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Economy of South America

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Economy of South America During 2003 unless otherwise stated
Population: 364.24 million
GDP (PPP): US$2.55 trillion
GDP (Currency): $2.58 trillion
GDP/capita (PPP) : $6,999.32
GDP/capita (Currency) : $7,083.91
Annual growth of
per capita GDP:
Income of top 10%: 44.37 %
Millionaires: 0.3 million
Unemployment 10.76 % (2002)
Estimated female
income
Most numbers are from nationmaster.com from 2002, some numbers exclude certain countries for lack of information.
See also: World Economy - Economy of Africa - Economy of Asia - Economy of Europe - Economy of North America - Economy of Oceania - Economy of South America

The economy of South America comprises more than

Economic development

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Trade unions

Currency

Below is a list of the currencies of South America, with exchange rates between each currency and both the Euro and US Dollars.

Country Currency worth in Euro worth in USD Central Bank
Argentina Argentine peso (ARS) 3.99987 / euro 2.97100 / USD Banco Central de la República Argentina [1]
Bolivia Boliviano (BOB) 10.7987 / euro 8.02100 / USD Banco Central de Bolivia [2]
Brazil Real (BRL) 3.64377 / euro 2.70650 / USD Banco Central do Brasil [3]
Chile Chilean peso (CLP) 780.048 / euro 579.400 / USD Banco Central de Chile [4]
Colombia Colombian peso (COP) 3.296,46 / euro 2.481,93 / USD Banco de la República [5]
Ecuador US Dollar (USD) 0.742775 / euro 1 Federal Reserve [6]
Falkland Islands Falkland Pound (FKP) (fixed to GBP) 0.692619 / euro 0.514460 / USD Bank of England [7]
French Guiana Euro (EUR) 1 1.34630 / USD European Central Bank [8]
Guyana Guyanese dollar (GYD) 240.315 / euro 178.500 / USD Bank of Guyana [9]
Paraguay Guarani (PYG) 8,225.91 / euro 6,110.00 / USD Banco Central del Paraguay [10]
Perú Nuevo Sol (PEN) 4.43405 / euro 3.2935 / USD Banco Central de Reserva del Perú [11]
Suriname Suriname dollar (SRD) 3.68214 / euro 2.73500 / USD Centrale Bank van Suriname [12]
Uruguay Uruguayan peso (UYU) 35.8655 / euro 26.6400 / USD Banco Central del Uruguay [13]
Venezuela Venezuelan bolívar (VEB) 2,580.32 / euro 1,916.60 / USD Banco Central de Venezuela [14]

Table correct as of December 4 2004

Reference

Economic sectors

Agriculture

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Manufacturing

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Investing and banking

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Global trade relations

Economy by country

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See also

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