Economy - overview:
Nicaragua, the poorest country in Central America and the second poorest in the Hemisphere, has widespread underemployment and poverty. The US-Central America Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA) has been in effect since April 2006 and has expanded export opportunities for many agricultural and manufactured goods. Textiles and apparel account for nearly 60% of Nicaragua's exports, but increases in the minimum wage during the ORTEGA administration will likely erode its comparative advantage in this industry. ORTEGA's promotion of mixed business initiatives, owned by the Nicaraguan and Venezuelan state oil firms, together with the weak rule of law, could undermine the investment climate for domestic and international private firms in the near-term. Nicaragua relies on international economic assistance to meet internal- and external-debt financing obligations. Foreign donors have curtailed this funding, however, in response to November 2008 electoral fraud. In early 2004, Nicaragua secured some $4.5 billion in foreign debt reduction under the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) initiative. Managua still struggles with a high public debt burden, however, it succeeded in reducing that burden substantially in 2011. The economy grew at a rate of about 4% in 2011.
GDP (purchasing power parity): GDP (official exchange rate): GDP - real growth rate: GDP - per capita (PPP): GDP - composition by sector: Labor force: Labor force - by occupation: Unemployment rate: Population below poverty line: Household income or consumption by percentage share: Distribution of family income - Gini index: Investment (gross fixed): Budget: Taxes and other revenues: Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-): Public debt: Inflation rate (consumer prices): Central bank discount rate: Commercial bank prime lending rate: Stock of narrow money: Stock of broad money: Stock of domestic credit: Market value of publicly traded shares: Agriculture - products: Industries: Industrial production growth rate: Electricity - production: Electricity - consumption: Electricity - exports: Electricity - imports: Oil - production: Oil - consumption: Oil - exports: Oil - imports: Natural gas - production: Natural gas - consumption: Natural gas - exports: Natural gas - imports: Natural gas - proved reserves: Current account balance: Exports: Exports - commodities: Exports - partners: Imports: Imports - commodities: Imports - partners: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold: Debt - external: Exchange rates:
NOTE: 1) The information regarding Nicaragua on this page is re-published from the 2012 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Nicaragua Economy 2012 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Nicaragua Economy 2012 should be addressed to the CIA.
$18.77 billion (2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 129
note: data are in 2011 US dollars
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$7.1 billion (2011 est.)
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4% (2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 98
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$3,200 (2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 167
note: data are in 2011 US dollars
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agriculture: 19%
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industry: 26.1%
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services: 55% (2011 est.)
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2.885 million (2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 103
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agriculture: 28%
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industry: 19%
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services: 53% (2010 est.)
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7.3% (2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 81
note: underemployment was 46.5% in 2008
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48% (2005)
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lowest 10%: 1.4%
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highest 10%: 41.8% (2005)
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43.1 (2001)
country comparison to the world: 48
[see also: Distribution of family income - Gini index country ranks ]
28.2% of GDP (2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 41
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revenues: $2.251 billion
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expenditures: $2.308 billion (2011 est.)
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31.7% of GDP (2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 79
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-0.8% of GDP (2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 51
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63.6% of GDP (2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 37
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8.4% (2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 174
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3% (31 December 2010 est.)
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11.5% (31 December 2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 64
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$1.406 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 136
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$3.233 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 137
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$4.027 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 118
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$NA
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coffee, bananas, sugarcane, cotton, rice, corn, tobacco, sesame, soya, beans; beef, veal, pork, poultry, dairy products; shrimp, lobsters
food processing, chemicals, machinery and metal products, knit and woven apparel, petroleum refining and distribution, beverages, footwear, wood
1.5% (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 136
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3.419 billion kWh (2008 est.)
country comparison to the world: 123
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2.646 billion kWh (2008 est.)
country comparison to the world: 131
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0 kWh (2009 est.)
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2 million kWh (2009 est.)
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377.4 bbl/day (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 113
[see also: Oil - production country ranks ]
30,000 bbl/day (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 116
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742.1 bbl/day (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 120
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30,290 bbl/day (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 102
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0 cu m (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 111
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0 cu m (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 118
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0 cu m (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 157
[see also: Natural gas - exports country ranks ]
0 cu m (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 109
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0 cu m (1 January 2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 178
[see also: Natural gas - proved reserves country ranks ]
-$1.309 billion (2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 141
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$4.071 billion (2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 121
[see also: Exports country ranks ]
coffee, beef, shrimp and lobster, tobacco, sugar, gold, peanuts; textiles and apparel
US 58.2%, El Salvador 7.7%, Canada 6.4%, Venezuela 4.2% (2010)
$6.131 billion (2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 112
[see also: Imports country ranks ]
consumer goods, machinery and equipment, raw materials, petroleum products
US 23.4%, Venezuela 16.7%, Costa Rica 8.8%, China 7.2%, Mexico 6.7%, Guatemala 6%, El Salvador 4.6% (2010)
$1.85 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 124
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$5.343 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 111
[see also: Debt - external country ranks ]
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