Latin America and the Caribbean: Fact Sheet on Economic and Social Indicators

Latin America and the Caribbean:
Fact Sheet on Economic and Social
Indicators
Julissa Gomez-Granger
Information Research Specialist
Knowledge Services Group
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), Economist
Intelligence Unit (EIU), and the U.S. Department of State. This fact sheet will be updated
annually.
Table 1. Select Economic and Social Indicators
^Gr^o^s^s^GN^I^Lif^e^Adult^Hu^m^aⁿ
^N^a^ti^on^al^{Per Capita}^E^x^pectancy^Lⁱ^teracy^Dev^e^lo^p-
^{Area in}^Inc^o^m^e^{US $}^{at Bi}^rth^Ra^te^m^e^nt^Index
^Co^unt^ry^Squa^re^P^o^pula^t^ioⁿ^(G^NI⁾^(%^{age 15 &}^(HDI⁾
^M^iles^{US $}^older)^Ra^nk^a
^m^illio^ns
²⁰⁰⁶²⁰⁰⁶²⁰⁰⁵²⁰⁰⁵
^Aⁿ^tⁱ^gua^aⁿ^d¹⁷⁰^82,786⁹³⁷^11,210^73.9^85.8⁵⁷
^Ba^rbu^d^a⁽²⁰⁰⁵⁾
^A^r^g^eⁿ^tⁱⁿ^a¹^,100,000^39,000,000^201,400^5,150^74.8^97.2³⁸
⁽²⁰⁰⁶⁾
^c
^Bah^a^m^a^s⁵^,382^323,000^6,337^b^72.3^95.8⁴⁹
⁽²⁰⁰⁵⁾^{(2003 es}^t^.⁾
^Barbados¹⁶⁶^279,912^3,100^d^c^76.6^99.7³¹
⁽²⁰⁰⁶⁾⁽²⁰⁰⁵⁾^{(2003 es}^t^.⁾
^Belⁱ^z^e⁸^,867^299,766^1,084^3,650^75.9^75.1⁸⁰
⁽²⁰⁰⁶⁾
^Bolⁱ^vⁱ^a^425,000^9,119,152^10,300^{1,100 64.7}^86.7¹¹⁷

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^Gr^o^s^s^GN^I^Lif^e^Adult^Hu^m^aⁿ
^N^a^ti^on^al^{Per Capita}^E^x^pectancy^Lⁱ^teracy^Dev^e^lo^p-
^{Area in}^Inc^o^m^e^{US $}^{at Bi}^rth^Ra^te^m^e^nt^Index
^Co^unt^ry^Squa^re^P^o^pula^t^ioⁿ^(G^NI⁾^(%^{age 15 &}^(HDI⁾
^M^iles^{US $}^older)^Ra^nk^a
^m^illio^ns
²⁰⁰⁶²⁰⁰⁶²⁰⁰⁵²⁰⁰⁵
^Parag^u^a^y^157,047^6,506,464^8,400^1,400^71.3^93.5⁹⁵
⁽²⁰⁰⁶⁾⁽²⁰⁰⁷⁾
^Peru^496,225^28,600,000^82,700^2,920^70.7^87.9⁸⁷
⁽²⁰⁰⁷⁾
^{St. Kitts an}^d¹⁰¹^42,696⁴²⁸^8,840^70.0^97.8⁵⁴
^Nevⁱ^s⁽²⁰⁰⁶⁾
^S^t^{. L}^u^ci^a²³⁸^165,500⁸⁴⁸^5,110^73.1^94.8⁷²
⁽²⁰⁰⁵⁾
^{St. Vin}^cen^t¹³⁰^119,100⁴⁷⁰^3,930^71.1^88.1⁹³
^an^{d th}^e⁽²⁰⁰⁵⁾
^Gren^adin^es
^S^u^riⁿ^a^m^e^63,037^492,829^1,446^3,200^69.6^89.6⁸⁵
⁽²⁰⁰⁴⁾
^T^rⁱⁿ^id^ad^1,980^1,303,188^17,461^13,340^69.2^98.4⁵⁹
^an^{d T}^obag^o⁽²⁰⁰⁷⁾⁽²⁰⁰⁷⁾
^U^r^ugua^y⁶⁸^,⁰⁰⁰³^,^300,000^17,600^5,310^75.9^96.8⁴⁶
⁽²⁰⁰⁶⁾
^V^eⁿ^ezu^el^a^352,143^26,023,528^164,000^6,070^73.2^93.0⁷⁴
⁽²⁰⁰⁷⁾

^S^o^u^rces:^A^r^e^a^a^{nd popula}^{tion s}^t^a^tis^tic^s^f^r^om^the^U^.^{S. D}^e^pa^r^t^m^e^{nt of}^Sta^t^e^,^C^ountr^y^Bac^k^g^r^{ound N}^o^te^s^{; G}^N^{I an}^d^G^N^{I p}^e^{r cap}^ita
^{are f}^r^o^m^t^h^{e W}^o^rl^d^Ban^k^,^Wo^rl^d^Devel^o^p^m^en^t^R^e^p^o^r^t²⁰⁰⁸^{; lif}^e^e^x^pe^c^t^aⁿ^c^y^a^t^{birth, a}^{dult lite}^ra^c^y^ra^te^{, a}^{nd hum}^aⁿ^de^v^e^lopm^eⁿ^t
^ran^k^{are f}^r^o^m^th^{e Un}^ited^Natioⁿ^s^Develo^p^m^en^{t P}^r^o^g^ram^m^e^(UNDP^),^Hu^maⁿ^Devel^o^p^m^en^t^R^e^p^o^r^t^2007/2008.
^a.^{HDI ran}^k^{is d}^e^termⁱⁿ^ed^b^y^u^sⁱⁿ^{g UNDP}^{’s h}^u^m^an^d^e^velo^p^m^en^{t in}^d^e^{x (HDI),}^w^h^ich^m^easu^r^{es th}^{e average ach}^ievem^eⁿ^t^{s in}^a
^c^ountr^y^{in thr}^e^e^ba^sⁱ^c^dim^e^ns^ions^of^hum^aⁿ^de^v^e^lopm^eⁿ^{t: a}^long^a^{nd he}^a^lthy^lif^e⁽^m^e^a^s^ur^e^d^by^lif^e^e^x^pe^c^t^aⁿ^c^y⁾^,^be^ing
^e^duc^a^t^e^d^(m^e^a^s^ure^d^by^a^{dult lite}^ra^c^y^a^{nd e}ⁿ^rollm^eⁿ^{t a}^t^the^prim^a^r^y^,^s^e^c^onda^ry^{, a}^{nd te}^rtia^ry^le^v^e^{l), a}^{nd a}^d^ecen^t^st^an^d^a^rd^o^f
^lⁱ^vⁱⁿ^g⁽^m^e^a^s^u^r^e^d^b^y^p^u^r^c^h^a^sⁱⁿ^g^p^o^w^e^r^p^a^rⁱ^t^y^,^PPP,ⁱⁿ^c^o^m^e⁾^.^I^tⁱ^s^c^a^l^c^u^l^a^t^e^d^f^o^r^{177 c}^ountrⁱ^e^s^a^{nd a}^r^e^a^s^f^o^r^w^h^ic^{h da}^ta^a^r^e
^avai^l^a^b^l^e.
^{b. G}^D^P^f^r^om^C^ountr^y^Re^por^{t Baham}^as^{, O}^c^tobe^{r 2007, Ec}^onom^is^{t Inte}^llig^eⁿ^c^e^Uⁿ^it.
^c^.^Es^tim^a^t^e^d^{to be}^hig^h^inc^o^m^e⁽^{$11,116 or}^m^o^r^e⁾^,^Wo^rl^d^Devel^o^p^m^en^t^R^e^p^o^r^t^2008.
^{d. G}^D^P^f^r^om^W^o^r^l^{d B}^a^nk^de^v^e^lopm^eⁿ^{t indic}^a^t^or^s^.
^e.^G^D^P^f^r^o^m^C^ountr^y^Re^por^{t C}^uba^{, J}^a^nua^ry^{2008, Ec}^onom^is^{t Inte}^llig^eⁿ^c^e^Uⁿ^{it e}^s^tim^a^t^e^.
^f^.^Es^tim^a^t^e^d^{to be}^low^e^r^mⁱ^ddle^inc^o^m^e⁽^$906-^3,595)^,^Wo^rl^d^Devel^o^p^m^en^t^R^e^p^o^r^t²⁰⁰⁸^.

Table 2. Economic Classification by Income
High IncomeUpper Middle IncomeLower Middle IncomeLow Income
^Aⁿ^tⁱ^gua^aⁿ^d^A^r^g^eⁿ^tⁱⁿ^{a ($5,150)}^Bolⁱ^vⁱ^a^($1,100)^{Haiti ($480)}
^Barbu^d^{a ($11,210)}^a^Belⁱ^{ze ($3,650)}^C^o^l^o^m^bⁱ^a^($2,740)^b
^Ba^h^a^m^a^s⁽⁾^a^Brazi^l^($4,730)^Cub^a⁽⁾
^Barbados⁽⁾^C^hⁱ^l^e^($6,980)^Domⁱⁿⁱ^can^R^e^pu^blic
^T^rⁱⁿ^id^ad^an^d^C^o^s^t^{a R}ⁱ^{ca ($4,980)}^($2,850)
^T^obag^o^($13,340)^D^o^mⁱⁿⁱ^{ca ($3,960)}^Ecu^a^{dor ($2,840)}
^G^r^en^{ada ($4,420)}^El^S^a^l^v^{ador ($2,540)}
^Mexⁱ^{co ($7,870)}^G^u^at^em^al^{a ($2,640)}
^Pan^a^m^a^($4,890)^G^u^y^aⁿ^a^($1,130)
^{St. Kitts}^an^{d Nev}ⁱ^s^($8,840)^H^oⁿ^d^u^r^as^($1,200)
^S^t^{. L}^u^ci^{a ($5,110)}^Jam^aⁱ^{ca ($3,480)}
^{St. Vin}^cen^{t an}^d^Nⁱ^carag^u^a^($1,000)
^t^h^{e G}^r^en^adiⁿ^es^($3,930)^Parag^u^a^y^($1,400)
^U^r^ugua^y⁽^$⁵^,³¹⁰⁾^Peru^($2,920)
^V^eⁿ^ezu^el^{a ($6,070)}^S^u^riⁿ^a^m^e^($3,200)
^S^o^u^rce:^W^o^r^l^{d B}^a^nk^,^Wo^rl^d^Devel^o^p^m^en^t^R^e^p^o^r^t^2008.
^Notes:^T^h^e^e^c^onom^ie^s^a^r^e^c^l^a^s^sⁱ^fⁱ^e^d^ba^s^e^{d on G}^N^I^pe^r^c^a^p^ita⁽²⁰⁰⁶⁾^{. T}^h^e^y^inc^l^ude^low^inc^o^m^e⁽^L^I^C⁾^,^{$905 or}
^le^s^s^;^low^e^r^mⁱ^ddle^inc^o^m^e⁽^L^MC⁾^,^$906-^{$3,595; uppe}^r^mⁱ^ddle^inc^o^m^e⁽^U^MC⁾^,^$3,596-^{$11,115; a}^{nd hig}^h^inc^o^m^e^,
^{$11,116 or}^m^o^r^e^.
^a^.^Es^tim^a^t^e^d^{to be}^hig^h^inc^o^m^e⁽^{$11,116 or}^m^o^r^e⁾^,^Wo^rl^d^Devel^o^p^m^en^t^R^e^p^o^r^t^2008.
^{b. Es}^tim^a^t^e^d^{to be}^low^e^r^mⁱ^ddle^inc^o^m^e⁽^$906-^3,595)^,^Wo^rl^d^Devel^o^p^m^en^t^R^e^p^o^r^t²⁰⁰⁸^.