Nicaragua is a lower-income country in Central America, with a finance sector that provides limited services. Approximately 65% of the country’s workers are employed in the informal sector. Like many countries in the region, its economy is heavily dependent on agriculture, representing 17% of its GDP and agricultural produce and textiles, which makes up 50% of its exports. The rural population of Nicaragua is even more dependent on agriculture for their livelihoods, since 90% of rural people work in this sector.