Imports Merchandise, Customs, current US$, millions, seas. adj. in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Imports Merchandise, Customs, current US$, millions, seas. adj. was 1.21 million in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Imports Merchandise, Customs, current US$, millions, seas. adj. in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 1991–2024
Source: World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream and IMF International Finance Statistics data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for imports merchandise, customs, current us$, millions, seas. adj. in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) is 1.21 million, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 4.0% on the previous year and up 36.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, imports merchandise, customs, current us$, millions, seas. adj. in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 1.23 million in 2022 and was at its lowest, 101,408, in 1991.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Imports Merchandise, Customs, current US$, millions, seas. adj. in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 101,408 | — |
| 1992 | 124,247 | +22.5% |
| 1993 | 136,500 | +9.9% |
| 1994 | 170,435 | +24.9% |
| 1995 | 185,437 | +8.8% |
| 1996 | 213,013 | +14.9% |
| 1997 | 254,177 | +19.3% |
| 1998 | 271,639 | +6.9% |
| 1999 | 270,809 | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 318,552 | +17.6% |
| 2001 | 305,374 | -4.1% |
| 2002 | 282,167 | -7.6% |
| 2003 | 293,091 | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 351,589 | +20.0% |
| 2005 | 404,134 | +14.9% |
| 2006 | 475,149 | +17.6% |
| 2007 | 560,588 | +18.0% |
| 2008 | 680,912 | +21.5% |
| 2009 | 512,105 | -24.8% |
| 2010 | 679,320 | +32.7% |
| 2011 | 828,138 | +21.9% |
| 2012 | 850,628 | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 886,760 | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 892,077 | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 806,779 | -9.6% |
| 2016 | 746,021 | -7.5% |
| 2017 | 820,615 | +10.0% |
| 2018 | 904,882 | +10.3% |
| 2019 | 880,449 | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 744,996 | -15.4% |
| 2021 | 1.01 million | +35.4% |
| 2022 | 1.23 million | +21.9% |
| 2023 | 1.17 million | -5.1% |
| 2024 | 1.21 million | +4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 191,963 | 101,408 | 271,639 | 9 |
| 2000s | 418,366 | 282,167 | 680,912 | 10 |
| 2010s | 829,567 | 679,320 | 904,882 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.07 million | 744,996 | 1.23 million | 5 |
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More reference data data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 466.52 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal 227.47 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal, seas. adj. 223.29 (2026)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 5.10 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 9.99 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.17 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 4.89 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 6.12 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.21 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 87.4% (2019)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is imports merchandise, customs, current us$, millions, seas. adj. in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Imports merchandise, customs, current us$, millions, seas. adj. in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 1.21 million in 2024, according to World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream and IMF International Finance Statistics data.
- What is the highest imports merchandise, customs, current us$, millions, seas. adj. recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.23 million in 2022.
- What is the lowest imports merchandise, customs, current us$, millions, seas. adj. recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 101,408 in 1991.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for imports merchandise, customs, current us$, millions, seas. adj.?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 5th out of 10 groups with data for 2024.
- Is imports merchandise, customs, current us$, millions, seas. adj. rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream and IMF International Finance Statistics data, published as part of Imports Merchandise, Customs, current US$, millions, seas. adj.. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Merchandise (goods) imports, cost, insurance and freight basis (c.i.f.), in current US$ millions, seasonally adjusted.