Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
The productivity gap between Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) and high-income economies has been declining for 33 years (OECD, 2024).
The annual gap in ALC19 for climate and biodiversity is 102 billion USD (OECD, 2024).
The global spending gap in energy transition is 286 billion USD annually (OECD, 2024).
A 6.4% increase in spending would be needed to close the regional gap (OECD, 2024).
USD 42.9 billion entered LAC as short-term capital in 2023 (OECD, 2024).
26.8% of the population of LAC was in poverty in 2024 (OECD, 2024).
65.1% employment in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) reached 2022 for people aged 15 to 64 (OECD, 2024).
USD 24.8 billion entered LAC in short-term capital during the first half of 2024 (OECD, 2024).
The gender gap in employment rates in LAC was 24.8 percentage points in 2022 (OECD, 2024).
55.9% and 55.4% were the rates of male and female informality in ALC (OECD, 2024).
