Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
26.8% of the population of LAC was in poverty in 2024 (OECD, 2024).
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).
Three key sectors —trade, manufacturing and services— concentrate the productivity lag in LAC (OECD, 2024).
33% of OECD productivity reached LAC in 2023 (OECD, 2024).
70% of US labor productivity corresponds to the LAC average (OECD, 2024).
TFP grew by 2.4% annually in OECD countries during the same period 1950–1975 (OECD, 2024).
A quarter of the capital per worker in LAC is equivalent to the level observed in the US (OECD, 2024).
40% of OECD productivity was represented by LAC in 1990 (OECD, 2024).
1/3 of the US TFP is equivalent to the average TFP of LAC (OECD, 2024).
