Economy of South America

Economy of South America
Statistics
Population 358,941,000 (2010)[N 1][N 2]
GDP nominal: US$3.205 trillion (2010)[N 1][N 2]
PPP: $3.990 trillion (2010)[N 1][N 2]
GDP growth
 Per capita: 5.5% (2008)[N 3][N 2][N 4]
GDP per capita
 nominal: US$8,929 (2010)[N 1][N 2]
PPP: US$11,115 (2010)[N 1][N 2]
400,000 (0.07%)[N 5]
Unemployment 9% (2002)[N 5]
Top 10% income
 44.37%[N 5]

All values, unless otherwise stated, are in US dollars.

The economy of South America comprises around 382 million people living in twelve nations and three territories. It contributes 6 percent of the world's population.

Economic sectors

Agriculture

Main products include: Coffee, soybeans, wheat, rice, corn, sugarcane, cocoa, citrus, beef, bananas and shrimp are also important agricultural products for many countries.

Mining

Chile alone contributes about a third of the world copper production. Brazil is the world’s leading producer of niobium and tantalum, and Peru is the largest silver producer and the second-ranked producer of bismuth and copper.

Economy by country

Economy of:

Economic history of:

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 International Monetary Fund
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Excludes French Guiana
  3. ↑ ECLAC
  4. ↑ Excludes Guyana and Suriname
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 NationMaster

References