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Data or statistical facts on the situation and perspectives of agri-food systems and the impact of policies

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Relative productivities

02/12/2025 Go to Evidence

33%, 39% and 42% are the relative productivities of trade, manufacturing and other services in LAC (OECD, 2024).

OECD, 2024

OECD, CEPAL, CAF – Banco de Desarrollo de América Latina y el Caribe, & Comisión Europea. (2024). Perspectivas económicas de América Latina 2024: Financiando el desarrollo sostenible. OECD Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1787/25aed2f5-es

Country: Latin America and the Caribbean (aggregate)
Sector: Multisectoral
Area: Value Addition
Beneficiary: Private enterprises Public institutions Agricultural workers
Result: Impact: Economic growth

OECD Productivity

02/12/2025 Go to Evidence

66% of OECD sectoral productivity corresponds to the LAC average (OECD, 2024).

OECD, 2024

OECD, CEPAL, CAF – Banco de Desarrollo de América Latina y el Caribe, & Comisión Europea. (2024). Perspectivas económicas de América Latina 2024: Financiando el desarrollo sostenible. OECD Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1787/25aed2f5-es

Country: Latin America and the Caribbean (aggregate) World (aggregate)
Sector: Multisectoral
Area: Value Addition
Beneficiary: Private enterprises Public institutions Agricultural workers
Result: Impact: Economic growth

Potential growth

02/12/2025 Go to Evidence

1.7% per year is the potential growth of GDP per capita in high-income economies (OECD, 2024).

OECD, 2024

OECD, CEPAL, CAF – Banco de Desarrollo de América Latina y el Caribe, & Comisión Europea. (2024). Perspectivas económicas de América Latina 2024: Financiando el desarrollo sostenible. OECD Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1787/25aed2f5-es

Country: World (aggregate)
Sector: Multisectoral
Area: Value Addition
Beneficiary: Private enterprises Public institutions Agricultural workers
Result: Impact: Economic growth

GDP per capita

02/12/2025 Go to Evidence

0.8% annual is the potential growth of GDP per capita estimated for LAC (OECD, 2024).

OECD, 2024

OECD, CEPAL, CAF – Banco de Desarrollo de América Latina y el Caribe, & Comisión Europea. (2024). Perspectivas económicas de América Latina 2024: Financiando el desarrollo sostenible. OECD Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1787/25aed2f5-es

Country: Latin America and the Caribbean (aggregate)
Sector: Multisectoral
Area: Value Addition
Beneficiary: Private enterprises Public institutions Agricultural workers
Result: Impact: Economic growth

GDP in OECD countries

02/12/2025 Go to Evidence

GDP in OECD countries grew by 2.3% annually during the same period 1980–2023 (OECD, 2024).

OECD, 2024

OECD, CEPAL, CAF – Banco de Desarrollo de América Latina y el Caribe, & Comisión Europea. (2024). Perspectivas económicas de América Latina 2024: Financiando el desarrollo sostenible. OECD Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1787/25aed2f5-es

Country: World (aggregate)
Sector: Multisectoral
Area: Value Addition
Beneficiary: Private enterprises Public institutions Agricultural workers
Result: Impact: Economic growth

GDP growth

02/12/2025 Go to Evidence

The GDP of Latin America and the Caribbean grew by 2.1% annually between 1980 and 2023 (OECD, 2024).

OECD, 2024

OECD, CEPAL, CAF – Banco de Desarrollo de América Latina y el Caribe, & Comisión Europea. (2024). Perspectivas económicas de América Latina 2024: Financiando el desarrollo sostenible. OECD Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1787/25aed2f5-es

Country: Latin America and the Caribbean (aggregate)
Sector: Multisectoral
Area: Value Addition
Beneficiary: Private enterprises Public institutions Agricultural workers
Result: Impact: Economic growth

real GDP

02/12/2025 Go to Evidence

The real GDP of Latin America and the Caribbean grew by 5.3% annually between 1950 and 1970 (OECD, 2024).

OECD, 2024

OECD, CEPAL, CAF – Banco de Desarrollo de América Latina y el Caribe, & Comisión Europea. (2024). Perspectivas económicas de América Latina 2024: Financiando el desarrollo sostenible. OECD Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1787/25aed2f5-es

Country: Latin America and the Caribbean (aggregate)
Sector: Multisectoral
Area: Value Addition
Beneficiary: Private enterprises Public institutions Agricultural workers
Result: Impact: Economic growth

GDP growth

02/12/2025 Go to Evidence

A quarter of GDP growth in 1950–70 came from TFP growth in LAC (OECD, 2024).

OECD, 2024

OECD, CEPAL, CAF – Banco de Desarrollo de América Latina y el Caribe, & Comisión Europea. (2024). Perspectivas económicas de América Latina 2024: Financiando el desarrollo sostenible. OECD Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1787/25aed2f5-es

Country: Latin America and the Caribbean (aggregate)
Sector: Multisectoral
Area: Value Addition
Beneficiary: Private enterprises Public institutions Agricultural workers
Result: Impact: Economic growth

Capital per worker

02/12/2025 Go to Evidence

A quarter of the capital per worker in LAC is equivalent to the level observed in the US (OECD, 2024).

OECD, 2024

OECD, CEPAL, CAF – Banco de Desarrollo de América Latina y el Caribe, & Comisión Europea. (2024). Perspectivas económicas de América Latina 2024: Financiando el desarrollo sostenible. OECD Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1787/25aed2f5-es

Country: Latin America and the Caribbean (aggregate) United States
Sector: Multisectoral
Area: Value Addition Family Farming
Beneficiary: Public institutions Agricultural workers

ALC PTF

02/12/2025 Go to Evidence

1950–2023 is the period in which LAC's TFP remained systematically below the OECD average (OECD, 2024).

OECD, 2024

OECD, CEPAL, CAF – Banco de Desarrollo de América Latina y el Caribe, & Comisión Europea. (2024). Perspectivas económicas de América Latina 2024: Financiando el desarrollo sostenible. OECD Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1787/25aed2f5-es

Country: Latin America and the Caribbean (aggregate)
Sector: Multisectoral
Area: Value Addition Family Farming
Beneficiary: Family agriculture Public institutions