Source: Economic Commission for Latin America and Caribbean (ECLAC), on the basis of official information from the countries.

ª The averages correspond to the arithmetic mean of the values of 17 countries. The countries included are: Argentina, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, the Dominican Republic, Uruguay And Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of).