Country comparison Nicaragua vs Malta

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20243.6%chart7.0%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
10,721K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€18,201Mchart€23,125M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$19,694Mchart$24,964M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€2,628chart€40,6202024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$2,843chart$45,1672024GDP per capita [+]
€6,156M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]20247,125chart10,6472024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]20247,710chart11,5272024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202439.15%chart46.20%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€1,029chart€18,5412024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$1,113chart$20,0732024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024452chart-8122024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024489chart-8932024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]20242.48%chart-3.50%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20244,931.8chart8,645.52024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20245,336.4chart9,316.52024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]2023472.0chart848.82022Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]2023510.9chart906.72022Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202411.01%chart12.50%2022Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]2023784.8chart1,199,212,000.02023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2023848.6chart1,296.72023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202318.29%chart15.91%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]202499.2chart104.32024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]2024107.4chart112.62024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20241.90%chart1.28%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202427.10%chart37.50%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€712chart€15,0552024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$770chart$16,2242024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023€69chart€1,5962022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2023$75chart$1,7192022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€115chart€2,1702023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$124chart$2,3922023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€14chart€1832024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$16chart$2042024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]03/15/2024B2A211/22/2024Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]10/25/2022BA-10/14/2016S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]11/22/2019B-A+04/17/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202317chart512023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]2019109ºchart38º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202476.7chart31.12024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202424ºchart83º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]2024124ºchart29º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
3.1%November 2025Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2012Q44.4%chart2.7%2025Q3Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2012Q4140Kchart9K2025Q3Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2024$210.1chart$1,089.72025NMW [+]
NMW [+]2024€190.1chart€961.02025NMW [+]
$33,0522024Average Wage [+]
€30,5362024Average Wage [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]2017108ºchart41º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
US Dollar exchange rate [+]01/07/202636.6243chart0.860801/16/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
0.40%01/16/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]December 20252.7%
2.4%December 2025HICP [+]
0.6%November 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
2.15%06/11/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]2020142ºchart88º2020Doing Business [+]
-8.2%November 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 20191,296chart15,058December 2024Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 20190.24chart16.50December 2019Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]201576.35chart721.732015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202227.8%chart29.2%2024Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201315.00%chart18.00%01/01/2011Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202030.0%chart35.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]2022817,900chart2,286,6002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€6,823.7Mchart€3,495.2M2024Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$7,378.5Mchart$3,783.1M2024Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202341.43%chart15.11%2024Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€10,095.6Mchart€8,729.8M2024Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$10,916.4Mchart$9,449.0M2024Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202361.30%chart37.75%2024Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-3,271.9Mchart€-5,234.6M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-3,537.9Mchart$-5,665.8M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-19.87%chart-22.64%2024Trade balance % GDP [+]
3.8%November 2025Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201557ºchart47º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]202453chart1,7952024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024113ºchart-1º2023Global Peace Ranking [+]
0.90‰2022Crude divorce rate [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]20171,395.2chart215.52017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20200.64%chart22.23%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]202010.86%chart19.92%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202319.38‰chart7.70‰2024Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017134.9chart80.32017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20234.59‰chart7.30‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20232.22chart1.062023Fertility Rate [+]
4.20‰2023Crude marriage rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]201624.9%chart16.8%2024% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]20246,926,000chart574,2502024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]202042,167chart114,7602020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]2020718,154chart102,7932020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.669chart0.9152022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]20246ºchart62º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202374.95chart83.302024Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2015577chart312023Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20159.18chart5.502023Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]2021754chart32023Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]202111.35chart0.562023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20230.87chart3.852023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Consumption GWh [+]20234,654chart2,7162023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]20234,368chart2,2952023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/28/2025245chart1,11212/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/28/202516,803chart125,27212/28/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]08/11/20236,126,708chart471,56503/19/2024Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/28/202535.37chart1,936.4412/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]08/11/202315,507,763chart1,408,79303/19/2024Doses administered [+]
Nicaragua
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