Nicaragua: Economy
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Income Level (by per capita GNI) Source: The World Bank Possible values: High Income, Upper Middle Income, Lower Middle Income and Low Income |
Lower Middle Income |
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Level of Development
Source: United Nations Possible values: Developed, In Transition and Developing |
Developing |
| Economic Trivia | Textiles and agriculture make up half of the country's exports. |
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Trade
Source: United Nations Comtrade Note: Top 3 trade partners are calculated by imports + exports. |
Top 3 Trade Partners (2016): United States, Mexico, and China |
| Top Industries Source: CIA World Factbook | Food Processing; Chemicals; Machinery and Metal Products; Knit and Woven Apparel |
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) [1]
| GDP, PPP (current international) | $36,324,176,883 (2017) |
| GDP Growth Rate (annual %) | 4.861% (2017) |
| GDP Per Capita, PPP (current international) | $5,842 (2017) |
GDP Country Rank 121/195 (2017)
Economic Indicators [1]
| Inflation, consumer prices (annual %) | 3.52% (2016) |
| External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) | $10,990,903,000 (2016) |
| Total tax rate (% of commercial profits) | 60.2% (2017) |
| Real Interest Rate (5 year average %) | 5.594% (2017) |
| Manufacturing, value added (% of GDP) | 13.72% (2017) |
| Current Account Balance (BoP, current US$) | ($694,000,000) (2017) |
Labor and Employment [1]
| Labor Force, Total | 2,939,653 (2017) |
| Employment in Agriculture (% of total employment) | 29.354% (2017) |
| Employment in Industry (% of total employment) | 17.697% (2017) |
| Employment in Services (% of total employment) | 52.949% (2017) |
| Unemployment Rate | 4.422% (2017) |
Trade [1]
| Imports of goods and services (current US$) | $7,656,420,754 (2017) |
| Exports of goods and services (current US$) | $5,695,185,101 (2017) |
| Total Merchandise Trade (% of GDP) | 89.83% (2016) |
| FDI, net inflows (BoP, current US$) | $896,600,000 (2017) |
| Commercial Service Exports (current US$) | $1,301,000,000 (2016) |
Economic Snapshot [1]
Note: Percentile ranks are calculated using the latest available data for all countries within the last 5 years.
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