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8.16 |
Nicaragua |
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Selected Economic and Social Data |
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1987 |
1988 |
1989 |
1990 |
1991 |
1992 |
1993 |
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
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Population ('000) |
3,475 |
3,577 |
3,682 |
3,790 |
3,902 |
4,016 |
4,134 |
4,256 |
4,381 |
4,510 |
4,643 |
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Growth Rate (%) |
3.0 |
2.9 |
2.9 |
2.9 |
3.0 |
2.9 |
2.9 |
3.0 |
2.9 |
2.9 |
2.9 |
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National Accounts |
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GDP, current prices (bn. cordobas) [a] |
2695.9 |
.. |
.. |
1.57 |
7.43 |
9.23 |
11.07 |
12.45 |
14.25 |
16.62 |
19.07 |
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GDP, 1980 prices (bn. old cordobas) |
21.10 |
18.47 |
18.16 |
18.16 |
18.13 |
18.20 |
18.14 |
18.74 |
19.52 |
20.40 |
21.43 |
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Real GDP Growth Rate (%) |
-0.7 |
-12.5 |
-1.7 |
0.0 |
-0.2 |
0.4 |
-0.4 |
3.3 |
4.2 |
4.5 |
5.0 |
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Real Per Capita GDP (1980 cordobas) |
6,072 |
5,164 |
4,932 |
4,791 |
4,646 |
4,532 |
4,387 |
4,404 |
4,456 |
4,523 |
4,616 |
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Real Per Capita GDP Growth Rate (%) |
-3.6 |
-14.9 |
-4.5 |
-2.9 |
-3.0 |
-2.4 |
-3.2 |
0.4 |
1.2 |
1.5 |
2.1 |
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Gross Domestic Investment/GDP (%) |
15.8 |
.. |
.. |
19.5 |
20.1 |
18.0 |
20.2 |
25.0 |
26.5 |
29.0 |
31.4 |
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Private |
.. |
.. |
.. |
17.3 |
15.0 |
8.2 |
8.3 |
10.2 |
11.4 |
14.1 |
19.4 |
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Public |
.. |
.. |
.. |
2.2 |
5.1 |
9.8 |
11.8 |
14.8 |
15.1 |
14.9 |
12.0 |
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Gross National Savings/GDP (%) |
-12.1 |
.. |
.. |
-1.9 |
-8.7 |
-18.1 |
-10.8 |
-6.2 |
1.8 |
.. |
.. |
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Private |
9.4 |
.. |
.. |
18.1 |
-5.4 |
-18.3 |
-12.5 |
-8.0 |
-2.2 |
.. |
.. |
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Public |
-21.5 |
.. |
.. |
-20.0 |
-3.3 |
0.3 |
1.7 |
1.8 |
4.0 |
.. |
.. |
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Foreign Savings/GDP (%) |
27.9 |
.. |
.. |
21.4 |
28.8 |
36.1 |
31.0 |
31.2 |
24.7 |
.. |
.. |
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Prices |
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GDP Price Deflator (1980=100) [a] |
12,777 |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
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Annual Change (%) [a] |
523.1 |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
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GDP Price Deflator (1994=100) |
.. |
.. |
.. |
13.0 |
61.7 |
76.3 |
91.9 |
100.0 |
109.9 |
125.0 |
134.0 |
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Annual Change (%) |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
374.6 |
23.7 |
20.4 |
8.8 |
9.9 |
12.0 |
7.0 |
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Consumer Prices (1980=100) |
.. |
.. |
.. |
100.0 |
2,842.3 |
3,418.1 |
4,115.0 |
4,435.2 |
4,923.1 |
5,494.1 |
6,043.6 |
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Annual Change (%) |
912.0 |
33,600.0 |
1,697.0 |
13,490.0 |
2,742.0 |
20.3 |
20.4 |
7.8 |
11.0 |
11.6 |
10.0 |
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Balance of Payments (US$m) |
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Current Account Balance |
(801) |
(823) |
(539) |
(506) |
(857) |
(1,095) |
(879) |
(920) |
(723) |
(422) |
(677) |
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Exports, fob |
295 |
236 |
290 |
331 |
272 |
222 |
267 |
351 |
526 |
670 |
722 |
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Imports, cif |
817 |
791 |
603 |
638 |
751 |
855 |
744 |
875 |
961 |
1,160 |
1,484 |
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Trade Balance |
(522) |
(555) |
(313) |
(307) |
(479) |
(633) |
(477) |
(524) |
(435) |
(490) |
(762) |
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Services, net |
(279) |
(268) |
(226) |
(199) |
(388) |
(472) |
(427) |
(446) |
(363) |
(27) |
(65) |
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Private Transfers, net |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
10 |
25 |
50 |
75 |
95 |
150 |
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Capital Account Balance |
7 |
371 |
(91) |
(99) |
84 |
9 |
5 |
(235) |
27 |
445 |
682 |
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Official Transfers, net |
226 |
198 |
69 |
94 |
90 |
(59) |
(172) |
(401) |
(123) |
235 |
88 |
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Other, net |
(219) |
173 |
(160) |
(193) |
(6) |
68 |
177 |
166 |
150 |
210 |
594 |
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Overall Balance |
(794) |
(452) |
(630) |
(605) |
(773) |
(1,086) |
(874) |
(1,155) |
(696) |
23 |
5 |
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External Public Debt |
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Debt Outstanding, 12/31 (US$m) |
6,262 |
6,773 |
8,069 |
10,715 |
10,313 |
10,792 |
10,987 |
11,695 |
9,172 |
6,107 |
6,001 |
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Debt Outstanding/GDP (%) |
215.0 |
243.2 |
508.0 |
684.6 |
601.0 |
584.9 |
607.6 |
632.0 |
533.5 |
319.4 |
297.0 |
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Debt Service/Exports-Contractual (%) |
205.9 |
220.9 |
.. |
.. |
.. |
.. |
273.7 |
345.0 |
140.4 |
91.7 |
39.9 |
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Debt Service/Exports-Paid (%) |
13.7 |
18.3 |
.. |
2.7 |
27.3 |
47.1 |
74.5 |
71.8 |
46.5 |
40.4 |
40.9 |
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Consolidated Nonfinancial Public Sector (% of GDP) |
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Current Revenue and Transfers |
29.7 |
21.4 |
23.3 |
18.0 |
26.6 |
35.4 |
33.0 |
29.3 |
28.8 |
30.1 |
32.8 |
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Current Expenditures |
41.5 |
39.3 |
24.8 |
31.0 |
29.4 |
34.0 |
30.1 |
26.7 |
25.0 |
24.7 |
22.8 |
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Current Surplus/Deficit |
-11.8 |
-17.9 |
-1.6 |
-12.9 |
-2.9 |
1.4 |
2.9 |
2.6 |
3.8 |
5.4 |
10.0 |
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Capital Revenue |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.5 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
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Capital Expenditures |
6.5 |
6.7 |
3.7 |
1.5 |
5.7 |
10.3 |
11.2 |
15.0 |
15.6 |
17.5 |
13.9 |
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Overall Surplus/Deficit |
-18.1 |
-24.5 |
-5.1 |
-14.3 |
-8.3 |
-8.7 |
-8.0 |
-12.1 |
-11.3 |
-11.8 |
-3.7 |
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