Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
Spending on social protection in OECD countries represented 19.7% of GDP in 2018 (OECD, 2024).
12.6% of GDP was the average spending on social protection in LAC in 2018 (OECD, 2024).
Social spending in 2022 exceeded the 2019 level by 0.3 percentage points (OECD, 2024).
Social spending by central governments in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) represented 11.5% of GDP in 2022 (OECD, 2024).
1.5°C was the temperature increase limit reaffirmed at COP27 (CAF, 2023).
1950–2023 is the period in which LAC's TFP remained systematically below the OECD average (OECD, 2024).
The real GDP of Latin America and the Caribbean grew by 5.3% annually between 1950 and 1970 (OECD, 2024).
A quarter of GDP growth in 1950–70 came from TFP growth in LAC (OECD, 2024).
A quarter of the capital per worker in LAC is equivalent to the level observed in the US (OECD, 2024).
The GDP of Latin America and the Caribbean grew by 2.1% annually between 1980 and 2023 (OECD, 2024).
