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25 COUNTRIES MAKE UP THE AMERICAS

World Economics has combined 25 principal countries to represent the Americas. Overall these countries accounted for 23% of Global GDP and 14% of global GDP growth in the past 10 years (2012-2022).

The Americas are home to over 1.0 billion people with an average life expectancy of 72 years and a current median age of 29 against a global average of 30.



Economics



Americas
Countries		 Revised GDP PPP
Int$, Billions		 CAGR
10 Year
Rate
%, 2012-2022		 Share of
Global
GDP
%		 Share of Global GDP Growth
%, 2012-2022		 Revised GDP Per Capita
Int$		 Government Debt to Revised GDP
%







Argentina 1,433.4 0.2% 0.8% 0.1% 31,153 54.3%
Bahamas, The 19.0 0.3% 0.0% 0.0% 47,389 66.1%
Bolivia 178.8 3.2% 0.1% 0.1% 14,906 46.6%
Brazil 4,295.9 0.4% 2.5% 0.4% 19,948 66.2%
Canada 2,108.3 1.7% 1.2% 0.7% 54,919 91.9%
Chile 606.3 2.6% 0.4% 0.3% 31,496 30.3%
Colombia 1,084.7 3.1% 0.6% 0.6% 21,056 45.9%
Costa Rica 143.4 3.6% 0.1% 0.1% 27,665 53.4%
Dominican Republic 291.9 5.2% 0.2% 0.3% 26,397 43.6%
Ecuador 288.6 1.0% 0.2% 0.1% 15,931 39.9%
El Salvador 85.9 1.9% 0.1% 0.0% 13,112 54.8%
Guatemala 234.8 3.5% 0.1% 0.2% 12,633 20.3%
Guyana 37.8 13.1% 0.0% 0.1% 47,633 16.8%
Haiti 52.8 2.5% 0.0% 0.0% 4,524 14.2%
Honduras 95.5 3.1% 0.1% 0.1% 9,344 31.1%
Jamaica 40.0 0.4% 0.0% 0.0% 13,383 60.1%
Mexico 3,369.8 1.3% 2.0% 0.9% 25,614 41.9%
Nicaragua 61.2 2.8% 0.0% 0.0% 9,025 30.8%
Panama 206.0 3.6% 0.1% 0.1% 46,319 36.7%
Paraguay 140.3 3.2% 0.1% 0.1% 19,208 25.8%
Peru 659.8 2.7% 0.4% 0.3% 19,587 22.8%
Suriname 12.5 -1.7% 0.0% 0.0% 21,016 97.2%
Trinidad and Tobago 47.4 -1.2% 0.0% 0.0% 33,702 39.5%
United States 22,972.6 2.0% 13.5% 9.4% 68,615 113.8%
Uruguay 112.1 2.4% 0.1% 0.1% 32,061 45.1%

Americas
Totals / Averages:		 38,578.6 N/A 22.6% 13.9% 26,665* 47.6%*


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Notes:
  • GDP data includes estimates for the Informal Economy, and updated Base Years, to improve the often imperfect quality of Americas data.
  • Debt-to-GDP ratio is total gross government debt as a proportion of revised GDP.
  • Data with an astrix (*) represents an average for all countries.
  • Offical GDP data quality is often poor in Emerging Market countries. See data quality for individual countries.







Demography



Emerging Market
Countries 		Population
Data Quality
Grade		 Total
Population
Millions		 Life Expectancy
Years		 Median
Age
Years		 Statistical Capacity
0-100 Index		 Age Dependency
Total






Argentina A 46.0 75 31.3 78.9 45.7
Bahamas, The C 0.4 72 32.4 100.0 60.7
Bolivia D 12.0 64 23.9 66.7 43.7
Brazil A 215.4 73 32.8 81.1 56.9
Canada A 38.4 83 40.2 100.0 47.9
Chile B 19.3 79 34.9 86.7 54.8
Colombia B 51.5 73 30.8 82.2 56.5
Costa Rica C 5.2 77 32.9 91.1 54.9
Dominican Republic D 11.1 73 27.1 72.2 47.3
Ecuador D 18.1 74 27.6 65.6 49.1
El Salvador D 6.6 71 26.3 82.2 48.7
Guatemala C 18.6 69 22.1 73.3 39.2
Guyana D 0.8 66 25.5 45.6 46.4
Haiti E 11.7 63 23.0 53.3 41.7
Honduras D 10.2 70 23.4 56.7 46.7
Jamaica D 3.0 71 30.8 54.4 62.0
Mexico A 131.6 70 29.0 80.0 50.6
Nicaragua E 6.8 74 24.5 46.7 45.6
Panama C 4.4 74 28.8 61.1 46.2
Paraguay D 7.3 65 25.6 65.6 45.6
Peru B 33.7 70 28.2 80.0 47.0
Suriname D 0.6 65 27.9 57.8 49.1
Trinidad and Tobago D 1.4 73 35.5 47.8 56.3
United States A 334.8 77 37.7 100.0 46.3
Uruguay C 3.5 75 35.2 80.0 46.4

Americas
Totals / Averages:		 N/A 992.2 72* 29.5* 72.4* 49.4*


Notes:
  • Data with an astrix (*) represents an average for all countries.
  • Statistical Capacity Index numbers shown on a scale of 0-100.
    0 = Low level of resources, 100 = High level of resources.


Key:
Data Quality Grade definitions:
         A: As good as it gets;
         B: Use with caution;
         C: Unreliable for many purposes
         D: Extremely poor quality.








Environmental, Social and Governance



Emerging Market
Countries: 		Carbon Emissions
Total MTCo2e		 Methane Emissions
Total MTCo2e		 Population in Poverty
% of Pop		 Years of Schooling
Years		 Rule
of Law
0-100 Index		 Corruption Levels
0-100 Index






Argentina 186.5 130.9 2% 11 42.2 38
Bahamas, The 2.4 0.2 0% 13 - 64
Bolivia 23.3 34.3 4% 10 26.1 31
Brazil 488.9 443.0 2% 8 46.3 38
Canada 545.6 103.9 0% 14 90.1 74
Chile 85.4 11.9 0% 11 73.8 67
Colombia 91.7 78.4 10% 9 42.4 39
Costa Rica 7.8 4.8 2% 9 63.1 54
Dominican Republic 28.9 9.5 1% 9 50.6 32
Ecuador 41.3 27.9 7% 9 45.0 36
El Salvador 7.2 3.5 1% 7 33.3 33
Guatemala 20.3 11.5 9% 6 27.7 24
Guyana 3.1 1.8 0% 9 43.7 40
Haiti 2.9 5.4 25% 6 24.1 17
Honduras 10.9 8.1 15% 7 28.2 23
Jamaica 7.7 0.8 0% 9 48.9 44
Mexico 407.2 143.3 3% 9 34.4 31
Nicaragua 5.1 9.7 3% 7 21.7 19
Panama 13.0 5.1 0% 10 47.1 36
Paraguay 8.6 30.4 1% 5 40.0 28
Peru 56.3 33.4 4% 9 40.9 36
Suriname 2.8 1.4 0% 4 50.4 40
Trinidad and Tobago 36.1 7.0 0% 12 49.7 42
United States 5,007.3 755.7 0% 14 85.3 69
Uruguay 6.7 20.9 0% 9 69.6 74

Americas
Totals/Averages:		 7,097.1 1,883.0 N/A 9* 45.0* 41*


Notes:
  • Data with an astrix (*) represents an average for all countries.
  • Index numbers shown on a scale of 0-100.
    Rule of Law: 0 = low rule of law, 100 = High rule of law.
    Corruption Perceptions Index: 0 = High levels of corruption, 100 = Low levels of corruption.
  • Total Carbon and Methane data expressed in MTCo2e (Million Metric Tons of CO2 equivalent)
  • Data with an astrix (*) represents an average for all countries.



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