Book contents
- Economic Displacement
- Economic Displacement
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Acknowledgments
- Author’s Note
- Abbreviations
- Map of Latin America and the Caribbean
- Part I Economic Displacement
- 1 Economic Weight and Displacement
- 2 China’s Economic Displacement of the US in Latin America
- 3 Filling the Void
- 4 The Demand Side
- Part II The Political Consequences of Economic Displacement
- Appendices
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
2 - China’s Economic Displacement of the US in Latin America
from Part I - Economic Displacement
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 19 November 2025
Book contents
- Economic Displacement
- Economic Displacement
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Acknowledgments
- Author’s Note
- Abbreviations
- Map of Latin America and the Caribbean
- Part I Economic Displacement
- 1 Economic Weight and Displacement
- 2 China’s Economic Displacement of the US in Latin America
- 3 Filling the Void
- 4 The Demand Side
- Part II The Political Consequences of Economic Displacement
- Appendices
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
This chapter introduces and operationalizes the Economic Weight Index to measure China’s and the United States’s economic influence in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) from 2001 to 2020. The index, comprising trade, aid, investment, and loans data, reveals China’s dramatic rise in economic weight across all world regions, with LAC experiencing the most pronounced growth. Conversely, the US saw a significant contraction in its economic weight in LAC during this period. The analysis highlights regional variations, with South America experiencing the most substantial increase in Chinese economic weight and decrease in US influence. This quantitative approach provides a nuanced understanding of the shifting economic dynamics between China, the US, and LAC, laying the groundwork for exploring the causes and consequences of these changes.
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- Economic DisplacementChina and the End of US Primacy in Latin America, pp. 25 - 54Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2026
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