In 2024, Brazil and Mexico were expected to be the countries with the largest gross domestic product (GDP) in Latin America and the Caribbean. In that year, Brazil's GDP could reach an estimated value of 2.4 trillion U.S. dollars, whereas Mexico's amounted to almost two trillion U.S. dollars. GDP is the total value of all goods and services produced in a country in a given year. It measures the economic strength of a country and a positive change indicates economic growth.

Guyana was the South American country 20360the highest gross national income per capita, with 20,360 U.S. dollars per person in 2023. Uruguay ranked second, registering a GNI of 19,530 U.S. dollars per person, based on current prices. Gross national income (GNI) is the aggregated sum of the value added by residents in an economy, plus net taxes (minus subsidies) and net receipts of primary income from abroad. Which are the largest Latin American economies? Based on annual gross domestic product, which is the total amount of goods and services produced in a country per year, Brazil leads the regional ranking, followed by Mexico, Argentina, and Chile. Many Caribbean countries and territories hold the highest GDP per capita in this region, measurement that reflects how GDP would be divided if it was perfectly equally distributed among the population. GNI per capita is, however, a more exact calculation of wealth than GDP per capita, as it takes into consideration taxes paid and income receipts from abroad. How much inequality is there in Latin America? In many Latin American countries, more than half the total wealth created in their economies is held by the richest 20 percent of the population. When a small share of the population concentrates most of the wealth, millions of people don't have enough to make ends meet. For instance, in Brazil, about 5.32 percent of the population lives on less than 3.2 U.S. dollars per day.

The average for 2024 based on 11 countries was 5.66 percent. The highest value was in Guyana: 43.37 percent and the lowest value was in Ecuador: -2 percent. The indicator is available from 1961 to 2024. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

In 2024, Mexico ranked as the country with the second-best economic performance amongst the seven Latin American nations included in the ranking, with a index score of ***** in a scale from * to 100, only behind Puerto Rico. Venezuela obtained the worst score in this macro-economic evaluation of the domestic economy, at ***** index points.

This dataset provides values for GDP reported in several countries. The data includes current values, previous releases, historical highs and record lows, release frequency, reported unit and currency.

The average for 2023 based on 11 countries was 11093.98 U.S. dollars. The highest value was in Uruguay: 22797.81 U.S. dollars and the lowest value was in Bolivia: 3686.28 U.S. dollars. The indicator is available from 1960 to 2023. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

In 2023, Puerto Rico and The Bahamas were the states with the highest gross domestic product (GDP) per capita in Latin America and the Caribbean. The average GDP generated per person in the Bahamas amounted to 34,749 U.S. dollars, whereas the average wealth created per capita in Puerto Rico was estimated at around 34,749 U.S. dollars. In that same year, this region's lowest GDP per capita was that of Haiti, at less than 1,693 U.S. dollars per person per year. The largest economies in Latin America GDP is the total value of all goods and services produced in a country in a year. It is an important indicator to measure the economic strength of a country and the average wealth of its population. By far, the two largest economies in the region are Brazil and Mexico, both registering GDPs three times bigger than the third place, Argentina. Nonetheless, they are the two most populated countries by a great margin.
Key economic indicators of Latin America Latin America emerges as an important region in the world economy, as of 2023, around 7.3 percent of the global GDP, a similar share to the Middle East. Nevertheless, the economic development of most of its countries has been heavily affected by other factors, such as corruption, inequality, inflation, or crime and violence. Countries such as Venezuela, Suriname, and Argentina are constantly ranking among the highest inflation rates in the world. While Jamaica, Ecuador, and Haiti rank as some of the most crime-ridden states.

The average for 2024 based on 19 countries was 9620.41 U.S. dollars. The highest value was in Puerto Rico: 30914.37 U.S. dollars and the lowest value was in Haiti: 1154.87 U.S. dollars. The indicator is available from 1960 to 2024. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

The average for 2024 based on 11 countries was 11407.96 U.S. dollars. The highest value was in Guyana: 32932.21 U.S. dollars and the lowest value was in Bolivia: 3226.19 U.S. dollars. The indicator is available from 1960 to 2024. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Haiti is expected to experience the worst economic recession in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2024. Haiti's gross domestic product (GDP) in 2024 is forecast to be 3 percent lower than the value registered in 2023, based on constant prices. Aside from Argentina, Haiti, and Puerto Rico, most economies in the region were likely to experience economic growth in 2024, most notably, Guyana.

The average for 2023 based on 11 countries was 7.99 percent. The highest value was in Bolivia: 13.47 percent and the lowest value was in Chile: 3.49 percent. The indicator is available from 1960 to 2024. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

The statistic shows the scores of Latin American countries on the 2019 Global Competitiveness Report, a study that assesses the competitiveness level of countries' economies worldwide. In the Latin American region, Chile was ranked first with a competitiveness index of **** points. Singapore was deemed the most competitive economy worldwide in 2019, with a score of **** points.

The average for 2024 based on 20 countries was 56 index points. The highest value was in Chile: 71 index points and the lowest value was in Cuba: 26 index points. The indicator is available from 1995 to 2024. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

As of 2024, three out of ten Latin American and Caribbean cities with the highest local purchasing power were located in Mexico. With an index score of 51.3, people in Querétaro had the highest domestic purchasing power in Mexico. In South America, the city with the highest domestic purchasing power for 2024 was Montevideo, scoring 53 index points.

In 2023, four Caribbean nations were the countries with the highest gross national income per capita in Latin America and the Caribbean. On average, the national gross income amounted to around 31,990 U.S. dollars per person in the Bahamas, an island country which also had one of the highest gross domestic product per capita in this region. Outside the Caribbean Excluding the Caribbean, the economies with the highest national income per capita are generally located in South America, with the exceptions of Panama, Costa Rica and Mexico. Guyana leads among continental states with a national income of around 20.360 U.S. dollars per person. Gross national income (GNI) is the aggregated sum of the value added by residents in an economy, plus net taxes (minus subsidies) and net receipts of primary income from abroad. The biggest economies Brazil and Mexico are still miles ahead in the race for the biggest economy of Latin America. As of 2023, both nations exceeded the two trillion U.S. dollars mark in their Gross Domestic Product (GDP). While Argentina's GDP, third place, slightly surpassed the 600 billion U.S. dollars. Nonetheless, both nations also ranked as the most populated by far in the region.

The average for 2024 based on 12 countries was 43 points. The highest value was in Uruguay: 85 points and the lowest value was in Venezuela: 0 points. The indicator is available from 1995 to 2024. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

The average for 2023 based on 9 countries was 25.58 percent. The highest value was in Paraguay: 40.34 percent and the lowest value was in Argentina: 13.89 percent. The indicator is available from 1960 to 2024. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

As of 2023, Uruguay was the country in South America with the largest Gross Domestic Product per capita, with ********* US dollars. Guyana landed in second place, with ********* US dollars per capita. When it comes to the total GDP in South America, Brazil led the region this year with more than * trillion U.S. dollars.

The average for 2023 based on 11 countries was 0.35 percent. The highest value was in Brazil: 2.08 percent and the lowest value was in Suriname: 0 percent. The indicator is available from 1980 to 2023. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Brazil ranked not only as the South American economy with the largest forecast gross expenditure on research & development (GERD) in 2022, but also as the country where GERD reseprented the largest share of the national GDP in the region. In Chile, were gross expenditure on R&D was expected to reach **** billion U.S. dollars in PP terms, the spending represented merely **** percent of the GDP.