<ARTICLE> 5 <LEGEND> Summary financial information extracted from the consolidated balance sheet of Corn Products International, Inc. at December 31, 1999 and the consolidated statement of income for the twelve-months ended December 31, 1999. </LEGEND> <MULTIPLIER> 1,000,000 <PERIOD-TYPE> 12-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1999 <PERIOD-START> JAN-01-1999 <PERIOD-END> DEC-31-1999 <CASH> 41 <SECURITIES> 0 <RECEIVABLES> 261 <ALLOWANCES> 0 <INVENTORY> 212 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 537 <PP&E> 2774 <DEPRECIATION> 1425 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 2212 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 421 <BONDS> 200 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 0 <COMMON> 1 <OTHER-SE> 1026 <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 2212 <SALES> 1735 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 0 <CGS> 1445 <TOTAL-COSTS> 1573 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 0 <LOSS-PROVISION> 0 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 35 <INCOME-PRETAX> 127 <INCOME-TAX> 45 <INCOME-CONTINUING> 77 <DISCONTINUED> 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 <CHANGES> 0 <NET-INCOME> 77 <EPS-BASIC> 2.06 <EPS-DILUTED> 2.06