Developing countries’ and least developed … services imports in Caribbean
Caribbean: Developing countries’ and least developed … services imports was 0.3% 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
Caribbean recorded 0.3% for developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global in 2024.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global in Caribbean peaked at 0.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2020.
That places Caribbean 51st out of 224 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 imports in Caribbean, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.5% | — |
| 2001 | 0.5% | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 0.5% | -4.3% |
| 2003 | 0.4% | -9.7% |
| 2004 | 0.4% | -12.3% |
| 2005 | 0.4% | +5.9% |
| 2006 | 0.4% | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 0.4% | -8.1% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | +10.4% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.4% | -5.4% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | -6.6% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | -6.0% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | -5.2% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | -10.8% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | +11.9% |
| 2022 | 0.3% | +9.5% |
| 2023 | 0.3% | -3.8% |
| 2024 | 0.3% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean
More infrastructure data for Caribbean
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- Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight 6.7% (2024)
- Proportion of the target population who received 3 doses of 79.0% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 0.3% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 0.1% (2024)
- Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural 0.7% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 0.6% (2024)
- Total official flows for infrastructure, by recipient countries 337.9 (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports 4.54 (2024)
- Proportion of the target population who received 73.0% (2024)
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 0.3% 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 0.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global recorded in Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2020.
- How does Caribbean rank for developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global?
- Caribbean ranks 51st 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 3.9%. 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 imports (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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