Importance of Exports

 

 

Exports as % GDP

Exports/ person (US$)

 

1800

1900

1850

1912

Argentina

12.2

23.4

10.3

62.0

Brazil

16.4

27.4

5.0

14.2

Chile

4.4

 

7.3

44.7

Cuba

20.4

 

22.2

64.7

Mexico

5.2

11.7

3.2

10.7

 

 

Vulnerability – Brazil as an example

 

 

 

Price

coffee (US$/lb.)

Coffee produced

(mln bags)

Imports of manufactures (£000,real)

Average

Terms of trade

(% change)

1922

.143

10.10

1453

+64.7

1921

.104

12.86

1607

-17.5

1920

.101

14.50

1271

-26.0

1919

.248

7.50

795

+54.0

1918

.127

9.71

425

-2.5

1917

.102

15.84

487

-23.8

1916

.106

12.74

375

-3.2

1915

.096

15.96

337

-23.

1914

.115

13.47

1158

-15.6

1898

.065

9.42

501

-4.2

1897

.075

9.32

570

-21.6

1896

.111

11.21

872

-12.5

1895

.166

6.00

986

-3.6

 

 

Population (millions)

 

1820

1870

1900

1930

Argentina

.53

1.80

4.61

12.05

Brazil

4.54

9.80

17.98

33.57

Cuba

na

na

1.60

3.65

Mexico

6.53

9.00

13.61

16.55

Peru

1.60

2.59

3.00

5.65

Total Latin America

na

na

59.56

102.82

 

Cities, circa 1910-15

 

 

% living in cities

# of cities

Argentina

31

 9

Brazil

11

14

Chile

15

 2

Cuba

15

 2

Mexico

 9

11

Uruguay

29

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