Financial Sector in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) 30 indicators covering financial sector for Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate 4.05 % change on previous year 2025 up 93,855.2% 4th Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate 3.89 % change on previous year 2025 up 937.2% 2nd Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate 6.4 % change on previous year 2025 up 658.0% 9th Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), annual growth rate 6.66 % change on previous year 2025 up 692.2% 7th Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 757.97 billion SDR 2025 up 28.9% 8th Total reserves (gold at market value) 755.82 billion SDR 2025 up 28.7% 8th Reserves excluding gold 703.76 billion SDR 2025 up 23.2% 7th Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 658.34 billion SDR 2025 up 18.5% 7th Gold reserves at market value 53.80 billion SDR 2025 up 233.9% 8th Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 731.02 million SDR 2025 down 0.8% 8th Gold reserves at market value (SDR), annual growth rate 63.22 % change on previous year 2025 up 408.9% 1st Financial Markets Depth Index 0.2019 2020 up 20.8% 7th Financial Markets Index 0.1673 2020 up 8.5% 7th Financial Markets Efficiency Index 0.0983 2020 down 2.4% 6th Financial Markets Access Index 0.187 2020 up 1.2% 7th Financial Institutions Index 0.4821 2020 up 10.9% 3rd Financial Development Index 0.3306 2020 up 10.3% 5th Financial Institutions Efficiency Index 0.5798 2020 up 6.5% 6th Financial Institutions Depth Index 0.3423 2020 up 21.9% 3rd Financial Institutions Access Index 0.4288 2020 up 6.8% 3rd Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 757.49 billion SDR 2025 up 28.9% 8th Total reserves (gold at market value) 755.33 billion SDR 2025 up 28.6% 8th Reserves excluding gold 703.32 billion SDR 2025 up 23.1% 7th Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 657.90 billion SDR 2025 up 18.4% 7th Gold reserves at market value 53.76 billion SDR 2025 up 233.6% 8th Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 731.02 million SDR 2025 down 0.8% 8th Current account balance (credit less debit), Percent of GDP -1.12 2031 up 37.1% 1st Carbon Cost to Assets in Disclosing Firms, US dollar 1.26 2050 up 49.2% 7th Carbon Cost to Assets in Disclosing Firms, Adjusted by Growth Factor 0.6372 2050 up 15.4% 3rd Goods, Credit/Revenue (Share of Goods Exports in Total Exports) 61.4 2014 up 0.7% 10th