Home-grown banks fill a gap
| Sound fundamentals: economic indicators for Central America |
|
(1996) |
Area (1,000 km2) |
Population (m) |
GDP ($bn) |
GDP per capita ($) |
Forex reserves ($m) |
External debt ($bn) |
|
Costa Rica |
51 |
3.5 |
9.1 |
2,600 |
1,036 |
4.0 |
|
El Salvador |
21 |
5.9 |
10.6 |
1,800 |
993 |
2.8 |
|
Guatemala |
109 |
10.9 |
17.9 |
1,480 |
1,010 |
3.4 |
|
Honduras |
112 |
6.1 |
4.0 |
650 |
445 |
4.6 |
|
Nicaragua |
139 |
4.7 |
2.0 |
440 |
337 |
6.0 |
|
Panama |
77 |
2.7 |
8.2 |
3,000 |
1,327 |
7.1 |
| Source: Dresdner Bank Lateinamerika |
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