Libya vs Nicaragua: Economic Indicators Comparison
Gross Domestic Product & Income
| Stat |  Libya |  Nicaragua |
|---|---|---|
| GDP | $48.4B | $13.1B |
| GDP growth, 1 year | 17.9% | -4% |
| GDP growth, 5-years average | 1.7% | 3% |
| Population | 6.7M | 6.2M |
| GDP per capita | $7.2k | $2k |
| GDP per capita growth | 6.37% | -5.02% |
| Purchasing Power Parity conversion factor | 0.48 | 11.57 |
| Price level ratio of PPP conversion factor GDP to market exchange rate | 0.35 | 0.37 |
| GDP per capita, PPP adjusted | $11k | $5.7k |
| GNI, Atlas method | $42.8B | $13.1B |
| GNI per capita | $6.4k | $2k |
| GNI, PPP adjusted | $142.5B | $34.9B |
| GNI per capita, PPP adjusted | $21k | $5.4k |
Financial system and Human development
| Stat | Libya | Nicaragua |
|---|---|---|
| Income Tax Rate | 10% | 30% |
| Corporate Tax Rate | N/A | 30% |
| Inflation, consumer prices | 23.1% | 5% |
| Inflation, GDP deflator | 15.8% | 3.4% |
| Unemployment | 17.3% | 4.5% |
| Economic Freedom Index | 47 | 57.2 |
| Personal Freedom Index | 5.17 | 7.41 |
| Human Freedom Index | 4.98 | 7.22 |
| Property Rights Index | 30.1 | 33.5 |
| Judical Effectiveness Index | 20.8 | 19.5 |
| Business Freedom Index | 40.7 | 55.1 |
| Fiscal Health Index | N/A | 87.2 |
| Labor Freedom Index | 53.9 | 55.5 |
| Investment Freedom Index | 5 | 60 |
| Financial Freedom Index | N/A | 50 |
| Trade Freedom Index | N/A | 75.4 |
| Monetary Freedom Index | 53.6 | 71.5 |
| Government Spending Index | 0 | 77.5 |
| Tax Burden Index | N/A | 76.3 |
| Government Integrity Index | 18.9 | 24.3 |
| Corruption Perceptions Index | 17 | 25 |
| Life expectancy at birth, years | 72.5 | 74.1 |
| Suicide mortality rate, per 100,000 people | 5.2 | 12.2 |
| Mortality caused by road traffic injury, per 100,000 people | 26.1 | 15.3 |
| Intentional homicides, per 100,000 people | 2.5 | 7.4 |
| International tourism, number of arrivals | 142k | 1.3M |
Government debt & reserves
| Stat | Libya | Nicaragua |
|---|---|---|
| Central government debt, % of GDP | 4.9% | 37.2% |
| External debt stocks, % of GNI | N/A | 90.7% |
| External debt stocks | N/A | $11.6B |
| Short-term debt, % of total reserves | N/A | 60.3% |
| Total debt service, % of exports and primary income | N/A | 19% |
| Adjusted net savings including particulate emission damage, % of GNI | 35% | 14.4% |
| Gross savings, % of GDP | 67.3% | 23.6% |
| Gross capital formation, % of GDP | 29.8% | 22.9% |
| Total reserves including gold | $85.3B | $2.3B |
| Foreign direct investment net inflows | $0 | $359.2M |
Exports, imports and economic structure
| Stat | Libya | Nicaragua |
|---|---|---|
| Exports of goods and services, % of GDP | 62.2% | 42% |
| Imports of goods and services, % of GDP | 40.1% | 51.3% |
| Current account balance (balance of payments) | -$4.7B | $83M |
| Revenue excluding grants, % of GDP | N/A | 16.8% |
| Grants excluding technical cooperation, BoP | $268.9M | $162.6M |
| Personal remittances received | $16M | $1.5B |
| Industry including construction value added, % of GDP | 77.5% | 25.8% |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing value added, % of GDP | 1.8% | 15.5% |
| Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments BoP | N/A | $1.9M |
| Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts BoP | $10M | N/A |
| Expense, % of GDP | N/A | 16.7% |
| Government Expenditure, % of GDP | 105.8% | 27.4% |
