In the majority of the analyzed countries in Latin America and the Caribbean, the share of the population living in extreme poverty was expected to grow in 2022 compared to 2021. Colombia presented the most adverse situation, as extreme poverty in the country was expected to increase by 2.5 percentage points. On the flip side, it was forecasted that exreme poverty would decline in four countries: Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Panama and Bolivia.
Forecasted percentage point change in extreme poverty across Latin American and Caribbean countries between 2021 and 2022
Characteristic
Percentage point change
Colombia
2.5%
Mexico
1.1%
Nicaragua
1%
Paraguay
1%
Argentina
0.7%
Honduras
0.6%
Guatemala
0.5%
El Salvador
0.3%
Costa Rica
0.3%
Peru
0.3%
Brazil
0.2%
Chile
0.2%
Uruguay
0%
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