Latin America report card.

Latin America Report Card

                                                   NOW        THEN
                                                   2003       1994

GDP                              US$ billions      1,694      1,572
GDP per capita                   US$               3,182      3,418

Inflation                        %                 11.2%     127.9%

Current account balance          US$ billions       5.9      -52.1
                                 % of GDP           0.3%      -3.3%

Exports of goods                 US$ billions     371.9      188.5
                                 % of GDP          22.0%      12.0%

Trade balance                    US$ billions      41.1      -12.7

Net foreign direct investment    US$ billions      29.0       24.4
                                 % of GDP           1.7%       1.6%

External debt                    US$ billions     743.1      570.8
                                 % of exports     199.8%     302.8%

Remittances to Latin America     US$ billions      35.1        --

Includes Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica,
Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti,
Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay,
Venezuela

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