Nicaragua vs Zimbabwe: Economic Indicators Comparison

Zimbabwe with a GDP of $31B ranked the 101st largest economy in the world, while Nicaragua ranked 133rd with $13.1B. By GDP 5-years average growth and GDP per capita, Zimbabwe and Nicaragua ranked 112th vs 91st and 144th vs 148th, respectively.

Gross Domestic Product & Income

StatNicaraguaZimbabwe
GDP$13.1B$31B
GDP growth, 1 year-4%3.4%
GDP growth, 5-years average3%2.6%
Population6.2M16.5M
GDP per capita$2k$2.1k
GDP per capita growth-5.02%4.67%
Purchasing Power Parity conversion factor11.570.71
Price level ratio of PPP conversion factor GDP to market exchange rate0.370.71
GDP per capita, PPP adjusted$5.7k$2.8k
GNI, Atlas method$13.1B$25.8B
GNI per capita$2k$1.8k
GNI, PPP adjusted$34.9B$43.6B
GNI per capita, PPP adjusted$5.4k$3k

Financial system and Human development

StatNicaraguaZimbabwe
Income Tax Rate30%51.5%
Corporate Tax Rate30%25%
Inflation, consumer prices5%10.6%
Inflation, GDP deflator3.4%28%
Unemployment4.5%4.9%
Economic Freedom Index57.243.1
Personal Freedom Index7.415.45
Human Freedom Index7.224.96
Property Rights Index33.533.7
Judical Effectiveness Index19.528.3
Business Freedom Index55.139.1
Fiscal Health Index87.236.2
Labor Freedom Index55.543.1
Investment Freedom Index6025
Financial Freedom Index5010
Trade Freedom Index75.470
Monetary Freedom Index71.562.8
Government Spending Index77.588
Tax Burden Index76.362.3
Government Integrity Index24.318.9
Corruption Perceptions Index2522
Life expectancy at birth, years74.160.8
Suicide mortality rate, per 100,000 people12.210.7
Mortality caused by road traffic injury, per 100,000 people15.334.7
Intentional homicides, per 100,000 people7.46.7
International tourism, number of arrivals1.3M2.6M

Government debt & reserves

StatNicaraguaZimbabwe
Central government debt, % of GDP37.2%29.8%
External debt stocks, % of GNI90.7%39.8%
External debt stocks$11.6B$12.3B
Short-term debt, % of total reserves60.3%3880.6%
Total debt service, % of exports and primary income19%11.7%
Adjusted net savings including particulate emission damage, % of GNI14.4%-22.2%
Gross savings, % of GDP23.6%-3.4%
Gross capital formation, % of GDP22.9%12.6%
Total reserves including gold$2.3B$87M
Foreign direct investment net inflows$359.2M$744.6M

Exports, imports and economic structure

StatNicaraguaZimbabwe
Exports of goods and services, % of GDP42%22.9%
Imports of goods and services, % of GDP51.3%25.5%
Current account balance (balance of payments)$83M-$307.8M
Revenue excluding grants, % of GDP16.8%16.9%
Grants excluding technical cooperation, BoP$162.6M$737.1M
Personal remittances received$1.5B$1.9B
Industry including construction value added, % of GDP25.8%32.5%
Agriculture, forestry and fishing value added, % of GDP15.5%12.1%
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments BoP$1.9M$4.3M
Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts BoPN/A$2.4M
Expense, % of GDP16.7%26.6%
Government Expenditure, % of GDP27.4%20%

Compare with countries close by GDP per capita

Nicaragua vs

CountryGDP
per capita
Population
Vanuatu
$3.1k
276k
Philippines
$3.1k
105M
Ukraine
$3.1k
42.6M
Djibouti
$3.1k
957k
Papua New Guinea
$2.7k
8.25M
Vietnam
$2.6k
94.7M
Egypt
$2.5k
94.8M
Laos
$2.5k
6.86M
Honduras
$2.5k
9.27M
Ghana
$2.2k
26.9M
Congo
$2.1k
5.26M
Solomon Islands
$2.1k
611k
East Timor
$2k
1.3M
Syria
$2k
18.3M
Nigeria
$2k
191M
India
$2k
1.33B
Sao Tome and Principe
$2k
204k
Ivory Coast
$1.7k
24.3M
Kenya
$1.7k
48.5M
North Korea
$1.7k
25.5M
Bangladesh
$1.7k
165M
Kiribati
$1.6k
116k
Zambia
$1.5k
17.1M
Cameroon
$1.5k
24.1M
Uzbekistan
$1.5k
32.4M
Senegal
$1.5k
15.9M
Cambodia
$1.5k
16M
Pakistan
$1.5k
197M
Comoros
$1.4k
824k
Myanmar
$1.3k
53.4M

Zimbabwe vs

CountryGDP
per capita
Population
Bhutan
$3.2k
808k
Morocco
$3.2k
36M
Moldova
$3.2k
2.55M
Palestine
$3.2k
4.68M
Vanuatu
$3.1k
276k
Philippines
$3.1k
105M
Ukraine
$3.1k
42.6M
Djibouti
$3.1k
957k
Papua New Guinea
$2.7k
8.25M
Vietnam
$2.6k
94.7M
Egypt
$2.5k
94.8M
Laos
$2.5k
6.86M
Honduras
$2.5k
9.27M
Ghana
$2.2k
26.9M
Congo
$2.1k
5.26M
Solomon Islands
$2.1k
611k
East Timor
$2k
1.3M
Syria
$2k
18.3M
Nigeria
$2k
191M
India
$2k
1.33B
Sao Tome and Principe
$2k
204k
Ivory Coast
$1.7k
24.3M
Kenya
$1.7k
48.5M
North Korea
$1.7k
25.5M
Bangladesh
$1.7k
165M
Kiribati
$1.6k
116k
Zambia
$1.5k
17.1M
Cameroon
$1.5k
24.1M
Uzbekistan
$1.5k
32.4M
Senegal
$1.5k
15.9M