Markets, resources, industry.
Nicaragua’s economy has historically rested on agricultural exports, but it has diversified over recent decades to include mining, manufacturing centered in free trade zones, tourism, and remittances sent home by citizens working abroad. As of October 2025, the World Bank identified remittances, construction, services, and mining as the principal drivers of economic growth, with gross […]
Manufacturing forms the backbone of Mexico’s modern economy, with the automotive sector standing out as one of its most developed industries. As of 2024, Mexico ranked as the world’s fifth-largest producer and exporter of light vehicles, with auto parts and heavy-duty vehicle production adding further to a manufacturing base deeply integrated with United States and […]
Tourism anchors Jamaica’s economy, generating more than half of the country’s foreign exchange earnings and supporting roughly a quarter of all jobs. Resort areas such as Montego Bay, Ocho Rios, and Negril draw millions of visitors annually, and the sector’s reach extends into transportation, retail, and hospitality-linked construction across the island. Bauxite and alumina mining, […]
Coffee and bananas have long anchored Honduras’s agricultural economy, and both remain central to its export earnings. Roughly 55,000 mostly small-scale farmers grow coffee across the country’s highlands, making Honduras one of Central America’s leading coffee exporters, while bananas, once the country’s economic mainstay under multinational growers such as Chiquita and Dole, continue to be […]
Haiti’s economy is anchored by agriculture, light manufacturing, and remittances from Haitians living abroad. Agriculture employs roughly two-thirds of the workforce, though most farming is small-scale and geared toward subsistence rather than export; coffee, cocoa, mangoes, and vetiver are among the leading export crops, and Haiti is one of the world’s largest producers of vetiver […]
