Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
70% of habitat conversion in LAC comes from agriculture and livestock (CAF, 2025).
LAC reached an average inflation rate of 10% by mid-2022 (OECD, 2024).
1950–2023 is the period in which LAC's TFP remained systematically below the OECD average (OECD, 2024).
A quarter of the capital per worker in LAC is equivalent to the level observed in the US (OECD, 2024).
The real GDP of Latin America and the Caribbean grew by 5.3% annually between 1950 and 1970 (OECD, 2024).
The GDP of Latin America and the Caribbean grew by 2.1% annually between 1980 and 2023 (OECD, 2024).
0.8% annual is the potential growth of GDP per capita estimated for LAC (OECD, 2024).
66% of OECD sectoral productivity corresponds to the LAC average (OECD, 2024).
Four countries —Brazil, Colombia, Mexico and Peru— tightened their monetary policy earlier than advanced economies (OECD, 2024).
Five economies —Brazil, Chile, Peru, Mexico and Colombia— showed differentiated dynamics in inflation normalization (OECD, 2024).
