Public Sector in Latin America & Caribbean
64 indicators covering public sector for Latin America & Caribbean.
| Indicator | Latest | Year | 10-yr change | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arms imports | 644.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 2024 | down 43.0% | 36th |
| Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita | 0.9725 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 2024 | down 47.3% | 29th |
| Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP | 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 50.0% | 39th |
| Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate | 67.27 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 338.9% | 1st |
| Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled | 644.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 2024 | down 43.0% | 34th |
| Military expenditure (current USD), per capita | 110.81 current USD per person | 2024 | down 6.6% | 21st |
| Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP | 0.0104 current USD per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 11.5% | 41st |
| Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate | 10.62 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 244.9% | 16th |
| Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled | 73.38 billion current USD | 2024 | up 0.9% | 23rd |
| Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre | 19.2 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 2023 | down 75.5% | 42nd |
| Military expenditure (current USD), per square kilometre | 3,308 current USD per square kilometre | 2023 | down 15.5% | 28th |
| Tax revenue | 14.7% | 2024 | up 12.0% | 14th |
| Taxes on income, profits and capital gains | 29.1% | 2024 | up 4.6% | 8th |
| Taxes on goods and services | 32.6% | 2024 | down 9.6% | 21st |
| Net investment in nonfinancial assets | 0.6% | 2024 | down 41.1% | 24th |
| Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) | -4.7% | 2024 | down 11.1% | 19th |
| Interest payments | 13.9% | 2024 | up 65.4% | 5th |
| Grants and other revenue | 18.4% | 2024 | up 20.4% | 19th |
| Interest payments | 12.6% | 2023 | up 54.7% | 4th |
| Other taxes | 1.3% | 2024 | down 17.3% | 9th |
| Compensation of employees | 24.5% | 2023 | down 15.8% | 19th |
| Goods and services expense | 11.7% | 2023 | down 24.2% | 24th |
| Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled | 2.74 million | 2020 | up 12.1% | 26th |
| Taxes on international trade | 3.6% | 2024 | down 10.8% | 22nd |
| Subsidies and other transfers | 43.6% | 2023 | up 29.5% | 15th |
| Military expenditure | 73.38 billion current USD | 2024 | up 0.9% | 26th |
| Military expenditure | 1.1% | 2024 | down 11.4% | 39th |
| Armed forces personnel, total, per capita | 0.0042 units per person | 2020 | up 2.0% | 13th |
| Armed forces personnel, total | 2.74 million | 2020 | up 12.1% | 27th |
| Armed forces personnel, total, per unit of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2020 | up 30.7% | 26th |
| Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre | 0.1366 units per square kilometre | 2020 | up 12.0% | 29th |
| Armed forces personnel | 0.9% | 2020 | up 4.4% | 13th |
| Other expense | 7.3% | 2023 | down 21.0% | 13th |
| Armed forces personnel, total, annual growth rate | -1.72 % change on previous year | 2020 | — | 28th |
| Intentional homicides | 19.7 per 100,000 people | 2023 | down 17.2% | 1st |
| Social contributions | 17.6% | 2022 | up 41.4% | 17th |
| Net incurrence of liabilities, total | 6.2% | 2024 | up 47.8% | 6th |
| Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments | 36.6% | 2025 | up 31.1% | 2nd |
| Military expenditure | 3.3% | 2024 | down 10.2% | 41st |
| Internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with | 1.73 million number of cases | 2023 | up 388.0% | 33rd |
| Net acquisition of financial assets | 1.5% | 2024 | up 1,069.9% | 6th |
| Arms exports | 33.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 2019 | — | 26th |
| Intentional homicides, male | 36 per 100,000 male | 2023 | down 17.6% | 1st |
| Intentional homicides, female | 4 per 100,000 female | 2023 | down 7.0% | 3rd |
| CPIA business regulatory environment rating | 2.8 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | down 17.4% | 34th |
| CPIA debt policy rating | 3.3 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | down 2.6% | 14th |
| CPIA economic management cluster average | 3.48 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | down 0.5% | 10th |
| CPIA policy and institutions for environmental sustainability rating | 3.3 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | down 1.0% | 16th |
| CPIA quality of budgetary and financial management rating | 2.85 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | down 8.4% | 32nd |
| CPIA financial sector rating | 3.1 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | down 5.4% | 10th |
| CPIA fiscal policy rating | 3.3 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | down 4.2% | 9th |
| CPIA gender equality rating | 3.3 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | down 5.7% | 17th |
| CPIA building human resources rating | 3.8 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | down 3.7% | 9th |
| IDA resource allocation index | 3.27 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | down 5.8% | 15th |
| CPIA macroeconomic management rating | 3.85 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | up 5.0% | 8th |
| CPIA quality of public administration rating | 2.9 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | down 6.8% | 17th |
| CPIA equity of public resource use rating | 3.2 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | down 10.0% | 35th |
| CPIA property rights and rule-based governance rating | 2.95 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | down 6.8% | 20th |
| CPIA efficiency of revenue mobilization rating | 3.2 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | down 12.7% | 23rd |
| CPIA structural policies cluster average | 3.25 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | down 9.5% | 17th |