMF International Finance Statistics data, published as Imports Merchandise, Customs, current US$, millions, seas. adj.. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Imports Merchandise, Customs, current US$, millions, seas. adj.
Source
World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream and IMF International Finance Statistics data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
131 places, 4,013 data points, 1991–2024
Last refreshed

Merchandise (goods) imports, cost, insurance and freight basis (c.i.f.), in current US$ millions, seasonally adjusted.