Nicaragua vs Turkmenistan: Economic Indicators Comparison
Turkmenistan with a GDP of $40.8B ranked the 93rd largest economy in the world, while Nicaragua ranked 133rd with $13.1B. By GDP 5-years average growth and GDP per capita, Turkmenistan and Nicaragua ranked 9th vs 91st and 92nd vs 148th, respectively.
Gross Domestic Product & Income
| Stat |  Nicaragua |  Turkmenistan |
|---|---|---|
| GDP | $13.1B | $40.8B |
| GDP growth, 1 year | -4% | 6.2% |
| GDP growth, 5-years average | 3% | 7.1% |
| Population | 6.2M | 5.9M |
| GDP per capita | $2k | $7k |
| GDP per capita growth | -5.02% | 4.51% |
| Purchasing Power Parity conversion factor | 11.57 | 1.26 |
| Price level ratio of PPP conversion factor GDP to market exchange rate | 0.37 | 0.36 |
| GDP per capita, PPP adjusted | $5.7k | $20k |
| GNI, Atlas method | $13.1B | $39.4B |
| GNI per capita | $2k | $6.7k |
| GNI, PPP adjusted | $34.9B | $108.2B |
| GNI per capita, PPP adjusted | $5.4k | $18k |
Financial system and Human development
| Stat | Nicaragua | Turkmenistan |
|---|---|---|
| Income Tax Rate | 30% | 10% |
| Corporate Tax Rate | 30% | 8% |
| Inflation, consumer prices | 5% | 13.6% |
| Inflation, GDP deflator | 3.4% | 1.2% |
| Unemployment | 4.5% | 3.8% |
| Economic Freedom Index | 57.2 | 46.5 |
| Personal Freedom Index | 7.41 | 4.1 |
| Human Freedom Index | 7.22 | 4.1 |
| Property Rights Index | 33.5 | 20.1 |
| Judical Effectiveness Index | 19.5 | 20 |
| Business Freedom Index | 55.1 | 30 |
| Fiscal Health Index | 87.2 | 94.5 |
| Labor Freedom Index | 55.5 | 20 |
| Investment Freedom Index | 60 | 10 |
| Financial Freedom Index | 50 | 10 |
| Trade Freedom Index | 75.4 | 74.2 |
| Monetary Freedom Index | 71.5 | 68.7 |
| Government Spending Index | 77.5 | 93.1 |
| Tax Burden Index | 76.3 | 95.9 |
| Government Integrity Index | 24.3 | 21.4 |
| Corruption Perceptions Index | 25 | 20 |
| Life expectancy at birth, years | 74.1 | 68 |
| Suicide mortality rate, per 100,000 people | 12.2 | 6.7 |
| Mortality caused by road traffic injury, per 100,000 people | 15.3 | 14.5 |
| Intentional homicides, per 100,000 people | 7.4 | 4.2 |
| International tourism, number of arrivals | 1.3M | 8.2k |
Government debt & reserves
| Stat | Nicaragua | Turkmenistan |
|---|---|---|
| Central government debt, % of GDP | 37.2% | 29.3% |
| External debt stocks, % of GNI | 90.7% | 2.3% |
| External debt stocks | $11.6B | $907.3M |
| Short-term debt, % of total reserves | 60.3% | 20.6% |
| Total debt service, % of exports and primary income | 19% | 22.1% |
| Adjusted net savings including particulate emission damage, % of GNI | 14.4% | N/A |
| Gross savings, % of GDP | 23.6% | N/A |
| Gross capital formation, % of GDP | 22.9% | 47.2% |
| Total reserves including gold | $2.3B | $1.5B |
| Foreign direct investment net inflows | $359.2M | $2B |
Exports, imports and economic structure
| Stat | Nicaragua | Turkmenistan |
|---|---|---|
| Exports of goods and services, % of GDP | 42% | 22.7% |
| Imports of goods and services, % of GDP | 51.3% | 12.5% |
| Current account balance (balance of payments) | $83M | N/A |
| Revenue excluding grants, % of GDP | 16.8% | N/A |
| Grants excluding technical cooperation, BoP | $162.6M | $14.5M |
| Personal remittances received | $1.5B | $1.6M |
| Industry including construction value added, % of GDP | 25.8% | 57% |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing value added, % of GDP | 15.5% | 9.3% |
| Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments BoP | $1.9M | N/A |
| Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts BoP | N/A | N/A |
| Expense, % of GDP | 16.7% | N/A |
| Government Expenditure, % of GDP | 27.4% | 15.1% |
