Top Startup Countries in Latin America 2026 Top Startup Countries in Latin America in 2026 LATAMRank Country TotalScore AnnualGrowth GlobalRank EcosystemValue 1— Brazil 14.005 +17.7% 26▲1 US$ 137.8B 2— Colombia 10.104 +29.3% 35▲1 US$ 29.8B 3— Chile 7.972 +20.0% 39▼2 US$ 13.8B 4▲1 Argentina 6.051 +12.2% 46— US$ 15.1B 5▼1 Mexico 5.845 -2.9% 47▼4 US$ 45.2B 6— Uruguay 3.044 +21.5% 60▲1 US$ 3.4B 7— Peru 1.398 +8.6% 72▼5 US$ 1.6B 8— Costa Rica 1.337 +25.6% 76▼3 US$ 814.9M 9— Panama 1.185 +61.1% 78▲8 US$ 335.9M 10NEW El Salvador 1.159 n.a. 80NEW US$ 1.5B Source: StartupBlink Global Startup Ecosystem Index 2026Click any country to view its full ecosystem profile → Top Startup Cities in Latin America 2026 Top Startup Cities in Latin America in 2026 LATAMRank City TotalScore AnnualGrowth GlobalRank 1— São PauloBrazil 44.419 +4.9% 24▼1 2— Mexico CityMexico 15.032 -5.3% 63▼5 3— BogotáColombia 14.929 +9.2% 64▼2 4— SantiagoChile 13.296 +17.6% 72▲3 5— Buenos AiresArgentina 11.252 +1.1% 86▼9 6— MedellínColombia 7.218 +31.1% 130▲15 7— Rio de JaneiroBrazil 6.586 +19.8% 138▲9 8— CuritibaBrazil 6.043 +10.5% 146▲3 9— Belo HorizonteBrazil 5.539 +14.7% 157▲3 10▲2 Porto AlegreBrazil 3.814 +27.1% 196▲7 Source: StartupBlink Global Startup Ecosystem Index 2026Click any city to view its full ecosystem profile →