Flows of Illicit Money from Central America Still Growing


News from Panama / Monday, December 14th, 2015

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The Global Financial Integrity report notes that between 2004 and 2013 the flows of money from Costa Rica from laundering and other illicit sources increased by 10% compared to the period 2003-2012.

EDITORIAL

The report entitled “Illicit Financial Flows from Developing Countries: 2004-2013” by Global Financial Integrity, shows that during the 10 years in question, the flow of illicit money from Costa Rica exceeded $11 billion. In the report prepared by Global Financial Integrity, Costa Rica is located at position 15 in the world, surpassed in Latin America in absolute terms only by Mexico ($53 billion) and Brazil ($23 billion). In relation to population or GDP, Costa Rica is a world leader in flows of illicit money.

In Central America, next in the list is Honduras at position 31 ($4.7 billion), then Nicaragua (41, $3 billion), Guatemala (50, $2.2 billion), Panama (52, $2.1 billion) and finally El Salvador (56, $1.7 billion), out of a global ranking of 149 countries.

See “Illicit Financial Flows from Developing Coutries: 2004-2013 “.
See: “An Overview of the Analytical Methodologies Utilized by Global Financial Integrity to Study Illicit Financial Flows“.