Imports Merchandise, Customs, Price, US$, seas. adj. in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Imports Merchandise, Customs, Price, US$, seas. adj. was 1.54 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Imports Merchandise, Customs, Price, US$, seas. adj. in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 1991–2024
Source: World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream and IMF International Finance Statistics data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for imports merchandise, customs, price, us$, seas. adj. in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) is 1.54, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and up 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, imports merchandise, customs, price, us$, seas. adj. in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 1.64 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.8168, in 2002.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Imports Merchandise, Customs, Price, US$, seas. adj. in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.8715 | — |
| 1992 | 0.9058 | +3.9% |
| 1993 | 0.9006 | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.9189 | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 0.9419 | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 0.9437 | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.9349 | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.9055 | -3.1% |
| 1999 | 0.876 | -3.3% |
| 2000 | 0.8794 | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.8591 | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 0.8168 | -4.9% |
| 2003 | 0.8626 | +5.6% |
| 2004 | 0.9428 | +9.3% |
| 2005 | 1.01 | +6.6% |
| 2006 | 1.05 | +4.9% |
| 2007 | 1.12 | +6.2% |
| 2008 | 1.26 | +12.7% |
| 2009 | 1.19 | -6.1% |
| 2010 | 1.22 | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 1.35 | +10.8% |
| 2012 | 1.36 | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 1.36 | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 1.36 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 1.27 | -6.9% |
| 2016 | 1.21 | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 1.24 | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 1.3 | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 1.29 | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 1.24 | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 1.41 | +12.9% |
| 2022 | 1.64 | +16.4% |
| 2023 | 1.57 | -3.9% |
| 2024 | 1.54 | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.911 | 0.8715 | 0.9437 | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.9987 | 0.8168 | 1.26 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.3 | 1.21 | 1.36 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.48 | 1.24 | 1.64 | 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, price, us$, seas. adj. in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Imports merchandise, customs, price, us$, seas. adj. in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 1.54 in 2024, according to World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream and IMF International Finance Statistics data.
- What is the highest imports merchandise, customs, price, us$, seas. adj. recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.64 in 2022.
- What is the lowest imports merchandise, customs, price, us$, seas. adj. recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8168 in 2002.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for imports merchandise, customs, price, us$, seas. adj.?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 4th out of 8 groups with data for 2024.
- Is imports merchandise, customs, price, us$, seas. adj. rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, Price, US$, seas. adj.. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The price index of Merchandise (goods) imports, cost, insurance and freight basis (c.i.f.), in constant US$ millions, seasonally adjusted. The base year is 2005.