Latin America and the Caribbean
After a decade of progress, the region needs innovative inclusive-growth policies to escape the middle-income trap and strengthen its emerging middle class. We stimulate an open policy dialogue with innovative regional perspectives, and support reform efforts with country-specific and thematic work.
Green transitions for Latin America and the Caribbean
Watch the full video of the 14th International Economic Forum on Latin America and the Caribbean
Revenue Statistics in Latin America and the Caribbean 2022
Tax revenues in Latin America and the Caribbean take a historic hit before showing early signs of recovery. Read the full report.
Latin American Economic Outlook 2021
The region needs well-sequenced reforms that promote universal social protection, accelerate the formalisation of economies, improve fiscal progressivity, and deepen regional integration.
How’s Life in Latin America?
Well-being weakened in Latin America as pandemic hits, data show.
Using Google data to understand governments’ approval in Latin America
We studied the drivers of approval rates in 18 countries, using Internet search query data.
Impact of COVID-19 in Ecuador: challenges and responses
These three reports look at the social, microecomonic, and financial impacts of the Covid-19 crisis on Ecuador, as part of the "Making Development Happen" series. Available in Spanish.
Latin American Economic Outlooks
- Latin American Economic Outlook 2021: Working Together for a Better Recovery
- Latin American Economic Outlook 2020: Digital Transformation for Building Back Better
- Latin American Economic Outlook 2019: Development in Transition
- Latin American Economic Outlook 2018: Rethinking Institutions for Development
- Latin American Economic Outlook 2017: Youth, Skills and Entrepreneurship
- Latin American Economic Outlook 2016: Towards a New Partnership with China
- Latin American Economic Outlook 2015: Education, Skills and Innovation for Development
- Latin American Economic Outlook 2014: Logistics and competitiveness for development
- Latin American Economic Outlook 2013: SME Policies for Structural Change
- Latin American Economic Outlook 2012: Transforming the State for Development
- Latin American Economic Outlook 2011: How Middle-Class is Latin America?
- Latin American Economic Outlook 2010: Migration and Remittances in Latin America
- Latin American Economic Outlook 2009: Fiscal Policy
- Latin American Economic Outlook 2008
