Public Sector in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
61 indicators covering public sector for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income).
| Indicator | Latest | Year | 10-yr change | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arms imports | 611.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 2024 | down 36.1% | 38th |
| Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita | 0.9814 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 2024 | down 40.9% | 28th |
| Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP | 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 42.7% | 37th |
| Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate | 64.69 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 275.3% | 3rd |
| Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled | 611.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 2024 | down 36.1% | 36th |
| Military expenditure (current USD), per capita | 106.17 current USD per person | 2024 | down 7.8% | 22nd |
| Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP | 0.0105 current USD per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 10.6% | 40th |
| Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate | 12.04 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 262.8% | 15th |
| Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled | 66.10 billion current USD | 2024 | down 0.4% | 26th |
| Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre | 19.76 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 2023 | down 75.5% | 39th |
| Military expenditure (current USD), per square kilometre | 3,143 current USD per square kilometre | 2023 | down 17.6% | 29th |
| Tax revenue | 14.6% | 2024 | up 13.4% | 16th |
| Taxes on income, profits and capital gains | 29.3% | 2024 | up 6.7% | 6th |
| Taxes on goods and services | 36.1% | 2024 | down 13.1% | 9th |
| Net investment in nonfinancial assets | 0.5% | 2024 | down 42.0% | 26th |
| Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) | -4.8% | 2024 | down 10.7% | 21st |
| Interest payments | 13.9% | 2024 | up 63.0% | 5th |
| Grants and other revenue | 11.9% | 2024 | down 22.8% | 34th |
| Interest payments | 13.2% | 2023 | up 37.9% | 3rd |
| Other taxes | 1.2% | 2024 | up 40.5% | 11th |
| Compensation of employees | 32.0% | 2023 | down 6.3% | 12th |
| Goods and services expense | 14.0% | 2023 | down 11.5% | 21st |
| Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled | 2.56 million | 2020 | up 11.8% | 29th |
| Taxes on international trade | 4.5% | 2024 | up 15.3% | 18th |
| Subsidies and other transfers | 37.0% | 2023 | up 15.9% | 22nd |
| Military expenditure | 66.10 billion current USD | 2024 | down 0.4% | 29th |
| Military expenditure | 1.1% | 2024 | down 12.2% | 41st |
| Armed forces personnel, total, per capita | 0.0042 units per person | 2020 | up 1.7% | 16th |
| Armed forces personnel, total | 2.56 million | 2020 | up 11.8% | 30th |
| Armed forces personnel, total, per unit of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2020 | up 36.1% | 24th |
| Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre | 0.1361 units per square kilometre | 2020 | up 11.8% | 30th |
| Armed forces personnel | 0.9% | 2020 | up 4.4% | 15th |
| Other expense | 6.0% | 2023 | down 26.6% | 23rd |
| Armed forces personnel, total, annual growth rate | -1.54 % change on previous year | 2020 | — | 26th |
| Social contributions | 16.1% | 2022 | up 29.3% | 19th |
| Net incurrence of liabilities, total | 6.5% | 2024 | up 48.5% | 4th |
| Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments | 37.6% | 2025 | up 29.0% | 1st |
| Military expenditure | 3.1% | 2024 | down 10.5% | 43rd |
| Internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with | 1.68 million number of cases | 2023 | up 382.9% | 36th |
| Net acquisition of financial assets | 1.6% | 2024 | up 1,181.5% | 3rd |
| Arms exports | 32.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 2019 | — | 28th |
| CPIA business regulatory environment rating | 2.83 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | down 17.6% | 30th |
| CPIA debt policy rating | 3.17 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | down 4.4% | 17th |
| CPIA economic management cluster average | 3.43 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | down 1.5% | 12th |
| CPIA policy and institutions for environmental sustainability rating | 3.33 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | down 3.0% | 13th |
| CPIA quality of budgetary and financial management rating | 2.78 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | down 9.3% | 35th |
| CPIA financial sector rating | 3.06 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | down 6.0% | 12th |
| CPIA fiscal policy rating | 3.28 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | down 4.6% | 11th |
| CPIA gender equality rating | 3.33 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | down 4.8% | 15th |
| CPIA building human resources rating | 3.72 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | down 5.5% | 17th |
| IDA resource allocation index | 3.25 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | down 6.9% | 17th |
| CPIA macroeconomic management rating | 3.83 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | up 4.0% | 10th |
| CPIA quality of public administration rating | 2.89 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | down 9.4% | 19th |
| CPIA equity of public resource use rating | 3.22 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | down 11.1% | 33rd |
| CPIA property rights and rule-based governance rating | 2.94 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | down 7.6% | 23rd |
| CPIA efficiency of revenue mobilization rating | 3.17 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | down 14.1% | 29th |
| CPIA structural policies cluster average | 3.24 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | down 10.6% | 20th |
| CPIA transparency, accountability, and corruption in the public | 3.06 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | down 12.7% | 10th |
| CPIA policies for social inclusion/equity cluster average | 3.38 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | down 4.5% | 16th |
| CPIA social protection rating | 3.28 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | up 2.8% | 11th |