Educational level: Continuing education / Executive education programs.
Course summary Central America - Economy and foreign trade:
Central American economies: Belize, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica. Foreign direct investment in Central America
The region of Central America is composed of
Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and
Panama. Due to the recent
political integration in the subcontinent (CARICOM) in this analysis
we include the Dominican
Republic, a country geographically linked to the Caribbean, but economically
linked with Central America.
The Central American economy (the sum of the economies of all
countries in the region), represents the sixth largest economy in Latin America
(after Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, Colombia and
Peru).
The value of trade in goods between Central America and the world has been
developed very favorably in recent years. In the period 2003-2008 grew at an
average annual rate of 14.7 percent.
United States is the main
trading partner in Central America (31.6% of total exports
of the region and the 33.4% of total imports). Four products (coffee, bananas, integrated circuits and parts for machines) represent 25.1% of total exports to
the world. Major Imports countries: U.S. and
South America (Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela and Argentina).
Example of the course Central America - Economy and foreign trade:
According to the United Nations, the Central American region has a population of 41.739
million inhabitants (2009), and an area of 522 760 km ² (1% of the global area).
Country (Capital) Population (2009)
- Belize (Belmopan): 322 100
- Costa Rica (San Jose): 4.579 million
- El Salvador (San Salvador): 7185218
- Guatemala (Guatemala City): 14.027 million
- Honduras (Tegucigalpa): 7.466 million
- Nicaragua (Managua) 5.743 million
- Panama (Panama City): 3.454 million
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