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Executive Secretariat for Integral Development
May 2012
SOCIO‐ECONOMIC DATA OF THE AMERICAS
2
DATA:These
indicators
and
statistics
have
been
gathered
and
compiled
from
publicly
available data from various sources and are included for informational purposes only.
The
Department
of
Economic
Development,
Trade
and
Tourism
of
the
General
Secretariat
of
the
Organization
of
American
States
(GS/OAS)
makes
every
effort
to
ensure,
but
cannot
and
does
not
guarantee,
and
makes
no
warranties
of
any
kind,
either
express
or
implied,
as
to
the
accuracy,
integrity
and
timeliness
of
this
information. Hyperlinks are provided to facilitate access to the
original sources but do
not imply endorsement or approval of the contents by the OAS, GS/OAS, its personnel,
or the OAS Member States.
Disclaimer
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ContentsEconomic Indicators
Macroeconomic OverviewStructure of the EconomyTradeFDI and ODA
Social IndicatorsHuman Development IndexHealthEducationPoverty and InequalityMigration
Business EnvironmentGlobal Competitiveness RankingsEase of Doing BusinessLogistics Performance Index
Science and TechnologyExpenditure in Research and DevelopmentResearch and Development PersonnelPatentsCommunication Infrastructure
TourismTourist ArrivalsExpenditures and ReceiptsTourism ContributionsTourism Competitiveness
44
Macroeconomic Overview
North America27.4%
South America5.8%
Central America0.2%Caribbean
0.2%
Rest of the World66.4%
5
Gross Domestic Product
LAC = 6.2%
The Americas = 33.5%
Source: Latest World Development Indicators, Updated as of Dec 2011 on World Bank Website5
66
Macroeconomic Trends
Source: Latest World Development Indicators, Updated as of Dec 2011 on World Bank Website
GDP Growth (annual %)
-4%
-2%
0%
2%
4%
6%
8%
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Year
Perc
enta
ge
Latin America & Caribbean (all income levels) World
Inflation, GDP deflator (annual %)
0
2
4
6
8
10
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Year
Perc
enta
ge
Latin America & Caribbean (all income levels) World
77
Structure of the EconomySource: Latest W
orld Developm
ent Indicators, World
Bank, updated as of Dec 2011 on W
B website
88
Structure of the Economy
Agriculture5.9 %
Agriculture2.4 %
Industry30.2 % Industry
24.2 %
Services62.1 %
Services71.7 %
Latin America & the Carribean Western Hemisphere
Source: Latest World Development Indicators, Updated as of Dec 2011 on World Bank Website
99
Trade in Goods and Services, 2009Source: Latest W
orld Developm
ent Indicators, World Bank. Statistics m
easure the export and im
port of goods and services.
1010
FDI and ODA, 2009Source: Latest W
orld Developm
ent Indicators, World
Bank, updated as of Dec 2011 on W
B website
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ContentsEconomic Indicators
Macroeconomic OverviewStructure of the EconomyTradeFDI and ODA
Social IndicatorsHuman Development IndexHealthEducationPoverty and InequalityMigration
Business EnvironmentGlobal Competitiveness RankingsEase of Doing BusinessLogistics Performance Index
Science and TechnologyExpenditure in Research and DevelopmentResearch and Development PersonnelPatentsCommunication Infrastructure
TourismTourist ArrivalsExpenditures and ReceiptsTourism ContributionsTourism Competitiveness
What is Human Development Index?
1313
Human Development Index (2011)
HDI Index
0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 1Haiti
Guatemala
Nicaragua
Honduras
Guyana
Bolivia
Paraguay
El Salvador
Suriname
Dominican Republic
Belize
Colombia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Brazil
Ecuador
Saint Lucia
Dominica
Peru
Jamaica
Latin America and the Caribbean
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Venezuela
Costa Rica
Grenada
Trinidad and Tobago
Antigua and Barbuda
Panama
Mexico
Bahamas
Uruguay
Barbados
Argentina
Chile
Canada
USA
1414
GINI index up to 2010
1515
Health Indicators, 2009*
Source: World D
evelopment Indicators, W
orld Bank*O
r Latest Available Inform
ation
Country Name Population Growth (annual %) Fertility Rate Life Expectancy at Birth
The AmericasNorth America (excl. Mexico)
CanadaUnited States
Latin America & Caribbean (incl. Mexico)Mexico
Central AmericaCosta RicaEl SalvadorGuatemalaHondurasNicaraguaPanama
South AmericaArgentinaBoliviaBrazilChileColombiaEcuadorParaguayPeruUruguayVenezuela, RB
The CaribbeanAntigua and BarbudaBahamas, TheBarbadosBelizeDominicaDominican RepublicGrenadaGuyanaHaitiJamaicaSt. Kitts and NevisSt. LuciaSt. Vincent and the GrenadinesSurinameTrinidad and Tobago
0.91.30.91.01.0
1.30.52.52.01.41.6
1.01.70.91.01.41.11.71.10.31.6
1.11.20.33.40.51.30.4‐0.1‐0.70.50.81.10.10.90.4
2.01.62.12.22.1
1.92.34.03.22.72.5
2.23.41.81.92.42.53.02.52.02.5
N/A2.01.52.8N/A2.62.32.33.42.4N/A2.02.12.41.6
78.981.278.773.675.3
79.071.570.672.473.575.8
75.566.072.678.773.275.372.173.576.173.7
N/A73.977.276.6N/A72.775.567.661.472.1N/AN/A71.969.269.6
East Asia & Pacific 0.7 1.9 73.4
Europe & Central Asia 0.4 1.7 75.4
Middle East & North Africa 1.8 2.7 71.4
South Asia 1.5 2.8 64.4
Sub‐Saharan Africa 2.5 5.0 52.5
World 1.2 2.5 69.2
1616
Education Indicators, 2009 and 2010
Source: World Development Indicators, World Bank
2009 2009 2010 2010Country Name Literacy rate Public spending on education(% of GDP) School enrollment, secondary (% net) School enrollment, primary (% net)
Antigua and Barbuda 3 85 87Argentina 98Bahamas, TheBarbados 7 84Belize 63 95BoliviaBrazilCanadaChileColombia 93 5 74 88Costa Rica 96 6DominicaDominican Republic 2 62 90Ecuador 84El Salvador 84Grenada 75Guatemala 74 50 97Guyana 3 81HaitiHonduras 96Jamaica 86 6Mexico 93Nicaragua 46 92Panama 94 69 98ParaguayPeru 2St. Kitts and Nevis 88 83St. Lucia 4 85 88St. Vincent and the Grenadines 7Trinidad and Tobago 99United StatesVenezuela, RB 72 93
1717
Education Indicators, 2008
Source: ECLAC, based on special tabulations of household surveys in the countries.
LATIN AMERICA (18 COUNTRIES): COMPLETION OF UPPER SECONDARY EDUCATION AMONG PEOPLE AGED 20-24 BY PER CAPITA INCOME LEVEL AND SEX, AS OF APPROXIMATELY 2008
49
23
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Poverty Indicators
Poverty and Indigence in Latin America, 1980‐2011
18
1919
Migration, 2010
Source: World Development Indicators, World Bank
Region/Country Population (Millions) International migrant stock (% of population)
North America1 United States6 Canada
343.9309.734.2
1421
Latin America & Caribbean2 Brazil3 Mexico4 Colombia5 Argentina7 Peru8 Venezuela, RB9 Chile10 Guatemala11 Ecuador12 Dominican Republic13 Haiti14 Bolivia15 Honduras16 Paraguay17 El Salvador18 Nicaragua19 Costa Rica20 Panama21 Uruguay22 Jamaica23 Trinidad and Tobago24 Guyana25 Suriname26 Bahamas, The27 Belize28 Barbados29 St. Lucia30 St. Vincent and the Grenadines31 Grenada32 Antigua and Barbuda33 Dominica34 St. Kitts and Nevis
568.8194.9108.546.340.729.528.817.114.413.810.210.010.07.66.56.25.84.63.53.42.71.30.80.50.30.30.30.20.10.10.10.10.1
0.40.60.23.60.13.51.90.42.74.4.31.50.32.50.70.710.53.42.41.12.61.57.59.713.610.35.97.912.123.68.19.6
World 6855.2
2020
Migration, 2010
Source: World Development Indicators, World Bank
Workers’
Remittances and Compensation of Employees
By Region (US$Millions)
2121
Migration, 2009
Source: World Development Indicators, World Bank
Workers’
Remittances and Compensation of Employees
By Country (US$Millions)
4234.3
4179.6
4019. 3
3482.4
3466.7
2947.0
2520.3
2502.3
2377.8
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Trinidad
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Belize
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itts and Nevis
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incent and the Grenadines
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2222
Remittances, 2010
Source: World Development Indicators, World Bank
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ContentsEconomic Indicators
Macroeconomic OverviewStructure of the EconomyTradeFDI and ODA
Social IndicatorsHuman Development IndexHealthEducationPoverty and InequalityMigration
Business EnvironmentGlobal Competitiveness RankingsEase of Doing BusinessLogistics Performance Index
Science and TechnologyExpenditure in Research and DevelopmentResearch and Development PersonnelPatentsCommunication Infrastructure
TourismTourist ArrivalsExpenditures and ReceiptsTourism ContributionsTourism Competitiveness
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Global Competitiveness Rankings
Source: Global Competitiveness Report 2011‐2012, World Economic Forum
*Does not include US or Canada.
CountryWorld
Ranking
20111. Institutions 2. Infrastructure
3. Macroeconomic
stability
4. Health
and
primary
education
5. Higher
education
and
training
6. Goods
market
efficiency
7. Labor
market
efficiency
8. Financial
market
sophistication
9. Technological
readiness
10.
Market
size
11. Business
sophistication12.
Innovation
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United StatesCanadaChileBarbadosPanamaCosta RicaBrazilUruguayMexicoColombiaPeruGuatemalaEl SalvadorTrinidad and TobagoArgentinaHondurasJamaicaDominican RepublicEcuadorBoliviaGuyanaNicaraguaParaguayVenezuela
5123142496153635868678491818586107110101103109115
122124
391126187553773510310095129118821341028612612512393130132142
161141223883644966858870655381917910694104102116125117
90491412641109115593942527680576281142964032119106100128
4267117793987476978971009060568910610970103769910784
131243257847574272607710010564541088599909579117
11667
24122556465711377849950656910413785781111311369412383142
453935115558311811488439810887131135801041381409196127142
221337292791437983683846724912656521031121229311488132
2016452940565449637569809052649172701031259712111292
114461348583108712324876861112491102696084135109
9241
1024394146353183566165557467798175899310682123111124
51146497235445563571139112786781019412211010699130133126
AVERAGE LAC* 82 96 79 78 79 76 89 99 75 75 73.5 73.4545 88.0454
AVERAGE 76 90 74 77 74 71 83 91 71 70 68 68.75 81.375
2525
Global Competitiveness Rankings
Pillar 1: Institutions
Source: Global Competitiveness Report 2011‐2012, World Economic Forum
*Does not include US or Canada.
1. InstitutionsA. Public
Institutionsi. Property rights
ii. Ethics and corruption
iii. Undue influence
iv. Government inefficiency
v. Securitya. Business costs of terrorism
b. Business costs of crime and violence
c. Organized crime
d. Reliability of police services
B. Private Institutions
i. Corporate ethics
ii. Accountability
1 Canada 11 14 14 16 13 17 35 93 43 44 6 4 7 4
2 Barbados 18 18 17 19 22 15 24 54 57 16 15 18 23 20
3 Chile 26 27 48 22 20 23 33 40 70 52 10 21 20 23
4 Peru 95 103 97 84 105 80 119 113 121 115 114 58 81 37
5 United States 39 41 33 40 40 43 75 122 81 86 30 26 29 17
6 Costa Rica 53 55 64 51 41 66 97 77 117 116 50 46 37 93
7 Panama 75 82 46 94 130 64 94 86 116 100 62 57 55 61
8 Brazil 77 83 66 92 68 109 96 23 126 120 66 65 83 48
9 Trinidad & Tobago 82 88 79 87 62 74 121 91 135 117 119 69 72 56
10 Jamaica 86 93 67 81 67 95 133 88 140 135 101 60 63 49
11 Guyana 93 95 94 88 95 72 111 92 130 93 113 80 91 78
12 Uruguay 35 35 42 23 30 46 36 5 58 24 52 39 28 64
13 Colombia 100 110 87 103 87 83 138 142 133 138 64 61 87 38
14 Honduras 102 105 91 86 85 79 134 126 137 137 98 85 70 107
15 Mexico 103 109 84 100 88 87 139 121 134 139 133 72 88 57
16 El Salvador 118 126 103 102 111 103 141 132 141 142 117 79 73 90
17 Bolivia 118 126 103 106 96 106 123 125 111 122 129 130 102 134
18 Ecuador 125 124 120 108 116 119 125 120 127 126 118 127 123 122
19 Dominican Republic 126 129 99 135 131 111 130 107 122 113 142 103 116 85
20 Guatemala 129 132 113 121 121 101 142 129 142 141 138 81 76 91
21 Nicaragua 130 130 122 123 140 124 106 99 105 106 104 117 120 110
22 Paraguay 132 134 129 133 136 110 127 111 120 123 135 118 132 92
23 Argentina 134 136 133 134 133 138 116 42 119 133 126 121 122 121
24 Venez 142 142 142 138 141 142 140 108 139 140 140 135 131 135
95 99 88 92 92 89 110 92 118 111 94 79 82 78
93 97 86 87 90 87 109 94 117 110 95 77 79 75
Country
AVERAGE LAC*
AVERAGE
2626
Global Competitiveness Rankings
Pillar 6: Goods Markets Efficiency
Source: Global Competitiveness Report 2011‐2012, World Economic Forum
*Does not include US or Canada.
6. Goods Markets Efficiency A. Competition
i. Domestic Competition
a. Intensity of Local
Competition
g. Time Required to
Start a Business
ii. Foreign competition
a. Prevalence of Trade Barriers
b. Trade Tariffs
c. Prevalence of Foreign Ownership
d. Business Impact of
Rules on FDI
e. Burden of Customs
Procedures
B. Quality of Demand Conditions
1 Canada 12 10 8 21 9 41 47 39 18 60 30 72 United States 24 34 25 18 13 87 59 32 43 68 58 153 Chile 25 23 24 36 84 17 5 62 8 7 10 354 Panama 46 42 43 43 35 36 45 81 11 9 63 705 Peru 50 59 57 55 91 47 28 40 28 16 53 456 Barbados 56 63 59 68 n/a 81 68 137 32 42 40 537 Costa Rica 57 82 100 65 127 48 95 44 22 35 87 368 Guatemala 65 80 82 50 111 70 75 51 57 107 65 499 El Salvador 69 75 83 40 70 61 80 50 37 103 86 5810 Uruguay 77 90 92 103 129 55 33 89 7 6 64 6311 Jamaica 78 62 70 72 28 54 58 79 51 57 92 9312 Paraguay 83 72 78 100 108 71 62 82 97 108 84 8713 Mexico 84 103 107 84 35 69 57 91 23 52 74 6214 Honduras 85 93 113 98 58 46 88 53 48 90 81 7315 Guyana 94 83 86 79 98 88 81 99 120 79 107 10416 Colombia 99 128 124 85 58 127 110 118 77 69 80 39
17 Trinidad and Tobago 104 99 89 69 118 104 56 106 75 50 126 11218 Dominican Republic 111 109 111 60 74 75 121 85 41 41 57 10719 Brazil 113 132 129 48 138 137 109 120 79 74 124 4620 Nicaragua 123 118 131 118 114 67 111 46 93 97 127 12321 Ecuador 131 130 130 109 125 129 141 88 119 140 103 11822 Bolivia 136 137 137 134 123 132 131 95 128 132 129 12823 Argentina 137 141 140 105 90 140 142 105 33 136 139 9424 Venezuela 142 142 142 140 139 141 140 121 123 142 142 129
89 94 97 80 93 82 83 84 60 72 88 7883 88 90 75 86 80 81 80 57 72 84 73
Country
AVERAGE LAC*AVERAGE
2727
Global Competitiveness Rankings
Pillar 9: Technological Readiness
Source: Global Competitiveness Report 2011‐2012, World Economic Forum
*Does not include US or Canada.
9. Technological Readiness
A. Technological Adoption
i. Availability of Latest
Technologies
ii. Firm‐level Technology Absorption
iii. FDI and Technology Transfer B. ICT Use
i. Internet Users
ii. Broadband Internet
Subscriptionsiii. Internet Bandwidth
1 Canada 16 22 14 29 21 16 13 14 222 United States 20 21 18 18 49 20 18 18 263 Barbados 29 34 27 38 36 28 24 31 374 Panama 40 12 28 32 4 53 58 60 515 Chile 45 32 30 40 22 56 53 50 556 Uruguay 49 53 66 76 9 49 56 46 477 Trinidad and Tobago 52 65 60 71 72 51 50 48 548 Brazil 54 47 53 48 28 63 61 63 659 Costa Rica 56 44 68 55 5 69 70 65 6710 Mexico 63 58 61 81 24 73 79 52 8411 Argentina 64 95 83 93 114 55 72 54 4912 Peru 69 56 64 62 35 82 75 81 7513 Dominican Republic 70 59 59 57 61 81 65 78 8914 Jamaica 72 60 44 72 70 83 87 75 6315 Colombia 75 74 78 83 59 78 70 66 7016 Guatemala 80 54 48 47 78 94 112 92 10217 El Salvador 90 83 73 85 89 89 100 85 11118 Honduras 91 66 81 67 40 96 109 99 9619 Venezuela 92 113 97 105 127 71 74 70 8120 Guyana 97 99 85 96 109 86 82 94 8521 Ecuador 103 116 104 103 130 90 90 97 8722 Paraguay 112 117 109 110 125 95 91 106 9523 Nicaragua 121 118 127 118 94 113 114 102 9224 Bolivia 125 136 136 139 133 103 96 100 93
75 72 72 76 67 75 77 73 7570 68 67 72 64 71 72 69 71
Country
AVERAGE LAC*AVERAGE
2828
Global Competitiveness Rankings
Pillar 12: Innovation
Source: Global Competitiveness Report 2011‐2012, World Economic Forum
*Does not include US or Canada.
12. Innovationi. Capacity for Innovation
ii. Quality of scientific research
institutions
iii. Company spending on
R&D
iv. University‐industry
collaboration in R&D
v. Government procurement of
advanced technology products
vi. Availability of scientists
and engineers
vii. Utility patents
1 United States 5 7 7 6 3 9 4 32 Canada 11 24 9 25 11 35 7 103 Costa Rica 35 40 31 35 35 64 32 494 Brazil 44 31 42 30 38 52 91 605 Chile 44 66 51 60 44 47 29 536 Barbados 49 91 47 100 40 39 58 377 Uruguay 55 65 58 56 53 54 94 488 Colombia 57 59 69 76 43 45 77 769 Mexico 63 76 54 79 45 75 86 5810 Panama 72 98 70 69 66 46 112 6111 Argentina 78 77 41 72 48 127 75 5512 Trinidad and Tobago 86 120 84 94 68 108 61 3913 Guatemala 91 69 103 63 55 118 84 8014 Jamaica 94 97 63 101 76 102 121 5115 Guyana 99 73 100 59 113 74 125 9016 Honduras 101 88 111 82 85 80 110 9017 Bolivia 106 70 108 78 107 107 104 9018 Ecuador 110 87 119 95 94 83 109 9019 Peru 113 99 109 118 103 98 102 8320 Dominican Republic 122 126 123 125 90 94 129 7721 Venezuela 126 123 112 121 80 139 119 6622 El Salvador 127 115 133 122 112 119 132 9023 Nicaragua 130 111 131 123 121 134 131 9024 Paraguay 133 116 138 110 123 128 137 75
88 86 86 85 69 88 96 6981 80 80 79 69 82 89 63
Country
AVERAGE LAC*AVERAGE
2929
Ease of Doing Business
Source: Doing Business Report 2011, IFC and World Bank
Country Ranking 2011 Starting a BusinessDealing with
Construction PermitsGetting Electricity
Registering Property
Getting CreditProtecting Investors
Paying TaxesTrading Across
Borders
1 United States 4 13 17 17 16 4 5 72 202 Canada 13 3 25 156 41 24 5 8 423 Chile 39 27 90 41 53 48 29 45 624 Peru 41 55 101 82 22 24 17 85 565 Colombia 42 65 29 134 51 67 5 95 876 St. Lucia 52 53 13 13 115 98 29 52 1107 Mexico 53 75 43 142 140 40 46 109 598 Antigua and Barbuda 57 80 21 16 124 98 29 135 719 Panama 61 29 71 15 120 48 111 169 1110 Dominica 65 48 18 65 116 78 29 73 8811 Trinidad and Tobago 68 74 93 24 175 40 24 65 5212 Grenada 73 60 11 39 154 98 29 91 4013 St. Vincent and the Grenadines 75 58 6 21 141 126 29 73 3814 Bahamas, The 85 73 79 105 177 78 111 56 4815 Jamaica 88 23 49 112 103 98 79 172 9716 Uruguay 90 32 153 7 165 67 97 160 12517 Belize 93 152 9 53 137 98 122 55 10718 St. Kitts and Nevis 95 64 16 33 164 126 29 133 4419 Guatemala 97 165 151 30 23 8 133 124 11920 Paraguay 102 106 66 23 64 78 65 132 15421 Dominican Republic 108 140 105 123 105 78 65 94 4522 El Salvador 112 136 144 130 54 48 166 146 6923 Argentina 113 146 169 58 139 67 111 144 10224 Guyana 114 87 28 144 104 166 79 115 8225 Nicaragua 118 130 150 136 122 98 97 155 8326 Costa Rica 121 122 141 43 46 98 166 138 7327 Brazil 126 120 127 51 114 98 79 150 12128 Honduras 128 150 70 114 94 8 166 140 10329 Ecuador 130 164 91 128 75 78 133 88 12330 Bolivia 153 169 107 124 138 126 133 179 12631 Suriname 158 173 98 38 170 159 181 34 10533 Haiti 174 180 139 75 131 159 166 118 14532 Venezuela 177 147 109 155 91 182 179 183 16634 Barbados … … … … … … … …
LAC 97 100 81 73 111 87 88 113 87Western Hemisphere 92 95 77 74 106 82 83 109 84
3030
Logistics Performance Index
Country LPI W* ** Customs ** Infrastructure ** International shipments
** Logistics competence
** Tracking & tracing
** Timeliness **
Canada 3.87 14 1 3.71 1 4.03 2 3.24 1 3.99 1 4.01 2 4.41 1
United States 3.86 15 2 3.68 2 4.15 1 3.21 2 3.92 2 4.17 1 4.19 2
Brazil 3.20 41 3 2.37 14 3.10 3 2.91 5 3.3 3 3.42 3 4.14 3
Argentina 3.10 48 4 2.63 6 2.75 6 3.15 3 3.03 5 3.15 8 3.82 6
Chile 3.09 49 5 2.93 3 2.86 5 2.74 13 2.94 6 3.33 4 3.8 7
Mexico 3.05 50 6 2.55 8 2.95 4 2.83 9 3.04 4 3.28 5 3.66 10
Panama 3.02 51 7 2.76 4 2.63 8 2.87 6 2.83 7 3.26 6 3.76 8
Costa Rica 2.91 56 8 2.61 7 2.56 11 2.64 15 2.8 8 3.13 9 3.71 9
Dominican Republic 2.82 65 9 2.51 9 2.34 17 2.59 17 2.42 18 3.17 7 3.85 4
Peru 2.8 67 10 2.5 10 2.66 7 2.75 12 2.61 12 2.89 11 3.38 16
Honduras 2.78 70 11 2.39 13 2.31 18 2.67 14 2.57 16 2.83 14 3.83 5
Colombia 2.77 72 12 2.5 10 2.59 9 2.54 18 2.75 9 2.75 16 3.52 13
Ecuador 2.77 71 12 2.32 17 2.38 15 2.86 8 2.6 13 2.84 12 3.55 12
Paraguay 2.75 76 14 2.37 14 2.44 12 2.87 6 2.59 14 2.72 17 3.46 15
Uruguay 2.75 77 14 2.71 5 2.58 10 2.77 11 2.59 14 2.78 15 3.06 19
Venezuela, RB 2.68 84 16 2.06 20 2.44 12 3.05 4 2.53 17 2.84 12 3.05 20
El Salvador 2.67 86 17 2.48 12 2.44 12 2.18 21 2.66 11 2.68 19 3.63 11
Guatemala 2.63 90 18 2.33 16 2.37 16 2.16 22 2.74 10 2.71 18 3.52 13
Nicaragua 2.54 107 19 2.24 19 2.23 20 2.63 16 2.31 21 2.51 20 3.21 17
Jamaica 2.53 108 20 2 22 2.07 21 2.82 10 2.32 20 3.07 10 2.82 21
Bolivia 2.51 112 21 2.26 18 2.24 19 2.53 19 2.38 19 2.38 21 3.2 18
Guyana 2.27 140 22 2.02 21 1.99 22 2.31 20 2.25 22 2.28 22 2.7 22
High income (average) 3.87 3.70 4.09 3.24 3.74 3.58 3.76
Upper middle income (average) 2.94 2.85 2.97 2.93 2.93 2.97 3.07
Latin America & Caribbean (average) 2.88 2.54 2.64 2.74 2.78 3.01 3.56
* World ranking / ** Ranking among the 22 countries in the Western Hemisphere included in this index
3.23 ‐ 5 High income 2.75 ‐ 3.23 Upper middle income 2.48 ‐ 2.75 Lower middle income 1 ‐ 2.48 Low income
Source: World Bank, 2010
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ContentsEconomic Indicators
Macroeconomic OverviewStructure of the EconomyTradeFDI and ODA
Social IndicatorsHuman Development IndexHealthEducationPoverty and InequalityMigration
Business EnvironmentGlobal Competitiveness RankingsEase of Doing BusinessLogistics Performance Index
Science and TechnologyExpenditure in Research and DevelopmentResearch and Development PersonnelPatentsCommunication Infrastructure
TourismTourist ArrivalsExpenditures and ReceiptsTourism ContributionsTourism Competitiveness
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Expenditure in Research and Development Regional Indicators
Oceania2.2%
Latin America and Caribbean
2.2%
Africa0.4%
Europe32.2%
United States and Canada37.5%
Asia25.5%
Source: El Estado de la Ciencia
2011, Red de Indicadores
de Ciencia
y Tecnologia
(RICYT)
Share of Total Global R&D Spending, 2009
3333Source: 2012 Global R&D Funding Forecast
Expenditure in Research and Development Regional Indicators
3434
Source: El Estado de la Ciencia
2011, Red de Indicadores
de Ciencia
y Tecnologia
(RICYT)
Investment in R&D Relative to GDP, 2009*
Expenditure in Research and Development Country Indicators
* Or Latest Available Information
0.21%0.40%0.42%
0.54%0.60%0.64%0.69%
1.19%1.38%
1.70%1.85%1.92%
2.05%2.23%
2.78%3.04%
3.33%3.96%
4.28%
0.00% 0.50% 1.00% 1.50% 2.00% 2.50% 3.00% 3.50% 4.00% 4.50%
Panama
Mexico
Uruguay
Costa Rica
Argentina
Cuba
LAC
Brazil
Spain
China
UK
Canada
Europe
France
Germany
USA
Japan
Finland
Israel
35Source: El Estado de la Ciencia
2011, Red de Indicadores
de Ciencia
y Tecnologia
(RICYT)
*Or latest available information
Financial Resources for R&D, 2009*
Expenditure in Research and Development Country Indicators
* * N/A
Higher Education Enterprises Foreign Government NPOs
Argentina 0.6 3.8 21.4 0.7 73.2 0.8
Bolivia 0.2 25.6 5 17.9 49.4 2
Brazil 1.2 2.1 46.3 0 51.6 0
Canada 1.9 17.4 47.6 6.9 24.6 3.5
Chile 0.4 17.2 43.7 3.3 33.8 2
Colombia 0.2 21 13.9 4.7 55.8 4.7
Costa Rica 0.5 0 33.3 1.9 61.5 3.3
Cuba 0.6 0 15 10 75 0
Ecuador 0.3 1.4 8.5 0.5 89.6 0
El Salvador 0.1 0.04 0.9 14.7 84.2 0.2
Guatemala ** 28.9 0 48.4 22.7 **
Mexico 0.4 6.4 43.2 1.9 46.9 1.6
Panama 0.2 3.01 2.2 49.6 44.2 1
Paraguay 0.1 9.2 0.3 12.3 76.2 2.1
Peru 0.1 ** ** ** ** **
Trinidad and Tobago 0.1 ** ** ** ** **
United States 3 0 68.1 0 26.1 5.8Uruguay 0.4 24.9 39.3 1.9 33.4 0.6
LAC 0.7 3.4 43.3 0.8 52.1 0.4
CountryExpenditure on R&D as % of GDP
Expenditure in R&D by Funding Source (%)
3636
Source: El Estado de la Ciencia
2011, Red de Indicadores
de Ciencia
y Tecnologia
(RICYT)
*Or latest available information
Expenditure in R&D by Activity, 2009*
Expenditure in Research and Development Country Indicators
* * N/A
Applied Research
Basic Research
Experimental Development
Agro Sciences Humanities
Engineering and Technology
Medical Sciences
Natural Sciences
Social Sciences Not Specified
Antigua and Barbuda ** ** ** 15.7 5.8 37.1 11.09 16.6 9.1 2.5
Argentina 43.7 29.8 26.5 14.08 5.82 34.43 1.15 22.11 11.56 1.05
Bolivia 23.4 70.4 6.1 39.85 2.3 32.15 ** 23.56 0.99 0
Brazil ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** **
Canada ** ** ** ** ** ** 9.23 ** ** **
Chile 49 35.7 15.3 13.74 2.67 43.27 3 19.44 11.65 0
Colombia 47 24 29 5.7 ** 2 4.41 11.9 2.1 2.1
Costa Rica 75.5 11.4 13.1 11.9 2.04 6.59 ** 10.69 12.59 30.9
Cuba 49.9 10.1 40 ** ** ** 9 ** ** **
Ecuador 60.4 31.3 8.3 12.9 5.2 44 15 16 12.9 0
El Salvador 31.8 58.8 9.4 4.94 9.38 10 37.29 29 31.25 0.44
Guatemala 85.7 5.6 8.7 18.2 9.34 5.99 0 13.98 15.21 0
Mexico 31 23.9 45.1 0 0 0 ** 86.67 13.33 0
Panama 28 41 31 ** ** ** 22.3 ** ** 0
Paraguay 78.3 16 5.7 46.5 1.2 3.6 ** 15 11.5 0
Peru 48.3 38.3 13.4 ** ** ** 2.28 ** ** 0
Trinidad and Tobago ** ** ** 51.67 3.34 11.7 ** 20.67 10.33 0
United States 22.3 17.4 60.3 ** ** ** 5.94 ** ** 0Uruguay 65.2 21.3 13.5 29.11 3 36.47 15.21 10.27 0
Country
Expenditure in R&D by Activity (%) Expenditure in R&D by Field of Science
3737
Personnel in R&D and Percentage who are Women, 2009*
Source: El Estado de la Ciencia
2011, Red de Indicadores
de Ciencia
y Tecnologia
(RICYT)
*Or latest available information
Research and Development Personnel
* * N/A
Technicians Scholars/Doctorates Researchers S&T Services Total
Argentina 4.1 ** 57.4 49.6 ** **
Bolivia 0.5 60 30 40 48 43.5
Brazil 2.1 ** ** 48 ** **
Chile 1.5 ** ** 30 ** **
Colombia 0.7 ** ** 38.2 ** **
Costa Rica 1.7 34.2 56.9 42 36.7 39.4
Cuba 1.0 ** ** 48.5 ** 53.5
Ecuador 0.5 45 ** 44 ** 41.3
El Salvador 0.2 ** ** 32.9 ** 32.9
Guatemala 0.1 33.9 ** 31.5 ** 34.4
Honduras 0.2 41.8 ** 26.5 ** 38.3
Mexico 0.7 ** ** ** ** **
Panama 0.3 50 41.1 35.3 ** 37.1
Paraguay 0.3 44.1 34.8 52.7 39.5 44.5
Peru 0.4 ** ** ** ** **
Trinidad and Tobago 1.3 ** ** 46.7 42.2 43.5
United States 13.9 ** ** 20.6 ** 22
Uruguay 1.8 84.1 51.4 52.3 ** 52.3Venezuela 0.5 ** ** 53.1 ** **
LAC 1.6 ** ** ** ** **
CountryResearchers per Thousand
Labor Force
% of S&T Personnel who are Female
3838
Researchers in LAC by Sector of Employment and Scientific Field,
2009
Source: El Estado de la Ciencia
2011, Red de Indicadores
de Ciencia
y Tecnologia
(RICYT)
Research and Development PersonnelRegional Indicators
% of Researchers in LAC by Sector of Employment
Non profit private
organizations 1%
Government 12%
Enterprises 15%
Higher Education 72%
% of Researchers in LAC by Scientific Field
Medical Sciences 16.2%Agricultural
Sciences 8.4%
Social Sciences 24.2%
Humanities 17.1%
Engeneering and Technology
14.3%
Natural and Exact Sciences
19.8%
3939
Researchers in LAC by Scientific Field (2003‐2009)
Source: El Estado de la Ciencia
2011, Red de Indicadores
de Ciencia
y Tecnologia
(RICYT)
Research and Development PersonnelRegional Indicators
% of Researchers in LAC by Scientific Field
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Year
Perc
enta
ge
Natural and Exact Sciences Engeneering and Technology M edical Sciences Agricultural Sciences Social Sciences Humanities
% of Researchers in LAC by Scientific Field
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Year
Perc
enta
ge
Natural and Exact Sciences Engeneering and Technology M edical Sciences Agricultural Sciences Social Sciences Humanities
4040
Personnel in R&D by Activity, 2009*
Source: El Estado de la Ciencia
2011, Red de Indicadores
de Ciencia
y Tecnologia
(RYCIT)
*Or latest available information
Research and Development PersonnelCountry Indicators
Higher Education Enterprises Government NPOs
Agricultural Sciences Humanities
Engineering and
TechnologyMedical Sciences
Natural and Exact Sciences
Social Sciences
Argentina 42.7 7.6 31 1.7 12.3 9.2 17.5 13.1 28.8 19
Bolivia 85 2.1 6.7 6.2 16 3 22 23 26 10
Brazil 56.8 37.3 5.1 0.7 10.6 23.8 13.6 18 22.3 11.7
Canada 77.1 19.3 3.22 0.5 ** ** ** ** ** **
Chile 33.9 56.1 4.1 5.8 10.8 10 13.6 14.6 30.9 20.1
Colombia 91 0.5 0.8 7.7 7.4 4.4 13.5 15.8 24.8 34
Costa Rica 65.6 0 31 3 13.2 5.6 13.9 16.8 26.1 24.4
Ecuador ** ** ** ** 40.9 7.6 18.7 11.8 8.5 12.4
El Salvador 90.2 4.5 5.3 0 12 4 23.7 10.6 28.8 20.8
Guatemala 57.7 0 42.3 0 31.1 7.4 14.9 7.8 19.5 19.4
Honduras 43.2 11.1 29.7 16 ** ** ** ** ** **
Mexico 35.8 42.5 19.3 2.5 2.8 2.4 17.2 12.6 6.5 58.5
Panama 30.3 4.1 58.3 10.3 22.7 0.7 10.2 12 45.4 9
Paraguay ** ** ** ** 35 6.4 16.2 10.8 15.3 16.3
Peru 40.2 45.8 13.9 0.1 ** ** ** ** ** **
Trinidad and Tobago 82.3 0.5 17.1 0 25.9 0 17.2 20 23.6 13.3
United States 14.2 81.2 3.7 0.9 ** ** ** ** ** **
Uruguay 80.8 1.1 13.4 4.6 14.9 15.1 17.9 20.9 20.1 11.1Venezuela 89.6 0.8 9 0.6 16.8 0 13.1 22.2 11.8 36.2
LAC 70.9 15.4 12.3 1.4 8.4 17.1 14.3 16.1 19.8 24.2
Country
Employment % of Researchers by Scientific Field
* * N/A
4141
Source: El Estado de la Ciencia
2011, Red de Indicadores
de Ciencia
y Tecnologia
Dependency Rate = Non‐Resident Patent Applicants/Patent Applicants
Invention Coefficient = Patent Applicants/100,000 inhabitants
*Or latest available information
Science and Technology Patents, 2009*
* * N/A
Non‐Residents Residents Total
Non‐Residents Residents Total
United States 214807 241347 456154 96895 95032 191927 0.9 80Canada 32410 5067 37477 17468 2029 19497 6.4 15Brazil 18076 7875 25951 2249 529 2778 2.3 4.1Mexico 13459 822 14281 9413 213 9629 16.4 0.8Argentina 4336 640 4976 1106 248 1354 6.8 1.6Chile 3400 531 3931 1268 130 1398 6.4 3.2Venezuela 2778 123 2901 75 4 79 22.6 0.4Colombia 1546 128 1674 458 20 478 12.1 0.3
Uruguay 752 26 778 14 3 17 28.9 1Peru 657 37 694 371 13 384 17.8 0.1Costa Rica 504 20 524 48 1 49 25.2 0.4Bolivia 357 51 408 19 4 23 7 0.5Guatemala 361 12 376 168 0 168 30.8 0.1El Salvador 264 34 298 40 20 60 7.8 0.5Paraguay 249 11 260 5 1 6 22.6 0.2Panama 243 15 258 243 15 258 16.2 0.5Cuba 172 59 231 81 59 140 2.9 0.5Trinidad and Tobago 222 4 226 49 1 50 55.5 0.3Nicaragua 218 4 222 68 0 68 54.5 0.1Dominican Republic 159 8 167 ** ** ** 19.9 0.1Honduras 100 5 105 70 10 80 20 0.1Jamaica 59 10 69 61 11 72 5.9 0.4Ecuador ** ** 976 ** ** 65 ** 0.1Haiti ** ** ** ** ** ** ** 0LAC 281611 255997 535839 116669 98119 218879 4.7 1.7Total 295129 256829 550189 126143 98343 228580 ** **
Invention CoefficientCountry
Patent Applications Granted PatentsDependency
Rate
4242
Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
Source: International
Telecommunication Union (ITU), 2011
ICT Development Index (IDI), 2010
Note: The ITU IDI is a composite index
combining 11 indicators into one
benchmark measure that serves to
monitor and compare the level of
advancement of ICTs
in more than 150
countries worldwide. IDI is presented on a
scale from 1‐10.
Country Regional Rank Global Rank IDI
United States 1 17 7.09
Canada 2 26 6.69
Barbados 3 41 5.83
Uruguay 4 54 4.93
Chile 5 55 4.65
Argentina 6 56 4.64
Trinidad and Tobago 7 61 4.36
Brazil 8 64 4.22
Venezuela 9 65 4.11
Panama 10 66 4.09
Costa Rica 11 70 3.99
Mexico 12 75 3.75
Colombia 13 76 3.75
Suriname 14 82 3.52
Peru 15 83 3.52
Jamaica 16 85 3.41
Ecuador 17 88 3.37
Dominican Republic 18 93 3.21
Guyana 19 95 3.08
El Salvador 20 98 2.89
Paraguay 21 99 2.87
Bolivia 22 102 2.83
Honduras 23 106 2.72
Cuba 24 107 2.69
Guatemala 25 108 2.65
Nicaragua 26 114 2.31
Average (simple) 3.89
4343
Communication Infrastructure Use, 2010
Source: World Development Indicators,
World Bank
* Or Latest Available Information
Region/ CountryInternet users (per 100
people)Mobile cellular subscriptions
(per 100 people)
East Asia & Pacific 35.6 76.6Europe & Central Asia 56.7 122.7Middle East & North Africa 25.0 97.0South Asia 8.4 61.0Sub‐Saharan Africa 10.9 44.7North America 79.5 88.3Canada 81.0 70.0United States 79.0 90.0Latin America & Caribbean 34.0 98.2Antigua and Barbuda 80.0 184.7Argentina 36.0 141.8Bahamas, The 43.0 124.9Barbados 70.2 128.1Belize 12.7 56.3Bolivia 20.0 72.3Brazil 40.7 104.1Chile 45.0 116.0Colombia 36.5 93.8Costa Rica 36.5 65.1Dominica 47.5 144.9Dominican Republic 39.5 89.6Ecuador 24.0 102.2El Salvador 15.0 124.3Grenada 33.5 116.7Guatemala 10.5 125.6Guyana 29.9 73.6Haiti 8.4 40.0Honduras 11.1 125.1Jamaica 26.5 114.8Mexico 31.0 80.6Nicaragua 10.0 65.1Panama 42.8 184.7Paraguay 23.6 91.6Peru 34.3 100.1St. Kitts and Nevis 32.9 161.4St. Lucia 36.1 103.0St. Vincent and the Grenadines 69.6 120.5Suriname 31.6 176.0Trinidad and Tobago 48.5 141.2Uruguay 43.5 132.2Venezuela, RB 35.8 96.7World 30.5 78.6
4444
Communication Infrastructure
Source: CEPALSTAT
Access to Communication Infrastructure, 2009
Region/Country% Households with Radio
% Households with Television
% Households with Land Phone
% Households with Mobile Phone
% Households with Computer
% Households with Internet
Brazil 88 95 43 78 35 27Chile ** ** 45 ** 42 29Colombia ** 87 ** 63 23 15Costa Rica 76 94 65 68 37 18Dominican Republic 68 86 24 73 ** ** Ecuador ** 83 36 74 23 8El Salvador ** 83 ** 81 12 6Honduras 83 ** ** ** ** ** Mexico ** 95 46 69 27 18Nicaragua ** ** ** ** 7 2Paraguay 81 86 20 86 19 11Peru ** 74 29 64 19 10Uruguay 93 94 64 83 48 28
* * N/A
4545
Communication Infrastructure Use
Source: International Telecommunication
Union (ITU), based on national sources
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4646
ContentsEconomic Indicators
Macroeconomic OverviewStructure of the EconomyTradeFDI and ODA
Social IndicatorsHuman Development IndexHealthEducationPoverty and InequalityMigration
Business EnvironmentGlobal Competitiveness RankingsEase of Doing BusinessLogistics Performance Index
Science and TechnologyExpenditure in Research and DevelopmentResearch and Development PersonnelPatentsCommunication Infrastructure
TourismTourist ArrivalsExpenditures and ReceiptsTourism ContributionsTourism Competitiveness
4747Source: UNWTO World Tourism Barometer – Interim Update, April 2011
International Tourist Arrivals
4848
OAS Member States
Source: World Development Indicators, World Bank
Europe
Sub‐Saharan Africa
Asia and the Pacific
International Tourist Arrivals
4949
International Tourist Arrivals
5050
International Tourist Arrivals, OAS Member States (2011)
Source: International Tourist Arrivals, World Development Indicators, World Bank.
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5151
Average Expenditures in International Tourism
Average expenditure per tourist, 2011 (US$)
1107
995
862
700
592
0
200
400
600
800
1000
1200
Americas Asia and the Pacific Europe Middle East Africa
Source: UNWTO World Tourism Barometer – Interim Update, April 2011
5252
Average Expenditures in International Tourism
Average expenditure per tourist by OAS Member State, 2011 (US$)
Source: World Development Indicators, World Bank.
Does not include Dominican Republic, Nicaragua,Saint
Lucia, St Kitts & Nevis, St Vincent &Grenadines, Antigua & Barbudas,Grenada, Belize, Dominica,
Guyana
Haiti
Trinidad
and
Tobago
Expenditure in country per tourist (US$)
2,773
1,479
967 1,
197
1,121
841
897
1,153
1,126
740
680
593
420
394
313 402
156
77 0
735
0 0 0 0 0 0 0
741
0
82
0 0
336
0
0
500
1,000
1,500
2,000
2,500
3,000
United States
Panama
Vene
zuela
Brazil
Colombia
Argentina
Barbados
Peru
Costa Rica
Jamaica
Chile
Uruguay
Bolivia
Bahamas
Hon
duras
El Salvado
r
Mexico
Paraguay
Dom
inican Rep
ublic
Guatemala
Nicaragua
Saint Lucia
St. K
itts & Nevis
St Vincent & Grenadines
Antigua & Barbu
da
Grenada
Belize
Canada
Dom
inica
Ecuado
r
Guyana
Haiti
Suriname
Trinidad y Tob
ago
5353
Europe, US$411bn,
48%
Asia and the Pacific,
US$203bn, 24%
Americas, US$166bn,
20%
Middle East, US$42bn, 5%
Africa, US$29bn, 3%
Source: UNWTO World Tourism Barometer – Interim Update, April 2011
International Tourism Receipts, 2010
International Tourism Receipts
5454Source: World Development Indicators
Receipts (% of total exports), 2009
International Tourism
4.4
6.8
7.57.8
9.1
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Asia & Pacific
Europe & CentralAsia Sub‐Saharan Africa
The Americas
Middle East &North Africa
4.5
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5.6
10.0
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Expenditures (% of total imports), 2009
5555Source: World Development Indicators, World Bank.
Does not include Dominica, Guyana and Trinidad and Tobago due to
unavailable information.
International Tourism ReceiptsInternational Tourism Receipts by OAS Member State, 2011 (US$bn)
Tourists' expenditure in country (US$ Mn)
18,281
12,417
6,180
4,478
2,797
2,741
2,552
2,413
2,095
2,797
2,070
1,607
1,074
672
786
652
646
339
243
69 0
1,378
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0
5,000
10,000
15,000
20,000
25,000
30,000
35,000
40,000
45,000
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United States
Canada
Mexico
Brazil
Argentina
Colombia
Peru
Panama
Chile
Jamaica
Costa Rica
Bahamas
Uruguay
Barbados
Vene
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Bolivia
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Suriname
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Guatemala
Nicaragua
Saint Lucia
St. K
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St Vincent & Grenadines
Antigua & Barbu
da
Grenada
Belize
Dom
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Guyana
Haiti
Trinidad y Tob
ago
5656
Tourism Contributions to GDP 2011
Source: W
orld Tou
rism and
Travel Cou
ncil (W
TTC) datab
ase
*Includes indirect and
indu
ced contrib
utions.
5757
Tourism Contributions to Employment
Source: W
orld Tou
rism and
Travel Cou
ncil (W
TTC) datab
ase
*Includes indirect and
indu
ced contrib
utions.
5858
Domestic Travel and Tourism
Source: W
orld Tou
rism and
Travel Cou
ncil (W
TTC) datab
ase
5959
The Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Index 2011: The Americas
Source: World Economic Forum, The Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Report 2011
*Note: Suriname is not included in this year.
6060
Travel & Tourism Competitiveness
Index 2011 and 2009 Comparison: The Americas
Source: World Economic Forum, The Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Report 2011
2009Country/Economy Rank/139 Score Rank/133United States 6 5.3 8Canada 9 5.29 5Barbados 28 4.84 30Mexico 43 4.43 51Costa Rica 44 4.43 42Puerto Rico 45 4.42 53Brazil 52 4.36 45Panama 56 4.3 55Chile 57 4.27 57Uruguay 58 4.24 63Argentina 60 4.2 65Jamaica 65 4.12 60Peru 69 4.04 74Dominican Republic 72 3.99 67Colombia 77 3.94 72Trinidad and Tobago 79 3.91 84Guatemala 86 3.82 70Ecuador 87 3.79 96Honduras 88 3.79 83El Salvador 96 3.68 94Guyana 98 3.62 102Nicaragua 100 3.56 103Venezuela 106 3.46 104Bolivia 117 3.35 114Paraguay 123 3.26 122
2011
Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Index 2011 and 2009 Comparison The Americas
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Macroeconomic Overview World Bank http://data.worldbank.org/data‐catalog/world‐development‐indicators
GDP World Bank http://data.worldbank.org/data‐catalog/world‐development‐indicators
Structure of the Economy World Bank http://data.worldbank.org/data‐catalog/world‐development‐indicators
Trade in Goods and Services World Bank http://data.worldbank.org/data‐catalog/world‐development‐indicators
Foreign Direct Investment World Bank http://data.worldbank.org/data‐catalog/world‐development‐indicators
ODA Data World Bank http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/DT.ODA.ODAT.CD
ODA Data for Canada and US OECD http://www.oecd.org/document/9/0,3343,en_2649_34447_1893129_1_1_1_1,00.html
Human Development Index UNDP Human Development Report http://hdrstats.undp.org/en/indicators/
ICT Development Index International Telecommunication Union (ITU) http://www.itu.int/ict/statistics
Health Indicators World Bank http://data.worldbank.org/data‐catalog/world‐development‐indicators
Education Indicators World Bank http://data.worldbank.org/data‐catalog/world‐development‐indicators
Mean Years of Schooling UNDP Human Development Report http://hdrstats.undp.org/en/indicators/
Completion of Secondary Education ECLAC http://www.eclac.org/cgi‐bin/getProd.asp?xml=/publicaciones/xml/1/41801/P41801.xml&xsl=/dds/tpl/p9f.xsl&base=/dds/tpl/top‐bottom.xsl
Distribution of Degrees Red de Indicadores
de Ciencia
y Tecnologia http://www.ricyt.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=150&Itemid=20
Poverty and Extreme Poverty ECLAC http://www.eclac.org/cgi‐bin/getProd.asp?xml=/publicaciones/xml/1/41801/P41801.xml&xsl=/dds/tpl/p9f.xsl&base=/dds/tpl/top‐bottom.xsl
GINI index UNDP Human Development Report http://hdrstats.undp.org/en/indicators/161.html
Migration and Workers' Remittances World Bank http://data.worldbank.org/data‐catalog/world‐development‐indicators
Global Competitiveness Rankings World Economic Forum http://gcr.weforum.org/gcr09/
Ease of Doing Business Doing Business http://www.doingbusiness.org/economyrankings/?excel=true
Logistic Performance World Bank http://info.worldbank.org/etools/tradesurvey/mode1b.asp#
Communication Infrastructure Access ECLAC http://websie.eclac.cl/sisgen/ConsultaIntegrada.asp
Communication Infrastructure Use World Bank http://data.worldbank.org/data‐catalog/world‐development‐indicators
Research and Development Red de Indicadores
de Ciencia
y Tecnologia
(RICYT) http://www.ricyt.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=150&Itemid=20
Research and Development Global R&D Funding Forecast http://www.rdmag.com/Feature‐Articles/2010/12/Policy‐And‐Industry‐Government‐Funding‐2011‐Global‐RD‐Funding‐Forecast/
International Tourism UNWTO World Tourism Barometer http://statistics.unwto.org/en
International Tourism World Bank http://data.worldbank.org/data‐catalog/world‐development‐indicators
Tourism Contributions World Tourism and Travel Council http://wttc.org/
Travel and Tourism Competitiveness World Economic Forum http://www.weforum.org/issues/travel‐and‐tourism‐competitiveness/
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