The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in Nicaragua contracted 7.70 percent in the fourth quarter of 2018 over the same quarter of the previous year. GDP Annual Growth Rate in Nicaragua averaged 3.93 percent from 1995 until 2018, reaching an all time high of 10.90 percent in the fourth quarter of 1999 and a record low of -7.70 percent in the fourth quarter of 2018. The biggest sector of Nicaragua's economy is services (61 percent of GDP), including internal trade (13 percent); transport and communications (9 percent); real estate activities (7 percent) and public administration (7 percent). Industry contributes to 23 percent of GDP with manufacturing (16 percent) and construction (3 percent) accounting for the largest share. The agriculture, livestock, forestry and fishing sector creates 16 percent of the wealth, mainly in agriculture (8 percent) and livestock (6 percent). On the expenditure side, household consumption is the main component of GDP (79 percent), followed by gross fixed capital formation (32 percent) and government spending (15 percent). Exports of goods and services represent 42 percent of GDP while imports account for 68 percent, subtracting 26 percent of total GDP. . This page provides - Nicaragua GDP Annual Growth Rate - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

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Taxing questions ahead of the General Election - as the spending pledges of the major parties add up, how might the tax rules change to pay for it all? Presenter Claer Barrett talks to Nimesh Shah, a partner at Blick Rothenberg to get the answers. Plus, if you’re already dreading your annual tax return, would you prefer it if computers did it for you? Chris Giles, the FT’s economics editor, has been probing the future shift toward personal tax accounts that could deduct what you owe in real time! And finally, Becky O'Connor from Royal London tells listeners about a host of savings tips and tricks that could help you balance your own budget. 

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It's been a week of shock and awe for UK investors. Wednesday started with an emergency interest rate cut from the BoE. New chancellor Rishi Sunak then delivered a Budget full of emergency "first aid" measures to help workers, the self employed and small businesses survive the crisis - and some very unexpected news for wealthy pension savers. And in the meantime - stock markets around the world continue to experience deep falls as central banks work out how to respond to the coronavirus.

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