GDP per capita growth in Latin America & Caribbean
Latin America & Caribbean: GDP per capita growth was 1.6% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
GDP per capita growth in Latin America & Caribbean, 1961–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gdp per capita growth in Latin America & Caribbean is 1.6%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 6.2% on the previous year and up 323.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp per capita growth in Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 6.5% in 2021 and was at its lowest, -7.5%, in 2020.
That places Latin America & Caribbean 30th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
GDP per capita growth in Latin America & Caribbean, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3.1% | — |
| 1962 | 1.6% | -47.4% |
| 1963 | -0.6% | -138.1% |
| 1964 | 4.6% | -826.1% |
| 1965 | 2.8% | -39.1% |
| 1966 | 2.0% | -26.6% |
| 1967 | 1.6% | -22.0% |
| 1968 | 4.4% | +177.7% |
| 1969 | 3.9% | -11.2% |
| 1970 | 4.0% | +1.5% |
| 1971 | 4.1% | +2.3% |
| 1972 | 4.4% | +7.5% |
| 1973 | 5.4% | +23.1% |
| 1974 | 3.6% | -33.6% |
| 1975 | 1.2% | -66.5% |
| 1976 | 3.1% | +158.6% |
| 1977 | 2.6% | -17.9% |
| 1978 | 2.1% | -17.7% |
| 1979 | 4.8% | +127.0% |
| 1980 | 3.9% | -17.5% |
| 1981 | -1.0% | -126.1% |
| 1982 | -2.2% | +115.3% |
| 1983 | -4.6% | +107.4% |
| 1984 | 1.8% | -138.3% |
| 1985 | 0.9% | -46.8% |
| 1986 | 1.5% | +59.4% |
| 1987 | 1.3% | -11.0% |
| 1988 | -1.2% | -187.2% |
| 1989 | -0.7% | -38.7% |
| 1990 | -2.0% | +188.6% |
| 1991 | 1.3% | -163.8% |
| 1992 | 0.9% | -34.4% |
| 1993 | 2.5% | +188.2% |
| 1994 | 3.3% | +32.9% |
| 1995 | -0.7% | -122.2% |
| 1996 | 2.2% | -404.8% |
| 1997 | 3.8% | +71.5% |
| 1998 | 1.3% | -65.0% |
| 1999 | -1.0% | -174.4% |
| 2000 | 2.1% | -314.3% |
| 2001 | -0.9% | -140.5% |
| 2002 | -1.1% | +29.9% |
| 2003 | 0.9% | -180.5% |
| 2004 | 4.4% | +390.3% |
| 2005 | 2.8% | -35.5% |
| 2006 | 4.0% | +41.4% |
| 2007 | 4.1% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 2.5% | -38.4% |
| 2009 | -3.4% | -235.4% |
| 2010 | 5.0% | -247.5% |
| 2011 | 3.3% | -34.4% |
| 2012 | 1.6% | -52.4% |
| 2013 | 1.7% | +6.0% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | -89.2% |
| 2015 | -0.7% | -511.6% |
| 2016 | -1.7% | +126.3% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | -138.4% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | -42.2% |
| 2019 | -0.5% | -233.9% |
| 2020 | -7.5% | +1420.9% |
| 2021 | 6.5% | -186.0% |
| 2022 | 3.5% | -46.2% |
| 2023 | 1.5% | -56.6% |
| 2024 | 1.5% | +2.9% |
| 2025 | 1.6% | +6.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.6% | -0.6% | 4.6% | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.5% | 1.2% | 5.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.0% | -4.6% | 3.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.1% | -2.0% | 3.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.5% | -3.4% | 4.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | -1.7% | 5.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.2% | -7.5% | 6.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean
More economy & growth data for Latin America & Caribbean
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 4.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.8191 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 6,410 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.5777 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 2.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 7,621 current US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.6869 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1607 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 1,782 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 2.15 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp per capita growth in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Gdp per capita growth in Latin America & Caribbean was 1.6% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gdp per capita growth recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 6.5% in 2021.
- What is the lowest gdp per capita growth recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was -7.5% in 2020.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean rank for gdp per capita growth?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 30th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is gdp per capita growth rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 323.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of GDP per capita growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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. The core indicator has been divided by the general population to achieve a per capita estimate.This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.