What does this indicator measure?
It measures the total value of goods and services produced domestically and sold to the rest of the world, recorded on the basis of economic ownership rather than physical movement, to align with GDP accounting.
How does it differ from balance of payments exports?
It covers both goods and services, can include transactions where goods do not physically cross borders, excludes foreign content in re-exports, and may differ from balance of payments data due to timing, valuation, and ownership adjustments.
How many countries and which frequencies and period are covered?
The indicator covers 23 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean at annual and quarterly frequency, spanning 1990 to 2026.
What units and transformations are available?
Values are available as a percentage of GDP, in millions of USD, in millions of domestic currency, at constant prices (national accounts deflator), and seasonally adjusted. Growth rates (QoQ %, YoY %) are also available.
Where does the data come from?
Data are compiled from official national statistical agencies such as INEGI - Mexico, the Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas (INE) de Chile, DANE - Colombia, INDEC - Argentina, and the Instituto de Pesquisa Econômica Aplicada.
How do I cite this indicator?
Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Latin Macro Watch — "Exports (National Accounts)". data.iadb.org/dataset/latin-macro-watch-dataset.
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