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US AID 1996
Latin American and the Caribbean Selected Economic and Social Data
Country Economic Data


NICARAGUA: SELECTED ECONOMIC DATA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Prel.

 

1984

1985

1986

1987

1988

1989

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

POPULATION

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thousands [a]

3010

3098

3189

3283

3380

3479

3581

3686

3795

3906

4021

4139

Growth Rate (%)

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NATIONAL ACCOUNTS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GDP, current prices (bn. cords.) [b]

45.03

115.4

435.7

2696

 

 

1.57

7.43

9.23

11.07

12.45

14.43

GDP, 1980 prices (bn. old cords.)

22.38

21.47

21.25

21.10

18.47

18.16

18.16

18.13

18.20

18.14

18.74

19.52

Real GDP Growth Rate (%)

-1.6

-4.1

-1.0

-0.7

-12.5

-1.7

0.0

-0.2

0.4

-0.4

3.3

4.2

Real Per Capita GDP (1980 cords.)

7437

6929

6663

6427

5466

5220

5070

4917

4797

4643

4661

4716

Real Per Capita GDP Growth Rate (%)

-4.4

-6.8

-3.8

-3.5

-15.0

-4.5

-2.9

-3.0

-2.5

-3.2

0.4

1.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross Domestic Investment/GDP (%)

22.2

23.1

16.9

15.8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Private

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Public

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross National Savings/GDP (%)

-2.1

-6.7

-11.5

-12.1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Private

12.2

12.3

10.1

9.4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Public

-14.3

-19.0

-21.6

-21.5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign Savings/GDP (%)

24.3

29.8

28.4

27.9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PRICES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GDP Price Deflator (1980 = 100)

201.2

537.6

2051

12777

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Annual Change (%)

39.0

167.2

281.5

523.1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GDP Price Deflator (1994 = 100)

 

 

 

 

 

 

13.0

61.7

76.3

91.9

100.0

111.3

Annual Change (%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

374.6

23.7

20.4

8.8

11.3

Consumer Prices (1980 = 100)

274.4

876.7

6852

69341

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Annual Change (%)

35.4

219.5

681.6

912.0

14316

4770

7485

2945

23.7

20.4

7.8

11.3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BALANCE OF PAYMENTS (US$ m.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current Account Balance

-761

-912

-774

-861

-894

-615

-575

-940

-1179

-954

-1030

-843

Exports, fob

412

305

258

295

236

290

331

272

223

267

351

525

Imports, cif

811

867

753

817

791

603

636

751

855

744

875

949

Trade Balance

-399

-562

-495

-522

-555

-313

-306

-479

-632

-477

-524

-424

Services, net

-364

-364

-279

-339

-339

-302

-269

-471

-557

-502

-536

-454

Private Transfers, net [c]

2

14

0

0

0

0

0

10

10

25

30

35

Capital Account Balance

280

422

-140

84

320

-100

 

 

 

 

 

 

Official Transfers, net

88

113

115

135

189

169

 

 

 

 

 

 

Private, net

-88

-226

-194

-142

122

-168

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nonfin'l Public Sector, net

212

402

467

402

249

261

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financial Public Sector, net

176

173

130

60

31

17

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unpaid Amortization

-179

-169

-677

-372

-278

-379

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rescheduling of Curr. Obligations

71

129

19

1

7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SDR Allocations and Other

0

0

0

0

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Overall Balance

-481

-490

-914

-777

-574

-715

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EXTERNAL PUBLIC DEBT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Debt Outstanding, 12/31 (US$ m.)

3946

4575

5321

6262

6773

8069

10715

10313

10792

10987

11695

10242

Debt Outstanding/GDP (%)

139.8

163.3

188.2

215.0

243.2

508.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

Debt Service/Exports-Contractual (%)

102.8

134.2

329.9

205.9

220.9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Debt Service/Exports-Paid (%)

16.7

19.5

15.5

13.7

18.3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CONSOL. NONFIN. PUB.
SECTOR (% of GDP)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current Revenues and Transfers

39.1

36.6

36.2

29.7

21.4

23.3

18.0

26.6

35.4

33.0

29.3

28.8

Current Expenditures

43.5

50.4

44.3

41.5

39.3

24.8

31.0

29.4

34.0

30.1

26.7

25.0

Current Surplus/Deficit

-4.4

-13.8

-8.0

-11.8

-17.9

-1.6

-12.9

-2.9

1.4

2.9

2.6

3.8

Capital Revenue

0.2

0.2

0.2

0.1

0.1

0.2

0.1

0.2

0.2

0.3

0.3

0.5

Capital Expenditures

17.0

9.1

7.3

6.5

6.7

3.7

1.5

5.7

10.3

11.2

15.0

15.6

Overall Surplus/Deficit

-21.3

-22.7

-15.1

-18.1

-24.5

-5.1

-14.3

-8.3

-8.7

-7.6

-12.1

-11.3

[a] USAID Estimates.
[b] GDP in current prices is not shown for 1988-89 because of hyperinflation in those years. Beginning in 1990, the figures reflect a change in the currency unit. Also because of hyperinflation, price indices are not shown after 1987.
[c] Included in other accounts during 1986-90; probably underestimated in other years.

U.S. Agency for International Development
Washington D.C. 1996.


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