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Use of imported fertilizers

18/06/2024 Go to Evidence

75% of the fertilizers used in Argentine agriculture in 2021 were imported, with a value of USD 2.3 billion (World Bank, 2024).

Banco Mundial, 2024

Banco Mundial (2024), Hacia un sector agroalimentario más competitivo, inclusivo y resiliente en Argentina, © Washington, DC

LAC Participation

21/05/2024 Go to Evidence

14% of world agricultural and fisheries production corresponded to LAC between 2020 and 2022, while its share in total exports exceeded 17% (OECD and FAO, 2023).

OCDE y FAO, 2023

OECD/FAO (2023), OCDE-FAO Perspectivas Agrícolas 2023-2032, OECD Publishing, Paris, https://doi.org/10.1787/2ad6c3ab-es.

High-Tech Products in Costa Rica's Exports

04/04/2024 Go to Evidence

17% to 45% has been the range of participation of high-tech products among Costa Rica's exports in the last two decades, with 13% of the labor force employed by foreign companies from the zona franca regime (Campos et al., 2024).

17% a 45% ha sido el rango de participación de productos de alta tecnología entre las exportaciones de Costa Rica en las últimas dos décadas, con el 13% de la fuerza laboral empleada por empresas extranjeras del régimen de zona franca (Campos et al., 2024).

Campos, L., Cornick, J., & Trejos, A. (2024). Untapped Opportunities in Global Value Chains: The Case of ADD Countries. Georgetown Americas Institute.

Mineral Exports from the Dominican Republic

04/04/2024 Go to Evidence

13% of the Dominican Republic's exports are minerals - mostly gold, nickel, and copper - while the portion coming from agricultural products is far lower than in the other ADD countries (Campos et al., 2024).

13% de las exportaciones de la República Dominicana son minerales -principalmente oro, níquel y cobre- mientras que la proporción proveniente de productos agrícolas es mucho menor que en los otros países ADD (Campos et al., 2024).

Campos, L., Cornick, J., & Trejos, A. (2024). Untapped Opportunities in Global Value Chains: The Case of ADD Countries. Georgetown Americas Institute.

Sanitary measures in Guatemala

12/02/2024 Go to Evidence

11.6% and 68.4% is the effect of SPS measures in Guatemala on commodities, and their simplification could reduce extreme urban poverty (Kelleher & Reyes, 2014).

Kelleher & Reyes (2014)

Kelleher, S; Reyes, J-D. 2014. Technical Measures to Trade in Central America: Incidence, Price Effects, and Consumer Welfare (en línea). s.l., The World Bank, (Policy Research Working Papers). 38 p. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1596/1813-9450-6857.

Estimated imports from LAC in 2023

10/01/2024 Go to Evidence

A 5.9% drop in total imports of Latin America and the Caribbean in 2023, after an expansion of 20.9% in 2022 (IDB, 2024).

Se estima que cayeron en un 5,9% las importaciones totales de la región de América Latina y el Caribe, tras expandirse 20,9% en 2022 (BID, 2024)

BID, 2024. Estimaciones de las tendencias comerciales. América Latina y el Caribe. Edición 2024.