In 2024, the United States economy expanded 2.8%, led by consumer spending. Job creation slowed and the unemployment rate edged up to 4.1% in December. Inflation eased to 2.4% in September but closed the year at 2.9%, with the core consumer price index (CPI) at 3.2%. The Federal Reserve cut rates in September, November and December, lowering the federal funds target range to 4.25%–4.50%, while trade and fiscal deficits widened.
In the first half of 2025, GDP growth averaged 1.4%, with a contraction of 0.3% in the first quarter and an uptick of 3.3% in the second. From January to July, the eco…
El Índice de Pobreza Multidimensional para América Latina (IPM-AL), ofrece una medición más completa del bienestar y constituye una base sólida para diseñar políticas públicas que reduzcan desigualdades y promuevan un desarrollo inclusivo. …
The Multidimensional Poverty Index for Latin America (MPI-LA) offers a more comprehensive measure of well-being and provides a solid basis for designing public policies that reduce inequalities and promote inclusive development. …
Este estudio analiza las dinámicas económicas territoriales en América Latina y se enfoca en la evolución del PIB per cápita y de la productividad a nivel subnacional. El análisis emplea las recientes bases de datos de cuentas subnacionales de CEPALSTAT y las fuentes nacionales, cubre las últimas dos décadas y estudia 173 regiones de ocho países: Bolivia (Estado Plurinacional de), Brasil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, México, Panamá y Perú. Se busca identificar patrones de convergencia o divergencia territorial y caracterizar esas dinámicas.
Los resultados muestran que, en conjunto, los territorio…
Caribbean countries must be able to make the connection between climate finance and sustainable development to receive much-needed funding for climate resilience, mitigation, and adaptation. That is the view of ECLAC Caribbean consultant Cathal Healy-Singh, on how Caribbean SIDS (Small Island Developing States) can tackle what has emerged as one of their main development challenges.…
Este encuentro representa un paso importante hacia la modernización de los sistemas estadísticos de la región, aportando herramientas para fortalecer la calidad de la información disponible y apoyar la toma de decisiones en favor del desarrollo sostenible, la competitividad y la inclusión.…
Artificial intelligence (AI) systems, when applied well, could help in addressing key global challenges and advance the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). However, these potential benefits will not materialize automatically. The use of AI also carries significant risks, such as disruption to job markets and economies, loss of cultural diversity, new AI-enabled digital weapons that increase misinformation and surveillance, and threats to human rights and democracy. While AI systems could support the achievement of many of the SDGs , they could also impede the achievement of others and increa…
The 2021 cycle of the International Comparison Programme (ICP) reflects the commitment of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) to strengthening the region’s statistical systems and ensuring the Programme’s continuity, in keeping with the guidelines of the International Comparison Programme Global Office of the World Bank.
Among the entities tasked with compiling economic data, ECLAC covers the third-highest number of countries and territories, although the region accounts for just 7.3% of global GDP. This was a significant challenge, all the more so given the con…
El Programa de Comparación Internacional (PCI) del año 2021 simboliza el compromiso de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) con el fortalecimiento de los sistemas estadísticos nacionales de los países de la región, asegurando la continuidad sostenida al programa, en línea con las directrices establecidas por el Programa de Comparación Internacional de la Oficina Global del Banco Mundial.
Entre las agencias encargadas de compilar datos económicos, la CEPAL se convirtió en la tercera con mayor cantidad de países y territorios cubiertos, aunque la región alcanzó el 7,3% …
El análisis del empleo y la desigualdad salarial con visión de género constituye un esfuerzo clave para comprender las dinámicas del mercado laboral en Costa Rica y promover estrategias de desarrollo inclusivo. La generación de empleo para mujeres es fundamental para reducir la brecha de género, fortalecer su independencia económica y fomentar una mayor equidad en la sociedad. Además, su contribución a la estabilidad económica y la reducción de la pobreza resalta la importancia de garantizar su acceso a empleos formales y bien remunerados. En términos generales, ampliar la participación femeni…
The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) presented today a new edition of its annual report Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean 2025: resource mobilization to finance development, in which it warns that the region continues to endure a prolonged period of low growth. It is estimated that real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) will grow 2.2% on average in 2025 and 2.3% in 2026, in line with the rates recorded in 2023 and 2024 (see attached table).
The new projections for 2025 represent a slight upward revision from those published by the organization in…
La Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) presentó hoy una nueva edición de su informe anual Estudio Económico de América Latina y el Caribe 2025. Movilización de recursos para el financiamiento del desarrollo, en el que advierte que la región continúa en un prolongado período de bajo crecimiento. Se estima que el producto interno bruto (PIB) real crecerá en promedio 2,2% en 2025 y 2,3% en 2026, manteniendo las tasas registradas en 2023 y 2024 (ver tabla adjunta).
Las nuevas proyecciones para 2025 representan una leve revisión al alza respecto a las publicadas po…
A Comissão Econômica para a América Latina e o Caribe (CEPAL) apresentou hoje uma nova edição do seu relatório anual Estudo Econômico da América Latina e do Caribe 2025. Mobilização de recursos para financiar o desenvolvimento, no qual adverte que a região continua em um período prolongado de baixo crescimento. Estima-se que o produto interno bruto (PIB) real crescerá em média 2,2% em 2025 e 2,3% em 2026, mantendo as taxas registradas em 2023 e 2024 (ver tabela anexa).
As novas projeções para 2025 representam uma leve revisão para cima em relação às publicadas pela agência em abril (2,0%), exp…
The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) will release next Tuesday, August 5 its Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean 2025. Resource mobilization to finance development, the institution’s oldest flagship annual economic report -published since 1949- in which it takes stock of the region’s economies and updates its growth estimates for each country in 2025 and 2026.
In this 77th edition corresponding to 2025, the report summarizes the regional economic performance in 2024 and analyzes its evolution during the first months of 2025, while presenting econom…