Bordered by fellow Central American countries Nicaragua and Panama, the Republic of Costa Rica shipped US$18.1 billion worth of exported products around the globe in 2023. That dollar amount results from a 58.1% rise compared to $11.5 billion five years earlier in 2019. Year over year, the value of Costa Rica’s exported products gained 18.2% from $15.3 billion during … [Read more...] about Costa Rica’s Top 10 Exports
Central America
Exported Food from El Salvador Plus Food Imports
In this analysis, we compare the top food exports from Central America’s smallest and most densely populated country, the Republic of El Salvador, versus El Salvador’s most valuable imported food product categories. El Salvador’s 22 leading exported food categories highlighted below generated US$878.2 million worth of international sales or 12.3% of the country’s overall … [Read more...] about Exported Food from El Salvador Plus Food Imports
Major Exports by Continent
By value, almost four-fifths (78.8%) of all globally exported products during 2022 originated from suppliers in Asia and Europe. A large portion of Asia’s major exports are electronics circuits including related components, petroleum oils and gases, and mobile phones. Leading exported goods from Europe are cars, refined petroleum oils, and medication mixes in dosage. Listed … [Read more...] about Major Exports by Continent
Major Imported Products by Continent
As international product buyers, Asia represents the most lucrative continent consuming US$6.769 trillion worth of imported products during 2017. In second place was Europe at $6.377 trillion trailed by North America’s $3.621 trillion in import purchases. Smaller amounts were imported by South American countries ($892.6 billion in imports), Africa ($492 billion), Oceania … [Read more...] about Major Imported Products by Continent
Most Valuable Guatemalan Export Products
Sugar, bananas, coffee and nutmeg spices were among the 20 most valuable Guatemalan export products in 2017. Sharing land borders with Mexico, Belize, Honduras and El Salvador, Guatemala is the most highly populated Central American country. As the country’s top exported products suggest, Guatemala is largely an agricultural economy. Knitted clothing, lead, precious metal … [Read more...] about Most Valuable Guatemalan Export Products