The Emerging Markets Bond Index (EMBI+), commonly known as "riesgo país" in Spanish speaking countries, is a weighted capitalization market benchmark that measures the financial returns obtained each day by a selected portfolio of government bonds from emerging countries. It is measured in base points, which reflect the difference between the return rates paid by emerging countries' government bonds and those offered by U.S. government securities, considered a safety benchmark. In 2023, Venezuela had the highest EMBIG, amounting to more than 21,422 points. Bolivia followed second, with an index of over 2,200. In the same period, the Latin American economies with the lowest sovereign risk was Uruguay and Chile, with EMBIG levels below 140 basis points.
Sovereign risk index as measured by Emerging Markets Bond Index (EMBIG) in selected Latin American and Caribbean countries in 2023
(in index points)
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Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean. (September 1, 2024). Sovereign risk index as measured by Emerging Markets Bond Index (EMBIG) in selected Latin American and Caribbean countries in 2023 (in index points) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 13, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1086595/emerging-markets-bond-index-latin-america-country/
Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean. "Sovereign risk index as measured by Emerging Markets Bond Index (EMBIG) in selected Latin American and Caribbean countries in 2023 (in index points)." Chart. September 1, 2024. Statista. Accessed November 13, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1086595/emerging-markets-bond-index-latin-america-country/
Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean. (2024). Sovereign risk index as measured by Emerging Markets Bond Index (EMBIG) in selected Latin American and Caribbean countries in 2023 (in index points). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 13, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1086595/emerging-markets-bond-index-latin-america-country/
Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean. "Sovereign Risk Index as Measured by Emerging Markets Bond Index (Embig) in Selected Latin American and Caribbean Countries in 2023 (in Index Points)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Sep 2024, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1086595/emerging-markets-bond-index-latin-america-country/
Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, Sovereign risk index as measured by Emerging Markets Bond Index (EMBIG) in selected Latin American and Caribbean countries in 2023 (in index points) Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1086595/emerging-markets-bond-index-latin-america-country/ (last visited November 13, 2024)
Sovereign risk index as measured by Emerging Markets Bond Index (EMBIG) in selected Latin American and Caribbean countries in 2023 (in index points) [Graph], Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, September 1, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1086595/emerging-markets-bond-index-latin-america-country/
