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
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Belize’s Top 10 Exports
Once called British Honduras, the independent Commonwealth country now named Belize shipped US$211.9 million worth of goods around the globe in 2020. That dollar amount reflects a -14% drop since 2016 and a -13.5% decrease from 2019 to 2020. The only country in Central America having English as its official language, Belize is located along Central America’s eastern cost and … [Read more...] about Belize’s Top 10 Exports
El Salvador’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
Nicaragua’s Top 10 Exports
The biggest country found on the Central American isthmus separating the Caribbean Sea from the Pacific Ocean, the Republic of Nicaragua shipped an estimated US$6 billion worth of goods around the globe in 2019. That dollar amount reflects a 19.4% increase since 2015 and a 20.3% uptick from 2018 to 2019. The latest available country-specific data from 2018 shows that 90.8% of … [Read more...] about Nicaragua’s Top 10 Exports
Dominican Republic’s Top 10 Exports
A sovereign state sharing its northern coast with the North Atlantic Ocean and its southern shores overlapping the Caribbean Sea, the Dominican Republic shipped US$10.3 billion worth of goods around the globe in 2019. That dollar amount reflects a 23.1% increase since 2015 and a 9.9% upturn from 2018 to 2019. The latest available country-specific data from 2018 shows that … [Read more...] about Dominican Republic’s Top 10 Exports
