Data for Latin America & Caribbean, Argentina, Brazil, Mexico 

Social

Indicator
Most recent value
Trend
Poverty headcount ratio at $2.15 a day (2017 PPP) (% of population)
Poverty headcount ratio at $2.15 a day (2017 PPP) (% of population)
Most recent value

(2022)

Latin America &...3.5
Argentina0.6
Brazil3.5
Mexico1.2

(2022)

Trend
Life expectancy at birth, total (years)
Life expectancy at birth, total (years)
Most recent value

(2022)

Latin America &...74
Argentina76
Brazil73
Mexico75

(2022)

Trend
Population, total
Population, total
Most recent value

(2023)

Latin America &...664,155,299
Argentina46,654,581
Brazil216,422,446
Mexico128,455,567

(2023)

Trend
Population growth (annual %)
Population growth (annual %)
Most recent value

(2023)

Latin America &...0.7
Argentina0.9
Brazil0.5
Mexico0.7

(2023)

Trend
Net migration
Net migration
Most recent value

(2023)

Latin America &...-161,670
Argentina3,718
Brazil6,000
Mexico-50,239

(2023)

Trend
Human Capital Index (HCI) (scale 0-1)
Human Capital Index (HCI) (scale 0-1)
Most recent value

(2020)

Argentina0.6
Brazil0.6
Mexico0.6

(2020)

Trend

Economic

Indicator
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Trend
GDP (current US$)
GDP (current US$)
Most recent value

(2023 billion)

Latin America &...7,094.33
Argentina640.59
Brazil2,173.67
Mexico1,788.89

(2023 billion)

Trend
GDP per capita (current US$)
GDP per capita (current US$)
Most recent value

(2023)

Latin America &...10,681.7
Argentina13,730.5
Brazil10,043.6
Mexico13,926.1

(2023)

Trend
GDP growth (annual %)
GDP growth (annual %)
Most recent value

(2023)

Latin America &...2.2
Argentina-1.6
Brazil2.9
Mexico3.2

(2023)

Trend
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate)
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate)
Most recent value

(2023)

Latin America &...6.2
Argentina6.2
Brazil8.0
Mexico2.8

(2023)

Trend
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)
Most recent value

(2023)

Latin America &...4.6
Brazil4.6
Mexico5.5

(2023)

Trend
Personal remittances, received (% of GDP)
Personal remittances, received (% of GDP)
Most recent value

(2023)

Latin America &...2.4
Argentina0.2
Brazil0.2
Mexico3.7

(2023)

Trend

Environment

Indicator
Most recent value
Trend
Most recent value

(2020)

Latin America &...2.211
Argentina3.406
Brazil1.943
Mexico3.041

(2020)

Trend
Forest area (% of land area)
Forest area (% of land area)
Most recent value

(2021)

Latin America &...46.4
Argentina10.4
Brazil59.3
Mexico33.7

(2021)

Trend
Access to electricity (% of population)
Access to electricity (% of population)
Most recent value

(2022)

Latin America &...98.6
Argentina100.0
Brazil100.0
Mexico100.0

(2022)

Trend
Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (% of internal resources)
Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (% of internal resources)
Most recent value

(2021)

Latin America &...3
Argentina13
Brazil1
Mexico22

(2021)

Trend
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (% of total)
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (% of total)
Most recent value

(2015)

Latin America &...7.6
Argentina1.9
Brazil12.1
Mexico5.5

(2015)

Trend
People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population)
People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population)
Most recent value

(2022)

Latin America &...49
Argentina46
Brazil50
Mexico63

(2022)

Trend

Institutions

Indicator
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Trend
Intentional homicides (per 100,000 people)
Intentional homicides (per 100,000 people)
Most recent value

(2021)

Latin America &...20
Argentina5
Brazil22
Mexico28

(2021)

Trend
Central government debt, total (% of GDP)
Central government debt, total (% of GDP)
Most recent value

(2021)

Latin America &...68.9
Brazil79.1
Mexico43.2

(2021)

Trend
Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Overall score (scale 0-100)
Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Overall score (scale 0-100)
Most recent value

(2023)

Argentina79.5
Brazil80.6
Mexico91.6

(2023)

Trend
Individuals using the Internet (% of population)
Individuals using the Internet (% of population)
Most recent value

(2023)

Latin America &...81
Argentina89
Brazil84
Mexico81

(2023)

Trend
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%)
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%)
Most recent value

(2023)

Latin America &...36
Argentina43
Brazil18
Mexico50

(2023)

Trend
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP)
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP)
Most recent value

(2023)

Latin America &...2.9
Argentina3.7
Brazil3.0
Mexico1.7

(2023)

Trend
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  • Brazil
  • British Virgin Islands
  • Cayman Islands
  • Chile
  • Colombia
  • Costa Rica
  • Cuba
  • Curacao
  • Dominica
  • Dominican Republic
  • Ecuador
  • El Salvador
  • Grenada
  • Guatemala
  • Guyana
  • Haiti
  • Honduras
  • Jamaica
  • Mexico
  • Nicaragua
  • Panama
  • Paraguay
  • Peru
  • Puerto Rico
  • Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
  • St. Kitts and Nevis
  • St. Lucia
  • St. Martin (French part)
  • St. Vincent and the Grenadines
  • Suriname
  • Trinidad and Tobago
  • Turks and Caicos Islands
  • Uruguay
  • Venezuela, RB
  • Virgin Islands (U.S.)