Latin America & Caribbean: gross domestic product 2018, by country
Gross domestic product (GDP) in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2018, by country (in billion U.S. dollars)
by Marina Pasquali,
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Brazil and Mexico were the countries with the largest gross domestic product (GDP) in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2018. In that year, Brazil's GDP reached an estimated value of 1.87 trillion U.S. dollars, whereas Mexico's amounted to 1.22 trillion U.S. dollars. GDP is the total value of all goods and services produced in a country in a given year. It is considered to be a very important indicator of the economic strength of a country and a positive change indicates economic growth.
Gross domestic product (GDP) in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2018, by country (in billion U.S. dollars)
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| GDP in billion U.S. dollars | |
|---|---|
| Brazil | 1,868.63 |
| Mexico | 1,223.81 |
| Argentina | 518.48 |
| Colombia | 330.23 |
| Chile | 298.23 |
| Peru | 222.24 |
| Ecuador | 108.4 |
| Puerto Rico | 101.13 |
| Cuba * | 96.85 |
| Dominican Republic | 81.3 |
| Guatemala | 78.46 |
| Panama | 65.06 |
| Costa Rica | 60.13 |
| Uruguay | 59.6 |
| Paraguay | 40.84 |
| Bolivia | 40.29 |
| El Salvador | 26.06 |
| Honduras | 23.8 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 23.41 |
| Jamaica | 15.72 |
| Nicaragua | 13.12 |
| Bahamas* | 12.16 |
| Haiti | 9.66 |
| Barbados * | 4.67 |
| Guyana | 3.61 |
| Suriname | 3.43 |
| Belize | 1.93 |
| St. Lucia | 1.88 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1.62 |
| Grenada | 1.21 |
| St. Kitts and Nevis | 1.04 |
| St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.81 |
| Dominica | 0.5 |
| GDP in billion U.S. dollars | |
|---|---|
| Brazil | 1,868.63 |
| Mexico | 1,223.81 |
| Argentina | 518.48 |
| Colombia | 330.23 |
| Chile | 298.23 |
| Peru | 222.24 |
| Ecuador | 108.4 |
| Puerto Rico | 101.13 |
| Cuba * | 96.85 |
| Dominican Republic | 81.3 |
| Guatemala | 78.46 |
| Panama | 65.06 |
| Costa Rica | 60.13 |
| Uruguay | 59.6 |
| Paraguay | 40.84 |
| Bolivia | 40.29 |
| El Salvador | 26.06 |
| Honduras | 23.8 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 23.41 |
| Jamaica | 15.72 |
| Nicaragua | 13.12 |
| Bahamas* | 12.16 |
| Haiti | 9.66 |
| Barbados * | 4.67 |
| Guyana | 3.61 |
| Suriname | 3.43 |
| Belize | 1.93 |
| St. Lucia | 1.88 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1.62 |
| Grenada | 1.21 |
| St. Kitts and Nevis | 1.04 |
| St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.81 |
| Dominica | 0.5 |
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by Marina Pasquali,
last edited
Jul 26, 2019
Brazil and Mexico were the countries with the largest gross domestic product (GDP) in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2018. In that year, Brazil's GDP reached an estimated value of 1.87 trillion U.S. dollars, whereas Mexico's amounted to 1.22 trillion U.S. dollars. GDP is the total value of all goods and services produced in a country in a given year. It is considered to be a very important indicator of the economic strength of a country and a positive change indicates economic growth.
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* No data available for 2018. The data provided is from 2017.
No available data for Venezuela.
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No available data for Venezuela.
Figures have been rounded.
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