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Information Technology and the World Economy 99
Latin America(19 Economies)
Period 1989-1995 Period 1995-2001
GDP GDP Share Growth Share GDP GDP Share Growth Share
Economy Growth Group World Group World Growth Group World Group World
Argentina 4.88 12.16 1.03 20.15 2.00 1.37 12.44 1.04 6.79 0.41
Bolivia 4.10 0.53 0.05 0.74 0.07 3.03 0.56 0.05 0.67 0.04
Brazil 1.84 37.50 3.18 23.41 2.32 2.09 35.80 2.98 29.69 1.77
Chile 7.55 3.20 0.27 8.19 0.81 4.01 3.81 0.32 6.07 0.36
Colombia 4.35 7.64 0.65 11.27 1.12 0.96 7.61 0.63 2.91 0.17
Costa Rica 5.02 0.84 0.07 1.43 0.14 4.19 0.94 0.08 1.57 0.09
Ecuador 2.64 1.70 0.14 1.52 0.15 1.61 1.64 0.14 1.05 0.06
El Salvador 5.78 0.70 0.06 1.37 0.14 2.79 0.76 0.06 0.85 0.05
Guatemala 4.00 1.17 0.10 1.59 0.16 3.61 1.25 0.10 1.79 0.11
Honduras 2.92 0.39 0.03 0.39 0.04 2.92 0.40 0.03 0.46 0.03
Jamaica 2.29 0.31 0.03 0.24 0.02 0.22 0.29 0.02 0.03 0.00
Mexico 2.09 22.41 1.90 15.87 1.57 4.37 23.10 1.92 40.12 2.39
Nicaragua 1.20 0.34 0.03 0.14 0.01 5.95 0.36 0.03 0.86 0.05
Panama 5.76 0.39 0.03 0.76 0.08 3.88 0.44 0.04 0.68 0.04
Paraguay 3.16 0.98 0.08 1.05 0.10 1.03 0.94 0.08 0.39 0.02
Peru 3.56 4.28 0.36 5.17 0.51 2.06 4.30 0.36 3.52 0.21
Trinidad and Tobago 1.40 0.30 0.03 0.14 0.01 4.58 0.30 0.03 0.55 0.03
Uruguay 3.27 0.95 0.08 1.05 0.10 1.17 0.92 0.08 0.43 0.03
Venezuela 3.87 4.20 0.36 5.51 0.55 0.97 4.13 0.34 1.59 0.09
All Group 2.95 100.00 8.48 100.00 9.90 2.52 100.00 8.33 100.00 5.97