GDP growth in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): GDP growth was 2.2% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
GDP growth in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 1961–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) recorded 2.2% for gdp growth in 2025.
That represents a change of up 11.3% on the previous year and up 3,066.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp growth in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 8.6% in 1973 and was at its lowest, -6.8%, in 2020.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 38th of 47 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
GDP growth in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 6.1% | — |
| 1962 | 4.5% | -24.9% |
| 1963 | 1.8% | -59.8% |
| 1964 | 7.8% | +328.7% |
| 1965 | 5.7% | -26.7% |
| 1966 | 4.4% | -22.7% |
| 1967 | 4.3% | -2.1% |
| 1968 | 7.4% | +71.0% |
| 1969 | 6.6% | -11.1% |
| 1970 | 6.9% | +3.8% |
| 1971 | 6.7% | -2.1% |
| 1972 | 7.4% | +10.7% |
| 1973 | 8.6% | +16.1% |
| 1974 | 6.5% | -24.9% |
| 1975 | 4.2% | -35.2% |
| 1976 | 5.6% | +32.7% |
| 1977 | 4.8% | -14.5% |
| 1978 | 4.2% | -11.8% |
| 1979 | 7.1% | +69.1% |
| 1980 | 6.3% | -11.8% |
| 1981 | 1.0% | -84.0% |
| 1982 | 0.4% | -60.3% |
| 1983 | -2.4% | -696.3% |
| 1984 | 3.9% | -264.8% |
| 1985 | 3.1% | -21.6% |
| 1986 | 3.4% | +11.9% |
| 1987 | 3.2% | -7.0% |
| 1988 | 0.5% | -83.2% |
| 1989 | 0.8% | +52.6% |
| 1990 | -0.3% | -133.6% |
| 1991 | 3.1% | -1211.5% |
| 1992 | 2.2% | -28.2% |
| 1993 | 4.2% | +89.9% |
| 1994 | 5.1% | +20.9% |
| 1995 | 0.5% | -89.8% |
| 1996 | 3.8% | +637.4% |
| 1997 | 5.4% | +40.8% |
| 1998 | 2.7% | -49.7% |
| 1999 | 0.3% | -87.7% |
| 2000 | 3.6% | +992.9% |
| 2001 | 0.2% | -93.4% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | -73.5% |
| 2003 | 2.1% | +3235.1% |
| 2004 | 5.6% | +165.7% |
| 2005 | 4.2% | -25.8% |
| 2006 | 5.4% | +29.0% |
| 2007 | 5.4% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 3.8% | -30.2% |
| 2009 | -2.4% | -164.8% |
| 2010 | 6.4% | -362.7% |
| 2011 | 4.4% | -31.2% |
| 2012 | 2.4% | -44.7% |
| 2013 | 2.7% | +11.6% |
| 2014 | 1.1% | -59.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | -93.7% |
| 2016 | -1.0% | -1497.6% |
| 2017 | 1.6% | -262.4% |
| 2018 | 1.2% | -27.4% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | -84.1% |
| 2020 | -6.8% | -3818.1% |
| 2021 | 6.9% | -200.9% |
| 2022 | 4.0% | -42.0% |
| 2023 | 2.1% | -46.5% |
| 2024 | 2.0% | -6.4% |
| 2025 | 2.2% | +11.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where GDP growth in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -3818.1% | 0.2% | -6.8% |
| 2003 | +3235.1% | 0.1% | 2.1% |
| 2016 | -1497.6% | 0.1% | -1.0% |
| 1991 | +1211.5% | -0.3% | 3.1% |
| 2000 | +992.9% | 0.3% | 3.6% |
| 1983 | -696.3% | 0.4% | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.4% | 1.8% | 7.8% | 9 |
| 1970s | 6.2% | 4.2% | 8.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.0% | -2.4% | 6.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.7% | -0.3% | 5.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.8% | -2.4% | 5.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.9% | -1.0% | 6.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.7% | -6.8% | 6.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- 35 Ghana 6.0% compare
- 36 Gambia 5.9% compare
- 37 Tanzania, United Republic of 5.9% compare
- 38 Guinea-Bissau 5.8% compare
- 39 Seychelles 5.8% compare
- 40 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 5.8% compare
- 41 Papua New Guinea 5.6% compare
More economy & growth data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 7,260 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 2.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.138 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 1,436 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 4.18 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.6975 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.5838 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 4.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 6,076 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 1,706 current US$ per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp growth in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Gdp growth in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 2.2% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gdp growth recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 8.6% in 1973.
- What is the lowest gdp growth recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was -6.8% in 2020.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for gdp growth?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 38th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is gdp growth rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3,066.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of GDP growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.