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PER · Latin America & Caribbean · Upper middle income
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As of Jun 2026 · Wikidata
Economy & Demographics
Reference data as of Jun 2026 · Sources: CIA_WFB_ARCHIVE, UNDP_HDR, WDI, IMF_WEO, Wikidata · Economic data sourced directly from indicator pipeline
Score 61.2 · Rank #79 · Δrank +1
Score 59.2 · Rank #85 · Δrank +7
Score 64.5 · Rank #67 · Δrank -11
Score 58.1 · Rank #89 · Δrank +11
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| Indicator | Category | Year | Value | Source | License |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cost to start a business | business | 2019 | 9.4 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Enforcing contracts (DB17-20) score | business | 2019 | 59.1 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Start-up procedures to register a business | business | 2019 | 8 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Time to start a business | business | 2019 | 26 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Domestic credit to private sector | finance | 2024 | 40 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Security Rol | 48.2 |
| Trade Open | 61.8 |
| Data Confidence Score | 93 |
| Market Infrastructure | 58.5 |
| Regulatory Institutional | 67.3 |
| Talent Operating | 59.2 |
| Pillar | Score |
|---|
| Demographics | 64.8 |
| Gdp Growth | 36.8 |
| Import Demand | 51.3 |
| Purchasing Power | 25.6 |
| Data Confidence Score | 100 |
| Opportunity | 44.6 |
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| General government net lending/borrowing |
| fiscal |
| 2028 |
| -1.9 |
| IMF_WEO |
| IMF Terms of Use |
| Chinn-Ito Capital Account Openness Index | governance | 2022 | 2.3 | CHINN_ITO | Chinn-Ito Index Terms |
| Control of Corruption | governance | 2024 | -0.7 | WGI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Corruption Perceptions Index | governance | 2025 | 30 | TI_CPI | Transparency International Terms |
| Freedom House Civil Liberties aggregate score | governance | 2024 | 39 | FREEDOM_HOUSE | Freedom House Terms |
| Freedom House Civil Liberties rating | governance | 2024 | 3 | FREEDOM_HOUSE | Freedom House Terms |
| Freedom House Freedom in the World total score | governance | 2024 | 66 | FREEDOM_HOUSE | Freedom House Terms |
| Freedom House Political Rights aggregate score | governance | 2024 | 27 | FREEDOM_HOUSE | Freedom House Terms |
| Freedom House Political Rights rating | governance | 2024 | 3 | FREEDOM_HOUSE | Freedom House Terms |
| Government Effectiveness | governance | 2024 | -0.2 | WGI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Political Stability | governance | 2024 | -0.7 | WGI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Regulatory Quality | governance | 2024 | 0.1 | WGI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Rule of Law | governance | 2024 | -0.5 | WGI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Rule of Law (0-100 score) | governance | 2024 | 48.3 | WGI | CC BY 4.0 |
| V-Dem Deliberative Democracy Index | governance | 2024 | 0.3 | VDEM | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
| V-Dem Egalitarian Democracy Index | governance | 2024 | 0.4 | VDEM | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
| V-Dem Electoral Democracy Index | governance | 2024 | 0.6 | VDEM | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
| V-Dem Liberal Democracy Index | governance | 2024 | 0.5 | VDEM | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
| V-Dem Participatory Democracy Index | governance | 2024 | 0.4 | VDEM | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
| Voice and Accountability | governance | 2024 | 0 | WGI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Current health expenditure (% of GDP) | health | 2023 | 15.6 | WHO_GHO | Verify terms |
| Life expectancy at birth (total) | health | 2021 | 74.8 | WHO_GHO | Verify terms |
| Medical doctors (per 10,000 population) | health | 2023 | 16.9 | WHO_GHO | Verify terms |
| UHC service coverage index (SDG 3.8.1) | health | 2023 | 68 | WHO_GHO | Verify terms |
| Under-5 mortality rate | health | 2023 | 51.4 | WHO_GHO | Verify terms |
| Access to electricity (%) | infra | 2023 | 96.2 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Electric power T&D losses (% of output) | infra | 2023 | 11.3 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Fixed broadband subscriptions | infra | 2024 | 11.7 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Liner shipping connectivity index | infra | 2021 | 40.4 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Logistics Performance Index | infra | 2022 | 3 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Mobile cellular subscriptions | infra | 2024 | 124.6 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| GDP per person employed (constant 2017 PPP $) | labor | 2024 | 29,844.5 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Aviation connectivity - number of partner countries | logistics | 2024 | 77.5 | LPI2 | Modified BSD3 |
| Aviation import dwell time, IQR | logistics | 2024 | 5.9 | LPI2 | Modified BSD3 |
| Aviation import dwell time, mean | logistics | 2024 | 2.3 | LPI2 | Modified BSD3 |
| Aviation import dwell time, median | logistics | 2024 | 1.2 | LPI2 | Modified BSD3 |
| B2B postal delivery time, IQR | logistics | 2024 | 8 | LPI2 | Modified BSD3 |
| B2B postal delivery time, mean | logistics | 2024 | 5.5 | LPI2 | Modified BSD3 |
| B2B postal delivery time, median | logistics | 2024 | 2.8 | LPI2 | Modified BSD3 |
| B2C postal delivery time, IQR | logistics | 2024 | 3 | LPI2 | Modified BSD3 |
| B2C postal delivery time, mean | logistics | 2024 | 4.2 | LPI2 | Modified BSD3 |
| B2C postal delivery time, median | logistics | 2024 | 2.1 | LPI2 | Modified BSD3 |
| Container export dwell time, IQR | logistics | 2024 | 2.7 | LPI2 | Modified BSD3 |
| Container export dwell time, mean | logistics | 2024 | 3.1 | LPI2 | Modified BSD3 |
| Container export dwell time, median | logistics | 2024 | 2.2 | LPI2 | Modified BSD3 |
| Container import dwell time, IQR | logistics | 2024 | 2.2 | LPI2 | Modified BSD3 |
| Container import dwell time, mean | logistics | 2024 | 3 | LPI2 | Modified BSD3 |
| Container import dwell time, median | logistics | 2024 | 1.7 | LPI2 | Modified BSD3 |
| Export supply chain initiation, mean | logistics | 2024 | 4.8 | LPI2 | Modified BSD3 |
| Export supply chain initiation, median | logistics | 2024 | 3.9 | LPI2 | Modified BSD3 |
| Import supply chain termination, mean | logistics | 2024 | 6.5 | LPI2 | Modified BSD3 |
| Import supply chain termination, median | logistics | 2024 | 4.2 | LPI2 | Modified BSD3 |
| Lead time to import, mean | logistics | 2024 | 41.3 | LPI2 | Modified BSD3 |
| Lead time to import, median | logistics | 2024 | 41.4 | LPI2 | Modified BSD3 |
| Maritime connectivity - number of partner countries | logistics | 2024 | 39 | LPI2 | Modified BSD3 |
| Number of alliances, mean | logistics | 2024 | 0 | LPI2 | Modified BSD3 |
| Number of services, mean | logistics | 2024 | 32.8 | LPI2 | Modified BSD3 |
| Number of transshipments, mean | logistics | 2024 | 0.7 | LPI2 | Modified BSD3 |
| Postal connectivity B2B - number of partner countries | logistics | 2024 | 58 | LPI2 | Modified BSD3 |
| Postal connectivity B2C - number of partner countries | logistics | 2024 | 48 | LPI2 | Modified BSD3 |
| Time spent in transshipment, mean | logistics | 2024 | 5.8 | LPI2 | Modified BSD3 |
| Turnaround time at ports, IQR | logistics | 2024 | 0.6 | LPI2 | Modified BSD3 |
| Turnaround time at ports, mean | logistics | 2024 | 0.9 | LPI2 | Modified BSD3 |
| Turnaround time at ports, median | logistics | 2024 | 0.7 | LPI2 | Modified BSD3 |
| Turnaround time at ports, TEU weighted mean | logistics | 2024 | 1 | LPI2 | Modified BSD3 |
| Turnaround time at ports, TEU weighted median | logistics | 2024 | 0.9 | LPI2 | Modified BSD3 |
| Central government debt (% of GDP) | macro | 2021 | 35.2 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| CPI monthly volatility (annualised 36-month SD) | macro | 2024 | 1.5 | IMF_IFS | IMF Terms of Use |
| Current account balance | macro | 2028 | 1.2 | IMF_WEO | IMF Terms of Use |
| Current account balance (% of GDP) | macro | 2024 | 2.2 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| GDP (current USD) | macro | 2024 | 289,221,969,062.9 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| GDP growth (annual %) | macro | 2024 | 3.3 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| GDP per capita (current USD) | macro | 2024 | 8,452.4 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2021 international $) | macro | 2024 | 15,661.7 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Inflation, consumer prices (annual %) | macro | 2024 | 2 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Inflation rate | macro | 2028 | 2 | IMF_WEO | IMF Terms of Use |
| Manufacturing value added (annual % growth) | macro | 2024 | 3.9 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Military expenditure (% of GDP) | macro | 2024 | 0.9 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Official exchange rate | macro | 2024 | 3.8 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Real GDP growth | macro | 2028 | 2.8 | IMF_WEO | IMF Terms of Use |
| Total reserves (months of imports) | macro | 2024 | 10.5 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Unemployment (% of labor force) | macro | 2025 | 5.1 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| V-Dem Liberal Component Index (v2x_liberal) | meri_governance | 2024 | 0.8 | VDEM | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
| IMF IFS monthly exchange rate (domestic currency per USD, annual average) | meri_macro | 2024 | 3.8 | IMF_IFS | IMF Terms of Use |
| Demographic and Urbanization Momentum | meri_opportunity | 2024 | 64.8 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| GDP Growth Trajectory | meri_opportunity | 2028 | 41.5 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Import Demand | meri_opportunity | 2024 | 51.3 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Purchasing Power Growth | meri_opportunity | 2024 | 25.6 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| ATMs per 100,000 adults | meri_readiness | 2024 | 135 | IMF_FAS | IMF Terms of Use |
| Basic Digital Infrastructure | meri_readiness | 2026 | 83.6 | UN_EGDI | UN Terms of Use |
| B-READY Business Entry score | meri_readiness | 2025 | 68.7 | B_READY | World Bank Terms |
| B-READY Dispute Resolution score | meri_readiness | 2025 | 51.9 | B_READY | World Bank Terms |
| B-READY International Trade score | meri_readiness | 2025 | 45.6 | B_READY | World Bank Terms |
| B-READY Labor score | meri_readiness | 2025 | 69.6 | B_READY | World Bank Terms |
| Child stunting prevalence (% under 5) | meri_readiness | 2024 | 9.6 | WHO_GHO | Verify terms |
| Chinn-Ito Capital Account Openness Index (raw) | meri_readiness | 2022 | 2.3 | CHINN_ITO | Chinn-Ito Index Terms |
| Commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults | meri_readiness | 2024 | 4.5 | IMF_FAS | IMF Terms of Use |
| Contract Enforcement Reliability | meri_readiness | 2025 | 51.9 | B_READY | World Bank Terms |
| Corruption Risk | meri_readiness | 2025 | 30 | TI_CPI | Transparency International Terms |
| Financial System Accessibility | meri_readiness | 2027 | 59.3 | GLOBAL_FINDEX | World Bank Terms |
| Foreign Ownership Restrictions | meri_readiness | 2024 | 98.6 | OECD | OECD Terms and Conditions |
| Freedom House Civil Liberties score | meri_readiness | 2024 | 39 | FREEDOM_HOUSE_FIW | Verify terms |
| Freedom House Political Rights score | meri_readiness | 2024 | 27 | FREEDOM_HOUSE_FIW | Verify terms |
| Freedom in the World aggregate score | meri_readiness | 2024 | 66 | FREEDOM_HOUSE_FIW | Verify terms |
| General Business Entry Friction | meri_readiness | 2025 | 68.7 | B_READY | World Bank Terms |
| Global Findex account ownership (15+) | meri_readiness | 2024 | 59.3 | GLOBAL_FINDEX | World Bank Terms |
| HDI Education sub-index | meri_readiness | 2023 | 0.8 | UNDP_HDI | UNDP Terms |
| Hiring and Workforce Availability | meri_readiness | 2025 | 84.8 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Human Capital Quality | meri_readiness | 2025 | 75.3 | UNDP_HDI | UNDP Terms |
| Intellectual Property Protection | meri_readiness | 2024 | 34.6 | WGI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Logistics Performance | meri_readiness | 2025 | 63.1 | LPI2 | Modified BSD3 |
| OECD Services Trade Restrictiveness Index | meri_readiness | 2025 | 0.3 | OECD | OECD Terms and Conditions |
| Personal Security and Rule of Law | meri_readiness | 2025 | 47.7 | WJP | World Justice Project Terms |
| Trade Openness | meri_readiness | 2025 | 59.5 | OECD | OECD Terms and Conditions |
| UN EGDI Telecommunication Infrastructure sub-index | meri_readiness | 2024 | 0.8 | UN_EGDI | UN Terms of Use |
| V-Dem Liberal Democracy index | meri_readiness | 2024 | 0.5 | VDEM | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
| V-Dem Rule of Law index | meri_readiness | 2024 | 0.6 | VDEM | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
| WJP Rule of Law Index overall score | meri_readiness | 2025 | 0.5 | WJP | World Justice Project Terms |
| Hanke-Krus hyperinflation episode flag | meri_red_flag | 1988 | 1 | HANKE_KRUS | Verify terms |
| Hanke-Krus hyperinflation flag (year-expanded) | meri_red_flag | 1990 | 1 | HANKE_KRUS | Verify terms |
| Exchange-rate monthly volatility (annualised 36-month SD of log-returns) | meri_risk | 2025 | 5.3 | IMF_IFS | IMF Terms of Use |
| Exchange Rate Volatility | meri_risk | 2025 | 73.6 | IMF_IFS | IMF Terms of Use |
| Inflation Stability | meri_risk | 2028 | 100 | IMF_WEO | IMF Terms of Use |
| Political and Security Risk | meri_risk | 2025 | 47.7 | WJP | World Justice Project Terms |
| Sovereign credit rating score | meri_risk | 2026 | 58.3 | SOVEREIGN_RATINGS | Manual Source Terms |
| Sovereign Credit Risk | meri_risk | 2026 | 58.3 | SOVEREIGN_RATINGS | Manual Source Terms |
| Consumer Market Size & Purchasing Power | meri_sector_cg | 2024 | 25.5 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Consumer market size & purchasing power (re-homes CG.C1) | meri_sector_cg | 2025 | 66.6 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Consumer Protection & Product Standards | meri_sector_cg | 2025 | 67 | MERI_MANUAL | Verify terms |
| E-commerce & Retail Readiness | meri_sector_cg | 2025 | 52.5 | UNCTAD_ECOMMERCE | Verify terms |
| Cloud and Hosting Infrastructure | meri_sector_ds | 2024 | 42 | MERI_MANUAL | Verify terms |
| Cross-Border Data Flow Regime | meri_sector_ds | 2025 | 73.4 | OECD | OECD Terms and Conditions |
| Cross-border Data Openness (1 - data-localization regime) | meri_sector_ds | 2025 | 76.2 | ECIPE | Verify terms |
| Digital services market size | meri_sector_ds | 2025 | 71.5 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Digital Talent Density | meri_sector_ds | 2017 | 87.5 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Services Trade Openness (1 - STRI/DSTRI sector cut) | meri_sector_ds | 2025 | 76.6 | OECD | OECD Terms and Conditions |
| Credit Information Infrastructure | meri_sector_fin | 2024 | 26.6 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Digital Payments Adoption | meri_sector_fin | 2027 | 59.3 | GLOBAL_FINDEX | World Bank Terms |
| Fintech addressable market (un/under-banked + TAM) | meri_sector_fin | 2025 | 81.7 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Regulatory Sandbox & Licensing Quality | meri_sector_fin | 2025 | 54 | CCAF | Verify terms |
| Fiscal Capacity & Payment Reliability | meri_sector_gov | 2026 | 58.3 | SOVEREIGN_RATINGS | Manual Source Terms |
| Government-contracting opportunity | meri_sector_gov | 2025 | 71.3 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Government Integrity / Open Government | meri_sector_gov | 2025 | 47.7 | WJP | World Justice Project Terms |
| Procurement Transparency & e-Procurement | meri_sector_gov | 2025 | 63 | OPEN_CONTRACTING | Verify terms |
| Public Financial Management (PEFA) | meri_sector_gov | 2025 | 64 | PEFA | Verify terms |
| Healthcare market size (spend + aging demographics) | meri_sector_hc | 2025 | 72.9 | WHO_GHED | Verify terms |
| Market Access / Pricing & Reimbursement | meri_sector_hc | 2025 | 40 | MERI_MANUAL | Verify terms |
| Pharma IP & Data Exclusivity | meri_sector_hc | 2025 | 56 | WIPO | Verify terms |
| Regulatory Approval Quality (NRA/SRA) | meri_sector_hc | 2025 | 52 | WHO | Verify terms |
| Energy Reliability and Cost | meri_sector_mfg | 2023 | 68 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Industrial Electricity Price (USD/kWh), lower_better | meri_sector_mfg | 2025 | 43.6 | IEA | Verify terms |
| Industrial Labor Cost Index | meri_sector_mfg | 2024 | 33.1 | WDI | CC BY 4.0 |
| Industrial Zone / SEZ Framework Quality | meri_sector_mfg | 2024 | 55 | MERI_MANUAL | Verify terms |
| Input Tariff Burden (HS 72-85) | meri_sector_mfg | 2024 | 80 | MERI_MANUAL | Verify terms |
| Manufacturing FDI Openness (1 - FDIRRI mfg sub-score) | meri_sector_mfg | 2025 | 82.5 | OECD | OECD Terms and Conditions |
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