International statistics Basic indicators: Nicaragua

Data from selected international sources
Indicator Unit Year Value
Land area km22019120,340
GDP, current prices bn US$202114.2
GDP per capita, current prices US$20212,177
GDP (annual change), constant prices %202110.3
Inflation (annual change of CPI) %20214.9
Gross value added: Agriculture % of GDP202115.5
Gross value added: Industry % of GDP202127.2
Gross value added: Services % of GDP202146.3
Population 1,00020216,702.4
Population, female % of total202150.7
Population density inhab. per km2202156
Population aged under 15 years % of total population202129.1
Population aged 65 years and older % of total population20215.9
Fertility rate, total births per woman20202.35
Life expectancy at birth - men years202071.2
Life expectancy at birth - women years202078.2
Density of physicians per 10,000 inhab.201817
Hospital beds per 10,000 inhab.20179
Infant mortality rate per 1,000 life births202014
Pupil-teacher ratio (primary) number201030
Pupil-teacher ratio (secondary) number201031
Student enrollment, tertiary per 100,000 inhab.20021,923
Public expenditure on education % of GDP20193.4
Labour force participation rate %202163.5
Labour force 1,00020213,018
Self-employed persons %202143.0
Unemployment rate %20216.0
Youth unemployment rate %202111.6
Long-term unemployment rate % of unemployed persons20128.0
GNI per capita, Atlas method US$20212,010
Household con­sumption exp. on food % of total con­sumption ex­pen­diture201832.24
Household con­sumption exp. on housing % of total con­sumption ex­pen­diture201815.52
Industrial production - Manufacturing index 2010 = 1002016146.3
Industrial production index, manufacturing industry 2010 = 1002013109.1
Agricultural land % of land area201942.1
Arable land and permanent crops % of land area201914.9
Agricultural area organic % of agricultural area20190.8
Forest area % of land area201929.1
Import of goods, total bn US$20219.8
Export of goods, total bn US$20216.5
Import of goods from Germany mn US$2021120.0
Export of goods to Germany mn US$202167.9
Exports of goods and services % of GDP202146.8
Road traffic deaths per 100,000 inhab.201917
Pump price for gasoline (petrol) US$ per litre20160.91
Primary energy use kg oe per capita2014596
CO2 emissions metric t per capita20200.79
Research and development expenditure % of GDP20150.1
Researchers per million inhabitants199771
Telephone lines per 100 inhab.20203.2
Mobile cellular subscriptions per 100 inhab.202090.2
Internet users per 100 inhab.201727.9
Fixed broadband internet subscribers per 100 inhab.20204.4
Active mobile-broadband subscriptions per 100 inhab.202050.7

As at 21 July 2022

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