In Latin America and the Caribbean, the subregion with the largest central government social spending per capita is the Caribbean. There, the average public social spending reached 2,140 U.S. dollars per person in 2022, while it stood at 1,529 dollars in South America and 745 in the region comprised by Central America, Mexico and the Dominican Republic. While these two regions registered a lower spending than the Caribbean, the average has been steadily increasing during most of the past two decades.
Central government social spending per capita in Latin America from 2000 to 2022, by subregion
(in U.S. dollars)
*Average calculated based on five countries: Bahamas, Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago.
**Average calculated based on nine countries: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Plurinational State of Bolivia and Uruguay.
***Average calculated based on Mexico, the Dominican Republic, and six countries in Central America: Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama.
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Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean. (January 27, 2023). Central government social spending per capita in Latin America from 2000 to 2022, by subregion (in U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1334390/government-social-spending-per-capita-latin-america/
Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean. "Central government social spending per capita in Latin America from 2000 to 2022, by subregion (in U.S. dollars)." Chart. January 27, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1334390/government-social-spending-per-capita-latin-america/
Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean. (2023). Central government social spending per capita in Latin America from 2000 to 2022, by subregion (in U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1334390/government-social-spending-per-capita-latin-america/
Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean. "Central Government Social Spending per Capita in Latin America from 2000 to 2022, by Subregion (in U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Jan 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1334390/government-social-spending-per-capita-latin-america/
Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, Central government social spending per capita in Latin America from 2000 to 2022, by subregion (in U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1334390/government-social-spending-per-capita-latin-america/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Central government social spending per capita in Latin America from 2000 to 2022, by subregion (in U.S. dollars) [Graph], Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, January 27, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1334390/government-social-spending-per-capita-latin-america/
