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Regional GDP

$7.05T

Year 2024
sum
98% coverage
High confidence

Source: WDI, WGI +7

Population

662.19M

Year 2024
sum
100% coverage
High confidence

Source: WDI, WGI +7

Average GDP growth

3.63%

Year 2024
mean
98% coverage
High confidence

Source: WDI, WGI +7

Median inflation

3.43%

Year 2024
median
86% coverage
High confidence

Source: WDI, WGI +7

Average MERI score

46.45

Year 2024
mean
52% coverage
Low confidence

Source: WDI, WGI +7

Regional rank	Country	MERI score	Global rank	Coverage	Confidence
1	Chile · High income	66.1	22	83%	medium
2	Uruguay · High income	64.1	28	92%	high
3	Costa Rica · High income	59.8	45	100%	high
4	Barbados · High income	58.5	48	83%	medium
5	Colombia · Upper middle income	54.7	59	100%	high
6	Brazil · Upper middle income	54.4	60	83%	medium
7	Argentina · Upper middle income	53.6	65	83%	medium
8	Peru · Upper middle income	52.7	69	100%	high
9	Mexico · Upper middle income	48	81	100%	high
10	Jamaica · Upper middle income	46.8	82	83%	medium
11	Paraguay · Upper middle income	44	90	83%	medium
12	Trinidad and Tobago · High income	43.6	91	83%	medium
13	Ecuador · Upper middle income	41.8	99	83%	medium
14	El Salvador · Upper middle income	41.2	102	92%	high
Display only	St. Vincent and the Grenadines · Upper middle income	57.3	—	75%	medium
Display only	Dominican Republic · Upper middle income	46.1	—	75%	medium
Display only	Bahamas, The · High income	44.7	—	75%	medium
Display only	Suriname · Upper middle income	41.6	—	75%	medium
Display only	Guatemala · Upper middle income	31.4	—	75%	medium
Display only	Honduras · Lower middle income	27	—	75%	medium
Display only	Bolivia · Lower middle income	24.8	—	75%	medium
Display only	Nicaragua · Lower middle income	19.5	—	75%	medium
Display only	Antigua and Barbuda · High income	—	—	42%	low
Display only	Aruba · High income	—	—	33%	insufficient
Display only	Belize · Upper middle income	—	—	58%	low
Display only	British Virgin Islands · High income	—	—	17%	insufficient
Display only	Cayman Islands · High income	—	—	25%	insufficient
Display only	Cuba · Upper middle income	—	—	67%	medium
Display only	Curacao · High income	—	—	8%	insufficient
Display only	Dominica · Upper middle income	—	—	50%	low
Display only	Grenada · Upper middle income	—	—	58%	low
Display only	Guyana · High income	—	—	67%	medium
Display only	Haiti · Lower middle income	—	—	58%	low
Display only	Panama · High income	—	—	67%	medium
Display only	Puerto Rico (US) · High income	—	—	42%	low
Display only	Sint Maarten (Dutch part) · High income	—	—	8%	insufficient
Display only	St. Kitts and Nevis · High income	—	—	42%	low
Display only	St. Lucia · Upper middle income	—	—	58%	low
Display only	St. Martin (French part) · High income	—	—	—	insufficient
Display only	Turks and Caicos Islands · High income	—	—	8%	insufficient
Display only	Venezuela, RB · Not classified	—	—	67%	medium
Display only	Virgin Islands (U.S.) · High income	—	—	33%	insufficient

0–201
20–403
40–6016
60–802
80–1000

19.5–28.828.8–38.238.2–47.547.5–56.856.8–66.1Missing

39 imputed pillar inputs across 22 scores.

Country	Income group	MERI score	Global rank	Status
Chile	High income	66.1	22	Rank-eligible
Uruguay	High income	64.1	28	Rank-eligible
Costa Rica	High income	59.8	45	Rank-eligible
Barbados	High income	58.5	48	Rank-eligible
Colombia	Upper middle income	54.7	59	Rank-eligible
Brazil	Upper middle income	54.4	60	Rank-eligible
Argentina	Upper middle income	53.6	65	Rank-eligible
Peru	Upper middle income	52.7	69	Rank-eligible
Mexico	Upper middle income	48	81	Rank-eligible
Jamaica	Upper middle income	46.8	82	Rank-eligible
Paraguay	Upper middle income	44	90	Rank-eligible
Trinidad and Tobago	High income	43.6	91	Rank-eligible
Ecuador	Upper middle income	41.8	99	Rank-eligible
El Salvador	Upper middle income	41.2	102	Rank-eligible
St. Vincent and the Grenadines	Upper middle income	57.3	—	Display only
Dominican Republic	Upper middle income	46.1	—	Display only
Bahamas, The	High income	44.7	—	Display only
Suriname	Upper middle income	41.6	—	Display only
Guatemala	Upper middle income	31.4	—	Display only
Honduras	Lower middle income	27	—	Display only
Bolivia	Lower middle income	24.8	—	Display only
Nicaragua	Lower middle income	19.5	—	Display only
Antigua and Barbuda	High income	—	—	Insufficient data
Aruba	High income	—	—	Insufficient data
Belize	Upper middle income	—	—	Insufficient data
British Virgin Islands	High income	—	—	Insufficient data
Cayman Islands	High income	—	—	Insufficient data
Cuba	Upper middle income	—	—	Insufficient data
Curacao	High income	—	—	Insufficient data
Dominica	Upper middle income	—	—	Insufficient data
Grenada	Upper middle income	—	—	Insufficient data
Guyana	High income	—	—	Insufficient data
Haiti	Lower middle income	—	—	Insufficient data
Panama	High income	—	—	Insufficient data
Puerto Rico (US)	High income	—	—	Insufficient data
Sint Maarten (Dutch part)	High income	—	—	Insufficient data
St. Kitts and Nevis	High income	—	—	Insufficient data
St. Lucia	Upper middle income	—	—	Insufficient data
St. Martin (French part)	High income	—	—	Insufficient data
Turks and Caicos Islands	High income	—	—	Insufficient data
Venezuela, RB	Not classified	—	—	Insufficient data
Virgin Islands (U.S.)	High income	—	—	Insufficient data

MERI data is available for 22 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 Terms
UNDP_HDI · United Nations Development Programme · UNDP Terms
WJP · World Justice Project · World Justice Project Terms

Latin America & Caribbean.

Regional indicators

Regional MERI ranking

MERI score distribution

Latin America & Caribbean — MERI readiness map

Countries in this region

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