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This fact sheet tracks selected economic and social development indicators for Latin American
and Caribbean countries. It also classifies country economies by income. The tables (Table 1 and
Table 2) show the most recent data available at the time of printing from the World Bank, the
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and the U.S. Department of State. This fact
sheet will be updated annually.
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Table 1. Select Economic and Social Indicators.............................................................................. 2
Table 2. Economic Classification by Income .................................................................................. 4
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his fact sheet tracks selected economic and social development indicators for Latin
American and Caribbean countries. It also classifies country economies by income. The
T tables (Table 1 and Table 2) show the most recent data available at the time of printing
from the World Bank, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and the U.S.
Department of State. This fact sheet will be updated annually.
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Table 1. Select Economic and Social Indicators
Adult Literacy
Human
Area in
Gross National
GNI Per
Life
Rate
Development
Country
Square
Population
Income (GNI)
Capita
Expectancy
(% age 15
Index (HDI)
Miles
US $ millions
US $
at Birth
& older)
Ranka
2007
2007
2005
2005
2005
Antigua and
170
Barbuda
84,097 (2006)
977 11,520 73.9 85.8
57
Argentina 1,100,000 40,300,000
(2007) 238,900
6,050 74.8
97.2
38
Bahamas
5,382
307,451 (2008 est.)
6,586b
c
72.3
95.8 (2003 est.)
49
Barbados 166 279,912
(2006)
2,976d
c
76.6
99.7 (2003 est.)
31
Belize 8,867 314,300
(2007)
1,157
3,800
75.9
75.1 80
Bolivia 425,000 9,247,816
(2008)
12,000 1,260
64.7 86.7 117
Brazil
3,290,000
196,000,000 (2007 est.)
1,133,000
5,910
71.7
88.6
70
Chile 302,778
16,500,000
(2007)
138,600
8,350
78.3 95.7 40
Colombia 440,000 44,380,000
(2007)
149,900 3,250 72.3 92.8
75
Costa Rica
19,730
4,299,000 (2006)
24,800
5,560
78.5
94.9
48
Cuba 44,200 11,200,000
47,350e
f 77.7 99.8
51
Dominica 290 69,000
(2008)
310
4,250
75.6
88.0 71
Dominican
18,704
Republic
9,365,000 (2007)
34,600 3,550
71.5 87.0 79
Ecuador 106,900 13,923,375
(2009)
41,200 3,080 74.7 91.0 89
El Salvador
8,008
5,700,000 (2007)
19,500
2,850
71.3
80.6 (2007)
103
Grenada 133 108,148
(2006)
505
4,670
68.2
96.0 82
Guatemala 42,042 13,600,000
(2008)
32,600 2,440 69.7 69.1 118
Guyana
83,000
760,200 (2006)
959
1,300
65.2
99.0 (2003 est.)
97
Haiti
10,714
8,500,000 (2006)
5,400
560
59.5
54.8 (2003 est.)
146
Honduras 43,278 7,300,000
(2006)
11,300 1,600 69.4 80.0 115
Jamaica 4,244
2,673,800
(2006)
9,923
3,710
72.2
79.9 101
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Adult Literacy
Human
Area in
Gross National
GNI Per
Life
Rate
Development
Country
Square
Population
Income (GNI)
Capita
Expectancy
(% age 15
Index (HDI)
Miles
US $ millions
US $
at Birth
& older)
Ranka
2007
2007
2005
2005
2005
Mexico 761,600 109,955,400
(2008)
878,000 8,340 75.6 91.6
52
Nicaragua 59,998 5,400,000
(2005)
5,500 980 71.9 76.7 110
Panama 30,193 3,300,000
(2004)
18,400 5,510
75.1 91.9 62
Paraguay
157,047
6,831,306 (2008)
10,200
1,670
71.3
93.5 (2007)
95
Peru 496,225
28,700,000
(2008)
96,200
3,450
70.7
87.9 87
St. Kitts and
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Nevis
39,129 (2007)
470 9,630
70.0 97.8 54
St. Lucia
238
166,014 (2006)
929
5,530
73.1
94.8
72
St. Vincent and
130
the Grenadines
118,000 (2008)
507 4,210
71.1 88.1 93
Suriname 63,037 492,829
(2004)
2,166 4,730 69.6 89.6 85
Trinidad and
1,980
Tobago
1,303,188 (2007)
18,795 14,100 69.2
98.4
(2007) 59
Uruguay 68,000 3,500,000
(2008)
21,200 6,380
75.9 96.8 46
Venezuela
352,143
28,091,383 (2008 est.)
201,200
7,320
73.2
93.0
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Sources: Area and population statistics from the U.S. Department of State, Country Background Notes; GNI and GNI per capita are from the World Bank, World
Development Report 2009; life expectancy at birth, adult literacy rate, and human development rank are from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Human
Development Report 2007/2008. The Human Development Report 2009 is expected to be released in October 2009
a. HDI rank is determined by using UNDP’s human development index (HDI), which measures the average achievements in a country in three basic dimensions of human
development: a long and healthy life (measured by life expectancy at birth), access to knowledge (measured by adult literacy and enrollment at the primary, secondary,
and tertiary level education), and a decent standard of living (measured by gross domestic product (GDP) per capita in Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) US dollars). It is
calculated for 177 countries and areas for which data are available.
b. GDP from the U.S. Department of State, Country Background Notes at http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/1857.htm, accessed Feb. 25, 2009.
c. Estimated to be high income ($11,456 or more), World Development Report 2009.
d. 2006 GDP from the U.S. Department of State, Country Background Notes at http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/26507.htm, accessed Feb. 25, 2009
e. GDP from the U.S. Department of State, Country Background Notes at http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/2886.htm, accessed Feb. 25, 2009.
f. Estimated to be upper middle income ($3,706 to 11,455), World Development Report 2009.
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Table 2. Economic Classification by Income
High Income
Upper Middle Income
Lower Middle Income
Low Income
Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina ($6,050)
Bolivia ($1,260)
Haiti ($560)
($11,520)
Belize ($3,800)
Colombia ($3,250)
Bahamas (a)
Brazil ($5,910)
Dominican Republic ($3,550)
Barbados (a)
Chile ($8,350)
Ecuador ($3,080)
Trinidad and Tobago
($14,100)
Costa Rica ($5,560)
El Salvador ($2,850)
Cuba (b)
Guatemala ($2,440)
Dominica ($4,250)
Guyana ($1,300)
Grenada ($4,670)
Honduras ($1,600)
Jamaica ($3,710)
Nicaragua ($980)
Mexico ($8,340)
Paraguay ($1,670)
Panama ($5,510)
Peru ($3,450)
St. Kitts and Nevis ($9,630)
St. Lucia ($5,530)
St. Vincent and the
Grenadines ($4,210)
Suriname ($4,730)
Uruguay ($6,380)
Venezuela ($7,320)
Source: World Bank, World Development Report 2009.
Notes: The economies are classified based on GNI per capita (2007). They include low income (LIC), $935 or
less; lower middle income (LMC), $936-$3,705; upper middle income (UMC), $3,706-$11,455; and high income,
$11,456 or more.Estimated to be high income ($11,456 or more), World Development Report 2009.
a. Estimated to be high income ($11,456 or more), World Development Report 2009.
b. Estimated to be upper middle income ($3,706 to 11,455), World Development Report 2009.
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Information Research Specialist
jgomezgranger@crs.loc.gov, 7-8981
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