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Nicaragua — Trade & Value-Transfer Profile

ContinentNorth America
SubcontinentCentral America & Caribbean
Income groupLower-Middle
World-system classPeriphery
Political blocsOther
Trade blocsOther
GDP$19.7B
Population6.9M
  • Exports of goods and services (USD): $7.97B
  • Imports of goods and services (USD): $11.43B
  • Trade balance (exports − imports, USD): $-3.47B
  • Trade (% GDP): 98.53%
  • Current account balance (USD): $0.82B
  • Current account (% GDP): 4.15%
  • FDI, net: $-1.28B
  • Primary income balance, net (USD): $-0.99B
  • Secondary income balance, net (USD): $5.11B
  • Financial account, net (USD): $-0.60B
  • Portfolio investment, net (USD): $-0.12B

ITV Indicators

  • Composite value transfer (% GDP): 12.93% GDP (mean)
  • Unequal exchange, Köhler (% GDP): 24.19% GDP (mean)
  • Income drain (% GDP): 7.35% GDP (mean)
  • Debt drain (% GDP): 6.65% GDP (mean)

Value-transfer indicators over time