Americas

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 1,448.8 0.3% 0.8% 0.1% 31,489 54.3%
Bahamas, The 18.8 0.2% 0.0% 0.0% 46,844 66.1%
Bolivia 177.9 3.2% 0.1% 0.1% 14,835 46.6%
Brazil 4,287.6 0.4% 2.5% 0.4% 19,910 66.2%
Canada 2,105.8 1.6% 1.2% 0.7% 54,854 91.9%
Chile 606.4 2.6% 0.4% 0.3% 31,502 30.3%
Colombia 1,081.2 3.1% 0.6% 0.6% 20,989 45.9%
Costa Rica 144.3 3.6% 0.1% 0.1% 27,849 53.4%
Dominican Republic 291.0 5.2% 0.2% 0.3% 26,323 43.6%
Ecuador 289.0 1.0% 0.2% 0.1% 15,953 39.9%
El Salvador 86.4 2.0% 0.1% 0.0% 13,192 54.8%
Guatemala 236.0 3.5% 0.1% 0.2% 12,700 20.3%
Guyana 38.9 13.4% 0.0% 0.1% 49,051 16.8%
Haiti 52.8 2.5% 0.0% 0.0% 4,524 14.2%
Honduras 96.1 3.1% 0.1% 0.1% 9,401 31.1%
Jamaica 40.5 0.5% 0.0% 0.0% 13,569 60.1%
Mexico 3,375.1 1.3% 2.0% 0.9% 25,654 41.9%
Nicaragua 61.3 2.8% 0.0% 0.0% 9,038 30.8%
Panama 210.7 3.9% 0.1% 0.1% 47,386 36.7%
Paraguay 139.8 3.2% 0.1% 0.1% 19,141 25.8%
Peru 661.7 2.8% 0.4% 0.3% 19,645 22.8%
Suriname 12.6 -1.7% 0.0% 0.0% 21,185 97.2%
Trinidad and Tobago 49.9 -0.7% 0.0% 0.0% 35,494 39.5%
United States 23,149.0 2.1% 13.5% 9.7% 69,142 113.8%
Uruguay 111.3 2.4% 0.1% 0.1% 31,844 45.1%

Americas
Totals / Averages:
38,773.2 N/A 22.7% 14.2% 26,861* 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 76 28.8 61.1 46.2
Paraguay D 7.3 70 25.6 65.6 45.6
Peru B 33.7 72 28.2 80.0 47.0
Suriname D 0.6 70 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 - - 0% 13 55.1 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:
7,094.7 1,882.8 N/A 9* 47.2* 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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