Source: Número de Víctimas y Tasas de Homicidios Dolosos en Guatemala y El Saldaor (1999 –2006). (Spanish). Observatorio Centroamericano sobre Violencia

Source: Número de Víctimas y Tasas de Homicidios Dolosos en Guatemala y El Saldaor (1999 –2006). (Spanish). Observatorio Centroamericano sobre Violencia

Trade Figures for Thought
Peru’s economy has grown consistently over the last few years, with exports of goods and services playing a key role. From 2003 to 2007 the country’s trade balance surplus went from a meagre US$21 million, to almost US$1.2 billion. Exports, as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product, increased from 17.7 per cent to more than 26 per cent in the same period, signalling a re-orientation of the Peruvian economy. An even more significant increase can be found in the Peruvian exports to Canada, which went from representing 1.2 per cent of Peru’s total exports in 2003, to more than six per cent in 2006. Based on this trend, and with the newly agreed free trade agreement between the two countries, the opportunities for the Andean nation seem unlimited.

Data Sources: World Band, World Development Indicators, and Latin American Integration Association, INFORMATION SYSTEM ON FOREIGN TRADE