Latin America & Caribbean OverviewBy ThemeBy SDG GoalTopicSocialEconomicEnvironmentInstitutionsSocialIndicatorMost recent valueTrendPoverty headcount ratio at $2.15 a day (2017 PPP) (% of population)Poverty headcount ratio at $2.15 a day (2017 PPP) (% of population)Most recent value(2019)4.3(2019)TrendLife expectancy at birth, total (years)Life expectancy at birth, total (years)Most recent value(2020)73(2020)TrendPopulation, totalPopulation, totalMost recent value(2021)654,981,699(2021)TrendPopulation growth (annual %)Population growth (annual %)Most recent value(2021)0.7(2021)TrendNet migrationNet migrationMost recent value(2021)-273,494(2021)TrendHuman Capital Index (HCI) (scale 0-1)Human Capital Index (HCI) (scale 0-1)No data availableTrendEconomicIndicatorMost recent valueTrendGDP (current US$)GDP (current US$)current US$constant US$current LCUconstant LCUMost recent value(2021 trillion)5.45(2021 trillion)TrendGDP per capita (current US$)GDP per capita (current US$)current US$constant US$current LCUconstant LCUMost recent value(2021)8,327.6(2021)TrendGDP growth (annual %)GDP growth (annual %)Most recent value(2021)6.5(2021)TrendUnemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate)Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate)Most recent value(2021)9.2(2021)TrendInflation, consumer prices (annual %)Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)Most recent value(2021)3.9(2021)TrendPersonal remittances, received (% of GDP)Personal remittances, received (% of GDP)Most recent value(2021)2.7(2021)TrendEnvironmentIndicatorMost recent valueTrendCO2 emissions (metric tons per capita)CO2 emissions (metric tons per capita)Most recent value(2019)2.6(2019)TrendForest area (% of land area)Forest area (% of land area)Most recent value(2020)46.5(2020)TrendAccess to electricity (% of population)Access to electricity (% of population)Most recent value(2020)98.5(2020)TrendAnnual freshwater withdrawals, total (% of internal resources)Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (% of internal resources)Most recent value(2019)3(2019)TrendElectricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (% of total)Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (% of total)Most recent value(2015)7.6(2015)TrendPeople using safely managed sanitation services (% of population)People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population)Most recent value(2020)34(2020)TrendInstitutionsIndicatorMost recent valueTrendIntentional homicides (per 100,000 people)Intentional homicides (per 100,000 people)Most recent value(2015)22(2015)TrendCentral government debt, total (% of GDP)Central government debt, total (% of GDP)No data availableTrendStatistical performance indicators (SPI): Overall score (scale 0-100)Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Overall score (scale 0-100)No data availableTrendIndividuals using the Internet (% of population)Individuals using the Internet (% of population)Most recent value(2020)74(2020)TrendProportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%)Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%)Most recent value(2021)34(2021)TrendForeign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP)Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP)Most recent value(2021)3.4(2021)Trend
Latin America & CaribbeanAntigua and BarbudaArgentinaArubaBahamas, TheBarbadosBelizeBoliviaBrazilBritish Virgin IslandsCayman IslandsChileColombiaCosta RicaCubaCuracaoDominicaDominican RepublicEcuadorEl SalvadorGrenadaGuatemalaGuyanaHaitiHondurasJamaicaMexicoNicaraguaPanamaParaguayPeruPuerto RicoSint Maarten (Dutch part)St. Kitts and NevisSt. LuciaSt. Martin (French part)St. Vincent and the GrenadinesSurinameTrinidad and TobagoTurks and Caicos IslandsUruguayVenezuela, RBVirgin Islands (U.S.)