Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
1 in 10 people in LAC lived in extreme poverty in 2024 (OECD, 2024).
The productivity gap between Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) and high-income economies has been declining for 33 years (OECD, 2024).
Increases in debt service reduced the available fiscal space in Latin America and the Caribbean after the pandemic (OECD, 2024).
The global spending gap in energy transition is 286 billion USD annually (OECD, 2024).
TFP in the OECD grew by 0.05% annually between 1975 and 2023 (OECD, 2024).
TFP in Latin America and the Caribbean grew by 1.1% annually between 1950 and 1975 (OECD, 2024).
1/3 of the US TFP is equivalent to the average TFP of LAC (OECD, 2024).
70% of US labor productivity corresponds to the LAC average (OECD, 2024).
Three key sectors —trade, manufacturing and services— concentrate the productivity lag in LAC (OECD, 2024).
40% of OECD productivity was represented by LAC in 1990 (OECD, 2024).
