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Region

Latin America & Caribbean.

Commodity exporters, services-led economies, and small island states across the Americas south of the Rio Grande.

  • 42 countries
  • 25 with MERI
  • 25 rank-eligible
  • 2024 scored year

Regional indicators

Aggregated from country-level data with coverage and confidence flags.

Regional GDP

$7.33T

  • Year 2025
  • sum
  • 98% coverage
  • High confidence

Source: WDI, WGI +7

Population

666.59M

  • Year 2025
  • sum
  • 100% coverage
  • High confidence

Source: WDI, WGI +7

Average GDP growth

3.12%

  • Year 2025
  • mean
  • 98% coverage
  • High confidence

Source: WDI, WGI +7

Median inflation

2.58%

  • Year 2025
  • median
  • 86% coverage
  • High confidence

Source: WDI, WGI +7

Average MERI score

58.73

  • Year 2024
  • mean
  • 60% coverage
  • Low confidence

Source: WDI, WGI +7

Regional MERI ranking

2024 scored year. Methodology version 1.0.1.

Regional rankCountryMERI scoreGlobal rankCoverageConfidence
1Chile · High income73.133100%high
2Uruguay · High income69.74692%high
3Costa Rica · High income6947100%high
4Barbados · High income66.35892%high
5St. Vincent and the Grenadines · Upper middle income65.96092%high
6Colombia · Upper middle income64.665100%high
7Brazil · Upper middle income64.567100%high
8Panama · High income637492%high
9Peru · Upper middle income61.578100%high
10Argentina · Upper middle income61.279100%high
11Bahamas · High income60.88192%high
12Dominican Republic · Upper middle income59.28592%high
13Mexico · Upper middle income58.189100%high
14Jamaica · Upper middle income579292%high
15Bolivia · Lower middle income55.49392%high
16Trinidad and Tobago · High income55.39592%high
17Ecuador · Upper middle income54.59992%high
18Paraguay · Upper middle income5410092%high
19Guatemala · Upper middle income52.810392%high
20Guyana · High income52.110792%high
21Honduras · Lower middle income5210992%high
22Suriname · Upper middle income51.911092%high
23Nicaragua · Lower middle income51.111492%high
24El Salvador · Upper middle income49.811792%high
25Venezuela · Not classified45.513392%high
Display onlyAntigua and Barbuda · High income——50%low
Display onlyAruba · High income——33%insufficient
Display onlyBelize · Upper middle income——67%medium
Display onlyBritish Virgin Islands · High income——17%insufficient
Display onlyCayman Islands · High income——25%insufficient
Display onlyCuba · Upper middle income——67%medium
Display onlyCuracao · High income——8%insufficient
Display onlyDominica · Upper middle income——58%low
Display onlyGrenada · Upper middle income——67%medium
Display onlyHaiti · Lower middle income——67%medium
Display onlyPuerto Rico · High income——42%low
Display onlySint Maarten (Dutch part) · High income——8%insufficient
Display onlySt. Kitts and Nevis · High income——50%low
Display onlySt. Lucia · Upper middle income——67%medium
Display onlySt. Martin (French part) · High income———insufficient
Display onlyTurks and Caicos Islands · High income——8%insufficient
Display onlyVirgin Islands (U.S.) · High income——33%insufficient

MERI score distribution

Average 58.7 · Median 58.1

  • 0–200
  • 20–400
  • 40–6014
  • 60–8011
  • 80–1000

Latin America & Caribbean — MERI readiness map

25 countries mapped · Source: WDI, WGI

Datasetmeri_index_scores
ScopeWORLDWIDE
N / imputed25 / 76
Latin America & Caribbean — MERI readiness mapFijiTanzaniaW. SaharaCanadaUnited States of AmericaKazakhstanUzbekistanPapua New GuineaIndonesiaDem. Rep. CongoSomaliaKenyaSudanChadHaitiRussiaFalkland Is.NorwayGreenlandFr. S. Antarctic LandsTimor-LesteSouth AfricaLesothoBelizeFrancePuerto RicoCubaZimbabweBotswanaNamibiaSenegalMaliMauritaniaBeninNigerNigeriaCameroonTogoGhanaCôte d'IvoireGuineaGuinea-BissauLiberiaSierra LeoneBurkina FasoCentral African Rep.CongoGabonEq. GuineaZambiaMalawiMozambiqueeSwatiniAngolaBurundiIsraelLebanonMadagascarPalestineGambiaTunisiaAlgeriaJordanUnited Arab EmiratesQatarKuwaitIraqOmanVanuatuCambodiaThailandLaosMyanmarVietnamNorth KoreaSouth KoreaMongoliaIndiaBangladeshBhutanNepalPakistanAfghanistanTajikistanKyrgyzstanTurkmenistanIranSyriaArmeniaSwedenBelarusUkrainePolandAustriaHungaryMoldovaRomaniaLithuaniaLatviaEstoniaGermanyBulgariaGreeceTurkeyAlbaniaCroatiaSwitzerlandLuxembourgBelgiumNetherlandsPortugalSpainIrelandNew CaledoniaSolomon Is.New ZealandAustraliaSri LankaChinaTaiwanItalyDenmarkUnited KingdomIcelandAzerbaijanGeorgiaPhilippinesMalaysiaBruneiSloveniaFinlandSlovakiaCzechiaEritreaJapanYemenSaudi ArabiaAntarcticaN. CyprusCyprusMoroccoEgyptLibyaEthiopiaDjiboutiSomalilandUgandaRwandaBosnia and Herz.MacedoniaSerbiaMontenegroKosovoS. SudanVenezuela · 45.5 · 2024 · Rank 133El Salvador · 49.8 · 2024 · Rank 117Nicaragua · 51.1 · 2024 · Rank 114Suriname · 51.9 · 2024 · Rank 110Honduras · 52 · 2024 · Rank 109Guyana · 52.1 · 2024 · Rank 107Guatemala · 52.8 · 2024 · Rank 103Paraguay · 54 · 2024 · Rank 100Ecuador · 54.5 · 2024 · Rank 99Trinidad and Tobago · 55.3 · 2024 · Rank 95Bolivia · 55.4 · 2024 · Rank 93Jamaica · 57 · 2024 · Rank 92Mexico · 58.1 · 2024 · Rank 89Dominican Republic · 59.2 · 2024 · Rank 85Bahamas · 60.8 · 2024 · Rank 81Argentina · 61.2 · 2024 · Rank 79Peru · 61.5 · 2024 · Rank 78Panama · 63 · 2024 · Rank 74Brazil · 64.5 · 2024 · Rank 67Colombia · 64.6 · 2024 · Rank 65Costa Rica · 69 · 2024 · Rank 47Uruguay · 69.7 · 2024 · Rank 46Chile · 73.1 · 2024 · Rank 33
sequential · gold45.5–73.1
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Display25 scored
Scale
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Scope
Leaderboard · Globaln = 25
33Chile73.1
46Uruguay69.7
47Costa Rica69
58Barbados66.3
60St. Vincent and the Grenadines65.9
65Colombia64.6
67Brazil64.5
74Panama63
78Peru61.5
79Argentina61.2
81Bahamas60.8
85Dominican Republic59.2
89Mexico58.1
92Jamaica57
93Bolivia55.4
95Trinidad and Tobago55.3
99Ecuador54.5
100Paraguay54
103Guatemala52.8
107Guyana52.1
109Honduras52
110Suriname51.9
114Nicaragua51.1
117El Salvador49.8
133Venezuela45.5
  • 76 imputed pillar inputs across 25 scores.

Countries in this region

All countries assigned to this World Bank region with their latest MERI status.

CountryIncome groupMERI scoreGlobal rankStatus
ChileHigh income73.133Rank-eligible
UruguayHigh income69.746Rank-eligible
Costa RicaHigh income6947Rank-eligible
BarbadosHigh income66.358Rank-eligible
St. Vincent and the GrenadinesUpper middle income65.960Rank-eligible
ColombiaUpper middle income64.665Rank-eligible
BrazilUpper middle income64.567Rank-eligible
PanamaHigh income6374Rank-eligible
PeruUpper middle income61.578Rank-eligible
ArgentinaUpper middle income61.279Rank-eligible
BahamasHigh income60.881Rank-eligible
Dominican RepublicUpper middle income59.285Rank-eligible
MexicoUpper middle income58.189Rank-eligible
JamaicaUpper middle income5792Rank-eligible
BoliviaLower middle income55.493Rank-eligible
Trinidad and TobagoHigh income55.395Rank-eligible
EcuadorUpper middle income54.599Rank-eligible
ParaguayUpper middle income54100Rank-eligible
GuatemalaUpper middle income52.8103Rank-eligible
GuyanaHigh income52.1107Rank-eligible
HondurasLower middle income52109Rank-eligible
SurinameUpper middle income51.9110Rank-eligible
NicaraguaLower middle income51.1114Rank-eligible
El SalvadorUpper middle income49.8117Rank-eligible
VenezuelaNot classified45.5133Rank-eligible
Antigua and BarbudaHigh income——Insufficient data
ArubaHigh income——Insufficient data
BelizeUpper middle income——Insufficient data
British Virgin IslandsHigh income——Insufficient data
Cayman IslandsHigh income——Insufficient data
CubaUpper middle income——Insufficient data
CuracaoHigh income——Insufficient data
DominicaUpper middle income——Insufficient data
GrenadaUpper middle income——Insufficient data
HaitiLower middle income——Insufficient data
Puerto RicoHigh income——Insufficient data
Sint Maarten (Dutch part)High income——Insufficient data
St. Kitts and NevisHigh income——Insufficient data
St. LuciaUpper middle income——Insufficient data
St. Martin (French part)High income——Insufficient data
Turks and Caicos IslandsHigh income——Insufficient data
Virgin Islands (U.S.)High income——Insufficient data

Sources and limitations

Provenance and known coverage gaps for this region.

  • MERI data is available for 25 of 42 countries in Latin America & Caribbean.

Sources

  • WDI · World Bank · CC BY 4.0
  • WGI · World Bank · CC BY 4.0
  • OECD · Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development · OECD Terms and Conditions
  • TI_CPI · Transparency International · Transparency International Terms
  • B_READY · World Bank · World Bank Terms
  • GLOBAL_FINDEX · World Bank · World Bank Terms
  • ILOSTAT · International Labour Organization (ILOSTAT) · ILOSTAT Terms
  • UNDP_HDI · United Nations Development Programme · UNDP Terms
  • WJP · World Justice Project · World Justice Project Terms

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