BELIZE TOPS CARICOM ECONOMIES !

BELIZE TOPS CARICOM ECONOMIES !

Belize population 330,000 with a GDP growth of 4.2% for 2012.   This though a good year is still not enough to put Belize over the top in dealing with past government spendthrift debt and political embezzling.  There are still large holes in the budgets needed in the tens of millions, due to past debts.  The only thing you could say for the Belize economy, it is on the right track right now, though not enough yet.  One problem is the brain drain.  A dysfunctional tertiary level educational system, educating young people for export countries.

GUYANA  POPULATION 750,000 with a GDP of 3.8%

TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO  population 1.23 million    with a GDP of 1%, basically a basic commodity exporter ( oil )  ( INFLATION 7.7% )

BARBADOS   population 387,733    GDP  .2%

JAMAICA  population 2.89 million   GDP -.2%
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REGIONAL COMPARISONS:


ARGENTINA  population 42 million   GDP 2,2% ( INFLATION AT 25%)

BAHAMAS  population 316,000    GDP 2.5%

BOLIVIA  under socialism the 10.29 million has 4.2% GDP

BRAZIL   population 199.32 million    GDP  1.2%  ( INFLATION 5.4% )

CHILE   population  17 million   GDP  5.5%

COLOMBIA   population 45 million  GDP  4.5%

COSTA RICA   population 4.64 million  GDP  5%

CUBA   population  4.5 million   GDP 3%

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC   population 10 million  GDP 3.8%

ECUADOR  population  15 million   GDP 3.8%

EL SALVADOR  population 6 million   GDP 1.2%

GUATEMALA  population 14 million  GDP 3.3%

HAITI   population 10 million   GDP 2.,5%  ( INFLATION 6.5% )

 HONDURAS  population 8 million   GDP 3.5%

MEXICO   population  115 million   GDP  3.8%

NICARAGUA  population  5.,75 million   GDP 4%

PANAMA  population 3.5 million    GDP 10.5%  ( INFLATION 5% )

PARAGUAY  population 6 million   GDP  -1.8%

PERU   population  29 million  GDP 6.2%

SURINAM  population 560,000   GDP  3.6%

URUGUAY  population 3.32 million,  GDP 3.8%

VENEZUELA  population  28 million  GDP 5.3%  ( basic oil exporter )  ( INFLATION 17% )