Japan vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Imports Merchandise, Customs, current US$, millions
Japan
743,845
in 2024
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
1.21 million
in 2024
Japan rank
5th
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
5th
Imports Merchandise, Customs, current US$, millions over time
- Japan
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
How they compare
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) currently reports 1.21 million against 743,845 in Japan, a difference of 469,695.
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 118 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 | 289,338 | 192,786 | 96,553 | Japan |
| 2000s | 493,656 | 418,978 | 74,677 | Japan |
| 2010s | 747,863 | 829,590 | 81,727 | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 2020s | 768,025 | 1.07 million | 305,037 | 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$, millions, Japan or Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), at 1.21 million against 743,845 in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in imports merchandise, customs, current us$, millions between Japan and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 469,695, 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$, millions?
- Japan ranks 5th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 5th of 118 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream and IMF International Finance Statistics data, published as Imports Merchandise, Customs, current US$, millions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Merchandise (goods) imports, cost, insurance and freight basis (c.i.f.), in current US$ millions, not seasonally adjusted.