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Prices & public finance in Latin America & Caribbean: how the countries rank

Inflation, interest rates, exchange rates, public debt and the reach of the state. 13 indicators for the 42 economies of Latin America & Caribbean, ranked within the group; the group figure is the World Bank aggregate.

Inflation2.1%group, 2025 · world 3.0%GDP deflator3.4%group, 2025 · world 3.3%Lending rate8.8%median countryReal interest rate4.6%median countryExchange rate2.70median countryTax revenue14.7%group, 2024 · world 13.9%Government revenue22.8%group, 2024 · world 24.0%Government expense27.6%group, 2023 · world 28.5%
Inflation
Latin America & CaribbeanWorldEast Asia & PacificEurope & Central AsiaMiddle East & North Africa
0%5.0%10%15%1995200020052010201520202025Latin America & Caribbean2.1%WorldEast Asia & PacificEurope & Central AsiaMiddle East & North Africa
GDP deflator
Latin America & CaribbeanWorldEast Asia & PacificEurope & Central AsiaMiddle East & North Africa
-5.0%0%5.0%10%15%20%1995200020052010201520202025Latin America & Caribbean3.4%WorldEast Asia & PacificEurope & Central AsiaMiddle East & North Africa
countries

All 42 economies, prices & public finance

Latest value and rank within the group (small figure). Click a column to sort; the country name opens its prices & public finance profile.

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CountryInflationGDP deflatorLending rateReal interest rateExchange rateTax revenueGovernment revenueGovernment expense
Argentina219.9%#1 · 202439.1%#2 · 202546.0%#1 · 20255.0%#15 · 20251,240.85#3 · 202510.4%#19 · 202416.9%#18 · 202421.0%#14 · 2023
Haiti28.6%#2 · 202534.4%#3 · 202513.0%#8 · 2025-15.9%#30 · 2025130.63#8 · 2025———
Bolivia19.5%#3 · 202519.9%#5 · 202510.2%#13 · 2025-8.1%#29 · 20256.91#16 · 2025———
Suriname9.2%#4 · 202513.0%#6 · 202514.5%#6 · 20251.3%#28 · 202537.26#11 · 2025———
Colombia5.1%#5 · 20255.4%#12 · 202514.3%#7 · 20258.4%#6 · 20254,053.14#2 · 202515.2%#10 · 202425.8%#8 · 202433.3%#3 · 2023
Brazil5.0%#6 · 20255.7%#10 · 202545.3%#2 · 202537.5%#1 · 20255.59#18 · 202515.4%#9 · 202426.4%#7 · 202432.4%#4 · 2023
Uruguay4.7%#7 · 20254.3%#18 · 202510.1%#14 · 20255.5%#13 · 202541.19#10 · 202517.9%#5 · 202430.6%#2 · 202436.5%#1 · 2023
Honduras4.6%#8 · 20258.0%#7 · 202518.6%#4 · 20259.8%#4 · 202525.95#13 · 202515.1%#11 · 202022.2%#10 · 202024.4%#11 · 2020
Chile4.2%#9 · 20256.8%#9 · 20254.2%#31 · 20182.5%#25 · 2018951.33#4 · 202518.3%#4 · 202421.9%#11 · 202424.6%#10 · 2023
Paraguay4.0%#10 · 20253.1%#22 · 202512.5%#11 · 20213.8%#19 · 20217,545.45#1 · 202511.3%#18 · 202418.7%#16 · 202418.9%#16 · 2023
Jamaica4.0%#11 · 20254.8%#15 · 202512.1%#12 · 20257.0%#11 · 2025159.10#7 · 202523.7%#1 · 202026.9%#6 · 202027.5%#8 · 2020
Dominican Republic3.9%#12 · 20254.5%#17 · 202515.3%#5 · 202410.5%#3 · 202461.99#9 · 202514.7%#14 · 202417.5%#17 · 202418.1%#17 · 2023
Mexico3.8%#13 · 20254.6%#16 · 20258.8%#16 · 20254.0%#17 · 202519.24#14 · 202514.8%#13 · 202419.4%#14 · 202422.5%#13 · 2023
Saint Kitts and Nevis3.6%#14 · 20232.7%#25 · 20256.5%#25 · 20253.7%#20 · 20252.70#23 · 202515.0%#12 · 202028.5%#3 · 202026.7%#9 · 2020
Guyana3.3%#15 · 2025-7.9%#40 · 20258.2%#18 · 202517.6%#2 · 2025208.50#6 · 2025———
Dominica2.5%#16 · 20252.0%#30 · 20255.8%#29 · 20253.7%#21 · 20252.70#21 · 2025———
Nicaragua2.1%#17 · 20257.6%#8 · 20259.2%#15 · 20251.4%#27 · 202536.62#12 · 202520.1%#3 · 202421.5%#12 · 202416.3%#19 · 2023
Saint Lucia2.0%#18 · 20252.6%#26 · 20256.3%#27 · 20253.6%#22 · 20252.70#24 · 2025———
Peru1.5%#19 · 20255.4%#11 · 202512.6%#10 · 20227.7%#8 · 20223.57#19 · 202515.9%#8 · 202120.7%#13 · 202122.8%#12 · 2021
Guatemala1.5%#20 · 20253.4%#20 · 202512.9%#9 · 20259.2%#5 · 20257.68#15 · 202511.6%#17 · 202412.8%#19 · 202413.5%#20 · 2023
Antigua and Barbuda1.4%#21 · 20253.0%#23 · 20256.4%#26 · 20253.3%#23 · 20252.70#20 · 2025———
Bahamas1.1%#22 · 20250.3%#37 · 20244.2%#30 · 20254.0%#18 · 20241.00#31 · 202517.3%#6 · 202419.4%#15 · 202420.3%#15 · 2023
Belize1.1%#23 · 20251.1%#34 · 20258.5%#17 · 20257.3%#10 · 20252.00#27 · 2025———
Trinidad and Tobago1.0%#24 · 20252.0%#29 · 20257.5%#20 · 20255.4%#14 · 20256.75#17 · 202516.8%#7 · 201924.3%#9 · 201933.3%#2 · 2019
Barbados0.8%#25 · 20252.7%#24 · 20258.1%#19 · 20228.2%#7 · 20222.00#26 · 2025———
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines0.8%#26 · 20254.9%#14 · 20257.1%#21 · 20252.0%#26 · 20252.70#25 · 2025———
Ecuador0.7%#27 · 20251.5%#32 · 2025——1.00#32 · 202513.1%#16 · 202231.0%#1 · 202230.4%#5 · 2022
Grenada0.6%#28 · 20250.7%#36 · 20256.9%#24 · 20256.2%#12 · 20252.70#22 · 2025———
El Salvador0.3%#29 · 20251.3%#33 · 2025——1.00#33 · 202521.8%#2 · 202427.3%#5 · 202427.9%#7 · 2023
Costa Rica-0.1%#30 · 2025-0.5%#39 · 20256.9%#23 · 20257.5%#9 · 2025503.50#5 · 202513.5%#15 · 202427.4%#4 · 202428.6%#6 · 2023
Panama-0.2%#31 · 20250.2%#38 · 20256.9%#22 · 20224.6%#16 · 20221.00#34 · 20257.2%#20 · 202410.7%#20 · 202417.1%#18 · 2021
Aruba—4.1%#19 · 20245.8%#28 · 20232.9%#24 · 20231.79#28 · 2025———
Cayman Islands—2.4%#27 · 2024——0.83#39 · 2025———
Cuba—32.2%#4 · 2024——————
Curaçao—3.3%#21 · 2024——1.79#29 · 2025———
Puerto Rico—2.3%#28 · 2025——1.00#35 · 2025———
Saint Martin (French part)————0.88#38 · 2025———
Sint Maarten—1.5%#31 · 2025——1.79#30 · 2025———
Turks and Caicos Islands—0.8%#35 · 2024——1.00#36 · 2025———
US Virgin Islands—5.0%#13 · 2022——1.00#37 · 2025———
Venezuela—227.1%#1 · 202521.1%#3 · 2017-89.5%#31 · 2017————
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)Ranks count group members with a value in the recent window.
within the group

Highest and lowest, indicator by indicator

Inflation31 countries
  1. 1Argentina219.9%2024
  2. 2Haiti28.6%2025
  3. 3Bolivia19.5%2025
Lowest
  1. 31Panama-0.2%2025
  2. 30Costa Rica-0.1%2025
  3. 29El Salvador0.3%2025
Median country 2.5% · group 2.1%
GDP deflator40 countries
  1. 1Venezuela227.1%2025
  2. 2Argentina39.1%2025
  3. 3Haiti34.4%2025
Lowest
  1. 40Guyana-7.9%2025
  2. 39Costa Rica-0.5%2025
  3. 38Panama0.2%2025
Median country 3.4% · group 3.4%
Lending rate31 countries
  1. 1Argentina46.0%2025
  2. 2Brazil45.3%2025
  3. 3Venezuela21.1%2017
Lowest
  1. 31Chile4.2%2018
  2. 30Bahamas4.2%2025
  3. 29Dominica5.8%2025
Median country 8.8%
Real interest rate31 countries
  1. 1Brazil37.5%2025
  2. 2Guyana17.6%2025
  3. 3Dominican Republic10.5%2024
Lowest
  1. 31Venezuela-89.5%2017
  2. 30Haiti-15.9%2025
  3. 29Bolivia-8.1%2025
Median country 4.6%
Exchange rate39 countries
  1. 1Paraguay7,545.452025
  2. 2Colombia4,053.142025
  3. 3Argentina1,240.852025
Lowest
  1. 39Cayman Islands0.832025
  2. 38Saint Martin (French part)0.882025
  3. 37US Virgin Islands1.002025
Median country 2.70
Tax revenue20 countries
  1. 1Jamaica23.7%2020
  2. 2El Salvador21.8%2024
  3. 3Nicaragua20.1%2024
Lowest
  1. 20Panama7.2%2024
  2. 19Argentina10.4%2024
  3. 18Paraguay11.3%2024
Median country 15.1% · group 14.7%
Government revenue20 countries
  1. 1Ecuador31.0%2022
  2. 2Uruguay30.6%2024
  3. 3Saint Kitts and Nevis28.5%2020
Lowest
  1. 20Panama10.7%2024
  2. 19Guatemala12.8%2024
  3. 18Argentina16.9%2024
Median country 22.0% · group 22.8%
Government expense20 countries
  1. 1Uruguay36.5%2023
  2. 2Trinidad and Tobago33.3%2019
  3. 3Colombia33.3%2023
Lowest
  1. 20Guatemala13.5%2023
  2. 19Nicaragua16.3%2023
  3. 18Panama17.1%2021
Median country 24.5% · group 27.6%
External debt22 countries
  1. 1Suriname129.1%2023
  2. 2Nicaragua82.8%2024
  3. 3Dominica82.4%2024
Lowest
  1. 22Haiti3.7%2024
  2. 21Guyana22.6%2024
  3. 20Guatemala24.2%2024
Median country 47.6%
Private credit31 countries
  1. 1Chile102.1%2025
  2. 2Honduras78.5%2024
  3. 3Panama75.5%2025
Lowest
  1. 31Haiti3.2%2025
  2. 30Guyana15.6%2025
  3. 29Argentina17.6%2025
Median country 45.8% · group 52.9%
Broad money31 countries
  1. 1Brazil118.6%2025
  2. 2Saint Kitts and Nevis103.7%2025
  3. 3Barbados97.5%2023
Lowest
  1. 31Haiti23.0%2023
  2. 30Argentina26.3%2025
  3. 29Guyana28.8%2025
Median country 65.4% · group 72.6%
Reserves, months of imports32 countries
  1. 1Peru10.42025
  2. 2Guatemala9.32025
  3. 3Uruguay8.62025
Lowest
  1. 32Cayman Islands0.32024
  2. 31Bolivia0.52025
  3. 30Guyana0.82023
Median country 4.3 · group 6.6
Military spending22 countries
  1. 1Colombia3.20%2025
  2. 2Uruguay2.28%2025
  3. 3Ecuador2.10%2025
Lowest
  1. 22Panama0.00%2025
  2. 21Costa Rica0.00%2025
  3. 20Haiti0.12%2025
Median country 0.97% · group 1.07%
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