Kawasan Amerika Latin umumnya merupakan kawasan yang sedang berkembang. Perkembangan perdagangan merupakan salah satu hal penting yang tak dapat dilepaskan dari aspek perekonomian kawasan tersebut. Walaupun perekonomian mereka masih tidak sebesar perekonomian negara-negara Asia seperti Cina, India, dan Indonesia,namun mereka mempunyai indeks HDI yang lebih tinggi dibanding negara-negara tersebut. Paper ini bertujuan untuk meneliti bagaimana dampak perdagangan terhadap indeks HDI negara-negara Amerika Latin. Sampel yang digunakan adalah 10 negara Amerika Latin pada periode 205-2010. Variabel dependenya adalah indeks HDI tersebut sementara variabel-varibel independenya adalah ekspor, impor, investasi luar negeri net inflow, Labor Force Participation age 15-24, dan precentage of health expenditure from goverment efpenditure. Regresi Panel data digunakan untuk mengobservasi sampel secara berulang-ulang disamping menggunakan metode OLS. Hasil penelitian adalah bahwa perdagangan berkorelasi secara positif dan mempengaruhi HDI melalui GDP per kapita.

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Latin American region in general is an area that is growing. The development of trade is one of the important things that can?t be removed from the aspect of the region's economy. Although their economies are still not as big as the economy of the Asian countries such as China, India, and Indonesia, but they have HDI indices were higher than these countries. This paper aims to examine how the impact of trade on the HDI index of Latin American countries. The samples used were 10 Latin American countries in the period 205-2010. The Dependent variable is the index of the HDI while the independent variables are exports, imports, foreign direct investment net inflow, Labor Force Participation age 15-24, and the percentage of health expenditure from government expenditure. Panel regression of the data used to observe the sample repeatedly in addition to using OLS. Results of the study is that trade is positively correlated and affect the HDI by GDP per capita.