Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean

Published since 1948, this report examines various aspects of the previous year’s macroeconomic situation in the region and makes projections for the coming months. The study also includes country notes that review the performance of the main economic indicators in the period analysed.

Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean, 2024. Executive summary. Accessible version

Latin America and the Caribbean is mired in a decades-long growth trap, and further hampered by global and regional conditions that limit the space for macroeconomic policies to spur economic growth in the region.

Physical description

42 pages.

Publisher

ECLAC

NU. CEPAL

Date

UN symbol

LC/PUB.2024/14

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