Economic Indicators for Nicaragua


LastPreviousHighestLowestUnit
Current account balance7.75-2.4711.50-110.53Percentage of GDP
Consumer price Index211.98195.58211.9842.70
Inflation ( exchange rates & prices )8.3910.4719.833.52Percentage (%)
Lending interest rate9.489.2399,764.539.23%
Interest rates-1.070.41628.32-97.69Percentage (%)
Budget ( government finance )134.64108.68134.6491.85
Human Capital Index0.510.510.530.51Scale, 0-1
Time required to start a business14.0014.0047.0014.00Days
Time required to build a warehouse225.00225.00235.00225.00Days
Armed forces Personnel12,000.0012,000.0065,000.0012,000.00Total
Exports of goods and services45.8049.8549.8511.10Percentage (% of GDP)
Imports of goods and services59.0765.4967.7113.72Percentage (% of GDP)
GDP1816181USD Billions
GDP Growth4.573.7514.19-26.48Percentage (%)
Hospital beds0.900.942.410.79Per 1,000 people
Physicians0.660.980.980.38Per 1,000 people
Labor force3,167,446.003,092,573.003,167,446.001,339,628.00Total
Unemployment with advanced education7.107.269.725.35Percentage (%)
Fertility rate2.282.326.582.28Total
Population8783Thousands