Central America

The Republic of Honduras shipped an estimated US$8.3 billion worth of goods around the globe in 2020. That dollar amount reflects a 103.1% increase since 2016 and a 168.4% uptick from 2019 to 2020. Previously called Spanish Honduras thus distinguishing the Central American republic from British Honduras (now Belize), Honduras shares its western border with Guatemala, southwest … [Read more...] about Honduras Top 10 Exports

A Central American country sharing its borders with Mexico to the north, Belize to its northeast, Honduras to its east, and El Salvador to its southeast, the Republic of Guatemala exported US$11.7 billion worth of goods around the globe in 2020. That dollar amount reflects an 11.4% increase since 2016 and a 4.3% uptick from 2019 to 2020. Guatemala’s 5 most valuable export … [Read more...] about Guatemala’s Top 10 Exports

Bordered by fellow Central American countries Nicaragua and Panama, the Republic of Costa Rica shipped US$11.6 billion worth of goods around the globe in 2020. That dollar amount reflects a 17.3% increase since 2016 and a 1.5% uptick from 2019 to 2020. Based on the average exchange rate for 2020, the Costa Rican colón decreased by -7.4% against the US dollar since 2016 but … [Read more...] about Costa Rica’s Top 10 Exports

Central America’s smallest and most densely populated country, the Republic of El Salvador shipped US$4.1 billion worth of goods around the globe in 2020. That dollar amount reflects a -0.9% decrease since 2016 and a -13.3% downtick from 2019 to 2020. Please note that El Salvador adopted the US dollar as its official currency in 2001. From a continental perspective, 59.3% of … [Read more...] about El Salvador’s Top 10 Exports