| 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 | ||||||
There aren't many emerging-market regions where the undeveloped state of the local equity market is partly blamed on kidnapping.