Exports (National Accounts)

Exports in national accounts represent 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. This measure covers both tangible goods and intangible services, and may include transactions where goods do not physically cross borders (such as merchanting or goods for processing abroad) to align with GDP accounting. It excludes foreign content in re-exports and may differ from balance of payments data due to adjustments in timing, valuation, and ownership recognition. The indicator is part of the Latin Macro Watch (LMW) dataset published by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) on data.iadb.org for Latin America and the Caribbean.

Coverage

Data are available for 23 countries at annual and quarterly frequency, covering the period 1990–2026. Values are reported as a percentage of GDP, in millions of USD, in millions of domestic currency, at constant prices (national accounts deflator), and seasonally adjusted, with growth-rate transformations (QoQ %, YoY %).

Sources

Figures are compiled from official national statistical agencies, including INEGI - Mexico, the Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas (INE) de Chile, the Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadística (DANE) - Colombia, INDEC - Argentina, and the Instituto de Pesquisa Econômica Aplicada. For Brazil, quarterly values are reported as four-quarter trailing sums (annualized levels), computed as the rolling sum of the current and three preceding quarters of the underlying IBGE flow series; annual values correspond to the calendar-year sum and are consistent with IBGE's published annual aggregates.

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Format	CSV
Language	en
Country	Argentina Bahamas Trinidad & Tobago Belize Costa Rica Dominican Republic Ecuador Bolivia Brazil Chile Colombia El Salvador Jamaica Mexico Nicaragua Guatemala Guyana Haiti Honduras Panama Uruguay Venezuela Barbados Paraguay Peru Suriname
Data notes	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.