Developing countries’ and least developed … services exports in Caribbean
Caribbean: Developing countries’ and least developed … services exports was 0.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global in Caribbean, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global in Caribbean stood at 0.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global in Caribbean peaked at 1.0% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2020.
Caribbean ranks 36th of 224 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Developing countries’ and least developed … services exports in Caribbean, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.0% | — |
| 2001 | 1.0% | -4.9% |
| 2002 | 0.9% | -5.7% |
| 2003 | 0.9% | -5.1% |
| 2004 | 0.8% | -8.1% |
| 2005 | 1.0% | +29.0% |
| 2006 | 0.9% | -7.9% |
| 2007 | 0.9% | -8.2% |
| 2008 | 0.8% | -7.4% |
| 2009 | 0.8% | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 0.8% | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 0.8% | -6.2% |
| 2012 | 0.8% | +5.9% |
| 2013 | 0.8% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.8% | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 0.8% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.7% | -5.5% |
| 2018 | 0.7% | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 0.7% | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | -34.5% |
| 2021 | 0.5% | +7.2% |
| 2022 | 0.6% | +22.1% |
| 2023 | 0.6% | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 0.6% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean
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Frequently asked questions
- What is developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global in Caribbean?
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global in Caribbean was 0.6% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global recorded in Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2005.
- What is the lowest developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global recorded in Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2020.
- How does Caribbean rank for developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global?
- Caribbean ranks 36th out of 224 countries with data for 2024.
- Is developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global rising or falling in Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Caribbean data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global services exports (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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