GNI, PPP (current international $), per square kilometre in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): GNI, PPP (current international $), per square kilometre was 686,472 current international $ per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
GNI, PPP (current international $), per square kilometre in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current international $ per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gni, ppp (current international $), per square kilometre in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) is 686,472 current international $ per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.8% on the previous year and up 57.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gni, ppp (current international $), per square kilometre in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 686,472 current international $ per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 129,751 current international $ per square kilometre, in 1990.
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 31st of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
GNI, PPP (current international $), per square kilometre in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | current international $ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 129,751 current international $ per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 139,986 current international $ per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 1992 | 147,853 current international $ per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1993 | 154,654 current international $ per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1994 | 164,436 current international $ per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1995 | 171,262 current international $ per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1996 | 180,919 current international $ per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1997 | 194,074 current international $ per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1998 | 201,471 current international $ per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1999 | 203,650 current international $ per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 215,915 current international $ per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2001 | 222,014 current international $ per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 225,310 current international $ per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 233,960 current international $ per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 253,181 current international $ per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 2005 | 273,168 current international $ per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 2006 | 303,239 current international $ per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 2007 | 330,126 current international $ per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 2008 | 351,468 current international $ per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 2009 | 348,869 current international $ per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 373,287 current international $ per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 2011 | 402,474 current international $ per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 2012 | 416,405 current international $ per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 436,578 current international $ per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 450,506 current international $ per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 450,116 current international $ per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 461,474 current international $ per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 485,221 current international $ per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 507,837 current international $ per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 524,978 current international $ per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 509,480 current international $ per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 572,680 current international $ per square kilometre | +12.4% |
| 2022 | 642,775 current international $ per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 2023 | 686,472 current international $ per square kilometre | +6.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 168,806 current international $ per square kilometre | 129,751 current international $ per square kilometre | 203,650 current international $ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 275,725 current international $ per square kilometre | 215,915 current international $ per square kilometre | 351,468 current international $ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 450,888 current international $ per square kilometre | 373,287 current international $ per square kilometre | 524,978 current international $ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 602,852 current international $ per square kilometre | 509,480 current international $ per square kilometre | 686,472 current international $ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 28 Italy 11.98 million current international $ per square kilometre compare
- 29 Denmark 11.88 million current international $ per square kilometre compare
- 30 Puerto Rico 11.88 million current international $ per square kilometre compare
- 31 United Arab Emirates 11.84 million current international $ per square kilometre compare
- 32 Curacao 10.87 million current international $ per square kilometre compare
- 33 Trinidad and Tobago 9.40 million current international $ per square kilometre compare
- 34 Austria 8.27 million current international $ per square kilometre compare
More economy & growth data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.6893 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 2.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.136 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 1,472 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 4.26 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 2.48 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 6,311 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.5831 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 1,700 current US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 7,460 current US$ per person (2025)
All data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is gni, ppp (current international $), per square kilometre in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Gni, ppp (current international $), per square kilometre in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) was 686,472 current international $ per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gni, ppp (current international $), per square kilometre recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 686,472 current international $ per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest gni, ppp (current international $), per square kilometre recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 129,751 current international $ per square kilometre in 1990.
- How does Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for gni, ppp (current international $), per square kilometre?
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 31st out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is gni, ppp (current international $), per square kilometre rising or falling in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of GNI, PPP (current international $), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
GNI, PPP (current 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.
GNI, PPP (current international $) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- GNI, 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
GNI, PPP (current 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.