Publish in Special Reports - Wednesday, September 18, 2013
EXPORT LEADER: Costa Rica, here represented by the Juan Santamaria International airport in San Jose. (Photo: Mariordo)
IMPORT LEADER: Venezuela, here represented by capital Caracas. (Photo: George Miquilena)
Latin America’s trade deficit doubles as
imports grow faster than exports.
BY JOACHIM BAMRUD
Venezuela posted the
highest import growth in Latin America last year, while Costa Rica led the way
in export and overall trade growth, according to a Latinvex analysis of data
from the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Brazil and Argentina
were among the only five countries that saw trade declines last year.
Latin America’s total
trade grew 4.6 percent in 2012 to ...
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Table Keywords: Argentina,
Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic,
Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua,
Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela
THE NUMBERS
Latin America Trade (2012)
Latin America Trade (2012): Ranked by Trade
Latin America Trade (2012): Ranked by Exports
Latin America Trade (2012): Ranked by Imports