Economy & Growth in South America 15 indicators covering economy & growth for South America. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank GDP Deflator — Value US$, 2015 prices 110.65 USD 2024 down 6.1% 15th Gross Fixed Capital Formation Deflator — Value US$, 2015 prices 110.42 USD 2024 down 3.4% 15th Value Added Deflator (Manufacturing) — Value US$, 2015 prices 139.07 USD 2023 up 25.4% 1st Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices 133,896 million USD 2023 up 12.0% 9th Total FDI inflows — Value US$ 142,210 million USD 2023 down 4.1% 9th Total FDI outflows — Value US$ 40,789 million USD 2023 up 67.7% 16th Total FDI outflows — Value US$, 2015 prices 39,798 million USD 2023 up 98.9% 15th Prevalence of unaffordability (PUA) — Value — July 2026 24.3 % 2025 down 15.3% 22nd Number of people unable to afford a healthy diet (NUA) — Value — July 106.6 million No 2025 down 10.9% 19th Consumer Prices, General Indices (2015 = 100), median — Value 159.3 2026 up 51.2% 13th Consumer Prices, General Indices (2015 = 100), weighted average 2,724 2026 up 2,342.5% 1st Total Expenditure (highest government level) — Value US$ 1.42 million million USD 2024 down 14.2% 17th Total Expenditure (highest government level) — Value US$, 2015 prices 1.30 million million USD 2024 down 6.6% 16th Cost of a healthy diet (CoHD), simple average — Value — July 2026 5.21 Int$ (PPP) per person per day 2025 up 51.9% 5th Cost of a healthy diet (CoHD), weighted average — Value — July 2026 4.94 Int$ (PPP) per person per day 2025 up 55.8% 4th