Caribbean small states - Merchandise imports

Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise imports) in Caribbean small states was 3.55 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 35.67 in 1976, while its lowest value was 0.02 in 1992.

Definition: Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from economies in the Arab World. 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.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1960 0.06
1961 9.13
1962 11.75
1963 8.37
1964 7.20
1965 7.35
1966 4.93
1967 0.18
1968 0.92
1969 1.89
1970 3.30
1971 8.55
1972 7.07
1973 8.09
1974 23.83
1975 28.72
1976 35.67
1977 29.70
1978 25.25
1979 29.91
1980 16.64
1981 13.59
1982 10.27
1983 20.91
1984 5.28
1985 1.22
1986 2.60
1987 10.95
1988 5.62
1989 15.54
1990 0.39
1991 0.07
1992 0.02
1993 0.13
1994 0.18
1995 0.08
1996 0.10
1997 0.03
1998 0.15
1999 0.23
2000 0.08
2001 0.03
2002 0.10
2003 0.33
2004 0.24
2005 0.21
2006 0.07
2007 0.05
2008 0.06
2009 0.05
2010 0.08
2011 0.07
2012 0.07
2013 0.12
2014 0.21
2015 0.19
2016 0.19
2017 0.19
2018 0.21
2019 4.59
2020 3.55

Merchandise imports (current US$)

The value for Merchandise imports (current US$) in Caribbean small states was 19,213,000,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 31,060,000,000 in 2013 and a minimum value of 825,000,000 in 1960.

Definition: Merchandise imports show the c.i.f. value of goods received from the rest of the world valued in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Trade Organization.

See also:

Year Value
1960 825,000,000
1961 889,000,000
1962 901,000,000
1963 939,000,000
1964 1,130,000,000
1965 1,225,000,000
1966 1,315,000,000
1967 1,347,000,000
1968 1,383,000,000
1969 1,672,000,000
1970 1,934,000,000
1971 2,302,000,000
1972 2,517,000,000
1973 2,946,000,000
1974 5,638,000,000
1975 6,408,000,000
1976 7,189,000,000
1977 7,521,000,000
1978 7,350,000,000
1979 8,207,000,000
1980 13,850,000,000
1981 14,071,000,000
1982 13,372,000,000
1983 10,599,000,000
1984 9,003,000,000
1985 7,528,000,000
1986 7,540,000,000
1987 7,513,000,000
1988 7,067,000,000
1989 8,701,000,000
1990 6,842,000,000
1991 7,336,000,000
1992 6,664,000,000
1993 7,502,000,000
1994 7,336,000,000
1995 9,074,000,000
1996 9,907,000,000
1997 11,709,000,000
1998 11,691,000,000
1999 11,304,000,000
2000 12,970,000,000
2001 12,949,000,000
2002 12,922,000,000
2003 13,927,000,000
2004 15,691,000,000
2005 18,715,000,000
2006 21,323,000,000
2007 24,547,000,000
2008 29,335,000,000
2009 21,413,000,000
2010 21,679,000,000
2011 27,229,000,000
2012 27,681,000,000
2013 31,060,000,000
2014 29,265,000,000
2015 25,545,000,000
2016 23,092,000,000
2017 23,726,000,000
2018 26,401,000,000
2019 26,809,000,000
2020 19,213,000,000

Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports) in Caribbean small states was 70.84 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 85.01 in 1993, while its lowest value was 55.37 in 2015.

Definition: Merchandise imports from high-income economies are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from high-income economies 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.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1960 78.56
1961 80.98
1962 80.47
1963 79.26
1964 78.70
1965 76.64
1966 77.90
1967 75.11
1968 75.79
1969 77.23
1970 77.79
1971 70.33
1972 70.53
1973 68.00
1974 60.72
1975 64.74
1976 67.03
1977 61.84
1978 62.57
1979 64.55
1980 81.35
1981 70.68
1982 75.19
1983 67.11
1984 59.91
1985 60.14
1986 67.75
1987 75.72
1988 79.00
1989 81.68
1990 82.09
1991 82.74
1992 83.16
1993 85.01
1994 84.21
1995 81.12
1996 81.37
1997 83.74
1998 83.40
1999 82.43
2000 78.33
2001 78.41
2002 76.37
2003 75.99
2004 75.96
2005 71.96
2006 69.98
2007 68.43
2008 65.63
2009 66.68
2010 67.08
2011 63.48
2012 63.32
2013 58.52
2014 61.27
2015 55.37
2016 57.47
2017 60.89
2018 68.62
2019 72.21
2020 70.84

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise imports) in Caribbean small states was 19.91 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 35.39 in 2015, while its lowest value was 2.08 in 1968.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from other low- and middle-income economies in other World Bank regions 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.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1960 2.91
1961 3.87
1962 3.72
1963 5.51
1964 5.36
1965 4.72
1966 3.91
1967 3.53
1968 2.08
1969 2.63
1970 5.45
1971 15.18
1972 16.50
1973 22.77
1974 30.22
1975 28.22
1976 25.72
1977 30.09
1978 29.21
1979 23.99
1980 6.75
1981 19.48
1982 14.41
1983 20.77
1984 31.20
1985 29.81
1986 24.86
1987 16.77
1988 11.67
1989 9.05
1990 6.20
1991 5.63
1992 6.77
1993 4.13
1994 7.09
1995 8.83
1996 8.81
1997 5.69
1998 7.97
1999 8.04
2000 7.92
2001 8.74
2002 10.86
2003 12.92
2004 12.93
2005 16.76
2006 18.47
2007 20.48
2008 21.75
2009 21.18
2010 21.14
2011 24.69
2012 24.98
2013 30.91
2014 28.89
2015 35.39
2016 34.90
2017 31.79
2018 21.74
2019 18.97
2020 19.91

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise imports) in Caribbean small states was 10.15 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 14.01 in 1981, while its lowest value was 0.10 in 1961.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia and Pacific are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the East Asia and Pacific 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.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1960 0.14
1961 0.10
1963 0.11
1964 0.18
1965 0.22
1966 0.34
1967 0.22
1968 0.19
1969 0.28
1970 0.34
1971 0.91
1972 3.43
1973 2.88
1974 7.13
1975 7.22
1976 5.10
1977 4.20
1978 6.13
1979 2.12
1980 2.94
1981 14.01
1982 6.19
1983 0.93
1984 5.91
1985 1.56
1986 7.22
1987 2.62
1988 0.54
1989 0.60
1990 0.59
1991 0.83
1992 0.97
1993 0.89
1994 1.45
1995 1.36
1996 1.61
1997 1.37
1998 1.87
1999 1.87
2000 2.03
2001 2.20
2002 2.47
2003 2.67
2004 3.01
2005 3.43
2006 4.10
2007 4.94
2008 5.11
2009 5.39
2010 6.08
2011 6.55
2012 6.04
2013 5.96
2014 7.00
2015 10.79
2016 10.95
2017 10.26
2018 8.55
2019 8.35
2020 10.15

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe & Central Asia (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe & Central Asia (% of total merchandise imports) in Caribbean small states was 1.60 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 58 years was 6.40 in 2016, while its lowest value was 0.00 in 1965.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe and Central Asia are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Europe and Central Asia 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.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1962 0.01
1963 0.01
1965 0.00
1966 0.00
1968 0.00
1970 0.00
1971 0.00
1972 0.00
1973 0.00
1974 0.00
1975 0.00
1976 0.00
1977 0.00
1978 0.00
1979 0.00
1980 0.01
1981 0.01
1982 0.01
1983 0.03
1984 0.02
1985 0.14
1986 0.05
1987 0.03
1988 0.05
1989 0.05
1990 0.06
1991 0.06
1992 0.06
1993 0.42
1994 1.37
1995 2.38
1996 2.38
1997 0.27
1998 0.94
1999 1.41
2000 0.39
2001 0.44
2002 0.53
2003 0.38
2004 0.56
2005 0.38
2006 0.62
2007 0.43
2008 2.47
2009 2.86
2010 1.39
2011 3.35
2012 3.21
2013 4.89
2014 4.35
2015 6.22
2016 6.40
2017 5.79
2018 4.64
2019 1.42
2020 1.60

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin America & the Caribbean (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin America & the Caribbean (% of total merchandise imports) in Caribbean small states was 12.48 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 17.39 in 2013, while its lowest value was 2.55 in 1968.

Definition: 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.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1960 3.36
1961 3.52
1962 4.08
1963 6.12
1964 5.75
1965 5.18
1966 4.12
1967 4.02
1968 2.55
1969 2.97
1970 3.11
1971 2.94
1972 4.76
1973 5.70
1974 5.67
1975 3.90
1976 3.65
1977 3.24
1978 3.66
1979 3.72
1980 5.13
1981 5.49
1982 6.40
1983 5.70
1984 10.26
1985 10.16
1986 6.48
1987 7.60
1988 7.90
1989 7.00
1990 8.46
1991 6.03
1992 6.69
1993 4.91
1994 7.09
1995 7.56
1996 7.48
1997 7.50
1998 8.07
1999 8.01
2000 9.00
2001 9.95
2002 9.34
2003 10.76
2004 11.32
2005 13.63
2006 12.79
2007 13.76
2008 13.83
2009 13.28
2010 13.30
2011 14.76
2012 15.06
2013 17.39
2014 13.91
2015 15.13
2016 15.84
2017 15.20
2018 12.85
2019 10.35
2020 12.48

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle East & North Africa (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle East & North Africa (% of total merchandise imports) in Caribbean small states was 1.34 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 13.48 in 1977, while its lowest value was 0.00 in 1969.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle East and North Africa are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Middle East and North Africa 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.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1960 0.06
1961 0.01
1966 0.00
1968 0.01
1969 0.00
1970 0.54
1971 7.40
1972 5.38
1973 1.46
1974 10.91
1975 9.90
1976 10.37
1977 13.48
1978 12.23
1979 11.78
1980 0.05
1981 1.72
1982 2.74
1983 9.98
1984 2.09
1985 0.52
1986 2.08
1987 1.16
1988 1.70
1989 0.99
1990 0.33
1991 0.94
1992 2.05
1993 0.13
1994 0.06
1995 0.01
1996 0.10
1997 0.03
1998 0.02
1999 0.07
2000 0.08
2001 0.03
2002 0.09
2003 0.31
2004 0.23
2005 0.21
2006 0.05
2007 0.04
2008 0.05
2009 0.03
2010 0.04
2011 0.05
2012 0.03
2013 0.05
2014 0.15
2015 0.03
2016 0.02
2017 0.03
2018 0.06
2019 3.97
2020 1.34

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South Asia (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South Asia (% of total merchandise imports) in Caribbean small states was 1.32 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 1.35 in 2012, while its lowest value was 0.08 in 1988.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South Asia are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the South Asia 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.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1960 0.62
1961 1.11
1962 0.37
1963 0.30
1964 0.41
1965 0.44
1966 0.35
1967 0.29
1968 0.22
1969 0.21
1970 0.27
1971 0.24
1972 0.27
1973 0.24
1974 0.11
1975 0.31
1976 0.13
1977 0.12
1978 0.11
1979 0.09
1980 0.14
1981 0.11
1982 0.12
1983 0.09
1984 0.35
1985 0.11
1986 0.17
1987 0.08
1988 0.08
1989 0.09
1990 0.15
1991 0.14
1992 0.19
1993 0.19
1994 0.19
1995 0.14
1996 0.14
1997 0.17
1998 0.27
1999 0.31
2000 0.29
2001 0.33
2002 0.35
2003 0.39
2004 0.46
2005 0.51
2006 0.56
2007 0.53
2008 0.51
2009 1.08
2010 1.06
2011 0.60
2012 1.35
2013 1.03
2014 0.84
2015 0.86
2016 0.86
2017 0.87
2018 0.93
2019 0.88
2020 1.32

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% of total merchandise imports) in Caribbean small states was 0.62 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 19.50 in 1985, while its lowest value was 0.01 in 1967.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Sub-Saharan Africa 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.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1960 0.06
1961 0.03
1965 0.04
1966 0.04
1967 0.01
1968 0.02
1969 0.29
1970 2.32
1971 4.82
1972 4.22
1973 14.02
1974 7.71
1975 8.39
1976 7.61
1977 10.18
1978 8.53
1979 7.57
1980 0.52
1981 0.03
1982 0.85
1983 6.26
1984 14.34
1985 19.50
1986 11.35
1987 8.57
1988 5.10
1989 3.42
1990 0.97
1991 0.60
1992 0.65
1993 0.41
1994 0.26
1995 0.80
1996 0.27
1997 0.12
1998 0.11
1999 0.21
2000 0.82
2001 0.68
2002 3.16
2003 3.48
2004 2.72
2005 3.97
2006 4.98
2007 5.87
2008 4.41
2009 3.96
2010 4.92
2011 5.28
2012 4.62
2013 6.77
2014 7.84
2015 6.95
2016 6.24
2017 5.68
2018 1.40
2019 0.93
2020 0.62

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise imports) in Caribbean small states was 1.64 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 21.22 in 1968, while its lowest value was 1.27 in 2017.

Definition: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy residuals are the total merchandise imports by the reporting economy from the rest of the world as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database, less the sum of imports by the reporting economy from high-, low-, and middle-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Includes trade with unspecified partners or with economies not covered by World Bank classification. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1960 17.20
1961 14.26
1962 15.07
1963 14.21
1964 14.97
1965 17.47
1966 17.25
1967 20.34
1968 21.22
1969 19.03
1970 15.63
1971 13.37
1972 11.40
1973 7.70
1974 7.73
1975 5.54
1976 6.11
1977 6.94
1978 6.77
1979 10.16
1980 9.86
1981 7.95
1982 8.50
1983 9.90
1984 7.12
1985 7.87
1986 4.90
1987 4.21
1988 5.63
1989 6.19
1990 7.35
1991 8.65
1992 6.24
1993 8.04
1994 5.39
1995 6.63
1996 6.65
1997 6.80
1998 5.32
1999 5.69
2000 9.06
2001 7.97
2002 7.69
2003 6.02
2004 5.75
2005 5.91
2006 6.94
2007 6.00
2008 7.99
2009 6.72
2010 6.14
2011 5.94
2012 6.37
2013 5.40
2014 4.64
2015 4.65
2016 2.22
2017 1.27
2018 2.94
2019 1.88
2020 1.64

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$)

The latest value for Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) in Caribbean small states was $22,980,340,000 as of 2020. Over the past 60 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $30,174,560,000 in 2015 and $648,800,000 in 1960.

Definition: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy are the total merchandise imports by the reporting economy from the rest of the world, as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1960 $648,800,000
1961 $730,800,000
1962 $696,300,000
1963 $815,057,000
1964 $1,056,515,000
1965 $1,059,288,000
1966 $1,228,402,000
1967 $1,257,225,000
1968 $1,294,396,000
1969 $1,497,898,000
1970 $1,849,477,000
1971 $2,177,344,000
1972 $2,353,838,000
1973 $2,786,651,000
1974 $5,461,007,000
1975 $6,387,797,000
1976 $7,037,009,000
1977 $7,113,822,000
1978 $7,289,698,000
1979 $7,985,080,000
1980 $5,815,326,000
1981 $9,243,040,000
1982 $8,431,599,000
1983 $8,628,400,000
1984 $8,738,058,000
1985 $7,423,099,000
1986 $7,178,015,000
1987 $7,234,916,000
1988 $6,402,193,000
1989 $8,286,555,000
1990 $7,744,532,000
1991 $8,123,474,000
1992 $8,781,456,000
1993 $10,041,780,000
1994 $8,522,610,000
1995 $10,038,920,000
1996 $11,966,740,000
1997 $11,285,560,000
1998 $12,369,360,000
1999 $12,571,000,000
2000 $12,362,180,000
2001 $12,677,260,000
2002 $12,931,590,000
2003 $13,717,660,000
2004 $15,433,910,000
2005 $18,532,580,000
2006 $21,209,820,000
2007 $22,938,840,000
2008 $28,612,490,000
2009 $20,937,130,000
2010 $20,772,270,000
2011 $26,641,010,000
2012 $29,167,290,000
2013 $29,796,050,000
2014 $29,763,110,000
2015 $30,174,560,000
2016 $27,787,850,000
2017 $27,860,090,000
2018 $27,019,980,000
2019 $25,481,020,000
2020 $22,980,340,000

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within region (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within region (% of total merchandise imports) in Caribbean small states was 7.61 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 7.61 in 2020, while its lowest value was 0.75 in 1962.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within region are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from other low- and middle-income economies in the same World Bank region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are 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. No figures are shown for high-income economies, because they are a separate category in the World Bank classification of economies.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1960 1.33
1961 0.89
1962 0.75
1963 1.03
1964 0.98
1965 1.17
1966 0.94
1967 1.01
1968 0.91
1969 1.11
1970 1.13
1971 1.12
1972 1.56
1973 1.52
1974 1.32
1975 1.50
1976 1.14
1977 1.13
1978 1.45
1979 1.30
1980 2.04
1981 1.90
1982 1.90
1983 2.22
1984 1.78
1985 2.18
1986 2.49
1987 3.30
1988 3.70
1989 3.08
1990 4.37
1991 2.98
1992 3.83
1993 2.83
1994 3.32
1995 3.42
1996 3.17
1997 3.76
1998 3.31
1999 3.84
2000 4.69
2001 4.89
2002 5.08
2003 5.07
2004 5.36
2005 5.37
2006 4.62
2007 5.09
2008 4.63
2009 5.42
2010 5.65
2011 5.90
2012 5.33
2013 5.18
2014 5.20
2015 4.60
2016 5.41
2017 6.04
2018 6.70
2019 6.94
2020 7.61

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Imports