Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
23 countries in LAC recorded positive year-on-year productivity changes in 2024, according to the report’s analysis (ECLAC, 2025).
The agricultural sector contributed 7% of the regional GDP in 2023 (CAF, 2025).
Two economies —Brazil and Mexico— face tensions in inflation expectations (OECD, 2024).
GDP in OECD countries grew by 2.3% annually during the same period 1980–2023 (OECD, 2024).
The GDP of Latin America and the Caribbean grew by 2.1% annually between 1980 and 2023 (OECD, 2024).
The real GDP of Latin America and the Caribbean grew by 5.3% annually between 1950 and 1970 (OECD, 2024).
22.4% of households combined formal and informal income (OECD, 2024).
USD 42.9 billion entered LAC as short-term capital in 2023 (OECD, 2024).
Four countries —Brazil, Colombia, Mexico and Peru— tightened their monetary policy earlier than advanced economies (OECD, 2024).
2023 marked the beginning of clear declines in inflation in most LAC countries (OECD, 2024).
