Argentina more protectionist than Russia and China.
BY LBC STAFF
Argentina has implemented the largest number of protectionist measures worldwide, according to a Latin Business Chronicle analysis of Global Trade Alert data from the UK-based Center for Economic Policy Research.
Argentina has implemented a whopping 191 protectionist measures. Russia, the runner-up worldwide, has implemented 172 measures.
In Latin America, Argentina has implemented more protectionist measures than the rest of the region combined (191 versus 170).
Brazil, Latin America’s largest economy, has implemented 86 protectionist measures – four times more than Mexico, the region’s second-largest economy.
Peru and Venezuela have implemented 18 and 11 protectionist measures, respectively.
Costa Rica is the country with the fewest protectionist measures – only one, followed by Chile with two, the data from Global Trade Alert shows.
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World’s Worst
Ranked by number of protectionist measures
|
Argentina |
191 |
|
Russia |
172 |
|
USA |
106 |
|
India |
101 |
|
China |
100 |
Latin America’s Worst
Ranked by number of protectionist measures
|
Argentina |
191 |
|
Brazil |
86 |
|
Mexico |
23 |
|
Peru |
18 |
|
Venezuela |
11 |
|
Colombia |
7 |
|
Ecuador |
6 |
|
Paraguay |
6 |
|
Uruguay |
4 |
|
Bolivia |
3 |
|
Dom. Rep. |
3 |
|
Chile |
2 |
|
Costa Rica |
1 |
Source: Latin Business Chronicle analysis of Global Trade Alert/Centre for Economic Policy Research
