The Central America startup ecosystem is made up of 3,979 private companies, according to a survey as of October 2024. Of these, around 3 percent were non-profit businesses.
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CrunchBase. (October 11, 2024). Number of private companies in Central America in 2024, by type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 07, 2026, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/714111/number-startups-central-america-type/
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