5. LATIN AMERICA
Latin America is a region of the Americas that
comprises countries where Romance languages
are predominant; primarily Spanish
and Portuguese, but also French. It consists of
twenty sovereign states which cover an area that
stretches from the southern border of
the United States to the southern tip of South
America, including the Caribbean.
6. SUBDIVISIONS
Latin America can be
subdivided into several sub
regions based on geography,
politics, demographics and
culture. If defined as all of the
Americas south of the United
States, the basic geographical
sub regions are North
America, Central America, the
Caribbean and South America;
7. 1. Argentina
2. Bolivia
3. Brazil
4. Chile
5. Colombia
6. Costa Rica
7. Cuba
8. Dominican Republic
9. Ecuador
10. El Salvador
16. Panama
17. Paraguay
18. Peru
19. Uruguay
20. Venezuela
21. French Guiana
11. Guatemala
12. Haiti
13. Honduras
14. Mexico
15. Nicaragua
11. ECONOMY
Brazil, Colombia, Mexico and Argentina account for
over two-thirds of the region's total output, while the
Caribbean countries represent a little over 1%.
Latin America and the Caribbean, taken as a whole,
would rank as the world's fourth largest economy,
after the European Union, the United States and
China, and above India and Japan.
Trinidad and Tobago has the highest GDP per capita
amongst the region, whereas Haiti is ranked at the
bottom of the region.
15. India’s Top 5 Trading
Countries
Sr.
No.
Country
Name
Export Import Total
Trade
Trade
Balance
1 China 2390.59 14704.89 17095.48 -12314.30
2 USA 10295.64 5142.67 15438.31 5152.98
3 UAE 7770.39 5256.16 13026.55 2514.22
4 Saudi Arab 1523.55 5886.77 7410.32 -4363.22
5 Indonesia 753.42 3956.29 4709.71 -3202.87
16. TRADES
India’s Total Export To Latin America:
2014-15 = 11,528.41 US$ mn
2015-16 (Apr-Jun) = 2,107.60 US$ mn
India’s Total Import To Latin America:
2014-15=26,951.76 US$mn
2015-16 (Apr-Jun) = 4,299.63 US$ mn
18. India’s Top 5 Importer In Latin
America
Sr.
No.
Country Name 2014-15 2015-16 (Apr-
Jun)
1 Venezuela 11729.89 1680.58
2 Brazil 5400.91 957.13
3 Chile 3080.63 523.88
4 Colombia 2134.94 277.51
5 Argentina 1992.25 374.64
US $mn
19. India’s Top 5 Exporter In Latin
America
Sr.
No.
Country Name 2014-15 2015-16 (Apr-
Jun)
1 Brazil 5963.82 894.03
2 Colombia 1105.15 237.50
3 Peru 819.86 169.94
4 Chile 565.82 147.50
5 Argentina 460.19 131.98
US $mn
20. Top 5 products Exported to Latin
America
Sr. No. Products 2014-15 2015-16 (Apr-Jun)
1 MINERAL FUELS, MINERAL
OILS AND PRODUCTS OF THEIR
DISTILLATION
3,242.39 295.31
2 VEHICLES OTHER THAN
RAILWAY OR TRAMWAY
ROLLING STOCK, AND PARTS
AND ACCESSORIES THEREOF.
1,437.96 359.90
3 IRON AND STEEL 455.90 66.16
4 NUCLEAR REACTORS, BOILERS,
MACHINERYAND MECHANICAL
APPLIANCES; PARTS THEREOF.
466.25 129.79
5 COTTON. 392.23 83.18
21. Top 5 products Imported to Latin
America
Sr.
No.
Products 2014-15 2015-16 (Apr-
Jun)
1 MINERAL FUELS, MINERAL OILS AND
PRODUCTS OF THEIR DISTILLATION;
BITUMINOUS SUBSTANCES; MINERAL WAXES.
17,315.59 2,437.42
2 NATURAL OR CULTURED PEARLS,PRECIOUS
OR SEMIPRECIOUS
STONES,PRE.METALS,CLAD WITH PRE.METAL
AND ARTCLS THEREOF;IMIT.JEWLRY;COIN.
1,127.54 326.96
3 ORES, SLAG AND ASH. 3,473.22 562.08
4 ANIMAL OR VEGETABLE FATS AND OILS AND
THEIR CLEAVAGE PRODUCTS; PRE. EDIBLE
FATS; ANIMAL OR VEGETABLE WAXEX.
2,078.82 453.62
5 SUGARS AND SUGAR CONFECTIONERY. 596.28 36.99
22. 5 Year Trend of Import from Latin
America
Sr. No. Import Export Trade Balance
2015-16 4,299.63 2,107.60 2192.03
2014-15 26,951.76 11,528.41 15433.35
2013-14 28,128.07 10,791.54 17336.53
2012-13 27,497.09 13,517.94 13979.15
2011-12 16,141.02 12,276.75 3864.27
25. Latin American MNC’s In
India
• Abicor Binzel
•Adidas Marketing
•Baerlocher Additives
•Basf
•Baumuller
•Bayer
•Beiersdorf
•Bosch Group
•Braun Medical
•Burgmann
•Carl Bechem