Air transport, passengers carried, annual growth rate in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Air transport, passengers carried, annual growth rate was 12.41 % change on previous year in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Air transport, passengers carried, annual growth rate in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), 1971–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for air transport, passengers carried, annual growth rate in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) is 12.41 % change on previous year, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 75.2% on the previous year and up 53.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, air transport, passengers carried, annual growth rate in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 55.89 % change on previous year in 2021 and was at its lowest, -60.46 % change on previous year, in 2020.
That places Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 39th out of 44 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Air transport, passengers carried, annual growth rate in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 5.85 % change on previous year | — |
| 1972 | 12.68 % change on previous year | +116.5% |
| 1973 | 9.58 % change on previous year | -24.4% |
| 1974 | 17.39 % change on previous year | +81.5% |
| 1975 | 14.95 % change on previous year | -14.0% |
| 1976 | 11.18 % change on previous year | -25.2% |
| 1977 | 9.77 % change on previous year | -12.6% |
| 1978 | 10.35 % change on previous year | +5.9% |
| 1979 | 16.53 % change on previous year | +59.8% |
| 1980 | 8.97 % change on previous year | -45.8% |
| 1981 | 0.2415 % change on previous year | -97.3% |
| 1982 | 3.32 % change on previous year | +1273.4% |
| 1983 | -1.21 % change on previous year | -136.4% |
| 1984 | 1.85 % change on previous year | -253.5% |
| 1985 | 3 % change on previous year | +61.9% |
| 1986 | 7.6 % change on previous year | +153.3% |
| 1987 | 2.27 % change on previous year | -70.1% |
| 1988 | -0.8374 % change on previous year | -136.9% |
| 1989 | 8.34 % change on previous year | -1096.4% |
| 1990 | -2.38 % change on previous year | -128.5% |
| 1991 | -1.15 % change on previous year | -51.8% |
| 1992 | 1.8 % change on previous year | -256.9% |
| 1993 | 5.35 % change on previous year | +197.0% |
| 1994 | 8.36 % change on previous year | +56.4% |
| 1995 | -1.62 % change on previous year | -119.4% |
| 1996 | 5.93 % change on previous year | -465.5% |
| 1997 | 10.71 % change on previous year | +80.7% |
| 1998 | 5.78 % change on previous year | -46.1% |
| 1999 | 2.73 % change on previous year | -52.7% |
| 2000 | 3.3 % change on previous year | +20.6% |
| 2001 | 5.8 % change on previous year | +75.9% |
| 2002 | -3.29 % change on previous year | -156.7% |
| 2003 | -3.37 % change on previous year | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 7.16 % change on previous year | -312.7% |
| 2005 | 6.54 % change on previous year | -8.7% |
| 2006 | 2.73 % change on previous year | -58.2% |
| 2007 | 8.81 % change on previous year | +222.0% |
| 2008 | 11.48 % change on previous year | +30.4% |
| 2009 | 5.29 % change on previous year | -54.0% |
| 2010 | 26.81 % change on previous year | +407.0% |
| 2011 | 11.24 % change on previous year | -58.1% |
| 2012 | 9.86 % change on previous year | -12.3% |
| 2013 | 8.09 % change on previous year | -18.0% |
| 2014 | 6.19 % change on previous year | -23.5% |
| 2015 | 6.21 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.914 % change on previous year | -85.3% |
| 2017 | 3.45 % change on previous year | +278.0% |
| 2018 | 6.25 % change on previous year | +81.0% |
| 2019 | 4.16 % change on previous year | -33.5% |
| 2020 | -60.46 % change on previous year | -1553.6% |
| 2021 | 55.89 % change on previous year | -192.4% |
| 2022 | 50.01 % change on previous year | -10.5% |
| 2023 | 12.41 % change on previous year | -75.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Air transport, passengers carried, annual growth rate in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -1553.6% | 4.16 % change on previous year | -60.46 % change on previous year |
| 1982 | +1273.4% | 0.2415 % change on previous year | 3.32 % change on previous year |
| 1989 | +1096.4% | -0.8374 % change on previous year | 8.34 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.03 % change on previous year | 5.85 % change on previous year | 17.39 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1980s | 3.36 % change on previous year | -1.21 % change on previous year | 8.97 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.55 % change on previous year | -2.38 % change on previous year | 10.71 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.45 % change on previous year | -3.37 % change on previous year | 11.48 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.32 % change on previous year | 0.914 % change on previous year | 26.81 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.46 % change on previous year | -60.46 % change on previous year | 55.89 % change on previous year | 4 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 36 Ecuador 42.21 % change on previous year compare
- 37 Myanmar 42.12 % change on previous year compare
- 38 Ethiopia 41.82 % change on previous year compare
- 39 Zambia 40.71 % change on previous year compare
- 40 Solomon Islands 39.85 % change on previous year compare
- 41 Japan 39.15 % change on previous year compare
- 42 Botswana 38.83 % change on previous year compare
More infrastructure data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 765.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 117.5 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 77.00 million (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 11.8 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1182 units per person (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -4.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 77.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.17 units per person (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
All data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is air transport, passengers carried, annual growth rate in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Air transport, passengers carried, annual growth rate in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) was 12.41 % change on previous year in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest air transport, passengers carried, annual growth rate recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 55.89 % change on previous year in 2021.
- What is the lowest air transport, passengers carried, annual growth rate recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was -60.46 % change on previous year in 2020.
- How does Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for air transport, passengers carried, annual growth rate?
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 39th out of 44 groups with data for 2023.
- Is air transport, passengers carried, annual growth rate rising or falling in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Air transport, passengers carried, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Air transport, passengers carried. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Air transport, passengers carried Civil Aviation Statistics of the World, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Air transport, passengers carried. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.