Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin America & the Caribbean (% of total merchandise imports) by country
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin America and the Caribbean are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Latin America and the Caribbean region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as...
Countries reporting
204
Highest
50.8%
Nicaragua
Lowest
0.0%
Tuvalu
Median
1.8%
Years covered
64
1960–2023
Data points
12,612
What the numbers show
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin America & the Caribbean (% of total merchandise imports) is currently reported for 204 countries. The highest value is 50.8% in Nicaragua; the lowest is 0.0% in Tuvalu.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.8%, and the mean is 5.0%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 69,826.
Over the past decade 107 countries rose and 96 fell. The largest increase was in Marshall Islands (up 14,107.9%), and the largest decrease in Tuvalu (down 99.3%).
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin Ame: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nicaragua | 50.8% | 2023 | up 39.3% | rising |
| 2 | Bolivia | 39.6% | 2023 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 3 | Uruguay | 39.3% | 2023 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 4 | El Salvador | 35.0% | 2023 | up 17.7% | rising |
| 5 | Argentina | 34.4% | 2023 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 6 | Paraguay | 33.5% | 2023 | down 21.9% | rising |
| 7 | Honduras | 33.0% | 2023 | down 3.5% | rising |
| 8 | Guatemala | 29.2% | 2023 | down 4.2% | rising |
| 9 | Venezuela | 27.1% | 2023 | down 11.9% | volatile |
| 10 | Chile | 26.9% | 2023 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 11 | Panama | 26.5% | 2023 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 12 | Belize | 24.6% | 2023 | down 3.8% | rising |
| 13 | Peru | 23.1% | 2023 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 14 | Ecuador | 21.5% | 2023 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 15 | United States | 19.2% | 2023 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 16 | Yemen | 18.7% | 2023 | up 251.6% | volatile |
| 17 | Costa Rica | 18.4% | 2023 | up 5.5% | flat |
| 18 | Colombia | 17.7% | 2023 | down 17.9% | rising |
| 19 | Jamaica | 16.6% | 2023 | up 34.7% | volatile |
| 20 | Dominican Republic | 16.4% | 2023 | down 7.5% | rising |
| 21 | Cuba | 15.5% | 2023 | up 35.0% | flat |
| 22 | Haiti | 14.1% | 2023 | down 21.2% | volatile |
| 23 | Curacao | 13.3% | 2023 | up 33.6% | rising |
| 24 | Guyana | 13.2% | 2023 | down 9.6% | volatile |
| 25 | Dominica | 13.1% | 2023 | up 3.6% | falling |
| 26 | Antigua and Barbuda | 11.0% | 2023 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 27 | Brazil | 10.9% | 2023 | down 16.7% | rising |
| 28 | Trinidad and Tobago | 10.8% | 2023 | down 58.4% | volatile |
| 29 | Aruba | 10.4% | 2023 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 30 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 10.2% | 2023 | up 38.9% | volatile |
| 31 | Algeria | 10.1% | 2023 | up 58.1% | rising |
| 32 | Bahrain | 9.9% | 2023 | up 338.7% | volatile |
| 33 | Canada | 9.1% | 2023 | up 6.6% | volatile |
| 34 | Suriname | 8.6% | 2023 | down 10.9% | volatile |
| 35 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 8.4% | 2023 | up 15.3% | falling |
| 36 | China | 7.9% | 2023 | up 56.3% | rising |
| 37 | Barbados | 7.2% | 2023 | down 39.8% | rising |
| 38 | Grenada | 7.1% | 2023 | up 31.9% | rising |
| 39 | Mauritius | 5.1% | 2023 | up 142.1% | volatile |
| 40 | Mauritania | 5.1% | 2023 | up 75.5% | volatile |
| 41 | Egypt | 5.1% | 2023 | down 17.3% | volatile |
| 42 | Iceland | 4.9% | 2023 | down 46.4% | volatile |
| 43 | Bangladesh | 4.9% | 2023 | up 15.7% | volatile |
| 44 | Angola | 4.8% | 2023 | down 11.3% | volatile |
| 45 | Somalia | 4.7% | 2023 | up 209.1% | volatile |
| 46 | Spain | 4.4% | 2023 | down 24.3% | falling |
| 47 | Portugal | 4.0% | 2023 | up 62.6% | flat |
| 48 | Jordan | 4.0% | 2023 | up 19.0% | volatile |
| 49 | Mexico | 3.9% | 2023 | up 19.2% | rising |
| 50 | Namibia | 3.9% | 2023 | up 353.7% | volatile |
| 51 | Cote d'Ivoire | 3.8% | 2023 | up 60.7% | volatile |
| 52 | Libya | 3.8% | 2023 | up 24.8% | volatile |
| 53 | Morocco | 3.8% | 2023 | up 13.4% | falling |
| 54 | Oman | 3.6% | 2023 | down 5.9% | volatile |
| 55 | Cameroon | 3.5% | 2023 | up 8.7% | volatile |
| 56 | Norway | 3.5% | 2023 | up 44.1% | falling |
| 57 | Cape Verde | 3.5% | 2023 | down 33.2% | volatile |
| 58 | Senegal | 3.5% | 2023 | down 12.5% | volatile |
| 59 | Iraq | 3.4% | 2023 | up 200.6% | volatile |
| 60 | Equatorial Guinea | 3.4% | 2023 | up 34.2% | volatile |
| 61 | South Korea | 3.3% | 2023 | up 39.7% | volatile |
| 62 | Netherlands | 3.3% | 2023 | down 9.2% | falling |
| 63 | Switzerland | 3.3% | 2023 | up 10.0% | volatile |
| 64 | Saint Lucia | 3.3% | 2023 | down 53.7% | falling |
| 65 | Syria | 3.3% | 2023 | down 53.9% | rising |
| 66 | Gabon | 3.2% | 2023 | up 128.9% | volatile |
| 67 | Lebanon | 3.2% | 2023 | up 27.4% | rising |
| 68 | Indonesia | 3.2% | 2023 | up 25.1% | rising |
| 69 | India | 3.1% | 2023 | down 3.6% | volatile |
| 70 | Saudi Arabia | 3.0% | 2023 | down 26.5% | volatile |
| 71 | Japan | 3.0% | 2023 | up 11.4% | falling |
| 72 | Uzbekistan | 2.9% | 2023 | up 1.3% | volatile |
| 73 | Sierra Leone | 2.8% | 2023 | up 7.0% | volatile |
| 74 | United Arab Emirates | 2.7% | 2023 | up 18.6% | volatile |
| 75 | Liberia | 2.6% | 2023 | up 19.7% | volatile |
| 76 | Nigeria | 2.6% | 2023 | up 8.5% | volatile |
| 77 | Tunisia | 2.6% | 2023 | down 20.6% | rising |
| 78 | Bahamas | 2.6% | 2023 | up 65.9% | volatile |
| 79 | Vietnam | 2.5% | 2023 | up 22.1% | volatile |
| 80 | Madagascar | 2.5% | 2023 | up 42.2% | volatile |
| 81 | South Africa | 2.4% | 2023 | down 23.2% | falling |
| 82 | Congo | 2.4% | 2023 | down 39.1% | volatile |
| 83 | Ghana | 2.4% | 2023 | down 15.1% | volatile |
| 84 | Malaysia | 2.4% | 2023 | down 18.7% | volatile |
| 85 | Kuwait | 2.3% | 2023 | down 10.1% | volatile |
| 86 | Turkey | 2.3% | 2023 | up 20.9% | volatile |
| 87 | Togo | 2.2% | 2023 | down 24.6% | volatile |
| 88 | Thailand | 2.2% | 2023 | up 32.4% | rising |
| 89 | Tajikistan | 2.2% | 2023 | up 168.3% | volatile |
| 90 | Qatar | 2.2% | 2023 | down 3.2% | rising |
| 91 | Azerbaijan | 2.2% | 2023 | down 41.6% | volatile |
| 92 | Singapore | 2.2% | 2023 | up 29.7% | volatile |
| 93 | Guinea | 2.1% | 2023 | up 26.4% | volatile |
| 94 | Central African Republic | 2.1% | 2023 | down 63.1% | volatile |
| 95 | Armenia | 2.0% | 2023 | down 25.5% | rising |
| 96 | Sao Tome and Principe | 2.0% | 2023 | up 577.2% | volatile |
| 97 | Burkina Faso | 2.0% | 2023 | up 62.0% | volatile |
| 98 | Belgium | 1.9% | 2023 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 99 | Finland | 1.8% | 2023 | up 7.2% | falling |
| 100 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 1.8% | 2023 | up 302.5% | volatile |
| 101 | New Zealand | 1.8% | 2023 | up 30.0% | rising |
| 102 | Australia | 1.8% | 2023 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 103 | Philippines | 1.8% | 2023 | up 58.5% | rising |
| 104 | Marshall Islands | 1.7% | 2023 | up 14,107.9% | volatile |
| 105 | Russia | 1.7% | 2023 | down 37.2% | falling |
| 106 | Albania | 1.7% | 2023 | down 2.2% | volatile |
| 107 | Italy | 1.7% | 2023 | down 18.0% | volatile |
| 108 | Bulgaria | 1.6% | 2023 | up 263.5% | volatile |
| 109 | East Timor | 1.6% | 2023 | up 161.0% | volatile |
| 110 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.6% | 2023 | down 33.9% | volatile |
| 111 | Guinea-Bissau | 1.6% | 2023 | down 30.5% | volatile |
| 112 | Pakistan | 1.6% | 2023 | up 110.5% | volatile |
| 113 | Djibouti | 1.5% | 2023 | up 305.4% | volatile |
| 114 | Kenya | 1.5% | 2023 | up 6.1% | volatile |
| 115 | Kazakhstan | 1.5% | 2023 | up 28.3% | flat |
| 116 | United Kingdom | 1.4% | 2023 | down 30.0% | falling |
| 117 | Macao | 1.4% | 2023 | up 147.1% | volatile |
| 118 | Ireland | 1.4% | 2023 | down 30.5% | flat |
| 119 | Germany | 1.3% | 2023 | down 9.6% | volatile |
| 120 | Greece | 1.3% | 2023 | up 42.1% | falling |
| 121 | Georgia | 1.3% | 2023 | down 23.4% | rising |
| 122 | Gambia | 1.3% | 2023 | down 88.3% | volatile |
| 123 | American Samoa | 1.3% | 2023 | up 515.9% | volatile |
| 124 | Montenegro | 1.3% | 2023 | up 3.5% | falling |
| 125 | North Macedonia | 1.2% | 2023 | down 45.8% | falling |
| 126 | Poland | 1.2% | 2023 | up 71.0% | volatile |
| 127 | Ukraine | 1.2% | 2023 | down 18.2% | volatile |
| 128 | Nepal | 1.2% | 2023 | down 75.9% | volatile |
| 129 | Benin | 1.2% | 2023 | down 57.1% | volatile |
| 130 | Palestine | 1.1% | 2023 | up 34.7% | rising |
| 131 | Myanmar | 1.1% | 2023 | up 901.7% | volatile |
| 132 | Seychelles | 1.0% | 2023 | down 11.3% | volatile |
| 133 | French Polynesia | 1.0% | 2023 | up 40.2% | rising |
| 134 | Mozambique | 1.0% | 2023 | down 29.3% | volatile |
| 135 | France | 1.0% | 2023 | down 12.7% | falling |
| 136 | Slovenia | 1.0% | 2023 | down 49.5% | rising |
| 137 | Gibraltar | 0.9% | 2023 | up 12,099.1% | volatile |
| 138 | Israel | 0.9% | 2023 | down 21.9% | falling |
| 139 | Denmark | 0.9% | 2023 | down 37.0% | falling |
| 140 | Moldova | 0.8% | 2023 | up 9.5% | volatile |
| 141 | Sweden | 0.8% | 2023 | up 7.4% | volatile |
| 142 | Cyprus | 0.8% | 2023 | up 14.4% | volatile |
| 143 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 0.8% | 2023 | down 36.9% | volatile |
| 144 | Serbia | 0.8% | 2023 | down 6.8% | volatile |
| 145 | Faroe Islands | 0.8% | 2023 | down 35.3% | volatile |
| 146 | Chad | 0.8% | 2023 | up 97.7% | volatile |
| 147 | North Korea | 0.8% | 2023 | down 37.9% | volatile |
| 148 | New Caledonia | 0.8% | 2004 | up 217.6% | volatile |
| 149 | Belarus | 0.7% | 2023 | down 31.2% | rising |
| 150 | Maldives | 0.7% | 2023 | down 34.6% | volatile |
| 151 | Tanzania | 0.6% | 2023 | up 92.5% | volatile |
| 152 | Iran | 0.6% | 2023 | down 51.2% | volatile |
| 153 | Hong Kong | 0.5% | 2023 | down 51.8% | falling |
| 154 | Czechia | 0.5% | 2023 | up 108.5% | volatile |
| 155 | Cambodia | 0.5% | 2023 | up 233.2% | volatile |
| 156 | Romania | 0.5% | 2023 | down 54.1% | volatile |
| 157 | Guam | 0.5% | 2023 | up 44.0% | volatile |
| 158 | Comoros | 0.5% | 2023 | down 66.5% | volatile |
| 159 | Hungary | 0.5% | 2023 | down 63.3% | volatile |
| 160 | Sudan | 0.5% | 2023 | down 70.5% | volatile |
| 161 | Samoa | 0.5% | 2009 | up 1,430.8% | volatile |
| 162 | Niger | 0.4% | 2023 | down 84.0% | volatile |
| 163 | South Sudan | 0.4% | 2023 | up 700.6% | volatile |
| 164 | Sri Lanka | 0.4% | 2023 | down 52.0% | volatile |
| 165 | Mongolia | 0.4% | 2023 | up 38.6% | volatile |
| 166 | Zambia | 0.4% | 2023 | up 30.2% | volatile |
| 167 | Ethiopia | 0.4% | 2023 | down 56.9% | volatile |
| 168 | Eswatini | 0.4% | 2023 | up 268.9% | volatile |
| 169 | Malta | 0.4% | 2023 | up 9.4% | volatile |
| 170 | Bermuda | 0.4% | 2023 | down 28.0% | volatile |
| 171 | Mali | 0.4% | 2023 | down 53.4% | volatile |
| 172 | Burundi | 0.4% | 2014 | — | volatile |
| 173 | Uganda | 0.3% | 2023 | down 63.2% | volatile |
| 174 | Estonia | 0.3% | 2023 | up 16.0% | falling |
| 175 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.3% | 2023 | down 28.9% | volatile |
| 176 | Croatia | 0.3% | 2023 | down 81.5% | falling |
| 177 | Rwanda | 0.3% | 2023 | down 85.7% | volatile |
| 178 | Latvia | 0.2% | 2023 | down 63.6% | volatile |
| 179 | Austria | 0.2% | 2023 | up 6.6% | volatile |
| 180 | Lithuania | 0.2% | 2023 | down 57.8% | volatile |
| 181 | Turkmenistan | 0.2% | 2023 | up 592.4% | volatile |
| 182 | Vanuatu | 0.2% | 2011 | up 11.0% | volatile |
| 183 | Greenland | 0.2% | 2023 | up 160.6% | volatile |
| 184 | Zimbabwe | 0.2% | 2023 | down 48.9% | volatile |
| 185 | Slovakia | 0.2% | 2023 | up 86.5% | volatile |
| 186 | Tonga | 0.2% | 2011 | up 99.1% | volatile |
| 187 | Fiji | 0.1% | 2017 | down 16.7% | volatile |
| 188 | Malawi | 0.1% | 2023 | down 78.0% | volatile |
| 189 | Luxembourg | 0.1% | 2023 | down 96.1% | volatile |
| 190 | Palau | 0.1% | 2023 | down 17.2% | volatile |
| 191 | Botswana | 0.1% | 2023 | up 246.6% | volatile |
| 192 | Bhutan | 0.1% | 2023 | up 2,199.6% | volatile |
| 193 | Papua New Guinea | 0.1% | 2023 | down 29.5% | volatile |
| 194 | Micronesia (country) | 0.1% | 2023 | down 10.5% | volatile |
| 195 | Brunei | 0.1% | 2023 | down 88.0% | volatile |
| 196 | Laos | 0.1% | 2023 | up 514.9% | volatile |
| 197 | Afghanistan | 0.1% | 2023 | down 74.8% | volatile |
| 198 | Eritrea | 0.0% | 2023 | down 98.2% | volatile |
| 199 | Nauru | 0.0% | 2023 | down 27.5% | volatile |
| 200 | Lesotho | 0.0% | 2023 | up 164.1% | volatile |
| 201 | Solomon Islands | 0.0% | 2023 | down 57.5% | volatile |
| 202 | San Marino | 0.0% | 2023 | down 55.6% | volatile |
| 203 | Kiribati | 0.0% | 2023 | down 92.1% | volatile |
| 204 | Tuvalu | 0.0% | 2023 | down 99.3% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- North America 17.6%
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 13.4%
- Latin America & Caribbean 13.4%
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 12.1%
- Caribbean small states 9.8%
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 7.0%
- Upper middle income 6.5%
- OECD members 6.2%
- Middle income 6.0%
- Post-demographic dividend 6.0%
- IBRD only 6.0%
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 6.0%
About this data
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin America and the Caribbean are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Latin America and the Caribbean region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.