Public Sector in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
61 indicators covering public sector for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries).
| Indicator | Latest | Year | 10-yr change | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arms imports | 644.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 2024 | down 41.5% | 34th |
| Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita | 0.9954 SIPRI trend indicator values per person | 2024 | down 46.0% | 27th |
| Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP | 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 48.0% | 38th |
| Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate | 67.27 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 323.7% | 1st |
| Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled | 644.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 2024 | down 41.5% | 34th |
| Military expenditure (current USD), per capita | 113.41 current USD per person | 2024 | down 6.7% | 20th |
| Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP | 0.0109 current USD per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 10.1% | 39th |
| Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate | 10.62 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 244.5% | 16th |
| Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled | 73.38 billion current USD | 2024 | up 1.1% | 23rd |
| Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre | 19.32 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre | 2023 | down 75.5% | 41st |
| Military expenditure (current USD), per square kilometre | 3,328 current USD per square kilometre | 2023 | down 15.4% | 27th |
| Tax revenue | 14.7% | 2024 | up 11.9% | 13th |
| 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 41.2% | 23rd |
| Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) | -4.7% | 2024 | down 11.3% | 18th |
| 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% | 7th |
| 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 | 2.66 million | 2020 | up 12.4% | 27th |
| Taxes on international trade | 3.6% | 2024 | down 10.8% | 22nd |
| Subsidies and other transfers | 43.6% | 2023 | up 29.5% | 13th |
| Military expenditure | 73.38 billion current USD | 2024 | up 1.1% | 24th |
| Military expenditure | 1.1% | 2024 | down 9.2% | 37th |
| Armed forces personnel, total | 2.66 million | 2020 | up 12.4% | 28th |
| Armed forces personnel, total, per capita | 0.0042 units per person | 2020 | up 2.0% | 14th |
| Armed forces personnel, total, per unit of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2020 | up 33.5% | 25th |
| Armed forces personnel, total, per square kilometre | 0.1336 units per square kilometre | 2020 | up 12.3% | 32nd |
| Armed forces personnel | 0.9% | 2020 | up 4.5% | 14th |
| Other expense | 7.3% | 2023 | down 21.0% | 12th |
| Armed forces personnel, total, annual growth rate | -1.77 % change on previous year | 2020 | — | 29th |
| Social contributions | 19.9% | 2024 | up 63.5% | 14th |
| Net incurrence of liabilities, total | 6.2% | 2024 | up 48.1% | 5th |
| Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments | 34.3% | 2025 | up 41.7% | 3rd |
| Military expenditure | 3.3% | 2024 | down 10.2% | 39th |
| Internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with | 1.69 million number of cases | 2023 | up 376.2% | 35th |
| Net acquisition of financial assets | 1.5% | 2024 | up 1,074.4% | 5th |
| Arms exports | 33.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 2019 | — | 24th |
| 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 |
| CPIA transparency, accountability, and corruption in the public | 3.05 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | down 11.5% | 11th |
| CPIA social protection rating | 3.25 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | up 2.6% | 12th |
| CPIA policies for social inclusion/equity cluster average | 3.37 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | down 3.7% | 18th |