Scenarios 2027 / Regional views

Regional view

Latin America and Caribbean

Scenarios by regional exposure

Ordered by exposure, then by priority score. Exposure is a regional judgement; nation-level results arrive when the Atlas connects.

ExposureScenarioFamilyRationaleL2yNatPriorityRank
HighGlobal financial crisis S03Economic and tradeCurrency and commodity channel4LikelyLikely5CatastrophicCatastrophic201
HighLegitimacy crisis S07Geopolitical and securityPeru, Bolivia, Venezuela, Ecuador4LikelyLikely5CatastrophicCatastrophic204
HighDigital state leapfrog S23Technology and infrastructureBrazil's Pix as the regional model4LikelyLikely4MajorMajor16Library
HighPandemic S14Health—3PossiblePossible5CatastrophicCatastrophic158
HighSovereign funding crisis S04Economic and tradeArgentina, Bolivia, Ecuador, Venezuela3PossiblePossible5CatastrophicCatastrophic1510
HighDisaster in the core S10Energy, climate and resourcesHurricanes, earthquakes, El Niño3PossiblePossible5CatastrophicCatastrophic15Library
HighMass displacement S08Geopolitical and securityVenezuela, Haiti3PossiblePossible4SevereSevere12Library
HighInfrastructure collapse S12Technology and infrastructureVenezuela 2019; Ecuador 2024 rationing3PossiblePossible4SevereSevere12Library
MediumSingle-supplier cut-off S02Economic and trade—5Highly likelyHighly likely4SevereSevere203
MediumGeoeconomic confrontation S01Economic and tradeCommodities; USMCA uncertainty4LikelyLikely4SevereSevere165
MediumEnergy supply shock S09Energy, climate and resourcesMixed producers and importers4LikelyLikely4SevereSevere166
MediumFood and water shock S11Energy, climate and resourcesCaribbean import dependence; Central American dry corridor3PossiblePossible5CatastrophicCatastrophic159
MediumSuperintelligence takeoff S15Technology and infrastructureMinerals and power as bargaining chips; services exposed3PossiblePossible5TransformativeTransformative15Library
MediumEnergy abundance S16Energy, climate and resourcesMineral exporters gain; Venezuela, Ecuador and Colombia lose oil income3PossiblePossible5TransformativeTransformative15Library
MediumAI diffusion shock S13Technology and infrastructure—3PossiblePossible4SevereSevere127
MediumBiomedical breakthroughs S17HealthRising chronic disease; uneven systems3PossiblePossible4MajorMajor12Library
MediumGreat-power détente S18Geopolitical and securityMexico loses nearshoring advantage; commodity demand recovers3PossiblePossible4MajorMajor12Library
MediumEmerging-market breakout S20Economic and tradeMexico and Brazil gain; others stay in the middle-income trap3PossiblePossible4MajorMajor12Library
Medium100-day pandemic defence S24HealthRegional plants in Brazil and Argentina3PossiblePossible4MajorMajor12Library
MediumSovereign debt reset S19Economic and tradeBolivia, Ecuador and Argentina as candidates2UnlikelyUnlikely4MajorMajor8Library
MediumYield revolution S22Energy, climate and resourcesBrazil and Argentina lose export income; Central America gains2UnlikelyUnlikely4MajorMajor8Library
LowChokepoint closure S05Geopolitical and security—4LikelyLikely5CatastrophicCatastrophic202
LowHybrid campaign S06Geopolitical and security—4LikelyLikely3SignificantSignificant12Library
LowMiddle East settlement S21Geopolitical and securityOil exporters lose the premium2UnlikelyUnlikely4MajorMajor8Library

Regional loading profile

Of the 4 ranked scenarios to which Latin America and Caribbean is rated High exposure, the number that load each working domain High (dark) or Medium (grey). A count of loading tables, not a computed result.