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Economic statistics
In the field of economic statistics, the Statistics Division promotes conceptual and methodological development of economic statistics and indicators in Latin America and the Caribbean, disseminates comparable information at a regional level and provides technical assistance and training to countries in the region.
Activities
Technical meeting on validation of household consumption expenditure…
Virtual meeting organized by ECLAC in its capacity as Regional Coordinator for Latin America and the Caribbean of the ICP.
Taller regional sobre clasificaciones estadísticas internacionales
Este taller se centró en aspectos clave relacionados con la implementación de clasificaciones estadísticas, abordando los desafíos conceptuales que surgieron en los países. Se ofreció orientación sobre las revisiones recientes de la CIIU Rev. 5 y la CPC Ver. 3.0, así como actualizaciones de otras clasificaciones, como la CCIF 2018, la CFOG y la SIEC.
Twenty-fourth meeting of the Executive Committee of the Statistical…
The twenty-fourth meeting of the Executive Committee of the Statistical Conference of the Americas was held virtually from 29 to 30 April 2025.
News
ECLAC Launches New Edition of its Statistical Yearbook with Relevant Data on Latin America and the Caribbean’s Economic, Social and Environmental Situation
The 2024 version of this annual publication updates a selection of key statistics on the three pillars of development in the region.
Specialists Reaffirm that it is Necessary to Have a Development Measurement that Goes Beyond GDP and to Move Towards a Multidimensional Measurement
An international seminar on measuring development and how that relates to international cooperation concluded today at ECLAC’s main headquarters in Santiago, Chile.
Latin American and Caribbean Economies Continue with Low Growth and Will Expand 2.2% in 2024 and 2.4% in 2025: ECLAC
In its last economic report of the year, the United Nations regional commission proposes a series of policies for the region to be able to escape the trap of low growth capacity in which it is caught.
Subnational statistics for Latin America and the Caribbean available on the ECLAC statistical portal
Subnational statistics are fundamental for the development and implementation of effective and equitable public policies and are essential for responding to the principle of "leaving no one behind" proposed by the 2030 Agenda.
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Main results of the 2021 cycle of the International Comparison Programme for Latin America and the Caribbean
25 March 2025 | Publication
This study presents the main results of the 2021 cycle of the International Comparison Programme (ICP) for Latin America and the Caribbean. It also includes an overview of the concepts and methods…
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Aportes de la CEPAL en la integración Centroamericana
Mediante este conjunto de infografías la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) busca contribuir, a partir de su bagaje histórico, a la permanente renovación de la propuesta de…
