1981年开始的世界性经济危机于1983年进一步恶化了。拉美地区大多数国家,在这种情况下对经济进行了调整。据拉美经委会常设秘书处执行书记恩利克·伊格莱西亚斯初步估计,截至去年年底,整个地区国内生产总值继1982年下降1%之后,又下降了3.3%。经济指标的下降加上人口增长,全地区人均国内生 The worldwide economic crisis that began in 1981 worsened in 1983. Most countries in Latin America adjusted their economy under such circumstances. According to a preliminary estimate by Enric Iglesias, executive secretary of the permanent secretariat of ECLAC, GDP in the entire region dropped by another 3.3% as of the end of last year, after dropping 1% in 1982. The drop in economic indicators, combined with population growth, have led to a per capita endogenous growth in the entire region