In 2016，due to the slowness of world economic growth，the relevantly frequent “black swan” event，the declining commodity prices and the slumped international trade and FDI，the economy of Latin American and the Caribbean （LAC） are remained in continuing recession. A series of basic indicators，such as the regional overall economic growth，consumer price index，employment rate and international trade volume，turned out worse than the previous year. All the sub-regions were in deceleration，while the intra-regional difference widened. The economic indicators in Central America performed better than those in the Caribbean and South America. The LAC countries，faced with economic difficulties，implemented the targeted fiscal and monetary policy. However，as the policy spaces were constrained，these policies were characterized by short-term and emergency features. Looking ahead，with the external environment turning better，the region might recover growth in 2017，though it will be hard to rebound because of the increasing uncertainties. With the volatility in economy，the basic economic indicators will remain weak，while the differentiation is likely to be further exacerbated among the sub-regions.