Economy of South America
During 2003 unless otherwise stated
| Population:
| 364.24 million
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| GDP (PPP):
| US$2.65 trillion
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| GDP (Currency):
| $0.97 trillion
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| GDP/capita (PPP):
| $7,264
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| GDP/capita (Currency):
| $2,663
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Annual growth of
per capita GDP:
| -0.29% (2002)
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| Income of top 10%:
| 44.37 %
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| Millionaires:
| 0.3 million (0.08%)
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| Unemployment
| 10.76 % (2002)
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| Most numbers are from nationmaster.com from 2002, some numbers exclude certain countries for lack of information.
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The economy of South America comprises more than 360 million people living in 14 states and territories.
Economic development
to be completed
Future
Regional variation
to be completed
Trade blocs
to be completed
South American Community of Nations
The South American Community of Nations (SACN) will be a continent-wide free trade zone that will unite two existing free-trade organizations—Mercosur and the Andean Community—eliminating tariffs for non-sensitive products in ten years and sensitive products in fifteen years.
Currency
Below is a list of the currencies of South America, with exchange rates between each currency and both the Euro and US Dollars.
Table correct as of December 4 2004
Reference
Economic sectors
Agriculture
to be completed
Manufacturing
to be completed
Investing and banking
to be completed
Global trade relations
to be completed
Economy by country
Economy of:
See also
