Economic data of the countries

Argentina

Bolivia

Basic data	2021	2022	2023
GDP growth in %	6,11	3,8	1,8
Export in bn. US$	1,1	0,5	0,9
Import in bn. US$	0,9	0,9	0,9
Interest rate in %	3,9	4.09	3,8
Exchange rate US$/Boliviano	6,73	6,9	6,86 (Nov)
Inflation rate in %	0,9	3,0	3,03 (Oct)
HDI (Human Development Index)	0,692

Foreign Trade

Import products: Chemical products, Petrochemicals, Machinery
Import partner: China, Brazil, Argentina, Peru, Chile

Export products: Petroleum Gas, Gold, Zinc Ore
Export partner: Brazil, Argentina, Japan, Colombia, China

Notes

P = Prediction
Update: 16.11.2021
Sources: UNDP, Worldbank, CEPAL, OANDA, Banco Itau, OEC, GTAI, Banco Central de Bolivia, Statistisches Bundesamt

Brazil

Basic Data	2021	2022	2023
GDP-growth - Central Bank/IBGE	4,5%	2,8%	0,9%
Industrial growth - Central Bank	3,8%	0,5% (Jul)
Export – Ministry Development, Industry, Trade	US$ 280 billion	US$ 334,1 billion
Import - Ministry Development, Industry, Trade	US$ 219 billion	US$ 272,6 billion
Interest rate - Central Bank	9,25%	13,75%	12,75%
Exchange rate US$ / BRL - Central Bank	5,50	5,17 (Dec)	4,86 (Sep)
Exchange rate €/BRL - Central Bank	6,19	5,51 (Dec)	5,19 (Sep)
Inflation - Central Bank	10,06%	5,79%	5,19% (Oct)
Unemployment- IBGE/Central Bank	11,6%	10,5%	8,2%
Foreign direct investments	US$ 58 billion	US$ 91,5 billion
Foreign exchange reserves	US$ 355 billion	US$ 316 billion (Jul)	US$ 344 billion (Aug)
Public debt	80,3% of GDP	85,9% of GDP
HDI	0,754

Foreign Trade

Import products: Mineral fuels and oils, Electrical machinery, Vehicles
Import partner: China, USA

Export products: Soybeans, Crude Petroleum, Iron Ore
Export partner: China, USA

Notes

P = Prediction
Update: 10.01.2021
Sources: Banco Central, CNI, IBGE, OECD, MDIC

Chile

Costa Rica

Basic data	2020	2021	2022
GDP growth in %	-4,54	7,6	4,3
Export in bn. US$	11,62	15,65	./.
Import in bn. US$	14,45	22,19	./.
Interest rate in %	0,7	1,7	7,13
Exchange rate CRC-US$	569,93	607,86	597,34
Inflation rate in %	0,72	1,73	7,88
HDI (Human Development Index)	0,816	0,809

Foreign Trade

Import products: Refined Petroleum, Machinery, Electronics
Import partner: USA, China

Export products: Medical instruments, Bananas, Tropical fruits
Export partner: USA

Notes

P = Prediction
Update: 23.07.2021
Sources: UNDP, Worldbank, CEPAL, OANDA, Banco Itau, OEC, GTAI

Dominican Republic

Ecuador

El Salvador

Basic data	2020	2021	2022
GDP growth in %	-8,20	10,30	2,80
Export in bn. US$	5,03	6,62	7,11
Import in bn. US$	10,59	15,75	17,10
Interest rate in %	6,2
Inflation rate in %	-0,372	6,11	7,34
HDI (Human Development Index)	0,672	0,675

Foreign Trade

Import products: Mineral fuels and oils, Electrical machinery
Import partner: USA, China, Guatemala

Export products: Apparel and clothing accessories
Export partner: USA, Guatemala, Honduras

Notes

Update: 13.02.2023
Sources: UNDP, Worldbank, CEPAL, OEC, GTAI, BRC

Guatemala

Basic data	2020	2021	2022
GDP growth in %	-1,52	7,9	3,4
Export in bn. US$	13,11	14,40	15,0
Import in bn. US$	19,36	24,0	29,70
Interest rate in %	2,0	1,75	3,75
Exchange rate GTQ-US$	7,52	7,57	7,76
Inflation rate in %	3,2	4,3	9,2
HDI (Human Development Index)	0,635	0,627

Foreign Trade

Import products: Refined Petroleum, Machinery, Electronics
Import partner: USA, China, Mexico

Export products: Bananas, Coffee, Raw Sugar
Export partner: USA, El Salvador

Notes

Update: 07.02.2023
Sources: BANGUAT, CEPAL, GTAI, OANDA, Statista, UNDP, Worldbank

Guyana

Basic data	2021	2022	2023
GDP growth in %	18,5	62,3	38 (P)
Export in bn. US$	2,8	September 2022: 4,3	Juni 2023: 6,04
Import in bn. US$	3,69	3,61	Juni 2023: 3,72
Interest rate in %	5,0	5,0	5,0
Exchange rate US$-GYD	200,865	199,95	209,31
Inflation rate in %	5,0	7,24	September 2023: 1,03
HDI (Human Development Index)	0,714	-	-

Foreign Trade

Import products: Ships, Machinery, Refined Petroleum

Importpartner: USA, Singapore, Trinidad &Tobago, Portugal, China

Export products: Ships, Gold, Shipping/Railway containers, Crude petroleum, Rice

Export partner: Trinidad & Tobago, Canada, USA, Jamaica, Barbados

Notes

P=Prediction

Update: 09.03.2023

Sources: CEPAL, OANDA, UNDP, IMF, OEC, worlddata, Statistisches Bundesamt, Bureau of Statistics Guyana, Bank of Guyana, Trading Economics

Haiti

Honduras

Jamaica

Basic data	2021	2022	2023
GDP growth in %	4,61	2,81	2
Export in bn. US$	3,31	Oktober 2022: 1,43	Juni 2023: 1,04
Import in bn. US$	5,86	Oktober 2022: 6,4	Juni 2023: 3,74
Interest rate in %	3,8	7,0	7,0
Exchange rate JMD-US$	153,48	149,312	155,08
Inflation rate in %	5,86	9,0	Oktober 2023: 5,1
HDI (Human Development Index)	0,709	-	-

Foreign Trade

Import products: Petroleum, Vehicles
Import partner: USA, China

Export products: Aluminium Oxide, Refined Petroleum, Aluminium Ore, Hard Liquor
Export partner: USA, Netherlands, Germany, Canada, Iceland

Notes

P= Prediction
Update: 09.03.2023
Sources: UNDP, Worldbank, CEPAL, OANDA, OEC, statista, worlddata, Statistical Institute of Jamaica

Colombia

Basic data	2021	2022	2023
GDP growth in %	10,7	7,5 (P)	2,2 (P)
Export in bn. US$	51,6	./.	./.
Import in bn. US$	76,/8	./.	./.
Interest rate in %	2,7	12 (Dec)	12,75 (Feb)
Inflation rate in %	3,5	10	3,5
Exchange rate US$ / Peso	3743,59 COL$	4257.67 COL$	4778,45 COL$ (Feb)
HDI (Human Development Index)	0,752

Foreign Trade

Import products: Machinery (Electrical), Vehicles, Minerals
Import partner: USA, China

Export products: Crude Petroleum, Coal Briquettes
Export partner: USA, China

Notes

P = Prediction
Update: 09.02.2023
Sources: UNDP, Worldbank, CEPAL, Banco Central de la República de Colombia, IWF, Exchange Rates UK, OEC, The Global Economy

Cuba

Mexico

Nicaragua

Basic data	2020	2021	2022
GDP growth in %	-1,8	10,30	4,3(sep)
Export in bn. US$	5,46	6,88	7,28(nov)
Import in bn. US$	6,35	8,36	7,67 (nov)
Interest rate in %	5,4	6,1	5,79(sep)
Exchange rate NIO-US$	34,26	34,56	36,22
Inflation rate in %	3,70	7,21	11,59
HDI (Human Development Index)	0,654	0,667

Foreign Trade

Import products: Mineral fuels and oils, Electrical machinery
Import partner: USA, Mexico, China

Export products: Apparel and clothing accessories, Gold, Coffee, Meat
Export partner: USA

Notes

Update: 13.02.2023
Sources: UNDP, Worldbank, CEPAL, BCN OEC, GTAI, SEMCA, BNC

Panama

Basic data	2020	2021	2022
GDP growth in %	-17,9	15,3	9,5 (sep)
Export in bn. US$	21,38	32,48	24,65 (ago)
Import in bn. US$	17,33	24,627	24,67 (ago)
Interest rate in %	2,1	4,7	4,4
Inflation rate in %	-1,6	1,63	2,9
HDI (Human Development Index)	0,801	0,805

Foreign Trade

Import products: Passenger and Cargo Ships, Refined Petroleum, Crude Petroleum
Import partner: China, USA, Japan

Export products: Refined Petroleum, Copper Ore
Export partner: Ecuador, Guatemala

Notes

Update: 13.02.2023
Sources: UNDP, Worldbank, CEPAL, OEC, INEC

Paraguay

Peru

Suriname

Basic data	2020	2021	2022
GDP growth in %	-14,5	-2,8	1,33
Export in bn. US$	2,45	2,45	2,7 (P)
Import in bn. US$	1,42	1,85	1,9 (P)
Interest rate in %	-	-	-
Exchange rate US$-SRD	7,39	21,33	21,98
Inflation rate in %	34,90	59,11	31,68
HDI (Human Development Index)	0,743	0,730	-

Foreign Trade

Import products: Machinery, Vehicles
Import partner: USA, Netherlands, China

Export products: Gold
Export partner: Switzerland, UAE, USA

Notes

P= Prediction
Update: 09.03.2023
Sources: UNDP, Worldbank, CEPAL, OANDA, OEC, statista, worlddata

Trinidad & Tobago

Basic data	2020	2021	2022
GDP growth in %	-7,83	-1,027	5,7 (P)
Export in bn. US$	6,3	6,44	12,03 (P)
Import in bn. US$	4,82	6,61	8,4 (P)
Interest rate in %	7,7	January 2021: 7,0	3,5
Exchange rate TTD-US$	6,64	6,66	6,66
Inflation rate in %	0,60	2,1	5,05
HDI (Human Development Index)	0,818	0,810	-

Foreign Trade

Import products: Machinery, Refined Petroleum
Import partner: USA, Guyana

Export products: Petroleum Gas, Acyclic Alcohols
Export partner: USA, Guyana

Notes

Update: 02.08.2021
Sources: UNDP, Worldbank, CEPAL, OANDA, OEC

Uruguay

Venezuela

Basic data	2019	2021	2022
GDP growth in %	-28	-3,9	9,8 (P)
Export in bn. US$	14,7
Import in bn. US$	5,57
Official exchange rate US$/Bolívar	60
Exchange rate black market US$/Bolívar Soberano	730
Inflation rate in %	9585
HDI (Human Development Index)	0,721	0,691

Foreign Trade

Import products: Refined Petroleum, Cereals, Machinery (Electrical)
Import partner: China, USA

Export products: Crude Petroleum
Export partner: India, China, USA

Notes

P = Prediction
Update: 22.07.2021
Sources: UNDP, Worldbank, CEPAL, OANDA, Banco Itau, OEC