2026 Latin American and Caribbean Macroeconomic Report: Resilience and Growth Prospects in a Shifting Global Economy
Peer Reviewed
Date issued
March 2026
Subject
Integration and Trade;
Resilience;
World Economy;
Inflation;
Macroeconomy;
Interest Rate;
Fiscal Policy;
Monetary Policy;
Mining Industry
JEL code
E60 - Macroeconomic Policy, Macroeconomic Aspects of Public Finance, and General Outlook: General;
E62 - Fiscal Policy;
F41 - Open Economy Macroeconomics;
F34 - International Lending and Debt Problems;
H63 - Debt • Debt Management • Sovereign Debt;
O40 - Economic Growth and Aggregate Productivity: General;
O33 - Technological Change: Choices and Consequences • Diffusion Processes;
Q32 - Exhaustible Resources and Economic Development
IDB series
Latin American and Caribbean Macroeconomic Report
Category
Annual Reports
Latin America and the Caribbean enters 2026 amid a complex global environment marked by heightened geopolitical tensions, shifting trade policies, and persistently high global interest rates that limit external support for growth. Even so, the region has shown resilience, with steady growth, strong labor markets, contained inflation, and low sovereign risk premia reflecting strengthened policy frameworks. As the 2026 Latin American and Caribbean Macroeconomic Report notes, significant challenges remain--including weak productivity growth, high public debt, and tight financing conditions--yet digitalization, artificial intelligence, and rising demand for critical minerals offer the region new growth prospects in a shifting global economy.
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