1988

1989

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

Population (millions)

423.139968

431.437738

439.505759

447.575071

455.675471

463.755807

471.832678

479.907166

487.933988

495.889656

Growth Rate (%)

1.990581082

1.960998872

1.87003136

1.835996875

1.809841639

1.773265518

1.741621534

1.71130326

1.672578067

1.630480392

Real GDP

1110.8007

1119.1218

1118.0924

1159.8087

1198.1468

1243.7278

1314.1256

1322.3691

1371.1285

1443.9178

Real GDP Growth Rate (%)

..

0.749108278

-0.09198284

3.731024377

3.305553752

3.804291761

5.660225654

0.627299247

3.687276117

5.308714683

Real GDP per Capita (US$)

2735.8

2704.8

2652.9

2702.7

2743.2

2798.6

2907.2

2877.1

2934.8

3041.5

Real GDP per Capita Growth Rate (%)

..

-1.13312377

-1.918811

1.877190999

1.498501499

2.019539224

3.880511684

-1.03536048

2.005491641

3.635682159

Consumer Price Index (annual % change)

271.2

464.7

661.7

160.5

190

268.7

294.4

44.1

21.7

12.2

Capital Inflow (Net)

5.0584

5.7135

16.7804

34.1734

55.5962

68.0973

47.8326

59.7525

58.7317

79.8383

Direct Foreign Investment (Net)

8.0362

7.307

7.0291

11.3383

13.7291

12.1261

25.251

27.6829

37.0963

51.4563

U.S. Direct Investment Position in LAC

50.147

55.411

62.145

71.413

77.677

91.307

100.482

115.093

128.252

144.209

U.S. Capital Outflows to LAC

8.598

6.46

9.094

10.141

7.194

12.751

16.895

19.01

14.753

14.299

U.S. Direct Investment Income from LAC

4.266

7.48

9.245

8.685

8.993

12.073

14.275

16.299

15.221

17.404

Merchandise Trade

Total LAC Exports

108.548944

117.131787

131.420119

142.489034

151.176725

161.403033

190.953934

231.760612

261.480971

291.803288

Total LAC Imports

92.310154

99.843886

112.845286

142.527399

168.054899

187.722814

219.965639

253.215382

285.908854

346.178694

LAC Trade Balance with the World

16.23879

17.287901

18.574833

-0.038365

-16.878174

-26.319781

-29.011705

-21.45477

-24.427883

-54.375406

LAC Intraregional Trade

16.273136

18.71655

20.999446

24.577465

29.077384

32.591313

37.737405

45.722256

53.632485

63.267896

LAC Exports to the United States

39.499741

45.340691

49.880141

62.428457

65.722921

74.466932

85.734301

103.635438

123.913252

141.807068

Share of Total LAC Exports (%)

36.38887634

38.70912599

37.95472214

43.8128151

43.47423256

46.13725691

44.89789721

44.71658799

47.38901325

48.59680265

LAC Imports from the United States

33.248299

36.76855

41.715619

63.16777

75.9068

83.049468

94.519939

101.217204

119.480127

144.85343

Share of Total LAC Imports (%)

36.01803004

36.82604061

36.9670905

44.31973813

45.16785911

44.24047681

42.97032001

39.97277069

41.7895862

41.8435428

LAC Trade Balance the United States

6.251442

8.572141

8.164522

-0.739313

-10.183879

-8.582536

-8.785638

2.418234

4.433125

-3.046362

External Debt

Total Debt Outstanding

419.7569

408.2489

419.2821

432.0612

451.7177

500.4571

541.4617

591.9055

617.3782

622.8517

Total Long-term Debt Outstanding

364.9093

351.6395

352.8108

358.5771

366.5706

396.8631

426.3535

458.5714

485.7729

..

Total Short-term Debt Outstanding

38.364

40.7396

48.0537

55.938

70.0105

89.3419

101.2616

106.6168

107.7144

..

Use of IMF Credit

16.387

15.7521

18.2921

17.3519

15.1366

14.252

13.8466

26.7173

23.8909

..

Total Debt Growth Rate (%)

..

-2.74158686

2.702566988

3.047852508

4.549471232

10.78979194

8.193429567

9.316226799

4.303507908

0.886571635

Total Debt/GDP (%)

..

49.1

43.1

37.9

31.6

35.3

35.7

34

35.1

33.8

Total Debt Service Payments

54.8025

53.8418

44.8567

46.3017

52.766

62.4187

67.3202

85.0433

114.5281

128.8536

Debt Service/Exports of Goods & Services (%)

37.02398815

34.05066701

26.80264963

26.46898926

28.24182012

30.86901906

30.48346395

33.67764725

41.13669621

42.09155024