Economy of Nicaragua
Imports commoditiesconsumer goods, machinery and equipment, raw materials, petroleum products
Import partnersUS 19%, Venezuela 14.8%, Mexico 12.2%, Costa Rica 8.5%, Guatemala 8%, China 7.9%, El Salvador 4.7% (2012)
ExportsExports commoditiescoffee, beef, gold, sugar, peanuts, shrimp and lobster, tobacco, cigars, automobile wiring harnesses, textiles, apparel, cotton
Export partnersUS 55.6%, Canada 8.6%, Venezuela 7.3%, El Salvador 4.2% (2012)
Economy sectorsAgriculture productscoffee, bananas, sugarcane, rice, corn, tobacco, sesame, soya, beans; beef, veal, pork, poultry, dairy products; shrimp, lobsters, cotton
Industrial productsfood processing, chemicals, machinery and metal products, knit and woven apparel, petroleum refining and distribution, beverages, footwear, wood, electric wire harness manufacturing, mining
EconomyGDP PPP per land area215 Thousand $ per square kilometer (2013)202 Thousand $ per square kilometer (2012)147 Thousand $ per square kilometer (2011)
Electricity
Electricity - installed generating capacity1.11 Million kW
BankingGDP decomposition by sectorTourismInternational tourism, number of departures979 Thousand (2012)912 Thousand (2011)908 Thousand (2010)
Debt, Current Account Balance and Budget Deficit
Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)-0.20 % of GDP
Current Account Balance (Percentage of GDP)-12.79 % of GDP (2012)-12.79 % of GDP (2011)-9.59 % of GDP (2010)

External Debt Stocks (Percentage of GNI)86.7 % of GNI (2012)84.0 % of GNI (2011)83.4 % of GNI (2010)

Short-term debt (percentage of total external debt)18.3 % of total external debt (2012)18.3 % of total external debt (2011)20.0 % of total external debt (2010)
