ICT goods imports in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): ICT goods imports was 11.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
ICT goods imports in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 2000–2024
Source: UNCTADstat database, UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Measured in % total goods imports.
Analysis
In 2024, ict goods imports in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) stood at 11.0%.
The figure is up 8.6% on the previous year and down 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ict goods imports in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 13.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 9.5%, in 2022.
That places Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 14th out of 47 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
ICT goods imports in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % total goods imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13.7% | — |
| 2001 | 13.6% | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 11.9% | -12.7% |
| 2003 | 12.3% | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 13.2% | +7.9% |
| 2005 | 13.3% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 13.6% | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 11.0% | -18.7% |
| 2008 | 11.9% | +8.1% |
| 2009 | 13.4% | +12.4% |
| 2010 | 13.3% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 12.0% | -9.8% |
| 2012 | 11.7% | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 12.0% | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 11.7% | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 11.7% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 11.6% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 11.2% | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 11.0% | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 11.4% | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 12.4% | +9.1% |
| 2021 | 11.0% | -11.3% |
| 2022 | 9.5% | -14.0% |
| 2023 | 10.1% | +6.5% |
| 2024 | 11.0% | +8.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.8% | 11.0% | 13.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.8% | 11.0% | 13.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.8% | 9.5% | 12.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- 11 Mexico 15.8% compare
- 12 United Arab Emirates 13.6% compare
- 13 United States of America 13.4% compare
- 14 Macau, China 12.5% compare
- 15 Ireland 12.4% compare
- 16 Japan 12.4% compare
- 17 Hungary 11.9% compare
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 imports in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Ict goods imports in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 11.0% in 2024, according to UNCTADstat database, UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
- What is the highest ict goods imports recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 13.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest ict goods imports recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.5% in 2022.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for ict goods imports?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 14th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is ict goods imports rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.3%. 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 imports (% total goods imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Information and communication technology goods imports include computers and peripheral equipment, communication equipment, consumer electronic equipment, electronic components, and other information and technology goods (miscellaneous).