{"id":19400,"date":"2026-08-11T08:51:10","date_gmt":"2026-08-11T08:51:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/blog\/?p=19400"},"modified":"2026-08-20T07:37:21","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T07:37:21","slug":"analysis-of-latin-america-caribbean-startup-ecosystems","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/blog\/analysis-of-latin-america-caribbean-startup-ecosystems\/","title":{"rendered":"Best Startup Ecosystems in Latin America 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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The best startup ecosystems in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2026 show where startup activity, investment, innovation, and ecosystem support are strongest across the region. Based on the StartupBlink\u00a0<\/span>Global Startup Ecosystem Index 2026<\/span><\/a>, this ranking highlights the region’s leading startup countries and cities, helping founders, investors, and ecosystem builders understand where its strongest startup hubs are located.<\/span><\/p>

Because startup ecosystem strength is not always concentrated in the same way, this article looks at both countries and cities. Country rankings capture national startup ecosystem performance, while city rankings measure the absolute output of individual startup hubs.<\/span><\/p>

In 2026,\u00a0<\/span>Brazil<\/span><\/a> is the top startup country in the region and\u00a0<\/span>S\u00e3o Paulo<\/span><\/a> is the top startup city.\u00a0<\/span>Panama<\/span><\/a> recorded the fastest growth among the region’s top 10 countries, while\u00a0<\/span>Medell\u00edn<\/span><\/a> grew fastest among the top 10 cities.<\/span><\/p>

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\nTop Startup Countries in Latin America 2026<\/title><style>\n:root{--ink:#15243b;--muted:#5b6b82;--line:#e7ebf1;--bg:#fbfcfe;--accent:#174C81;--accent-soft:#eef3fa;--up:#1A8049;--up-bg:#e6f5ec;--down:#C7362F;--down-bg:#fbeceb;}\n*{box-sizing:border-box;margin:0;padding:0}\nhtml,body{max-width:100%;overflow-x:hidden}\nbody{font-family:'Archivo',sans-serif;color:var(--ink);background:var(--bg);padding:clamp(16px,3vw,32px);line-height:1.4}\n.sr-only{position:absolute;width:1px;height:1px;padding:0;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);white-space:nowrap;border:0}\n.wrap{max-width:1180px;width:100%;margin:0 auto}\n.tablewrap{background:#fff;border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:14px;overflow:hidden;box-shadow:0 1px 2px rgba(21,36,59,.04),0 8px 24px rgba(21,36,59,.05);max-width:100%}\n.scroll{max-height:620px;overflow-y:auto;overflow-x:auto;-webkit-overflow-scrolling:touch}\ntable{width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;min-width:600px}\nthead 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10px;border-radius:20px;font-size:12px;font-weight:700;white-space:nowrap;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums}\n.pill.up{background:var(--up-bg);color:var(--up)}\n.pill.dn{background:var(--down-bg);color:var(--down)}\n.pill.na{background:#f1f4f8;color:#8b98a8}\n.foot{margin-top:14px;font-size:12px;color:var(--muted);display:flex;justify-content:space-between;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:8px}\n.foot a{color:var(--accent);text-decoration:none}\n@media(max-width:640px){thead th,tbody td{padding-left:10px;padding-right:10px}}\n<\/style><\/head><body>\n<div class=\"wrap\"><div class=\"tablewrap\"><div class=\"scroll\">\n<table><caption class=\"sr-only\">Top Startup Countries in Latin America in 2026<\/caption><thead><tr>\n<th scope=\"col\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-sort=\"none\" data-k=\"rank\" class=\"num\"><span class=\"hl\">LATAM<br>Rank<\/span><span class=\"ar\"><\/span><\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-sort=\"none\" data-k=\"country\" class=\"cityh\"><span class=\"hl\">Country<\/span><span class=\"ar\"><\/span><\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-sort=\"none\" data-k=\"score\" class=\"num\"><span class=\"hl\">Total<br>Score<\/span><span class=\"ar\"><\/span><\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-sort=\"none\" data-k=\"growth\" class=\"num\"><span class=\"hl\">Annual<br>Growth<\/span><span class=\"ar\"><\/span><\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-sort=\"none\" data-k=\"global\" class=\"num\"><span class=\"hl\">Global<br>Rank<\/span><span class=\"ar\"><\/span><\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-sort=\"none\" data-k=\"value\" class=\"num\"><span class=\"hl\">Ecosystem<br>Value<\/span><span class=\"ar\"><\/span><\/th>\n<\/tr><\/thead><tbody id=\"tb\">\n\n<tr data-rank=\"1\" data-global=\"26\" data-score=\"14.005\" data-growth=\"17.7\" data-value=\"137.81\" data-country=\"brazil\">\n<td class=\"rk\"><span class=\"n\">1<\/span><span class=\"mv s\">—<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"ev\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/startup-ecosystem\/brazil?utm_campaign=blog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Brazil<\/a><\/td>\n<td class=\"sc\">14.005<\/td>\n<td class=\"gw\"><span class=\"pill up\">+17.7%<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"gr\"><span class=\"n\">26<\/span><span class=\"mv u\">▲1<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"val\">US$ 137.8B<\/td><\/tr>\n\n<tr data-rank=\"2\" data-global=\"35\" data-score=\"10.104\" data-growth=\"29.3\" data-value=\"29.77\" data-country=\"colombia\">\n<td class=\"rk\"><span class=\"n\">2<\/span><span class=\"mv s\">—<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"ev\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/startup-ecosystem\/colombia?utm_campaign=blog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Colombia<\/a><\/td>\n<td class=\"sc\">10.104<\/td>\n<td class=\"gw\"><span class=\"pill up\">+29.3%<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"gr\"><span class=\"n\">35<\/span><span class=\"mv u\">▲1<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"val\">US$ 29.8B<\/td><\/tr>\n\n<tr data-rank=\"3\" data-global=\"39\" data-score=\"7.972\" data-growth=\"20.0\" data-value=\"13.78\" data-country=\"chile\">\n<td class=\"rk\"><span class=\"n\">3<\/span><span class=\"mv s\">—<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"ev\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/startup-ecosystem\/chile?utm_campaign=blog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chile<\/a><\/td>\n<td class=\"sc\">7.972<\/td>\n<td class=\"gw\"><span class=\"pill up\">+20.0%<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"gr\"><span class=\"n\">39<\/span><span class=\"mv d\">▼2<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"val\">US$ 13.8B<\/td><\/tr>\n\n<tr data-rank=\"4\" data-global=\"46\" data-score=\"6.051\" data-growth=\"12.2\" data-value=\"15.07\" data-country=\"argentina\">\n<td class=\"rk\"><span class=\"n\">4<\/span><span class=\"mv u\">▲1<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"ev\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/startup-ecosystem\/argentina?utm_campaign=blog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Argentina<\/a><\/td>\n<td class=\"sc\">6.051<\/td>\n<td class=\"gw\"><span class=\"pill up\">+12.2%<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"gr\"><span class=\"n\">46<\/span><span class=\"mv s\">—<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"val\">US$ 15.1B<\/td><\/tr>\n\n<tr data-rank=\"5\" data-global=\"47\" data-score=\"5.845\" data-growth=\"-2.9\" data-value=\"45.17\" data-country=\"mexico\">\n<td class=\"rk\"><span class=\"n\">5<\/span><span class=\"mv d\">▼1<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"ev\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/startup-ecosystem\/mexico?utm_campaign=blog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mexico<\/a><\/td>\n<td class=\"sc\">5.845<\/td>\n<td class=\"gw\"><span class=\"pill dn\">-2.9%<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"gr\"><span class=\"n\">47<\/span><span class=\"mv d\">▼4<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"val\">US$ 45.2B<\/td><\/tr>\n\n<tr data-rank=\"6\" data-global=\"60\" data-score=\"3.044\" data-growth=\"21.5\" data-value=\"3.35\" data-country=\"uruguay\">\n<td class=\"rk\"><span class=\"n\">6<\/span><span class=\"mv s\">—<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"ev\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/startup-ecosystem\/uruguay?utm_campaign=blog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Uruguay<\/a><\/td>\n<td class=\"sc\">3.044<\/td>\n<td class=\"gw\"><span class=\"pill up\">+21.5%<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"gr\"><span class=\"n\">60<\/span><span class=\"mv u\">▲1<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"val\">US$ 3.4B<\/td><\/tr>\n\n<tr data-rank=\"7\" data-global=\"72\" data-score=\"1.398\" data-growth=\"8.6\" data-value=\"1.56\" data-country=\"peru\">\n<td class=\"rk\"><span class=\"n\">7<\/span><span class=\"mv s\">—<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"ev\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/startup-ecosystem\/peru?utm_campaign=blog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Peru<\/a><\/td>\n<td class=\"sc\">1.398<\/td>\n<td class=\"gw\"><span class=\"pill up\">+8.6%<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"gr\"><span class=\"n\">72<\/span><span class=\"mv d\">▼5<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"val\">US$ 1.6B<\/td><\/tr>\n\n<tr data-rank=\"8\" data-global=\"76\" data-score=\"1.337\" data-growth=\"25.6\" data-value=\"0.815\" data-country=\"costa rica\">\n<td class=\"rk\"><span class=\"n\">8<\/span><span class=\"mv s\">—<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"ev\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/startup-ecosystem\/costa-rica?utm_campaign=blog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Costa Rica<\/a><\/td>\n<td class=\"sc\">1.337<\/td>\n<td class=\"gw\"><span class=\"pill up\">+25.6%<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"gr\"><span class=\"n\">76<\/span><span class=\"mv d\">▼3<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"val\">US$ 814.9M<\/td><\/tr>\n\n<tr data-rank=\"9\" data-global=\"78\" data-score=\"1.185\" data-growth=\"61.1\" data-value=\"0.336\" data-country=\"panama\">\n<td class=\"rk\"><span class=\"n\">9<\/span><span class=\"mv s\">—<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"ev\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/startup-ecosystem\/panama?utm_campaign=blog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Panama<\/a><\/td>\n<td class=\"sc\">1.185<\/td>\n<td class=\"gw\"><span class=\"pill up\">+61.1%<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"gr\"><span class=\"n\">78<\/span><span class=\"mv u\">▲8<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"val\">US$ 335.9M<\/td><\/tr>\n\n<tr data-rank=\"10\" data-global=\"80\" data-score=\"1.159\" data-growth=\"-999\" data-value=\"1.46\" data-country=\"el salvador\">\n<td class=\"rk\"><span class=\"n\">10<\/span><span class=\"mv new\">NEW<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"ev\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/startup-ecosystem\/el-salvador?utm_campaign=blog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">El Salvador<\/a><\/td>\n<td class=\"sc\">1.159<\/td>\n<td class=\"gw\"><span class=\"pill na\">n.a.<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"gr\"><span class=\"n\">80<\/span><span class=\"mv new\">NEW<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"val\">US$ 1.5B<\/td><\/tr>\n\n<\/tbody><\/table><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"foot\"><div>Source: StartupBlink Global Startup Ecosystem Index 2026<\/div><div>Click any country to view its full ecosystem profile →<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<script>\n(function(){\nconst 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leading startup country, with a total score nearly 40% higher than second-placed\u00a0<\/span><a style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; font-family: -apple-system, 'system-ui', Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 19.04px; font-weight: 400;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/startup-ecosystem\/colombia?utm_campaign=blog\">Colombia<\/a><span style=\"color: #4b4f56; font-family: -apple-system, 'system-ui', Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 19.04px; font-weight: 400;\">‘s and more than 1.7 times third-placed<\/span><a style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; font-family: -apple-system, 'system-ui', Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 19.04px; font-weight: 400;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/startup-ecosystem\/chile?utm_campaign=blog\"> Chile<\/a><span style=\"color: #4b4f56; font-family: -apple-system, 'system-ui', Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 19.04px; font-weight: 400;\">‘s. All three countries hold their regional positions from last year.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The main movement came in fourth and fifth.\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/startup-ecosystem\/argentina?utm_campaign=blog\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Argentina<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> overtook\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/startup-ecosystem\/mexico?utm_campaign=blog\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mexico<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to take fourth place, ranking above it for the first time since 2020. Mexico was the only country in the regional top 10 to record negative growth, at -2.9%.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Colombia grew fastest among the region’s top five at +29.3%, closing from roughly two-thirds of Brazil’s score to nearly three-quarters in a single year. Further down the table, Panama grew fastest in the top 10 at +61.1% and climbed eight global places.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Latin America and the Caribbean grew 14.9% in 2026, above the global average. The region holds an estimated US$253.3B in ecosystem value, with Brazil accounting for more than half of it.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">South America holds six of the regional top 10 country positions, including the entire top four. Central America accounts for the other four, led by Mexico, while Panama records the subregion’s strongest growth and\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/startup-ecosystem\/el-salvador?utm_campaign=blog\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">El Salvador<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> enters the Index at 80th globally.\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/startup-ecosystem\/jamaica?utm_campaign=blog\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jamaica<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> remains the leading Caribbean ecosystem, ranking just outside the top 10.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b4bae27 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b4bae27\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/brazil-1024x682.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-36802\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/brazil-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/brazil-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/brazil-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/brazil-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/brazil-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/brazil-45x30.jpg 45w, https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/brazil.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-437fb9d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"437fb9d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><b>Top 10 Startup Countries in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2026<\/b><\/h3><h4><b>1. Brazil<\/b><\/h4><p><b>Latin America rank: 1 \u2022 Global rank: 26 (\u25b21) \u2022 Total score: 14.005 \u2022 Annual growth: +17.7%<\/b><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/startup-ecosystem\/brazil?utm_campaign=blog\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Brazil<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> leads the region by a wide margin and rises one place globally to 26th. Its total score roughly equals the combined scores of third-placed Chile and fourth-placed Argentina, and its estimated ecosystem value of US$137.8B is more than triple that of any other country in the region. Brazil also has the region’s broadest network of ranked cities, with 32 in the global top 1,000, more than the next two countries combined. Five of the region’s top 10 cities are Brazilian.\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/startup-ecosystem\/sao-paulo-br?utm_campaign=blog\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">S\u00e3o Paulo<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> captures 52.6% of Brazil’s startup activity, yet the country’s startup output extends well beyond its leading city.<\/span><\/p><h4><b>2. Colombia<\/b><\/h4><p><b>Latin America rank: 2 \u2022 Global rank: 35 (\u25b21) \u2022 Total score: 10.104 \u2022 Annual growth: +29.3%<\/b><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/startup-ecosystem\/colombia?utm_campaign=blog\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Colombia<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> rises one place to 35th, continuing a climb from 47th in 2021, and grew faster than any country in the region’s top five at +29.3%. Growth is also spreading beyond the capital.\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/startup-ecosystem\/bogota-co?utm_campaign=blog\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bogot\u00e1<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">‘s share of national startup activity fell from 59.5% to 52.3%, with\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/startup-ecosystem\/medellin-co?utm_campaign=blog\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Medell\u00edn<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> posting the fastest growth rate in the regional top 10. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/startup-ecosystem\/cali-co?utm_campaign=blog\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cali<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Colombia\u2019s third-ranked city, grew by over 100% in 2026, the fastest in the regional top 20. Colombia and Brazil are the only countries in the region with two cities in the top 10.<\/span><\/p><h4><b>3. Chile<\/b><\/h4><p><b>Latin America rank: 3 \u2022 Global rank: 39 (\u25bc2) \u2022 Total score: 7.972 \u2022 Annual growth: +20.0%<\/b><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/startup-ecosystem\/chile?utm_campaign=blog\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chile<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> holds third place in the region off of 20% ecosystem growth, but drops two global positions to 39th, with other countries in its peer group growing even faster. Chile is also among the region’s most centralized ecosystems, with\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/startup-ecosystem\/santiago-cl?utm_campaign=blog\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Santiago<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> responsible for 93.8% of national startup activity. Its estimated ecosystem value of US$13.8B is the smallest in the regional top five.<\/span><\/p><h4><b>4. Argentina<\/b><\/h4><p><b>Latin America rank: 4 (\u25b21) \u2022 Global rank: 46 \u2022 Total score: 6.051 \u2022 Annual growth: +12.2%<\/b><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/startup-ecosystem\/argentina?utm_campaign=blog\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Argentina<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> moves up to fourth, ranking above Mexico for the first time since 2020. It grew 12.2% and held its global position at 46th. With five cities in the global top 1,000, Argentina is led by\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/startup-ecosystem\/buenos-aires-ar?utm_campaign=blog\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Buenos Aires<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> at 71.4% of national startup activity, followed by\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/startup-ecosystem\/cordoba-ar?utm_campaign=blog\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cordoba<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> at 19.0%.<\/span><\/p><h4><b>5. Mexico<\/b><\/h4><p><b>Latin America rank: 5 (\u25bc1) \u2022 Global rank: 47 (\u25bc4) \u2022 Total score: 5.845 \u2022 Annual growth: -2.9%<\/b><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/startup-ecosystem\/mexico?utm_campaign=blog\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mexico<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> dropped one position to 5th, declined 2.9%, and fell four places globally to 47th. Its scale tells a different story. Mexico’s estimated ecosystem value of US$45.2B is the region’s second largest, three times Argentina’s, which now ranks above it. Mexico remains the leading ecosystem in Central America and still places three cities in the regional top 20.<\/span><\/p><h4 style=\"margin: 32px 0px 0px; font-family: 'Open Sans'; color: #242424; font-size: 28px; line-height: 1.2; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: normal;\">6. Uruguay<\/h4><p style=\"margin: 32px 0px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Latin America rank: 6 \u2022 Global rank: 60 (\u25b21) \u2022 Total score: 3.044 \u2022 Annual growth: +21.5%<\/span><\/p><p style=\"margin: 32px 0px;\"><a style=\"color: #327ab8; transition: 0.3s cubic-bezier(0.645, 0.045, 0.355, 1);\" href=\"https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/startup-ecosystem\/uruguay?utm_campaign=blog\">Uruguay<\/a> rises one place to 60th and grew 21.5%, a strong reversal from its -3.7% decline last year. <a style=\"color: #327ab8; transition: 0.3s cubic-bezier(0.645, 0.045, 0.355, 1);\" href=\"https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/startup-ecosystem\/montevideo-uy?utm_campaign=blog\">Montevideo<\/a> is Uruguay’s only city in the global top 1,000 and accounts for all of its ranked startup activity. The city grew 30.2%, one of the strongest rates among the region’s leading hubs.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0cf7737 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0cf7737\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"656\" src=\"https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/lima-1024x656.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-36805\" alt=\"Lima, Peru, host city for startup and technology events\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/lima-1024x656.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/lima-300x192.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/lima-150x96.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/lima-768x492.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/lima-1536x984.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/lima-45x29.jpg 45w, https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/lima.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-282fe44 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"282fe44\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><b>7. Peru<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><b>Latin America rank: 7 \u2022 Global rank: 72 (\u25bc5) \u2022 Total score: 1.398 \u2022 Annual growth: +8.6%<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/startup-ecosystem\/peru?utm_campaign=blog\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Peru<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> holds seventh place in the region for another year but falls five global positions to 72nd. Its 8.6% growth is the slowest in the regional top 10 apart from Mexico’s decline. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/startup-ecosystem\/lima-pe?utm_campaign=blog\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lima<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is Peru’s only city in the global top 1,000 and accounts for 94.3% of national startup activity, so the country’s position moves almost entirely with its capital.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><b>8. Costa Rica<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><b>Latin America rank: 8 \u2022 Global rank: 76 (\u25bc3) \u2022 Total score: 1.337 \u2022 Annual growth: +25.6%<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/startup-ecosystem\/costa-rica?utm_campaign=blog\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Costa Rica<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> holds eighth place in the region and second in Central America behind Mexico. It grew 25.6%, the third-fastest rate in the regional top 10, though it still slipped three global places. Its score now sits within 5% of Peru’s, and with Costa Rica growing nearly three times as fast, seventh place in the region is within reach next year.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><b>9. Panama<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><b>Latin America rank: 9 \u2022 Global rank: 78 (\u25b28) \u2022 Total score: 1.185 \u2022 Annual growth: +61.1%<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/startup-ecosystem\/panama?utm_campaign=blog\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Panama<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> grew 61.1%, the fastest rate in the region’s top 10, and climbed eight global places to 78th. This follows a -10.3% decline in 2025 and represents the strongest country-level turnaround in the region. Its score now sits within about 13% of Costa Rica\u2019s, making eighth and ninth one of the closer contests in the lower half of the table.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><b>10. El Salvador<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><b>Latin America rank: 10 \u2022 Global rank: 80 (new) \u2022 Total score: 1.159<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/startup-ecosystem\/el-salvador?utm_campaign=blog\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">El Salvador<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> enters the Index at 80th, the highest-ranked debut of 2026, and takes tenth place in the region in its first year. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/startup-ecosystem\/san-salvador-sv?utm_campaign=blog\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">San Salvador<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> ranks 297th globally with 26.1% growth and is the highest-ranked non-Mexican city in Central America. Its estimated ecosystem value of US$1.5B exceeds the combined value of Costa Rica and Panama, which both rank above it.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Just Outside the Country Top 10: Jamaica<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><b>Latin America rank: 11 \u2022 Global rank: 91 (\u25bc4) \u2022 Total score: 0.876 \u2022 Annual growth: +23.3%<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/startup-ecosystem\/jamaica?utm_campaign=blog\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jamaica<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is the top-ranked startup country in the Caribbean and sits 11th in the wider regional ranking. It grew 23.3% but still fell four global places to 91st, showing how much growth is now needed simply to hold position in this part of the global table.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Want to see where every country ranks?<\/span><\/i><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91cc33f elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"91cc33f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/lp.startupblink.com\/report\/?utm_campaign=blog&utm_medium=blog&utm_source=blog\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Download the Global Startup Ecosystem Index 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in Latin America 2026<\/title><style>\n:root{--ink:#15243b;--muted:#5b6b82;--line:#e7ebf1;--bg:#fbfcfe;--accent:#174C81;--accent-soft:#eef3fa;--up:#1A8049;--up-bg:#e6f5ec;--down:#C7362F;--down-bg:#fbeceb;}\n*{box-sizing:border-box;margin:0;padding:0}\nhtml,body{max-width:100%;overflow-x:hidden}\nbody{font-family:'Archivo',sans-serif;color:var(--ink);background:var(--bg);padding:clamp(16px,3vw,32px);line-height:1.4}\n.sr-only{position:absolute;width:1px;height:1px;padding:0;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);white-space:nowrap;border:0}\n.wrap{max-width:1180px;width:100%;margin:0 auto}\n.tablewrap{background:#fff;border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:14px;overflow:hidden;box-shadow:0 1px 2px rgba(21,36,59,.04),0 8px 24px rgba(21,36,59,.05);max-width:100%}\n.scroll{max-height:670px;overflow-y:auto;overflow-x:auto;-webkit-overflow-scrolling:touch}\ntable{width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;min-width:480px}\nthead 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10px;border-radius:20px;font-size:12px;font-weight:700;white-space:nowrap;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums}\n.pill.up{background:var(--up-bg);color:var(--up)}\n.pill.dn{background:var(--down-bg);color:var(--down)}\n.foot{margin-top:14px;font-size:12px;color:var(--muted);display:flex;justify-content:space-between;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:8px}\n.foot a{color:var(--accent);text-decoration:none}\n@media(max-width:640px){thead th,tbody td{padding-left:10px;padding-right:10px}}\n<\/style><\/head><body>\n<div class=\"wrap\"><div class=\"tablewrap\"><div class=\"scroll\">\n<table><caption class=\"sr-only\">Top Startup Cities in Latin America in 2026<\/caption><thead><tr>\n<th scope=\"col\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-sort=\"none\" data-k=\"rank\" class=\"num\"><span class=\"hl\">LATAM<br>Rank<\/span><span class=\"ar\"><\/span><\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-sort=\"none\" data-k=\"city\" class=\"cityh\"><span class=\"hl\">City<\/span><span class=\"ar\"><\/span><\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-sort=\"none\" data-k=\"score\" class=\"num\"><span class=\"hl\">Total<br>Score<\/span><span class=\"ar\"><\/span><\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-sort=\"none\" data-k=\"growth\" class=\"num\"><span class=\"hl\">Annual<br>Growth<\/span><span class=\"ar\"><\/span><\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-sort=\"none\" data-k=\"global\" class=\"num\"><span class=\"hl\">Global<br>Rank<\/span><span class=\"ar\"><\/span><\/th>\n<\/tr><\/thead><tbody id=\"tb\">\n\n<tr data-country=\"brazil\" data-rank=\"1\" data-global=\"24\" data-score=\"44.419\" data-growth=\"4.9\" data-city=\"sao paulo\">\n<td class=\"rk\"><span class=\"n\">1<\/span><span class=\"mv s\">—<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"ev\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/startup-ecosystem\/sao-paulo-br?utm_campaign=blog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">S\u00e3o Paulo<\/a><span class=\"cty\">Brazil<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"sc\">44.419<\/td>\n<td class=\"gw\"><span class=\"pill up\">+4.9%<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"gr\"><span class=\"n\">24<\/span><span class=\"mv d\">▼1<\/span><\/td><\/tr>\n\n<tr data-country=\"mexico\" data-rank=\"2\" data-global=\"63\" data-score=\"15.032\" data-growth=\"-5.3\" data-city=\"mexico city\">\n<td class=\"rk\"><span class=\"n\">2<\/span><span class=\"mv s\">—<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"ev\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/startup-ecosystem\/mexico-city-mx?utm_campaign=blog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mexico City<\/a><span class=\"cty\">Mexico<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"sc\">15.032<\/td>\n<td class=\"gw\"><span class=\"pill dn\">-5.3%<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"gr\"><span class=\"n\">63<\/span><span class=\"mv d\">▼5<\/span><\/td><\/tr>\n\n<tr data-country=\"colombia\" data-rank=\"3\" data-global=\"64\" data-score=\"14.929\" data-growth=\"9.2\" data-city=\"bogota\">\n<td class=\"rk\"><span class=\"n\">3<\/span><span class=\"mv s\">—<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"ev\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/startup-ecosystem\/bogota-co?utm_campaign=blog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bogot\u00e1<\/a><span class=\"cty\">Colombia<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"sc\">14.929<\/td>\n<td class=\"gw\"><span class=\"pill up\">+9.2%<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"gr\"><span class=\"n\">64<\/span><span class=\"mv d\">▼2<\/span><\/td><\/tr>\n\n<tr data-country=\"chile\" data-rank=\"4\" data-global=\"72\" data-score=\"13.296\" data-growth=\"17.6\" data-city=\"santiago\">\n<td class=\"rk\"><span class=\"n\">4<\/span><span class=\"mv s\">—<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"ev\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/startup-ecosystem\/santiago-cl?utm_campaign=blog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Santiago<\/a><span class=\"cty\">Chile<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"sc\">13.296<\/td>\n<td class=\"gw\"><span class=\"pill up\">+17.6%<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"gr\"><span class=\"n\">72<\/span><span class=\"mv u\">▲3<\/span><\/td><\/tr>\n\n<tr data-country=\"argentina\" data-rank=\"5\" data-global=\"86\" data-score=\"11.252\" data-growth=\"1.1\" data-city=\"buenos aires\">\n<td class=\"rk\"><span class=\"n\">5<\/span><span class=\"mv s\">—<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"ev\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/startup-ecosystem\/buenos-aires-ar?utm_campaign=blog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Buenos Aires<\/a><span class=\"cty\">Argentina<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"sc\">11.252<\/td>\n<td class=\"gw\"><span class=\"pill up\">+1.1%<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"gr\"><span class=\"n\">86<\/span><span class=\"mv d\">▼9<\/span><\/td><\/tr>\n\n<tr data-country=\"colombia\" data-rank=\"6\" data-global=\"130\" data-score=\"7.218\" data-growth=\"31.1\" data-city=\"medellin\">\n<td class=\"rk\"><span class=\"n\">6<\/span><span class=\"mv s\">—<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"ev\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/startup-ecosystem\/medellin-co?utm_campaign=blog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Medell\u00edn<\/a><span class=\"cty\">Colombia<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"sc\">7.218<\/td>\n<td class=\"gw\"><span class=\"pill up\">+31.1%<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"gr\"><span class=\"n\">130<\/span><span class=\"mv u\">▲15<\/span><\/td><\/tr>\n\n<tr data-country=\"brazil\" data-rank=\"7\" data-global=\"138\" data-score=\"6.586\" data-growth=\"19.8\" data-city=\"rio de janeiro\">\n<td class=\"rk\"><span class=\"n\">7<\/span><span class=\"mv s\">—<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"ev\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/startup-ecosystem\/rio-de-janeiro-br?utm_campaign=blog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rio de Janeiro<\/a><span class=\"cty\">Brazil<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"sc\">6.586<\/td>\n<td class=\"gw\"><span class=\"pill up\">+19.8%<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"gr\"><span class=\"n\">138<\/span><span class=\"mv u\">▲9<\/span><\/td><\/tr>\n\n<tr data-country=\"brazil\" data-rank=\"8\" data-global=\"146\" data-score=\"6.043\" data-growth=\"10.5\" data-city=\"curitiba\">\n<td class=\"rk\"><span class=\"n\">8<\/span><span class=\"mv s\">—<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"ev\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/startup-ecosystem\/curitiba-br?utm_campaign=blog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Curitiba<\/a><span class=\"cty\">Brazil<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"sc\">6.043<\/td>\n<td class=\"gw\"><span class=\"pill up\">+10.5%<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"gr\"><span class=\"n\">146<\/span><span class=\"mv u\">▲3<\/span><\/td><\/tr>\n\n<tr data-country=\"brazil\" data-rank=\"9\" data-global=\"157\" data-score=\"5.539\" data-growth=\"14.7\" data-city=\"belo horizonte\">\n<td class=\"rk\"><span class=\"n\">9<\/span><span class=\"mv s\">—<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"ev\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/startup-ecosystem\/belo-horizonte-br?utm_campaign=blog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Belo Horizonte<\/a><span class=\"cty\">Brazil<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"sc\">5.539<\/td>\n<td class=\"gw\"><span class=\"pill up\">+14.7%<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"gr\"><span class=\"n\">157<\/span><span class=\"mv u\">▲3<\/span><\/td><\/tr>\n\n<tr data-country=\"brazil\" data-rank=\"10\" data-global=\"196\" data-score=\"3.814\" data-growth=\"27.1\" data-city=\"porto alegre\">\n<td class=\"rk\"><span class=\"n\">10<\/span><span class=\"mv u\">▲2<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"ev\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/startup-ecosystem\/porto-alegre-br?utm_campaign=blog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Porto Alegre<\/a><span class=\"cty\">Brazil<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"sc\">3.814<\/td>\n<td class=\"gw\"><span class=\"pill up\">+27.1%<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"gr\"><span class=\"n\">196<\/span><span class=\"mv u\">▲7<\/span><\/td><\/tr>\n\n<\/tbody><\/table><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"foot\"><div>Source: StartupBlink Global Startup Ecosystem Index 2026<\/div><div>Click any city to view its full ecosystem profile →<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<script>\n(function(){\nconst tb=document.getElementById('tb');\nconst rows=[...tb.querySelectorAll('tr')];\nlet sortK='rank',sortDir=1;\nconst NUM={rank:1,global:1,score:1,growth:1};\ndocument.querySelectorAll('thead th').forEach(th=>{\n const sortTable=()=>{\n const k=th.dataset.k;\n if(sortK===k)sortDir*=-1;else{sortDir=1;sortK=k;}\n document.querySelectorAll('thead th').forEach(x=>{x.classList.remove('asc','desc');x.setAttribute('aria-sort','none');});\n th.classList.add(sortDir===1?'asc':'desc');th.setAttribute('aria-sort',sortDir===1?'ascending':'descending');\n const get=t=>NUM[k]?parseFloat(t.dataset[k]):(t.dataset[k]||'');\n rows.sort((a,b)=>{const x=get(a),y=get(b);return(x>y?1:x<y?-1:0)*sortDir;});\n rows.forEach(tr=>tb.appendChild(tr));\n };\n th.addEventListener('click',sortTable);\n th.addEventListener('keydown',e=>{if(e.key==='Enter'||e.key===' '){e.preventDefault();sortTable();}});\n});\nconst rankHeader=document.querySelector('thead th[data-k=\"rank\"]');rankHeader.classList.add('asc');rankHeader.setAttribute('aria-sort','ascending');\nfunction reportHeight(){var h=document.documentElement.scrollHeight;if(window.parent)window.parent.postMessage({startupblinkTableHeight:h},'*');}\nwindow.addEventListener('load',reportHeight);\nwindow.addEventListener('resize',reportHeight);\nnew MutationObserver(reportHeight).observe(document.body,{subtree:true,attributes:true,childList:true});\n})();\n<\/script>\n<\/body><\/html>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37681dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"37681dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">S\u00e3o Paulo remains the region’s leading startup city with a total score nearly three times\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/startup-ecosystem\/mexico-city-mx?utm_campaign=blog\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mexico City<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">‘s. It accounts for more than a third of the combined score of the regional top 10 on its own.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The top 10 was almost unchanged. Nine cities held their exact regional positions, and the sole movement came at the bottom, where\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/startup-ecosystem\/porto-alegre-br?utm_campaign=blog\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Porto Alegre<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> climbed two places to tenth, passing Lima and\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/startup-ecosystem\/monterrey-mx?utm_campaign=blog\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Monterrey<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">South America is even more predominant at city level, accounting for nine of the regional top 10. Mexico City is the only Central American city in the group.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The score gaps are tighter than the positions suggest. Bogot\u00e1 now trails Mexico City by less than a percentage point. Medell\u00edn grew fastest in the top 10 at +31.1%, while Santiago led the top five in ecosystem growth rate. The Index names Santiago, Medell\u00edn, Rio de Janeiro, and Montevideo as the four cities driving the region’s 14.9% growth.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea71aa4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ea71aa4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"767\" src=\"https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/mexico-city-1024x767.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-36799\" alt=\"mexico city startup ecosystem\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/mexico-city-1024x767.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/mexico-city-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/mexico-city-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/mexico-city-768x575.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/mexico-city-1536x1150.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/mexico-city-45x34.jpg 45w, https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/mexico-city.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-348fb04 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"348fb04\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><b>1. S\u00e3o Paulo, Brazil<\/b><\/h4><p><b>Latin America rank: 1 \u2022 Global rank: 24 (\u25bc1) \u2022 Total score: 44.419 \u2022 Annual growth: +4.9%<\/b><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/startup-ecosystem\/sao-paulo-br?utm_campaign=blog\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">S\u00e3o Paulo<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is the region’s clear leading startup city, with a total score nearly 3 times that of Mexico City, the largest gap between any two neighboring cities in the regional top 10. Its 4.9% growth is among the slowest in the leading group, and it slipped one global place to 24th. Even so, its regional lead widened, because Mexico City declined. S\u00e3o Paulo’s scale is also what anchors Brazil’s position as the region’s top-ranked country.<\/span><\/p><h4><b>2. Mexico City, Mexico<\/b><\/h4><p><b>Latin America rank: 2 \u2022 Global rank: 63 (\u25bc5) \u2022 Total score: 15.032 \u2022 Annual growth: -5.3%<\/b><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/startup-ecosystem\/mexico-city-mx?utm_campaign=blog\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mexico City<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> holds second place in the region but recorded -5.3% growth and fell five global positions to 63rd. It remains Mexico’s dominant hub, responsible for 57.1% of national startup activity and scoring four times higher than Monterrey. Its lead over Bogot\u00e1, however, has almost disappeared, with a fraction of a point now separating the two.<\/span><\/p><h4><b>3. Bogot\u00e1, Colombia<\/b><\/h4><p><b>Latin America rank: 3 \u2022 Global rank: 64 (\u25bc2) \u2022 Total score: 14.929 \u2022 Annual growth: +9.2%<\/b><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/startup-ecosystem\/bogota-co?utm_campaign=blog\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bogot\u00e1<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> grew 9.2% and now sits less than a percentage point behind Mexico City, compared to a gap of 13.8% last year. Second place in the region is within reach. It is also Colombia’s only city in the global top 50 for any industry, ranking 45th in Transportation, 48th in Foodtech, and 29th in Logistics.<\/span><\/p><h4><b>4. Santiago, Chile<\/b><\/h4><p><b>Latin America rank: 4 \u2022 Global rank: 72 (\u25b23) \u2022 Total score: 13.296 \u2022 Annual growth: +17.6%<\/b><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/startup-ecosystem\/santiago-cl?utm_campaign=blog\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Santiago<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> grew 17.6%, the highest among the region’s top five, and was the only city in that group to rise globally, climbing three places to 72nd. The city accounts for 93.8% of Chile\u2019s ranked-city startup activity, making Chile one of the region\u2019s most concentrated ecosystems.<\/span><\/p><h4><b>5. Buenos Aires, Argentina<\/b><\/h4><p><b>Latin America rank: 5 \u2022 Global rank: 86 (\u25bc9) \u2022 Total score: 11.252 \u2022 Annual growth: +1.1%<\/b><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/startup-ecosystem\/buenos-aires-ar?utm_campaign=blog\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Buenos Aires<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> grew 1.1%, the slowest ecosystem growth rate in the regional top 10, and fell nine global places to 86th, the steepest decline in the group. Its regional position remains secure for now, with a score 56% higher than Medell\u00edn’s below it. But its global slide contrasts with Argentina’s steadier country-level performance, where the national score grew 12.2%.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c6af46 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0c6af46\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/medellin-1024x682.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-36796\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/medellin-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/medellin-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/medellin-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/medellin-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/medellin-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/medellin-45x30.jpg 45w, https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/medellin.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e808cef elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e808cef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><b>6. Medell\u00edn, Colombia<\/b><\/h4><p><b>Latin America rank: 6 \u2022 Global rank: 130 (\u25b215) \u2022 Total score: 7.218 \u2022 Annual growth: +31.1%<\/b><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/startup-ecosystem\/medellin-co?utm_campaign=blog\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Medell\u00edn<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> grew 31.1%, the fastest rate in the regional top 10, and climbed 15 global places to 130th, its highest position to date. It has risen 75 places since 2022, recording four consecutive years of gains. The city now accounts for a quarter of Colombia’s startup activity, giving the country a strong second hub rather than a distant follower to Bogot\u00e1.<\/span><\/p><h4><b>7. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil<\/b><\/h4><p><b>Latin America rank: 7 \u2022 Global rank: 138 (\u25b29) \u2022 Total score: 6.586 \u2022 Annual growth: +19.8%<\/b><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/startup-ecosystem\/rio-de-janeiro-br?utm_campaign=blog\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rio de Janeiro<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> grew 19.8% and rose nine global places to 138th, the second-fastest rate among Brazil’s cities in the regional top 10. Its score remains well behind S\u00e3o Paulo\u2019s, reflecting S\u00e3o Paulo\u2019s exceptional size rather than any weakness in Rio.<\/span><\/p><h4><b>8. Curitiba, Brazil<\/b><\/h4><p><b>Latin America rank: 8 \u2022 Global rank: 146 (\u25b23) \u2022 Total score: 6.043 \u2022 Annual growth: +10.5%<\/b><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/startup-ecosystem\/curitiba-br?utm_campaign=blog\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Curitiba<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> grew 10.5% and rose three places globally to 146th while holding eighth place in the region for another year. Its score is within 9% of Rio de Janeiro’s above it and 9% ahead of\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/startup-ecosystem\/belo-horizonte-br?utm_campaign=blog\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Belo Horizonte<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">‘s below, placing it in the tightest cluster in the regional top 10.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><h4><b>9. Belo Horizonte, Brazil<\/b><\/h4><p><b>Latin America rank: 9 \u2022 Global rank: 157 (\u25b23) \u2022 Total score: 5.539 \u2022 Annual growth: +14.7%<\/b><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/startup-ecosystem\/belo-horizonte-br?utm_campaign=blog\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Belo Horizonte<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> grew 14.7% and rose three global places to 157th, keeping ninth place in the region. Its score is 45% higher than 10th ranked Porto Alegre, the widest gap in the bottom half of the top 10.<\/span><\/p><h4><b>10. Porto Alegre, Brazil<\/b><\/h4><p><b>Latin America rank: 10 (\u25b22) \u2022 Global rank: 196 (\u25b27) \u2022 Total score: 3.814 \u2022 Annual growth: +27.1%<\/b><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/startup-ecosystem\/porto-alegre-br?utm_campaign=blog\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Porto Alegre<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is the sole city to change position within the region’s top 10, climbing two places to tenth and rising seven global places to 196th. Its 27.1% growth is the second fastest in the top 10 behind Medell\u00edn. Its entry gives Brazil five cities in the top 10 group.<\/span><\/p><h3><b>Notable Cities Beyond the Top 10<\/b><\/h3><h4><b>Lima, Peru<\/b><\/h4><p><b>Latin America rank: 11 (\u25bc1) \u2022 Global rank: 197 (\u25bc15) \u2022 Total score: 3.788 \u2022 Annual growth: +5.0%<\/b><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/startup-ecosystem\/lima-pe?utm_campaign=blog\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lima<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> drops out of the regional top 10 after Porto Alegre overtook it, and falls 15 global places to 197th. It misses the top 10 by less than a percentage point, a gap created by Porto Alegre’s 27.1% growth rather than by any contraction in Lima. Lima remains Peru’s clear anchor hub. Its 5.0% growth was simply outpaced by the cities around it.<\/span><\/p><h4><b>Cali, Colombia<\/b><\/h4><p><b>Latin America rank: 13 (\u25b24) \u2022 Global rank: 212 (\u25b265) \u2022 Total score: 3.449 \u2022 Annual growth: +104.3%<\/b><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/startup-ecosystem\/cali-co?utm_campaign=blog\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cali<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> grew 104.3%, the only triple-digit rate in the region’s top 20. It climbed 65 global places to 212th and four regional places to 13th, the largest move of any city in the region. Cali’s rise gives Colombia three cities in the regional top 20.and has risen more than 50 places since entering the Index in 2021.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d3b2dca elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d3b2dca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GSEI-Cover-800x600-1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-35354\" alt=\"StartupBlink Global Startup Ecosystem Index 2026 report cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GSEI-Cover-800x600-1.png 800w, https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GSEI-Cover-800x600-1-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GSEI-Cover-800x600-1-150x113.png 150w, https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GSEI-Cover-800x600-1-768x576.png 768w, https:\/\/www.startupblink.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GSEI-Cover-800x600-1-45x34.png 45w\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a92bcfe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a92bcfe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><b>How Startup Ecosystems in Latin America and the Caribbean Are Ranked<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/lp.startupblink.com\/report\/?utm_campaign=blog&utm_medium=blog&utm_source=blog\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Global Startup Ecosystem Index<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> ranks 120 countries and more than 1,500 cities using measurable data on startup activity, outcomes, investment, exits, unicorns, business conditions, and related indicators.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Each total score combines three broad areas: Quantity, Quality, and Business Environment. Ecosystem value, shown for the region’s largest countries in this article, estimates the combined value of a country’s startups and adds another lens alongside rank and annual growth.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Country and city rankings answer different questions. Country rankings capture overall national startup ecosystem performance, while city rankings measure the absolute startup output of individual startup hubs. They also use different algorithms, so a country’s rank and the rank of its leading city should be read separately rather than mapped directly onto one another.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One useful lens is ecosystem structure. Some ecosystems in the region are highly concentrated around one dominant hub, as seen in Chile, Peru, and Uruguay. Others are more distributed across several cities, as in Brazil and Colombia, the only two countries with multiple cities in the regional top 10. This structure helps explain why two countries with similar scores can have very different startup ecosystem dynamics.<\/span><\/p><h3><b>Conclusion<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Brazil and S\u00e3o Paulo remain the top startup ecosystems in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2026 by wide margins. Below them, the ranking is more dynamic: Colombia continues to close on Brazil, Argentina moves above Mexico for the first time since 2020, and Panama records the fastest growth in the country top 10.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At city level, S\u00e3o Paulo’s lead remains unmatched, while Medell\u00edn provides the strongest momentum story in the regional top 10 and Bogot\u00e1 moves within a fraction of a point of second place.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Overall, the 2026 results show a region where South America continues to dominate the leading ranks, led by Brazil and Colombia. Central America is less represented at the top but produces two of the year\u2019s clearest changes: Panama\u2019s 61.1% growth and El Salvador\u2019s debut at 80th globally. Jamaica remains the leading Caribbean ecosystem.<\/span><\/p><p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Want to explore the complete ranking?<\/span><\/i><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ac7262 elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"2ac7262\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/lp.startupblink.com\/report\/?utm_campaign=blog&utm_medium=blog&utm_source=blog\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Download the Global Startup Ecosystem Index 2026 Report<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The best startup ecosystems in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2026 show where startup activity, investment, innovation, and ecosystem support are strongest across the region. 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