Latin America Award Winners
The FocusEconomics 10th Anniversary Analyst Forecast Awards celebrate a decade of recognising the world’s most accurate economic forecasters. Below are the top three ranked forecasters for each indicator across the Latin America region, covering 5 countries.
GDP
| Country | 1st Place | 2nd Place | 3rd Place |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina |
OJF & Asociados
Research Team
|
Oxford Economics
Mauricio Monge
|
FIEL
Nicolás Peña , Guillermo Bermúdez
|
| Brazil |
Kínitro Capital
Joao Savignon, Savio Barbosa
|
DIW Berlin
Forecasting Team
|
HSBC
Daniel Lavarda
|
| Chile |
Scotiabank
Jorge Selaive
|
Rabobank
Mauricio Une
|
ABIF
Research Team
|
| Colombia |
Citigroup Global Mkts
Esteban Tamayo
|
BTG Pactual
Colombia Macro Research Team
|
Bancolombia
Economic Research Team of Grupo Bancolombia
|
| Mexico |
Grupo Financiero BASE
Research Team
|
Prognosis
Carlos Fritsch, Daniela Márquez
|
Grupo Financiero Banorte
Research Team
|
5 countries
Inflation
| Country | 1st Place | 2nd Place | 3rd Place |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina |
Analytica Consultora
Research Team
|
Invecq Consulting
Research Team
|
Quantum Finanzas
Research Team
|
| Brazil |
E2 Economia
Research Team
|
Prometeia
Lorenza Belfiori
|
SEB
Erik Meyersson
|
| Chile |
Fynsa
Nathan Pincheira
|
Citigroup Global Mkts
Esteban Tamayo
|
Société Générale
Dev Ashish
|
| Colombia |
Pezco Economics
Fred Turolla, Helcio Takeda
|
Sectorial
Dirección Económica
|
Banco Agrario de Colombia
Economic Research Team
|
| Mexico |
Actinver
Enrique Covarrubias, Jose Ramon De La Rosa
|
Ve Por Más
Alejandro Saldaña Brito
|
INVEX
Ricardo Aguilar, Santiago Liceaga
|
5 countries
Current Account
| Country | 1st Place | 2nd Place | 3rd Place |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina |
Ecolatina
Research Team
|
Quantum Finanzas
Research Team
|
FIEL
Nicolás Peña , Guillermo Bermúdez
|
| Brazil |
Euromonitor International
Economies & Consumers Team
|
HSBC
Daniel Lavarda
|
Oxford Economics
Felipe Camargo
|
| Chile |
Fynsa
Nathan Pincheira
|
Scotiabank
Jorge Selaive
|
Moody’s Analytics
Jesse Rogers
|
| Colombia |
Citigroup Global Mkts
Esteban Tamayo
|
Credicorp Capital
Diego Camacho
|
Bancolombia
Economic Research Team of Grupo Bancolombia
|
| Mexico |
HSBC
Jose Carlos Sanchez
|
Credicorp Capital
Valentina Hurtado
|
Actinver
Enrique Covarrubias, Jose Ramon De La Rosa
|
5 countries
Fiscal Balance
| Country | 1st Place | 2nd Place | 3rd Place |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina |
Econométrica
Ramiro Castiñeira
|
Quantum Finanzas
Research Team
|
LCG
Florencia Iragui, Melisa Sala
|
| Brazil |
Citigroup Global Mkts
Research Team
|
Oxford Economics
Felipe Camargo
|
Santander
Research Team
|
| Chile |
Capital Economics
Kimberley Sperrfechter
|
Inversiones Security
César Guzmán
|
BMI, a FitchSolutions Company
BMI Research Team
|
| Colombia |
Corficolombiana
Economic Research Team
|
Asobancaria
Andrés Felipe Medina Grass
|
Credicorp Capital
Diego Camacho
|
| Mexico |
Grupo Financiero BASE
Gabriela Siller
|
CABI
Paulo de Leon, Paula Achury
|
Société Générale
Dev Ashish
|
5 countries
Exchange Rate
| Country | 1st Place | 2nd Place | 3rd Place | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina |
Invecq Consulting
Research Team
|
LCG
Florencia Iragui, Melisa Sala
|
BBVA Research
BBVA Research
|
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| Brazil |
HSBC
|
Allianz
Luca Moneta (Allianz Research)
|
Oxford Economics
Felipe Camargo
|
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| Chile |
Scotiabank
Jorge Selaive
|
Barclays Capital
Barclays Research Team
|
LarrainVial Asset Management
Sergio Godoy
|
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| Colombia |
Citigroup Global Mkts
Esteban Tamayo
|
E2 Economia
Research Team
|
Sectorial
Dirección Económica
|
||
| Mexico |
Standard Chartered
|
AGPV
Efrain Velazquez
|
Grupo Financiero BASE
Research Team
|
5 countries
Interest Rate
| Country | 1st Place | 2nd Place | 3rd Place |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil |
JPMorgan
Research Team
|
Allianz
Luca Moneta (Allianz Research)
|
E2 Economia
Research Team
|
| Chile |
AGPV
Efrain Velazquez
|
Inversiones Security
César Guzmán
|
JPMorgan
Diego Pereira
|
| Colombia |
JPMorgan
Diego Pereira
|
CABI
Paulo de Leon, Paula Achury
|
Oxford Economics
Tim Hunter
|
| Mexico |
Pantheon Macroeconomics
Andres Abadia
|
Econosignal Deloitte
Research Team
|
Banamex
Iván Arias
|
4 countries
Unemployment
| Country | 1st Place | 2nd Place | 3rd Place |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina |
Moody’s Analytics
Juan Pablo Fuentes
|
Quantum Finanzas
Research Team
|
LCG
Florencia Iragui, Melisa Sala
|
| Brazil |
Allianz
Luca Moneta (Allianz Research)
|
Citigroup Global Mkts
Research Team
|
Pezco Economics
Fred Turolla, Helcio Takeda
|
| Chile |
Gemines
Alejandro Fernandez Beros
|
UBS
Andrea Casaverde
|
BTG Pactual
Chile Macro Research Team
|
| Colombia |
Rabobank
Mauricio Une
|
Moody’s Analytics
Juan Pablo Fuentes
|
Capital Economics
Kimberley Sperrfechter
|
| Mexico |
Fitch Ratings
Todd Martinez, Jordy Juvera
|
Goldman Sachs
Alberto Ramos
|
INVEX
Ricardo Aguilar, Santiago Liceaga
|
5 countries
Overall
| Country | 1st Place | 2nd Place | 3rd Place |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina |
Invecq Consulting
Research Team
|
FIEL
Nicolás Peña , Guillermo Bermúdez
|
LCG
Florencia Iragui, Melisa Sala
|
| Brazil |
HSBC
Daniel Lavarda
|
Kínitro Capital
Joao Savignon, Savio Barbosa
|
Allianz
Luca Moneta (Allianz Research)
|
| Chile |
Scotiabank
Jorge Selaive
|
Rabobank
Mauricio Une
|
Credicorp Capital
Samuel Carrasco
|
| Colombia |
BTG Pactual
Colombia Macro Research Team
|
Sectorial
Dirección Económica
|
Bancolombia
Economic Research Team of Grupo Bancolombia
|
| Mexico |
Grupo Financiero BASE
Research Team
|
Banamex
Iván Arias
|
Credicorp Capital
Valentina Hurtado
|
5 countries
Rankings determined by FocusEconomics’ proprietary accuracy methodology. Where two forecasters achieved equal accuracy, both are listed at the same rank.