{"id":8158,"date":"2013-07-24T13:54:23","date_gmt":"2013-07-24T18:54:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/panamaadvisoryinternationalgroup.com\/blog\/?p=8158"},"modified":"2013-07-24T13:54:23","modified_gmt":"2013-07-24T18:54:23","slug":"the-construction-sector-in-central-america","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/panamaadvisoryinternationalgroup.com\/blog\/the-construction-sector-in-central-america\/","title":{"rendered":"The Construction Sector in Central America"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/panamaadvisoryinternationalgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/PanamaBuildings_0.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8159\" title=\"PanamaBuildings_0\" src=\"http:\/\/panamaadvisoryinternationalgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/PanamaBuildings_0.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"366\" height=\"488\" srcset=\"https:\/\/panamaadvisoryinternationalgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/PanamaBuildings_0.jpg 450w, https:\/\/panamaadvisoryinternationalgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/PanamaBuildings_0-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 366px) 100vw, 366px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here are the latest statistics on the contribution to GDP of the construction industry in each country which of course, is led by Panama.<\/p>\n<p>Contribution to GDP of each country: Panama &#8211; 17.4%, Honduras &#8211;  6.4%,  Nicaragua &#8211;  5.3%, Costa Rica &#8211; 5.1%, El Salvador- 3.0% , and  Guatemala &#8211; 2.8%.<\/p>\n<p class=\"description\">A report by the Regional Organization of Chambers of the Construction Industry in <span class=\"hlink\">Central America<\/span> and the Caribbean (Ordecccac) provides figures for the <span class=\"hlink\">construction sector<\/span> in 2012 for the countries in the region, as well as projections for 2013 and 2014.<\/p>\n<p>In regards to the amount of construction in meters, Costa Rica tops the  list of countries in the region with 6 million square meters, followed  by Panama with 2.7 million, Guatemala with 1.2 million, Nicaragua with 1  million, Honduras with 900,000, and El Salvador with 800,000.<\/p>\n<p>Data from 2012 on Quantitative Housing Demand in the region is 411,000  homes in Nicaragua, 410,000 in Honduras, 270,000 in Guatemala, 137,000  in Panama, 44,000 in El Salvador, and 25,000 in Costa Rica.<\/p>\n<p class=\"link_source\">Source: CentralAmericaData.COM<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here are the latest statistics on the contribution to GDP of the construction industry in each country 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