ICT goods exports in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): ICT goods exports was 6.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
ICT goods exports in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 2000–2024
Source: UNCTADstat database, UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Measured in % of total goods exports.
Analysis
In 2024, ict goods exports in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) stood at 6.2%.
The figure is up 5.3% on the previous year and down 20.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ict goods exports in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 11.3% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 5.9%, in 2023.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 17th of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
ICT goods exports in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % of total goods exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.8% | — |
| 2001 | 11.3% | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 10.6% | -5.8% |
| 2003 | 9.7% | -8.1% |
| 2004 | 9.7% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 9.2% | -5.2% |
| 2006 | 9.5% | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 9.2% | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 9.6% | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 10.5% | +8.6% |
| 2010 | 9.6% | -8.0% |
| 2011 | 8.0% | -16.4% |
| 2012 | 8.0% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 7.8% | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 7.8% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 7.9% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 7.8% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 7.9% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 7.5% | -5.6% |
| 2019 | 7.4% | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 7.9% | +7.8% |
| 2021 | 7.1% | -10.2% |
| 2022 | 6.9% | -3.5% |
| 2023 | 5.9% | -14.2% |
| 2024 | 6.2% | +5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.0% | 9.2% | 11.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.0% | 7.4% | 9.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.8% | 5.9% | 7.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
More infrastructure data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 704.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 117.7 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 72.00 million (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 12 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1149 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 % change on previous year (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 72.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.12 units per person (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
All data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is ict goods exports in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Ict goods exports in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 6.2% in 2024, according to UNCTADstat database, UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
- What is the highest ict goods exports recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 11.3% in 2001.
- What is the lowest ict goods exports recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.9% in 2023.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for ict goods exports?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 17th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is ict goods exports rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from UNCTADstat database, UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), published as part of ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Information and communication technology goods exports include computers and peripheral equipment, communication equipment, consumer electronic equipment, electronic components, and other information and technology goods (miscellaneous).