South America

12Countries
438MPopulation
$4.57TGDP
17.74M km²Area

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12 countries sorted by GDP

#CountryCapitalPopulationGDPArea
1 BrazilBrasilia213M$2.28T8.52M km²
2 ArgentinaBuenos Aires45.9M$683B2.78M km²
3 ColombiaBogota53.4M$457B1.14M km²
4 ChileSantiago19.9M$357B756,102 km²
5 PeruLima34.6M$335B1.29M km²
6 EcuadorQuito18.3M$130B283,561 km²
7 VenezuelaCaracas28.5M$99.7B916,445 km²
8 UruguayMontevideo3.38M$85.3B176,215 km²
9 BoliviaSucre12.6M$64.8B1.10M km²
10 ParaguayAsuncion7.01M$49.3B406,752 km²
11 GuyanaGeorgetown840K$27.1B214,969 km²
12 SurinameParamaribo640K$4.52B163,820 km²

Key Insights

Largest Economies & Populations

Brazil leads South America with a GDP of $2.28T, followed by Argentina ($683B) and Colombia ($457B). The most populous country is Brazil with 213M people, while Brazil covers the largest area at 8.52M km².

GDP
Brazil
$2.28T
Argentina
$683B
Colombia
$457B
Chile
$357B
Peru
$335B
Population
Brazil
213M
Colombia
53.4M
Argentina
45.9M
Peru
34.6M
Venezuela
28.5M

GDP per Capita

Guyana has the highest GDP per capita at $32,414, which is 9.3x higher than Venezuela ($3,495), the lowest in the group.

Guyana
$32,414
Uruguay
$25,216
Chile
$17,995
Argentina
$14,898
Brazil
$10,713
Peru
$9,684
Colombia
$8,562
Ecuador
$7,125
Suriname
$7,070
Paraguay
$7,027
Bolivia
$5,148
Venezuela
$3,495

GDP Growth

The fastest-growing economy is Guyana at +19.34%, followed by Paraguay (+6.64%) and Argentina (+4.37%). The slowest growth is Bolivia at -1.58%.

Guyana
+19.34%
Paraguay
+6.64%
Argentina
+4.37%
Ecuador
+3.73%
Peru
+3.43%
Colombia
+2.64%
Chile
+2.46%
Brazil
+2.29%
Suriname
+1.79%
Uruguay
+1.78%
Venezuela
+1.57%
Bolivia
-1.58%