Private Sector in Latin America & Caribbean

62 indicators covering private sector for Latin America & Caribbean.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Merchandise trade 44.2% 2025 up 17.4%
Food imports 9.1% 2024 up 20.7%
Manufactures imports 73.2% 2024 down 0.3%
Merchandise imports 1.66 trillion current US$ 2025 up 54.1%
Food exports 24.7% 2024 up 12.7%
Manufactures exports 46.5% 2024 down 3.6%
Merchandise exports 1.67 trillion current US$ 2025 up 68.9%
Commercial service exports 319.54 billion current US$ 2025 up 77.0%
Transport services 30.8% 2025 up 6.4%
Computer, communications and other services 36.0% 2025 down 0.6%
Commercial service imports 376.35 billion current US$ 2025 up 54.2%
Computer, communications and other services 35.4% 2025 up 14.7%
Travel services 41.9% 2025 down 2.8%
Travel services 21.9% 2025 down 5.6%
Transport services 16.0% 2025 down 17.5%
Insurance and financial services 11.2% 2025 down 3.0%
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual 0.1% 2023 down 87.2%
Merchandise exports by the reporting economy, residual 0.2% 2023 down 85.2%
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan 0.7% 2023 down 29.1%
Merchandise imports from high-income economies 58.4% 2023 down 4.2%
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside regi 28.2% 2023 up 21.5%
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia 24.6% 2023 up 30.4%
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe & 0.6% 2023 up 24.7%
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin Ame 13.4% 2023 down 12.1%
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle Ea 0.5% 2023 down 26.2%
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South Asi 2.0% 2023 up 34.3%
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Sahar 0.5% 2023 down 69.8%
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region 20.7% 2023 up 19.2%
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy 1.43 trillion current US$ 2023 up 24.7%
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within regio 13.4% 2023 down 12.1%
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in South Asia 1.7% 2023 down 41.2%
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Middle East 1.3% 2023 down 6.7%
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Latin Ameri 11.1% 2023 down 21.5%
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Europe & Ce 0.6% 2023 up 5.7%
Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World 1.3% 2023 down 8.9%
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & 16.3% 2023 up 42.5%
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region 11.1% 2023 down 21.5%
Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World 2.4% 2023 up 7.3%
Merchandise exports by the reporting economy 1.36 trillion current US$ 2023 up 26.7%
Merchandise exports to high-income economies 68.0% 2023 up 1.3%
Insurance and financial services 6.7% 2025 up 0.5%
International tourism, receipts for travel items 102.12 billion current US$ 2019 up 82.2%
International tourism, expenditures for travel items 59.78 billion current US$ 2019 up 68.3%
International tourism, number of arrivals 201.86 million 2019 up 27.4%
High-technology exports 13.1% 2024 down 1.0%
High-technology exports 100.31 billion current US$ 2023 up 33.1%
International tourism, receipts 104.58 billion current US$ 2019 up 72.3%
International tourism, receipts for passenger transport items 9.56 billion current US$ 2019 up 52.2%
International tourism, expenditures 75.64 billion current US$ 2019 up 65.9%
International tourism, expenditures for passenger transport items 15.76 billion current US$ 2019 up 57.5%
International tourism, expenditures 5.5% 2019 up 3.0%
International tourism, receipts 6.9% 2019 up 6.1%
Logistics performance index: Overall 2.69 1=low to 5=high 2022 down 0.6%
Logistics performance index: Competence and quality of logistics servi 2.69 1=low to 5=high 2022 up 1.8%
Logistics performance index: Ease of arranging competitively priced sh 2.66 1=low to 5=high 2022 down 1.5%
Logistics performance index: Frequency with which shipments reach cons 3.02 1=low to 5=high 2022 down 2.9%
Logistics performance index: Quality of trade and transport-related in 2.55 1=low to 5=high 2022 down 1.0%
Logistics performance index: Efficiency of customs clearance process 2.48 1=low to 5=high 2022 up 0.4%
Logistics performance index: Ability to track and trace consignments 2.74 1=low to 5=high 2022 up 0.7%
International tourism, number of departures 140.81 million 2019 up 8.4%