Table 1 Population on marginal land, GDP per capita, poverty and resource dependency
From: Structural change, marginal land and economic development in Latin America and the Caribbean
Income group | GDP per capita (2000 US$) | Rural population (%) on less favored agricultural land | Poverty headcount ratio (%) | Primary product export share (%) | Industry employment share (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Less than $3,000 | $1,631 | 31.7 | 58.9 | 64.3 | 19.2 |
Haiti | $386 | 59.9 | 88.0 | 15.8 | 10.8 |
Guyana | $1,211 | 7.8 | 92.6 | 22.8 | |
Nicaragua | $1,221 | 35.2 | 63.3 | 94.0 | 16.5 |
Bolivia | $1,276 | 23.6 | 66.4 | 96.0 | 20.0 |
Honduras | $1,414 | 25.7 | 71.6 | 63.5 | 18.5 |
Paraguay | $1,658 | 47.2 | 44.8 | 89.3 | 17.1 |
Ecuador | $1,837 | 17.5 | 50.9 | 92.1 | 18.6 |
Guatemala | $1,886 | 35.7 | 71.4 | 60.6 | 22.8 |
El Salvador | $2,579 | 64.4 | 46.5 | 27.5 | 21.4 |
Surname | $2,840 | 0.4 | 27.2 | 11.8 | 23.0 |
$3,000–$6,000 | $4,413 | 25.8 | 36.9 | 71.2 | 19.6 |
Peru | $3,360 | 15.8 | 56.5 | 86.2 | 23.7 |
Colombia | $3,362 | 32.8 | 46.1 | 82.6 | 20.0 |
Belize | $3,490 | 6.2 | 44.2 | 98.3 | 17.9 |
Jamaica | $3,505 | 40.3 | 17.6 | 59.6 | 16.1 |
Dominican Republic | $4,176 | 34.1 | 48.4 | 33.1 | 21.9 |
Cuba | $4,495 | 34.7 | 73.1 | 17.0 | |
Brazil | $4,803 | 26.2 | 21.4 | 63.9 | 22.1 |
St. Vincent and Gren. | $4,845 | 25.1 | 83.8 | 19.6 | |
Costa Rica | $5,368 | 31.7 | 29.3 | 39.6 | 19.8 |
St. Lucia | $5,470 | 17.6 | 65.4 | 16.1 | |
Venezuela | $5,672 | 19.3 | 32.0 | 98.0 | 21.8 |
Over $6,000 | $10,384 | 20.2 | 23.5 | 56.3 | 22.8 |
Grenada | $6,047 | 32.1 | 58.9 | 23.9 | |
Mexico | $6,288 | 45.5 | 60.8 | 27.0 | 25.5 |
Dominica | $6,519 | 8.0 | 33.9 | 19.8 | |
Panama | $6,654 | 24.4 | 59.8 | 86.8 | 18.6 |
Chile | $7,123 | 17.5 | 12.9 | 86.2 | 23.0 |
Argentina | $8,717 | 28.1 | 1.9 | 65.4 | 23.8 |
Barbados | $9,244 | 32.0 | 40.2 | 20.3 | |
Uruguay | $9,581 | 50.5 | 6.0 | 74.5 | 21.1 |
St. Kitts and Nevis | $9,944 | 0.8 | 11.9 | 48.9 | |
Antigua and Barbuda | $9,978 | 7.4 | 63.1 | 15.6 | |
Trinidad and Tobago | $10,048 | 9.1 | 13.5 | 69.0 | 32.2 |
Puerto Rico | $16,910 | 15.3 | 13.6 | ||
`Aruba | $18,853 | 11.1 | 81.3 | 20.3 | |
Bahamas | $19,467 | 0.8 | 9.3 | 33.4 | 12.9 |
All countries | $6,007 | 25.3 | 41.2 | 63.5 | 20.8 |