Country comparison Nicaragua vs North Macedonia

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20243.6%chart3.0%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
2,369K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€18,201Mchart€15,672M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$19,694Mchart$16,679M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€2,628chart€8,5902024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$2,843chart$9,1692024GDP per capita [+]
€4,318M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]20247,125chart8,4522024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]20247,710chart9,1462024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202439.15%chart54.83%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€1,029chart€4,6372024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$1,113chart$5,0182024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024452chart-6852024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024489chart-7422024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]20242.48%chart-4.45%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20244,931.8chart5,661.12024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20245,336.4chart6,125.62024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]2023472.0chart139.92002Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]2023510.9chart132.62002Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202411.01%chart8.64%2002Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]2023784.8chart623.62023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2023848.6chart674.32023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202318.29%chart12.05%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]202499.2chart329.72024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]2024107.4chart350.82024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20241.90%chart5.55%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202427.10%chart36.73%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€712chart€3,1062024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$770chart$3,3612024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€69chart€692002Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$75chart$652002Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€115chart€3402023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$124chart$3682023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€14chart€1812024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$16chart$1932024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]03/15/2024B2
S&P Rating [+]10/25/2022BBB-05/24/2013S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]11/22/2019B-BB+05/15/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202317chart422023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]2019109ºchart82º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202476.7chart58.12024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202424ºchart26º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]2024124ºchart58º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
11.2%November 2025Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2012Q44.4%chart11.5%2025Q3Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2012Q4140Kchart92K2025Q3Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2024$210.1chart$388.92023NMW [+]
NMW [+]2024€190.1chart€541.02025NMW [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]2017108ºchart67º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
US Dollar exchange rate [+]01/07/202636.6243
-0.73%01/23/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]December 20252.7%
3.6%December 2025HICP [+]
4.6%November 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]2020142ºchart17º2020Doing Business [+]
-2.8%November 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 20191,296chart4,060December 2019Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20190.24chart2.24December 2019Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]201576.35chart205.562015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202227.8%
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201315.00%chart18.00%01/01/2006Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202030.0%chart10.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]2022817,900chart537,0002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€6,823.7Mchart€7,783.5M2024Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$7,378.5Mchart$8,424.7M2024Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202341.43%chart49.67%2024Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€10,095.6Mchart€11,065.7M2024Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$10,916.4Mchart$11,977.3M2024Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202361.30%chart70.61%2024Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-3,271.9Mchart€-3,282.2M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-3,537.9Mchart$-3,552.6M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-19.87%chart-20.94%2024Trade balance % GDP [+]
2.2%November 2025Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201557º
Density [+]202453chart712024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024113ºchart38º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
1.00‰2021Crude divorce rate [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]20171,395.2chart314.02017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20200.64%chart6.35%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]202010.86%chart33.54%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202319.38‰chart8.80‰2024Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017134.9chart128.22017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20234.59‰chart11.10‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20232.22chart1.492023Fertility Rate [+]
6.80‰2021Crude marriage rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]201624.9%chart22.2%2023% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]20246,926,000chart1,822,6122024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]202042,167chart131,3112020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020718,154chart693,8962020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.669chart0.7652022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]20246ºchart58º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202374.95chart75.322023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2015577chart1222010Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20159.18chart5.902010Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]2021754chart282023Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]202111.35chart1.532023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20230.87chart4.192023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Consumption GWh [+]20234,654chart5,3642023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]20234,368chart6,2062023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/28/2025245chart9,99112/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/28/202516,803chart352,09312/28/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]08/11/20236,126,708chart838,18105/07/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/28/202535.37chart5,481.6912/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]08/11/202315,507,763chart1,862,98705/07/2023Doses administered [+]
Nicaragua
North Macedonia