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+ Added Communications.Broadband - fixed subscriptions.subscriptions per 100 inhabitants.text β€” 5 (2023 est.)
+ Added Communications.Broadband - fixed subscriptions.total.text β€” 371,000 (2023 est.)
+ Added Communications.Broadcast media.text β€” multiple terrestrial TV stations, supplemented by cable TV in most urban areas; nearly all are state-owned or affiliated; more than 300 radio stations, both state-affiliated and privately owned (2019)
+ Added Communications.Internet country code.text β€” .ni
+ Added Communications.Internet users.percent of population.text β€” 58% (2023 est.)
+ Added Communications.Telephones - fixed lines.subscriptions per 100 inhabitants.text β€” 3 (2023 est.)
+ Added Communications.Telephones - fixed lines.total subscriptions.text β€” 234,000 (2023 est.)
+ Added Communications.Telephones - mobile cellular.subscriptions per 100 inhabitants.text β€” 106 (2024 est.)
+ Added Communications.Telephones - mobile cellular.total subscriptions.text β€” 7.33 million (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Agricultural products.note β€” note: top ten agricultural products based on tonnage
+ Added Economy.Agricultural products.text β€” sugarcane, milk, rice, oil palm fruit, maize, plantains, cassava, groundnuts, beans, chicken (2023)
+ Added Economy.Budget.expenditures.text β€” $3.382 billion (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Budget.note β€” note: central government revenues and expenses (excluding grants/extrabudgetary units/social security funds) converted to US dollars at average official exchange rate for year indicated
+ Added Economy.Budget.revenues.text β€” $3.856 billion (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Current account balance.Current account balance 2022.text β€” -$459.6 million (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Current account balance.Current account balance 2023.text β€” $1.465 billion (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Current account balance.Current account balance 2024.text β€” $817.618 million (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Current account balance.note β€” note: balance of payments - net trade and primary/secondary income in current dollars
+ Added Economy.Debt - external.Debt - external 2023.text β€” $6.753 billion (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Debt - external.note β€” note: present value of external debt in current US dollars
+ Added Economy.Economic overview.text β€” low-income Central American economy; until 2018, nearly 20 years of sustained GDP growth; recent struggles due to COVID-19, political instability, and hurricanes; significant remittances; increasing poverty and food sca…
+ Added Economy.Exchange rates.Currency.text β€” cordobas (NIO) per US dollar -
+ Added Economy.Exchange rates.Exchange rates 2020.text β€” 34.342 (2020 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exchange rates.Exchange rates 2021.text β€” 35.171 (2021 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exchange rates.Exchange rates 2022.text β€” 35.874 (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exchange rates.Exchange rates 2023.text β€” 36.441 (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exchange rates.Exchange rates 2024.text β€” 36.624 (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exports - commodities.note β€” note: top five export commodities based on value in dollars
+ Added Economy.Exports - commodities.text β€” garments, gold, insulated wire, coffee, beef (2023)
+ Added Economy.Exports - partners.note β€” note: top five export partners based on percentage share of exports
+ Added Economy.Exports - partners.text β€” USA 51%, Mexico 12%, El Salvador 6%, Canada 6%, Switzerland 4% (2023)
+ Added Economy.Exports.Exports 2022.text β€” $7.87 billion (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exports.Exports 2023.text β€” $8.248 billion (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exports.Exports 2024.text β€” $8.135 billion (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exports.note β€” note: balance of payments - exports of goods and services in current dollars
+ Added Economy.GDP (official exchange rate).note β€” note: data in current dollars at official exchange rate
+ Added Economy.GDP (official exchange rate).text β€” $19.694 billion (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by end use.exports of goods and services.text β€” 40.5% (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by end use.government consumption.text β€” 12.3% (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by end use.household consumption.text β€” 80.6% (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by end use.imports of goods and services.text β€” -58.1% (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by end use.investment in fixed capital.text β€” 22.9% (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by end use.investment in inventories.text β€” 1.8% (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by end use.note β€” note: figures may not total 100% due to rounding or gaps in data collection
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by sector of origin.agriculture.text β€” 14.4% (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by sector of origin.industry.text β€” 27.6% (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by sector of origin.note β€” note: figures may not total 100% due to non-allocated consumption not captured in sector-reported data
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by sector of origin.services.text β€” 46.8% (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Imports - commodities.note β€” note: top five import commodities based on value in dollars
+ Added Economy.Imports - commodities.text β€” garments, refined petroleum, crude petroleum, plastic products, fabric (2023)
+ Added Economy.Imports - partners.note β€” note: top five import partners based on percentage share of imports
+ Added Economy.Imports - partners.text β€” USA 24%, China 13%, Mexico 9%, Honduras 9%, Guatemala 8% (2023)
+ Added Economy.Imports.Imports 2022.text β€” $10.213 billion (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Imports.Imports 2023.text β€” $10.519 billion (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Imports.Imports 2024.text β€” $11.437 billion (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Imports.note β€” note: balance of payments - imports of goods and services in current dollars
+ Added Economy.Industrial production growth rate.note β€” note: annual % change in industrial value added based on constant local currency
+ Added Economy.Industrial production growth rate.text β€” 3.6% (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Industries.text β€” food processing, chemicals, machinery and metal products, knit and woven apparel, petroleum refining and distribution, beverages, footwear, wood, electric wire harness manufacturing, mining
+ Added Economy.Inflation rate (consumer prices).Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2022.text β€” 10.5% (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Inflation rate (consumer prices).Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2023.text β€” 8.4% (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Inflation rate (consumer prices).Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2024.text β€” 4.6% (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Inflation rate (consumer prices).note β€” note: annual % change based on consumer prices
+ Added Economy.Labor force.note β€” note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work
+ Added Economy.Labor force.text β€” 3.225 million (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Population below poverty line.note β€” note: % of population with income below national poverty line
+ Added Economy.Population below poverty line.text β€” 24.9% (2016 est.)
+ Added Economy.Public debt.Public debt 2017.text β€” 33.3% of GDP (2017 est.)
+ Added Economy.Public debt.note β€” note: official data; data cover general government debt and include debt instruments issued (or owned) by Government entities other than the treasury; the data include treasury debt held by foreign entities, as well as …
+ Added Economy.Real GDP (purchasing power parity).Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2022.text β€” $48.985 billion (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP (purchasing power parity).Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2023.text β€” $51.153 billion (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP (purchasing power parity).Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2024.text β€” $52.989 billion (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP (purchasing power parity).note β€” note: data in 2021 dollars
+ Added Economy.Real GDP growth rate.Real GDP growth rate 2022.text β€” 3.6% (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP growth rate.Real GDP growth rate 2023.text β€” 4.4% (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP growth rate.Real GDP growth rate 2024.text β€” 3.6% (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP growth rate.note β€” note: annual GDP % growth based on constant local currency
+ Added Economy.Real GDP per capita.Real GDP per capita 2022.text β€” $7,300 (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP per capita.Real GDP per capita 2023.text β€” $7,500 (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP per capita.Real GDP per capita 2024.text β€” $7,700 (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP per capita.note β€” note: data in 2021 dollars
+ Added Economy.Remittances.Remittances 2022.text β€” 20.6% of GDP (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Remittances.Remittances 2023.text β€” 26.2% of GDP (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Remittances.Remittances 2024.text β€” 26.6% of GDP (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Remittances.note β€” note: personal transfers and compensation between resident and non-resident individuals/households/entities
+ Added Economy.Reserves of foreign exchange and gold.Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2022.text β€” $4.404 billion (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Reserves of foreign exchange and gold.Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2023.text β€” $5.447 billion (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Reserves of foreign exchange and gold.Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2024.text β€” $6.105 billion (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Reserves of foreign exchange and gold.note β€” note: holdings of gold (year-end prices)/foreign exchange/special drawing rights in current dollars
+ Added Economy.Taxes and other revenues.note β€” note: central government tax revenue as a % of GDP
+ Added Economy.Taxes and other revenues.text β€” 19.9% (of GDP) (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Unemployment rate.Unemployment rate 2022.text β€” 5% (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Unemployment rate.Unemployment rate 2023.text β€” 4.8% (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Unemployment rate.Unemployment rate 2024.text β€” 4.6% (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Unemployment rate.note β€” note: % of labor force seeking employment
+ Added Economy.Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24).female.text β€” 12% (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24).male.text β€” 7.8% (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24).note β€” note: % of labor force ages 15-24 seeking employment
+ Added Economy.Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24).total.text β€” 9% (2024 est.)
+ Added Energy.Coal.imports.text β€” 22 metric tons (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity access.electrification - rural areas.text β€” 66.3%
+ Added Energy.Electricity access.electrification - total population.text β€” 86.5% (2022 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity access.electrification - urban areas.text β€” 100%
+ Added Energy.Electricity generation sources.biomass and waste.text β€” 20.4% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity generation sources.fossil fuels.text β€” 35.5% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity generation sources.geothermal.text β€” 15.7% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity generation sources.hydroelectricity.text β€” 14.9% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity generation sources.solar.text β€” 0.6% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity generation sources.wind.text β€” 12.9% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity.consumption.text β€” 4.654 billion kWh (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity.imports.text β€” 1.125 billion kWh (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity.installed generating capacity.text β€” 1.849 million kW (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity.transmission/distribution losses.text β€” 839 million kWh (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Energy consumption per capita.Total energy consumption per capita 2023.text β€” 10.66 million Btu/person (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Petroleum.refined petroleum consumption.text β€” 28,000 bbl/day (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Petroleum.total petroleum production.text β€” 200 bbl/day (2023 est.)
+ Added Environment.Carbon dioxide emissions.from coal and metallurgical coke.text β€” 2 metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)
+ Added Environment.Carbon dioxide emissions.from petroleum and other liquids.text β€” 3.806 million metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)
+ Added Environment.Carbon dioxide emissions.total emissions.text β€” 3.806 million metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)
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