Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per unit of GDP in Latin America & Caribbean
Latin America & Caribbean: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per unit of GDP was 0 units per US$ of GDP in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per unit of GDP in Latin America & Caribbean, 2000–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per unit of gdp in Latin America & Caribbean is 0 units per US$ of GDP, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 11.1% on the previous year and up 1,718.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per unit of gdp in Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 0 units per US$ of GDP in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0 units per US$ of GDP, in 2000.
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 22nd of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per unit of GDP in Latin America & Caribbean, year by year
| Year | units per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2001 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +137.0% |
| 2002 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -13.2% |
| 2003 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +13.6% |
| 2004 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +11.4% |
| 2006 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +28.8% |
| 2007 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +115.8% |
| 2008 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +46.8% |
| 2010 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -16.2% |
| 2011 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -38.9% |
| 2012 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -56.0% |
| 2013 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +43.0% |
| 2015 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +62.2% |
| 2016 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +101.8% |
| 2017 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +88.8% |
| 2018 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +185.7% |
| 2019 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +90.0% |
| 2020 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +27.1% |
| 2021 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -21.4% |
| 2024 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +3.5% |
| 2025 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -11.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean
More social development data for Latin America & Caribbean
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 540,170 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1.02 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0015 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1.02 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0008 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 5.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 540,170 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 9.43 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per unit of gdp in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per unit of gdp in Latin America & Caribbean was 0 units per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per unit of gdp recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 0 units per US$ of GDP in 2020.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per unit of gdp recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per US$ of GDP in 2000.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per unit of gdp?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 22nd out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,718.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.