| Economy of Nicaragua |
| Currency |
1 Córdoba (NIO) = 100 centavos |
| Fiscal year |
Calendar year |
| Trade organizations |
CAFTA, FTAA, WTO, GSTP |
| Statistics |
| GDP Ranking (2005) |
103th by volume adjusted for PPP; |
| GDP PPP |
$17.09 billion (2006 est.) |
| GDP growth rate |
3.7% (2006 est.) |
| GDP per Capita |
$3,100 (2006 est.) |
| GDP by sector |
agriculture: 17.2% , industry: 25.9%, services: 56.9%% |
| Inflation rate |
9.1% (2006 est.) |
| Pop below poverty line |
28% (2006)[1] |
| Labour force |
2.204 million (2006 est.) |
| Labour force by occupation |
agriculture: 29%, industry: 19%, services: 52% (2006) |
| Unemployment rate |
3.8% (2006) |
| Main Industries |
food processing, chemicals, machinery and metal products, textiles, clothing, petroleum refining and distribution, beverages, footwear, wood |
| Trading Partners |
| Exports |
$1.978 billion f.o.b.; note - includes free trade zones (2006 est.) |
| Main Partners |
US 65.9%, El Salvador 7%, Honduras 3.8% (2006) |
| Imports |
$3.422 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.) |
| Main Partners |
US 22.5%, Venezuela 10.5%, Costa Rica 7.7%, Mexico 7.2%, Guatemala 6.1%, the People's Republic of China 4.8%, El Salvador 4.4% (2006) (2006) |
| Public Finances |
| Public Debt |
83.1% of GDP (2006 est.) |
| Revenues |
$996.7 million (2006 est.) |
| Expenditures |
$1.211 billion (2006 est.) |
| Economic Aid |
$471 million (2006 est.) |
