## Appendix Table 1. Western Hemisphere: Main Economic Indicators

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### Memorandum (regional aggregates)
- Latin America and the Caribbean: Real GDP Growth (2017 2018 2019 2020 2021) — 1.4 1.1 0.0 28.1; Inflation (End of period; 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021) — 3.6 6.2 7.6 7.7 5.6 6.8; External Current Account Balance (Percent of GDP; 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021) — 21.6 22.5 21.7 20.5 20.8
- LAC excluding Venezuela: Real GDP Growth (2017 2018 2019 2020 2021) — 2.0 1.7 0.8 27.8; Inflation (End of period; 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021) — 3.8 6.2 7.6 7.7 5.6 6.8; External Current Account Balance (Percent of GDP; 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021) — 21.8 22.7 21.9 20.5 20.8

### North America and subregions
- North America: Real GDP Growth (2017 2018 2019 2020 2021) — 2.3 2.8 1.9 24.9; Inflation (End of period) — 3.3 2.6 2.2 2.1 2.1 2.2; External Current Account Balance (Percent of GDP) — 21.9 22.2 22.1 22.0 22.0
- Canada: Real GDP Growth (2017 2018 2019 2020 2021) — 3.2 2.0 1.7 27.1; Inflation (End of period) — 5.2 1.8 2.1 2.1 0.3 1.4; External Current Account Balance (Percent of GDP) — 22.8 22.5 22.0 22.0 22.4
- Mexico: Real GDP Growth (2017 2018 2019 2020 2021) — 2.1 2.2 20.3 29.0; Inflation (End of period) — 3.5 6.8 4.8 2.8 3.7 2.9; External Current Account Balance (Percent of GDP) — 21.8 22.1 20.3 1.2 20.1
- United States: Real GDP Growth (2017 2018 2019 2020 2021) — 2.3 3.0 2.2 24.3; Inflation (End of period) — 3.1 2.2 1.9 2.1 2.1 2.2; External Current Account Balance (Percent of GDP) — 21.9 22.2 22.2 22.1 22.1
- Puerto Rico: Real GDP Growth (2017 2018 2019 2020 2021) — 22.7 24.9; Inflation (End of period) — 2.0; External Current Account Balance (Percent of GDP) — 27.5; Other entries in table: 1.5 1.2 0.6 0.5 21.6 0.6

### South America (selected countries)
- South America (aggregate): Real GDP Growth (2017 2018 2019 2020 2021) — 0.8 0.3 20.2 28.1; Inflation (End of period) — 3.6 6.3 9.6 10.5 6.7 8.9; External Current Account Balance (Percent of GDP) — 21.5 22.5 22.3 20.6 20.7
- Argentina: Real GDP Growth (2017 2018 2019 2020 2021) — 2.8 22.6 22.1 11.8; Inflation (End of period) — 4.9 24.8 47.6 53.8; External Current Account Balance (Percent of GDP) — 24.8 25.2 20.9 0.7 1.2
- Bolivia: Real GDP Growth (2017 2018 2019 2020 2021) — 4.2 4.2 2.2 27.9; Inflation (End of period) — 5.6 2.7 1.5 1.5 3.3 3.8; External Current Account Balance (Percent of GDP) — 24.8 24.6 23.3 22.6 23.5
- Brazil: Real GDP Growth (2017 2018 2019 2020 2021) — 1.3 1.3 1.1 25.8; Inflation (End of period) — 2.8 2.9 3.7 4.3 2.0 2.9; External Current Account Balance (Percent of GDP) — 20.7 22.2 22.8 0.3 0.0
- Chile: Real GDP Growth (2017 2018 2019 2020 2021) — 1.2 4.0 1.1 26.0; Inflation (End of period) — 4.5 2.3 2.1 3.0 2.4 2.9; External Current Account Balance (Percent of GDP) — 22.3 23.6 23.8 21.6 22.9
- Colombia: Real GDP Growth (2017 2018 2019 2020 2021) — 1.4 2.5 3.3 28.2; Inflation (End of period) — 4.0 4.1 3.2 3.8 1.4 2.4; External Current Account Balance (Percent of GDP) — 23.3 23.9 24.2 24.0 23.9
- Ecuador: Real GDP Growth (2017 2018 2019 2020 2021) — 2.4 1.3 0.1 211.0; Inflation (End of period) — 4.8; External Current Account Balance (Percent of GDP) — 20.2 0.3 20.1 20.3
- Paraguay: Real GDP Growth (2017 2018 2019 2020 2021) — 5.0 3.4 0.0 24.0; Inflation (End of period) — 5.5 4.5 3.2 2.8 3.0 3.3 3.1 0.0; External Current Account Balance (Percent of GDP) — 21.0 20.7 0.0
- Peru: Real GDP Growth (2017 2018 2019 2020 2021) — 2.5 4.0 2.2 213.9; Inflation (End of period) — 7.3 1.4 2.2 1.9 1.8 2.0; External Current Account Balance (Percent of GDP) — 21.3 21.7 21.4 21.1 20.3
- Uruguay: Real GDP Growth (2017 2018 2019 2020 2021) — 2.6 1.6 0.2 24.5; Inflation (End of period) — 4.3 6.6 8.0 8.8 9.5 7.5 0.7 0.0 0.6; External Current Account Balance (Percent of GDP) — 21.7 23.3
- Venezuela: Real GDP Growth (2017 2018 2019 2020 2021) — 215.7 219.6 235.0 225.0 210.0; Inflation (End of period) — 863130,0609,5856,5006,5006.18.88.4; External Current Account Balance (Percent of GDP) — 24.1 24.1

### Central America, Panama, and the Dominican Republic (CAPDR) and Central America subregion
- CAPDR: Real GDP Growth (2017 2018 2019 2020 2021) — 4.2 3.8 3.2 25.9; Inflation (End of period) — 3.6 3.5 1.6 2.5 2.0 2.6; External Current Account Balance (Percent of GDP) — 22.0 23.1 21.2 23.1 22.9
- Costa Rica: Real GDP Growth (2017 2018 2019 2020 2021) — 3.9 2.7 2.1 25.5; Inflation (End of period) — 2.3 2.6 2.0 1.5 0.5 1.2; External Current Account Balance (Percent of GDP) — 23.3 23.3 22.4 24.5 24.1
- Dominican Republic: Real GDP Growth (2017 2018 2019 2020 2021) — 4.7 7.0 5.1 26.0; Inflation (End of period) — 4.0 4.2 1.2 3.7 4.0 4.0; External Current Account Balance (Percent of GDP) — 20.2 21.4 21.4 26.0 24.5
- El Salvador: Real GDP Growth (2017 2018 2019 2020 2021) — 2.3 2.4 2.4 29.0; Inflation (End of period) — 4.0 2.0 0.4 0.0 0.7 1.5; External Current Account Balance (Percent of GDP) — 21.9 24.7 22.1 24.9 24.5
- Guatemala: Real GDP Growth (2017 2018 2019 2020 2021) — 3.0 3.2 3.8 22.0; Inflation (End of period) — 4.0 5.7 2.3 3.4 2.3 3.1 1.1 0.8 2.4 3.8 2.3
- Honduras: Real GDP Growth (2017 2018 2019 2020 2021) — 4.8 3.7 2.7 26.6; Inflation (End of period) — 4.9 4.7 4.2 4.1 3.2 4.2; External Current Account Balance (Percent of GDP) — 20.8 25.4 21.4 22.2 22.8
- Nicaragua: Real GDP Growth (2017 2018 2019 2020 2021) — 4.6; Additional numbers in table: 24.0 23.9 25.5 20.5; Inflation (End of period) — 5.7 3.9 6.1 4.0 3.5; External Current Account Balance (Percent of GDP) — 27.2 21.9 6.0 0.5 20.2
- Panama: Real GDP Growth (2017 2018 2019 2020 2021) — 5.6 3.7 3.0 29.0; Inflation (End of period) — 4.0 0.5 0.2; External Current Account Balance (Percent of GDP) — 20.1 20.5 0.5 25.9 28.2 25.2 27.0 26.2

### Caribbean (tourism-dependent and commodity exporters)
- Caribbean: Tourism-Dependent (aggregate): Real GDP Growth (2017 2018 2019 2020 2021) — 1.4 2.0 0.5 29.9; Inflation (End of period) — 4.0 6.2 4.6 7.5 7.5 7.9; External Current Account Balance (Percent of GDP) — 25.5 25.8 22.0 21.1 21.0 21.4
- Antigua and Barbuda: Real GDP Growth (2017 2018 2019 2020 2021) — 3.1 7.0 3.4 217.3; Inflation (End of period) — 4.7 2.4 1.7 1.5 0.7 1.3; External Current Account Balance (Percent of GDP) — 27.8 213.7 26.5 22.0 22.0 24.7
- Aruba: Real GDP Growth (2017 2018 2019 2020 2021) — 2.3 1.2 0.4 219.7; Inflation (End of period) — 9.0; Additional entries in table: 20.5 4.5 5.2 21.1 3.3 1.1 20.7 2.1 220.8 217.2
- The Bahamas: Real GDP Growth (2017 2018 2019 2020 2021) — 3.1 3.0 1.2 214.8; Inflation (End of period) — 4.6 1.6 2.0 1.8 1.7 2.5; External Current Account Balance (Percent of GDP) — 212.1 211.4 0.6 217.5 215.9
- Barbados: Real GDP Growth (2017 2018 2019 2020 2021) — 0.5; Additional entries: 20.6 20.1 21.6; Inflation (End of period) — 7.4 6.6 0.6 7.2; External Current Account Balance (Percent of GDP) — 20.8 2.4 23.8 24.0 23.1 21.1 26.8
- Belize: Real GDP Growth (2017 2018 2019 2020 2021) — 1.9 2.1 22.0 216.0; Inflation (End of period) — 8.0 1.0 20.1 0.2 1.1 1.3; External Current Account Balance (Percent of GDP) — 28.6 28.1 29.6 215.3 211.4
- Dominica: Real GDP Growth (2017 2018 2019 2020 2021) — (table entries include) 29.5; Inflation (End of period) — 0.5 8.4; External Current Account Balance (Percent of GDP) — 28.8 244.6 227.2 227.8 226.3
- Grenada: Real GDP Growth (2017 2018 2019 2020 2021) — 4.4 4.1 3.0 211.8; Inflation (End of period) — 3.0 0.5 1.4 0.1; External Current Account Balance (Percent of GDP) — 20.8 1.2 214.4 215.9 215.8 225.3 224.9
- Haiti: Real GDP Growth (2017 2018 2019 2020 2021) — 1.2 1.5; Additional entries: 21.2 24.0; Inflation (End of period) — 1.2 15.4 13.3 19.7 25.0 22.0; External Current Account Balance (Percent of GDP) — 21.0 23.9 21.4 22.5 20.4
- Jamaica: Real GDP Growth (2017 2018 2019 2020 2021) — 0.7 1.9 0.9 28.6; Inflation (End of period) — 3.6 5.2 2.4 6.2 4.1 5.7; External Current Account Balance (Percent of GDP) — 22.7 21.6 22.0 25.2 27.2
- St. Kitts and Nevis: Real GDP Growth (2017 2018 2019 2020 2021) — 22.0; Inflation (End of period) — 2.9 2.8 218.7; External Current Account Balance (Percent of GDP) — 8.0 0.8 20.7 0.4 1.0 1.3 211.2 25.7 22.1 221.0 220.0
- St. Lucia: Real GDP Growth (2017 2018 2019 2020 2021) — 3.5 2.6 1.7 216.9; Inflation (End of period) — 7.2 2.0 2.2 0.9 1.5 2.1; External Current Account Balance (Percent of GDP) — 21.0 2.2 5.3 216.8 29.3
- St. Vincent and the Grenadines: Real GDP Growth (2017 2018 2019 2020 2021) — 1.0 2.2 0.4 27.0; Inflation (End of period) — 3.7 3.4 1.4 0.5 1.5 2.0; External Current Account Balance (Percent of GDP) — 211.6 212.0 210.0 218.7 216.9

- Caribbean: Commodity Exporters (aggregate): Table entries include sequences — 20.6 1.1 1.0 0.6 3.8 2.7 1.9 1.3 1.1 1.7 4.2 3.4; External Current Account Balance (Percent of GDP) — 20.4 23.0 27.6 23.2
- Guyana: Real GDP Growth (2017 2018 2019 2020 2021) — 3.7 4.4 5.4 26.2 8.1 1.5 1.6 2.1 1.3 2.9; External Current Account Balance (Percent of GDP) — 24.9 229.2 233.9 222.0 216.2
- Suriname: Real GDP Growth (2017 2018 2019 2020 2021) — 1.8 2.6 0.3 213.1; Inflation (End of period) — 1.5 9.3 5.4 4.2 104.9 20.9 1.9; External Current Account Balance (Percent of GDP) — 23.4 211.1 28.0 26.2
- Trinidad and Tobago: Real GDP Growth (2017 2018 2019 2020 2021) — 4.2 2.3 20.2; Inflation (End of period) — 0.0; External Current Account Balance (Percent of GDP) — 25.6 2.6 1.3 1.0 0.4 0.0 1.0 5.3 5.8 4.8; External Current Account Balance (Percent of GDP) — 23.3 1.5

### Eastern Caribbean Currency Union (ECCU)
- ECCU (aggregate): Real GDP Growth (2017 2018 2019 2020 2021) — 1.2 3.8 2.8 215.1; Inflation (End of period) — 5.8 1.7 1.3 0.8 0.9 1.7; External Current Account Balance (Percent of GDP) — 27.5 211.9 27.7 221.0 220.5

### Sources and notes (as reported in the table)
- Sources: IMF, World Economic Outlook database; and IMF staff calculations and projections.
- Note: CAPDR = Central America, Panama, and the Dominican Republic; LAC = Latin America and the Caribbean.
- Additional notes reproduced exactly:
  - 1 Regional output growth aggregates are purchasing-power-parity GDP-weighted averages. Consumer price index (CPI) inflation aggregates exclude venezuela, but include Argentina starting in 2017, and are geometric averages. Current account aggregates are US dollar nominal GDP-weighted averages. Consistent with the IMF World Economic Outlook, the cutoff date for the data and projections in this table is September 28, 2020.
  - 2 These figures will generally differ from period average inflation reported in the IMF World Economic Outlook, although both are based on the same underlying series.
  - 3 Puerto Rico is classified as an advanced economy. It is a territory of the United States, but its statistical data are maintained on a separate and independent basis.
  - 4 See Annex 5 for details on the data.
  - 5 Ratios to GDP are based on the 2007-base GDP series.
  - 6 fiscal year data.
  - 7 Eastern Caribbean Currency Union comprises Antigua and barbuda, dominica, Grenada, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, and St. vincent and the Grenadines, as well as Anguilla and Montserrat, which are not IMF members.

*Source: economicindicators (IMF PDF chapter/section).*

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