GDP, PPP (constant 2021 international $), per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): GDP, PPP (constant 2021 international $), per square kilometre was 621,453 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
GDP, PPP (constant 2021 international $), per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gdp, ppp (constant 2021 international $), per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) is 621,453 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp, ppp (constant 2021 international $), per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 621,453 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 270,817 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre, in 1990.
That places Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 33rd out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
GDP, PPP (constant 2021 international $), per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 270,817 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 279,446 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1992 | 286,224 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 299,568 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1994 | 315,711 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1995 | 317,255 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 329,588 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1997 | 347,288 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1998 | 357,663 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 359,213 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 372,038 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 372,574 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 374,055 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 383,003 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 403,058 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 418,814 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 440,429 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2007 | 463,671 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 480,941 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 469,403 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 500,792 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2011 | 523,373 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 535,994 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 551,404 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 559,229 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 561,244 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 559,186 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 570,526 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 579,645 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 583,658 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 545,427 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 2021 | 584,644 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 2022 | 608,339 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 621,453 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 316,277 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre | 270,817 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre | 359,213 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 417,799 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre | 372,038 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre | 480,941 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 552,505 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre | 500,792 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre | 583,658 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 589,966 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre | 545,427 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre | 621,453 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- 30 United Arab Emirates 10.37 million constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre compare
- 31 Denmark 10.26 million constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre compare
- 32 Curacao 9.62 million constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre compare
- 33 Ireland 9.07 million constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre compare
- 34 Trinidad and Tobago 8.32 million constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre compare
- 35 Seychelles 7.48 million constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre compare
- 36 Austria 7.14 million constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre 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)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 1.85 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 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 (constant 2015 US$) 2.11 % change on previous year (2025)
All data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp, ppp (constant 2021 international $), per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Gdp, ppp (constant 2021 international $), per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 621,453 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gdp, ppp (constant 2021 international $), per square kilometre recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 621,453 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest gdp, ppp (constant 2021 international $), per square kilometre recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 270,817 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre in 1990.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for gdp, ppp (constant 2021 international $), per square kilometre?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 33rd out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is gdp, ppp (constant 2021 international $), per square kilometre rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of GDP, PPP (constant 2021 international $), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
GDP, PPP (constant 2021 international $) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
GDP, PPP (constant 2021 international $) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- GDP, PPP International Comparison Program (ICP), World Bank (WB)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
GDP, PPP (constant 2021 international $) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.