CPIA structural policies cluster average in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): CPIA structural policies cluster average was 3.24 1=low to 6=high in 2025. ▼ Falling
CPIA structural policies cluster average in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 2005–2025
Source: CPIA database, World Bank Group (WBG). Measured in 1=low to 6=high.
Analysis
In 2025, cpia structural policies cluster average in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) stood at 3.24 1=low to 6=high.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and down 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cpia structural policies cluster average in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 3.94 1=low to 6=high in 2007 and was at its lowest, 3.17 1=low to 6=high, in 2024.
That places Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 20th out of 42 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
CPIA structural policies cluster average in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | 1=low to 6=high | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 3.9 1=low to 6=high | — |
| 2006 | 3.92 1=low to 6=high | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 3.94 1=low to 6=high | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 3.92 1=low to 6=high | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 3.81 1=low to 6=high | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 3.81 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 3.75 1=low to 6=high | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 3.73 1=low to 6=high | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 3.69 1=low to 6=high | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 3.69 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 3.62 1=low to 6=high | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 3.67 1=low to 6=high | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 3.55 1=low to 6=high | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 3.48 1=low to 6=high | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 3.43 1=low to 6=high | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 3.38 1=low to 6=high | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 3.36 1=low to 6=high | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 3.36 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 3.33 1=low to 6=high | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 3.17 1=low to 6=high | -5.0% |
| 2025 | 3.24 1=low to 6=high | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.9 1=low to 6=high | 3.81 1=low to 6=high | 3.94 1=low to 6=high | 5 |
| 2010s | 3.64 1=low to 6=high | 3.43 1=low to 6=high | 3.81 1=low to 6=high | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.31 1=low to 6=high | 3.17 1=low to 6=high | 3.38 1=low to 6=high | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- 22 Bosnia and Herzegovina 3.67 1=low to 6=high compare
- 23 Azerbaijan 3.5 1=low to 6=high compare
- 23 Cambodia 3.5 1=low to 6=high compare
- 23 Grenada 3.5 1=low to 6=high compare
- 23 India 3.5 1=low to 6=high compare
- 23 Lesotho 3.5 1=low to 6=high compare
- 23 Sri Lanka 3.5 1=low to 6=high compare
- 23 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 3.5 1=low to 6=high compare
- 23 Tonga 3.5 1=low to 6=high compare
- 23 Uganda 3.5 1=low to 6=high compare
- 23 Uzbekistan 3.5 1=low to 6=high compare
- 23 Viet Nam 3.5 1=low to 6=high compare
More public sector data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Arms imports 611.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.9814 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 64.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 611.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 106.17 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0105 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 12.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 66.10 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 19.76 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
All data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is cpia structural policies cluster average in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Cpia structural policies cluster average in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 3.24 1=low to 6=high in 2025, according to CPIA database, World Bank Group (WBG).
- What is the highest cpia structural policies cluster average recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 3.94 1=low to 6=high in 2007.
- What is the lowest cpia structural policies cluster average recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.17 1=low to 6=high in 2024.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for cpia structural policies cluster average?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 20th out of 42 groups with data for 2025.
- Is cpia structural policies cluster average rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from CPIA database, World Bank Group (WBG), published as part of CPIA structural policies cluster average (1=low to 6=high). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Country Policy and Institutional Assessment (CPIA) measures the extent to which a country’s policy and institutional framework supports sustainable growth and poverty reduction, and consequently the effective use of development assistance. The outcome of the exercise yields both an overall score and scores for sixteen criteria that compose the CPIA. These criteria include: A. Economic Management (1. Monetary and Exchange Rate Policies; 2. Fiscal Policy; 3. Debt Policy and Management), B. Structural Policies (4. Trade; 5. Financial Sector; 6. Business Regulatory Environment), C. Policies for Social Inclusion/Equity (7. Gender equality; 8. Equity of public resource use; 9. Building human resources; 10. Social protection and labor; 11. Policies and institutions for environmental sustainability), D. Public Sector Management and Institutions (12. Property rights and rule-based governance; 13. Quality of budgetary and financial management; 14. Efficiency of revenue mobilization; 15. Quality of public administration; 16. Transparency, accountability, and corruption in the public sector). The Structural Policies cluster includes trade, financial sector, and business regulatory environment.