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Expansion Citing

I´ve decided to help in the expansion, but the truth is that most of my information is coming from first-hand sources of my visits there, so I´m not sure how to cite this (if I should, because I personally don´t want people calling me just to fact check me, but email is ok) or if this information is valid.

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GDP

The article was wrong. PPP (2,645.997 trillion), currency (0.96881 trillion).

Not only that, the article is very poorly done with tables after tables....and MORE TABLES! and the very little that is said isn't even cited. - not sure how to sign 14, jan 2009 —Preceding unsigned comment added by 60.234.108.162 (talk) 06:29, 14 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Tables need to be updated, Colombia's GDP (per capita) is $9,000 according to the CIA profile as of 2008. I would update it myself but it's just too much work as it would involve changing EVERY other table and its respective countries. The source of my claim can be found here: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2004.html , 11:21pm 24 January 2009 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 60.234.110.55 (talk)

Errors in the article

Hi get grammarly!, peru's GDP is $217.5 billion (2007 est.) and NOT 27.5 million. You can check it out in the webpage.^[1] —Preceding unsigned comment added by 190.40.71.187 (talk) 03:07, 30 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Besides, Peruvian economy's growing at 9%per year... I'm suggesting, you should keep an eye on it a correct these mistakes. Thanks. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Giover187 (talk • contribs) 03:18, 30 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

And also the GDP per capita's wrong, according to the mere source u gave, Peru's GDP is around 7,803 ranking on 79 ... Please, I'll very very thankful if you correct these mistakes.

I deleted this:

"Brazil, Argentina, Venezuela, Chile, and Colombia, in this order, have the largest economies in South America, while Argentina, Brazil, Chile, and Uruguay have the best Human Development Index of South America. Venezuela, in turn, has large oil reserves that have turned the nation into an important player in world trade."

because it simply isn't true, and there is no source verifying it. Venezuela is far from being a heavy weight in the South American economy. - not sure how to sign either :) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 60.234.108.162 (talk) 06:20, 14 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Removed a section because it is unsourced and most likely writen by a patriotic venezuelan. - (Eticacero) 10:41, 24 Jan 2008 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 60.234.110.55 (talk)

References

^ Peru Profile[1]

Merger

I made a suggestion at Talk:Economy_of_North_America#Possible Merger, please add your comments there so as to keep the debate in one place. Cheers. Grunners 01:18, 17 Dec 2004 (UTC)

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Merger proposal 2024

The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section. A summary of the conclusions reached follows.

No consensus with stale discussion; arguments for related to overlap and no topic (for Latin American economy); arguments for focus on relationships between Central and South America. Klbrain (talk) 11:16, 19 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I propose merging Latin American economy into Economy of South America. I think the South American content in Latin American economy can better be explained in the context of Economy of South America (especially Mercosur and the Andean Community), and a merge would not cause any article-size or weighting problems in Economy of South America. Economic integration efforts within South America rarely go beyond South America, and often include non-"Latin" countries such as Suriname and Guyana. The emphasis on language thus seems unwarranted. The non-South American content of Latin American economy can instead be merged into Economy of Central America. User:Duckmather tagged this page and Latin American economy for merging, but did not create a discussion, so I am doing that right now. NLeeuw (talk) 15:08, 16 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Support - I'm really struggling to see what is the point of this article. There is no such thing as a "Latin American economy" to begin with, and there are no articles on Wikipedia such as "Economy of the Anglosphere", for example. Torimem (talk) 14:47, 9 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

That's a good comparison. NLeeuw (talk) 16:14, 9 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I do not think it is a good comparison. The anglosphere is not one geographic block. South America does not include the Central American latin countries. I suggest this article discuss more the interconnectivity of Latin American countries as a block. The article can minimize and focus on the Mercosur economy, similarily to Economy of the European Union. O.maximov (talk) 12:07, 15 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Latin America is not "one geographic block" either. It excludes Suriname, Guyana, Belize, etc. because they don't have a Romance language as the official language or lingua franca. The Darién Gap effectively cuts South America off from Central America, which is why there is no actual Pan-American Highway. Claiming that Latin America is "one geographic block" is wishful thinking, based on an over-emphasis on languages. In practice, economic integration happens within South America, especially through Mercosur, and often within subregions, namely the Andean Community on the one hand, and Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, Paraguay and often Brazil on the other. NLeeuw (talk) 12:16, 15 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

There are characteristics of Latin American countries as a block and affinity between countries. The article can switch its focus to Mercosur's relations with other countries in South and Central America. Or intra trade in Latin American countries or between Mercosur and it's neighbors. I see value in an article that explores the economy of Central and South America togethor. O.maximov (talk) 12:38, 15 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

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