Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies
80% of the productivity gap between LAC and the US is explained by differences in TFP (OECD, 2024).
70% of US labor productivity corresponds to the LAC average (OECD, 2024).
40% of OECD productivity was represented by LAC in 1990 (OECD, 2024).
33% of OECD productivity reached LAC in 2023 (OECD, 2024).
Increases in debt service reduced the available fiscal space in Latin America and the Caribbean after the pandemic (OECD, 2024).
High domestic interest rates avoided financial risks associated with high international rates (OECD, 2024).
Three key sectors —trade, manufacturing and services— concentrate the productivity lag in LAC (OECD, 2024).
The productivity gap between Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) and high-income economies has been declining for 33 years (OECD, 2024).
1 in 10 people in LAC lived in extreme poverty in 2024 (OECD, 2024).
26.8% of the population of LAC was in poverty in 2024 (OECD, 2024).
