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Unlocking Central America's Export Potential: Export Performance

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dc.contributor.authorWorld Bank
dc.date.accessioned2017-06-15T19:31:18Z
dc.date.available2017-06-15T19:31:18Z
dc.date.issued2012-10
dc.description.abstractThe Central America region is a small market. The region contains around 43 million inhabitants (0.6 percent of total world population) who generate around 0.25 percent of the world's Gross Domestic Product (GDP). While the region has successfully embarked on a regional integration agenda and has strong commercial links with the US, extra-regional trade-mainly with large fast-growing emerging economies-remains a challenge. Export performance is analyzed along three dimensions that, together, give a fairly comprehensive picture of competitiveness: 1) the composition, orientation and growth of the export basket; 2) the degree of export diversification across products and markets; and 3) the level of sophistication and quality of their main exports. This analysis allows exports dynamics at the different margins of trade (intensive, extensive, and quality) to be evaluated and individual countries' to be benchmarked with peers in the Central American region. The results of this report allow policy makers to identify key areas to explore in the overall discussion of export competitiveness in the Central American region. This paper relates to the literature on challenges and opportunities that trade liberalization can bring to the Central American region. Much of the recent literature focuses on the role of the free trade agreement negotiated by Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua, with the US.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/829471468231846578/Export-performance
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/27215
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/27215
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWashington, DC
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.subjectAGGREGATE EXPORTS
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS
dc.subjectAPPAREL
dc.subjectAPPAREL EXPORTS
dc.subjectAPPAREL INDUSTRY
dc.subjectAPPAREL SECTOR
dc.subjectAVERAGE TARIFF
dc.subjectBARRIERS TO TRADE
dc.subjectBENCHMARK
dc.subjectBENCHMARKING
dc.subjectBENCHMARKS
dc.subjectBILATERAL RELATIONSHIPS
dc.subjectBILATERAL TRADE
dc.subjectCAPACITY OF FIRMS
dc.subjectCOMMON MARKET
dc.subjectCOMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE
dc.subjectCOMPARATIVE ADVANTAGES
dc.subjectCOMPETITIVENESS
dc.subjectCONSUMERS
dc.subjectCUSTOMS
dc.subjectCUSTOMS TERRITORY
dc.subjectDEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subjectDOMESTIC INDUSTRIES
dc.subjectDOMESTIC MARKET
dc.subjectDOMESTIC PRODUCERS
dc.subjectDOMESTIC SUPPLIERS
dc.subjectECONOMIC CRISIS
dc.subjectECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectECONOMIC INTEGRATION
dc.subjectECONOMIC SECTORS
dc.subjectEMERGING ECONOMIES
dc.subjectEMERGING MARKETS
dc.subjectEQUIPMENT
dc.subjectEXCHANGE RATES
dc.subjectEXPORT BASKET
dc.subjectEXPORT BASKETS
dc.subjectEXPORT CAPACITY
dc.subjectEXPORT COMPETITIVENESS
dc.subjectEXPORT DIVERSIFICATION
dc.subjectEXPORT GROWTH
dc.subjectEXPORT MARKET
dc.subjectEXPORT MARKETS
dc.subjectEXPORT ORIENTATION
dc.subjectEXPORT PATTERNS
dc.subjectEXPORT PERFORMANCE
dc.subjectEXPORT SECTOR
dc.subjectEXPORT SECTORS
dc.subjectEXPORT SHARE
dc.subjectEXPORT SHARES
dc.subjectEXPORT VALUE
dc.subjectEXPORT VOLUMES
dc.subjectEXPORTER
dc.subjectEXPORTERS
dc.subjectEXPORTS
dc.subjectEXTERNAL TARIFFS
dc.subjectFINANCIAL CRISIS
dc.subjectFINANCIAL SUPPORT
dc.subjectFINISHED PRODUCTS
dc.subjectFOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
dc.subjectFOREIGN FIRMS
dc.subjectFOREIGN INVESTMENT
dc.subjectFOREIGN MARKET
dc.subjectFOREIGN MARKETS
dc.subjectFOREIGN SUPPLIERS
dc.subjectFOREIGN TRADE
dc.subjectFREE ACCESS
dc.subjectFREE TRADE
dc.subjectFREE TRADE AGREEMENT
dc.subjectFREE TRADE AGREEMENTS
dc.subjectFREE TRADE ZONE
dc.subjectFREE ZONE
dc.subjectFREE ZONES
dc.subjectGDP
dc.subjectGDP PER CAPITA
dc.subjectGLOBAL COMPETITION
dc.subjectGLOBAL ECONOMY
dc.subjectGLOBAL MARKET
dc.subjectGLOBALIZATION
dc.subjectGRAVITY MODEL
dc.subjectGROSS EXPORTS
dc.subjectGROWTH RATE
dc.subjectHOST COUNTRY
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subjectIMPORT DATA
dc.subjectIMPORT LICENSING
dc.subjectIMPORT SHARE
dc.subjectIMPORTS
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINCOME LEVELS
dc.subjectINFORMATION SYSTEM
dc.subjectINPUT PRICES
dc.subjectINSTRUMENT
dc.subjectINSURANCE
dc.subjectINTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
dc.subjectINTERMEDIATE GOODS
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL MARKETS
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL PRODUCTION
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL TRADE
dc.subjectINTRAREGIONAL TRADE
dc.subjectINVESTMENT BANK
dc.subjectINVESTMENT PROJECTS
dc.subjectKNOWLEDGE SPILLOVERS
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET
dc.subjectLOCAL BUSINESS
dc.subjectLOCAL ECONOMY
dc.subjectLOCAL MARKET
dc.subjectLOW TARIFFS
dc.subjectMARGINAL COSTS
dc.subjectMARKET ACCESS
dc.subjectMARKET DIVERSIFICATION
dc.subjectMARKET FAILURES
dc.subjectMARKET INFORMATION
dc.subjectMARKET SHARE
dc.subjectMARKET SHARES
dc.subjectMIDDLE INCOME COUNTRIES
dc.subjectMISSING MARKETS
dc.subjectMULTINATIONAL CORPORATIONS
dc.subjectNEGATIVE SHOCKS
dc.subjectNET EXPORTS
dc.subjectOPENNESS
dc.subjectOUTSOURCING
dc.subjectPER CAPITA INCOME
dc.subjectPREFERENTIAL MARKET ACCESS
dc.subjectPREFERENTIAL RULES
dc.subjectPREFERENTIAL TARIFFS
dc.subjectPREFERENTIAL TRADE
dc.subjectPREFERENTIAL TRADE AGREEMENTS
dc.subjectPREFERENTIAL TREATMENT
dc.subjectPRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT
dc.subjectPRICE CONTROLS
dc.subjectPROTECTIONIST
dc.subjectPROTECTIONIST MEASURES
dc.subjectQUOTA SYSTEM
dc.subjectREGIONAL INTEGRATION
dc.subjectREGIONAL TRADE
dc.subjectREGIONAL TRADE AGREEMENTS
dc.subjectREMITTANCE
dc.subjectREMITTANCES
dc.subjectSALES
dc.subjectSPECIALIZATION
dc.subjectSTATISTICAL ANALYSIS
dc.subjectSUPPLIER
dc.subjectSUPPLY CHAIN
dc.subjectTARIFF PREFERENCE LEVEL
dc.subjectTARIFF REDUCTION
dc.subjectTARIFF REDUCTIONS
dc.subjectTECHNICAL BARRIERS
dc.subjectTERMS OF TRADE
dc.subjectTRADE AGREEMENT
dc.subjectTRADE BALANCE
dc.subjectTRADE BALANCES
dc.subjectTRADE CENTER
dc.subjectTRADE COSTS
dc.subjectTRADE DATA
dc.subjectTRADE DEFICIT
dc.subjectTRADE DEFICITS
dc.subjectTRADE FACILITATION
dc.subjectTRADE FLOWS
dc.subjectTRADE INTEGRATION
dc.subjectTRADE LIBERALIZATION
dc.subjectTRADE MORE
dc.subjectTRADE OPENNESS
dc.subjectTRADE PARTNER
dc.subjectTRADE PATTERNS
dc.subjectTRADE PERFORMANCE
dc.subjectTRADE RELATIONSHIP
dc.subjectTRADE RELATIONSHIPS
dc.subjectTRADE RESTRICTIONS
dc.subjectTRADE SURPLUS
dc.subjectTRADE-RELATED INVESTMENT
dc.subjectTRADING
dc.subjectTREATY
dc.subjectTRUST FUND
dc.subjectTURNOVER
dc.subjectVALUE ADDED
dc.subjectVOLATILITY
dc.subjectWELFARE GAINS
dc.subjectWORLD TRADE
dc.subjectWORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
dc.subjectWTO
dc.titleUnlocking Central America's Export Potentialen
dc.title.subtitleExport Performanceen
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dc.typeDocument de travailfr
dc.typeDocumento de trabajoes
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okr.crossref.titleUnlocking Central America's Export Potential
okr.date.disclosure2013-02-05
okr.date.doiregistration2025-05-05T12:09:30.500278Z
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okr.region.administrativeLatin America & Caribbean
okr.region.countryDominican Republic
okr.region.geographicalCentral America
okr.topicInternational Economics and Trade::Free Trade
okr.topicInternational Economics and Trade::Trade Policy
okr.topicInternational Economics and Trade::Export Competitiveness
okr.topicInternational Economics and Trade::Trade and Regional Integration
okr.unitInternational Trade Unit (PRMTR)
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