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Expansion Citing[edit]

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.

Fephisto The Date

GDP[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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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Social[edit]

Learn 49.126.74.22 (talk) 15:44, 4 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Merger proposal 2024[edit]

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]

[1] Peru Profile[1]

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