01 · Economic overview

What should a reader know first?

Latest values orient the reader; the three-era analysis below shows how the economic record developed.

Nominal GDP$19.69B2024 · Latest current-price total · World rank 129 of 210

Real GDP growth3.6%2024 · Latest constant-price annual change · Constant-price annual change

GDP per capita$2,8482024 · Current U.S. dollars; not PPP adjusted · Current U.S. dollars; not PPP adjusted

Share of world GDP0.0%2024 · Share of the official world total · Official world aggregate denominator

Largest broad activity29.3%2024 · Largest broad production activity · Other activities

Manufacturing15.2%2024 · Share of total gross value added · World gap −0.5 pp

Economic overview annual rank and index table55 annual rows

Annual core economic measures, world ranks and comparable world indices. Annual rows cover the full 1970–2024 AMA record wherever the source publishes a value. World ranks run highest-to-lowest. The position index converts rank to a 0–100 scale: 100 is first and 0 is last; it is not a performance score. World comparison is either a world-equals-100 value index or a percentage-point gap, according to the measure.

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Economic overview annual rank and index table

Nicaragua	1970	$1.14B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	$471	Not published	Not published	50.7 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Nicaragua	1971	$1.21B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	4.9%	Not published	Not published	+0.7 pp vs world	$485	Not published	Not published	48.5 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Nicaragua	1972	$1.29B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	3.2%	Not published	Not published	-2.2 pp vs world	$503	Not published	Not published	44.5 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Nicaragua	1973	$1.61B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	5.1%	Not published	Not published	-1.3 pp vs world	$606	Not published	Not published	45.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Nicaragua	1974	$2.23B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	12.7%	Not published	Not published	+10.6 pp vs world	$817	Not published	Not published	54.5 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Nicaragua	1975	$2.34B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	2.2%	Not published	Not published	+1.4 pp vs world	$829	Not published	Not published	50.4 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Nicaragua	1976	$2.71B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	5.0%	Not published	Not published	-0.2 pp vs world	$934	Not published	Not published	53.5 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Nicaragua	1977	$3.29B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	6.3%	Not published	Not published	+2.1 pp vs world	$1,099	Not published	Not published	56.9 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Nicaragua	1978	$3.14B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	-7.2%	Not published	Not published	-11.5 pp vs world	$1,021	Not published	Not published	45.3 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Nicaragua	1979	$2.25B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	-26.5%	Not published	Not published	-30.5 pp vs world	$711	Not published	Not published	27.9 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Nicaragua	1980	$2.71B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	4.6%	Not published	Not published	+2.7 pp vs world	$832	Not published	Not published	29.8 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Nicaragua	1981	$3.12B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	5.4%	Not published	Not published	+3.4 pp vs world	$933	Not published	Not published	33.3 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Nicaragua	1982	$3.29B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	-0.8%	Not published	Not published	-1.3 pp vs world	$956	Not published	Not published	35.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Nicaragua	1983	$3.57B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	4.6%	Not published	Not published	+1.8 pp vs world	$1,012	Not published	Not published	36.8 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Nicaragua	1984	$3.64B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	-1.6%	Not published	Not published	-6.2 pp vs world	$1,007	Not published	Not published	36.3 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Nicaragua	1985	$3.61B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	-4.1%	Not published	Not published	-7.6 pp vs world	$973	Not published	Not published	34.7 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Nicaragua	1986	$3.64B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	-1.0%	Not published	Not published	-4.2 pp vs world	$959	Not published	Not published	30.3 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Nicaragua	1987	$3.70B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	-0.7%	Not published	Not published	-4.4 pp vs world	$954	Not published	Not published	27.1 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Nicaragua	1988	$3.36B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	-12.4%	Not published	Not published	-17.0 pp vs world	$845	Not published	Not published	21.8 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Nicaragua	1989	$3.43B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	-1.7%	Not published	Not published	-5.5 pp vs world	$843	Not published	Not published	21.2 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Nicaragua	1990	$3.55B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	-0.1%	Not published	Not published	-3.1 pp vs world	$854	Not published	Not published	19.7 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Nicaragua	1991	$3.65B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	-0.2%	Not published	Not published	-1.4 pp vs world	$858	Not published	Not published	19.1 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Nicaragua	1992	$3.87B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.4%	Not published	Not published	-1.7 pp vs world	$889	Not published	Not published	18.8 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Nicaragua	1993	$4.13B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	-0.4%	Not published	Not published	-2.1 pp vs world	$928	Not published	Not published	19.6 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Nicaragua	1994	$3.85B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	3.3%	Not published	Not published	+0.0 pp vs world	$846	Not published	Not published	17.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Nicaragua	1995	$4.12B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	5.9%	Not published	Not published	+2.8 pp vs world	$887	Not published	Not published	16.3 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Nicaragua	1996	$4.29B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	6.3%	Not published	Not published	+2.8 pp vs world	$908	Not published	Not published	16.6 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Nicaragua	1997	$4.38B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	4.0%	Not published	Not published	+0.1 pp vs world	$910	Not published	Not published	16.9 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Nicaragua	1998	$4.62B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	3.7%	Not published	Not published	+0.9 pp vs world	$946	Not published	Not published	17.9 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Nicaragua	1999	$4.84B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	7.0%	Not published	Not published	+3.5 pp vs world	$977	Not published	Not published	18.1 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Nicaragua	2000	$5.09B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	4.1%	Not published	Not published	-0.4 pp vs world	$1,014	Not published	Not published	18.5 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Nicaragua	2001	$5.33B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	3.0%	Not published	Not published	+0.9 pp vs world	$1,048	Not published	Not published	19.5 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Nicaragua	2002	$5.21B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.8%	Not published	Not published	-1.5 pp vs world	$1,011	Not published	Not published	18.3 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Nicaragua	2003	$5.30B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	2.5%	Not published	Not published	-0.5 pp vs world	$1,018	Not published	Not published	16.6 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Nicaragua	2004	$5.77B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	5.3%	Not published	Not published	+0.9 pp vs world	$1,095	Not published	Not published	16.1 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Nicaragua	2005	$6.30B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	4.3%	Not published	Not published	+0.3 pp vs world	$1,179	Not published	Not published	16.2 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Nicaragua	2006	$6.76B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	4.2%	Not published	Not published	-0.3 pp vs world	$1,248	Not published	Not published	16.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Nicaragua	2007	$7.42B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	5.1%	Not published	Not published	+0.7 pp vs world	$1,350	Not published	Not published	15.5 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Nicaragua	2008	$8.50B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	3.4%	Not published	Not published	+1.4 pp vs world	$1,524	Not published	Not published	16.2 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Nicaragua	2009	$8.30B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	-3.3%	Not published	Not published	-1.9 pp vs world	$1,467	Not published	Not published	16.6 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Nicaragua	2010	$8.76B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	4.4%	Not published	Not published	-0.0 pp vs world	$1,527	Not published	Not published	16.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Nicaragua	2011	$9.77B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	6.3%	Not published	Not published	+3.0 pp vs world	$1,680	Not published	Not published	16.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Nicaragua	2012	$10.53B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	6.5%	Not published	Not published	+3.8 pp vs world	$1,785	Not published	Not published	16.9 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Nicaragua	2013	$10.98B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	4.9%	Not published	Not published	+2.1 pp vs world	$1,835	Not published	Not published	17.1 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Nicaragua	2014	$11.88B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	4.8%	Not published	Not published	+1.7 pp vs world	$1,958	Not published	Not published	18.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Nicaragua	2015	$12.76B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	4.8%	Not published	Not published	+1.6 pp vs world	$2,074	Not published	Not published	20.4 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Nicaragua	2016	$13.29B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	4.6%	Not published	Not published	+1.8 pp vs world	$2,132	Not published	Not published	20.8 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Nicaragua	2017	$13.79B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	4.6%	Not published	Not published	+1.2 pp vs world	$2,183	Not published	Not published	20.3 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Nicaragua	2018	$13.03B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	-3.4%	Not published	Not published	-6.6 pp vs world	$2,035	Not published	Not published	18.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Nicaragua	2019	$12.70B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	-2.9%	Not published	Not published	-5.5 pp vs world	$1,959	Not published	Not published	17.3 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Nicaragua	2020	$12.73B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	-2.2%	Not published	Not published	+0.7 pp vs world	$1,938	Not published	Not published	17.7 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Nicaragua	2021	$14.21B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	10.5%	Not published	Not published	+4.0 pp vs world	$2,138	Not published	Not published	17.2 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Nicaragua	2022	$15.63B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	3.6%	Not published	Not published	+0.2 pp vs world	$2,323	Not published	Not published	18.1 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Nicaragua	2023	$17.81B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	4.4%	Not published	Not published	+1.5 pp vs world	$2,609	Not published	Not published	19.7 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Nicaragua	2024	$19.69B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	3.6%	Not published	Not published	+0.8 pp vs world	$2,848	Not published	Not published	20.8 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world

Calculations created by Tesseron World Observatory, data from UNSD Analysis of Main Aggregates (2026-01-28_89ede278; source updated 2026-01-28T00:00:00).

The long view

Real output, indexed to a shared starting year

Indexing allows the country and benchmark trajectories to be compared without confusing their very different economic sizes.

Created by Tesseron World Observatory; data from UN Statistics Division Analysis of Main Aggregates – 28 January 2026 data snapshot.

NicaraguaCentral AmericaWorldConstant prices · U.S. dollars · index, shared start = 100

02 · Economic size and world position

How large is the economy, and where does it sit globally?

Nominal scale, real volume and share of world output provide three distinct views of economic size.

Full historical record

Nominal GDP

Nominal scale, real volume and share of world output provide three distinct views of economic size.

Nicaragua is shown against compatible UN benchmarks. The three fixed eras are labeled on the chart and summarized below.

Created by Tesseron World Observatory; data from UN Statistics Division Analysis of Main Aggregates – 28 January 2026 data snapshot.

NicaraguaCentral AmericaWorldCurrent prices · U.S. dollars

Formation1970–1990

$1.14B → $3.55B

Compound annual change: +5.9% CAGR

Integration1990–2010

$3.55B → $8.76B

Compound annual change: +4.6% CAGR

Current era2010–2024

$8.76B → $19.69B

Compound annual change: +6.0% CAGR

Nominal GDP$19.69B2024 · Published series · World rank 129 of 210 · highest-to-lowest

Real GDP$15.75B2024 · Published series · World rank unavailable

Share of world GDP0.0%2024 · Derived measure · World rank unavailable

Economic size and world position: annual rates, ranks and comparison indices55 annual rows

Annual non-duplicative measures used in the economic size and world position section. Annual rows cover the full 1970–2024 AMA record wherever the source publishes a value. World ranks run highest-to-lowest. The position index converts rank to a 0–100 scale: 100 is first and 0 is last; it is not a performance score. World comparison is either a world-equals-100 value index or a percentage-point gap, according to the measure.

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Economic size and world position: annual rates, ranks and comparison indices

Nicaragua	1970	$1.14B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$5.72B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Nicaragua	1971	$1.21B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$6.01B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Nicaragua	1972	$1.29B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$6.20B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Nicaragua	1973	$1.61B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$6.51B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Nicaragua	1974	$2.23B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$7.34B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Nicaragua	1975	$2.34B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$7.50B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Nicaragua	1976	$2.71B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$7.88B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Nicaragua	1977	$3.29B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$8.38B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Nicaragua	1978	$3.14B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$7.78B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Nicaragua	1979	$2.25B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$5.72B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Nicaragua	1980	$2.71B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$5.98B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Nicaragua	1981	$3.12B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$6.30B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Nicaragua	1982	$3.29B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$6.25B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Nicaragua	1983	$3.57B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$6.54B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Nicaragua	1984	$3.64B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$6.44B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Nicaragua	1985	$3.61B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$6.17B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Nicaragua	1986	$3.64B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$6.11B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Nicaragua	1987	$3.70B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$6.07B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Nicaragua	1988	$3.36B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$5.31B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Nicaragua	1989	$3.43B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$5.22B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Nicaragua	1990	$3.55B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$5.22B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Nicaragua	1991	$3.65B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$5.21B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Nicaragua	1992	$3.87B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$5.23B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Nicaragua	1993	$4.13B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$5.21B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Nicaragua	1994	$3.85B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$5.38B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Nicaragua	1995	$4.12B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$5.70B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Nicaragua	1996	$4.29B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$6.06B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Nicaragua	1997	$4.38B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$6.30B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Nicaragua	1998	$4.62B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$6.53B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Nicaragua	1999	$4.84B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$6.99B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Nicaragua	2000	$5.09B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$7.28B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Nicaragua	2001	$5.33B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$7.50B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Nicaragua	2002	$5.21B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$7.55B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Nicaragua	2003	$5.30B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$7.74B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Nicaragua	2004	$5.77B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$8.15B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Nicaragua	2005	$6.30B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$8.50B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Nicaragua	2006	$6.76B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$8.86B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Nicaragua	2007	$7.42B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$9.31B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Nicaragua	2008	$8.50B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$9.63B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Nicaragua	2009	$8.30B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$9.31B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Nicaragua	2010	$8.76B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$9.72B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Nicaragua	2011	$9.77B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$10.33B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Nicaragua	2012	$10.53B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$11.01B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Nicaragua	2013	$10.98B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$11.55B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Nicaragua	2014	$11.88B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$12.10B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Nicaragua	2015	$12.76B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$12.68B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Nicaragua	2016	$13.29B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$13.26B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Nicaragua	2017	$13.79B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$13.87B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Nicaragua	2018	$13.03B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$13.41B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Nicaragua	2019	$12.70B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$13.02B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Nicaragua	2020	$12.73B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$12.73B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Nicaragua	2021	$14.21B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$14.06B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Nicaragua	2022	$15.63B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$14.56B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Nicaragua	2023	$17.81B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$15.20B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Nicaragua	2024	$19.69B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$15.75B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world

Calculations created by Tesseron World Observatory, data from UNSD Analysis of Main Aggregates (2026-01-28_89ede278; source updated 2026-01-28T00:00:00).

Interpretation note

Current U.S.-dollar GDP reflects domestic prices and exchange rates as well as production. It is not PPP adjusted.

Latest common comparison

Central America$2.24T2024

World$111.57T2024

03 · Output and income per person

What does the record show per person?

Current and constant-price per-person measures separate present-dollar scale from real change.

Full historical record

GDP per person

Current and constant-price per-person measures separate present-dollar scale from real change.

Nicaragua is shown against compatible UN benchmarks. The three fixed eras are labeled on the chart and summarized below.

Created by Tesseron World Observatory; data from UN Statistics Division Analysis of Main Aggregates – 28 January 2026 data snapshot.

NicaraguaCentral AmericaWorldCurrent prices · U.S. dollars per person

Formation1970–1990

$471 → $854

Compound annual change: +3.0% CAGR

Integration1990–2010

$854 → $1,527

Compound annual change: +2.9% CAGR

Current era2010–2024

$1,527 → $2,848

Compound annual change: +4.6% CAGR

GDP per person$2,8482024 · Published series · World rank 156 of 210 · highest-to-lowest

Real GDP per person$2,2772024 · Published series · World rank unavailable

Output and income per person: annual rates, ranks and comparison indices55 annual rows

Annual non-duplicative measures used in the output and income per person section. Annual rows cover the full 1970–2024 AMA record wherever the source publishes a value. World ranks run highest-to-lowest. The position index converts rank to a 0–100 scale: 100 is first and 0 is last; it is not a performance score. World comparison is either a world-equals-100 value index or a percentage-point gap, according to the measure.

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Nicaragua	1970	$471	Not published	Not published	50.7 (world = 100)	$2,362	Not published	Not published	45.5 (world = 100)
Nicaragua	1971	$485	Not published	Not published	48.5 (world = 100)	$2,403	Not published	Not published	45.3 (world = 100)
Nicaragua	1972	$503	Not published	Not published	44.5 (world = 100)	$2,408	Not published	Not published	44.0 (world = 100)
Nicaragua	1973	$606	Not published	Not published	45.0 (world = 100)	$2,458	Not published	Not published	43.0 (world = 100)
Nicaragua	1974	$817	Not published	Not published	54.5 (world = 100)	$2,687	Not published	Not published	46.9 (world = 100)
Nicaragua	1975	$829	Not published	Not published	50.4 (world = 100)	$2,663	Not published	Not published	47.0 (world = 100)
Nicaragua	1976	$934	Not published	Not published	53.5 (world = 100)	$2,714	Not published	Not published	46.3 (world = 100)
Nicaragua	1977	$1,099	Not published	Not published	56.9 (world = 100)	$2,799	Not published	Not published	46.7 (world = 100)
Nicaragua	1978	$1,021	Not published	Not published	45.3 (world = 100)	$2,524	Not published	Not published	41.1 (world = 100)
Nicaragua	1979	$711	Not published	Not published	27.9 (world = 100)	$1,807	Not published	Not published	28.8 (world = 100)
Nicaragua	1980	$832	Not published	Not published	29.8 (world = 100)	$1,839	Not published	Not published	29.2 (world = 100)
Nicaragua	1981	$933	Not published	Not published	33.3 (world = 100)	$1,883	Not published	Not published	29.9 (world = 100)
Nicaragua	1982	$956	Not published	Not published	35.0 (world = 100)	$1,818	Not published	Not published	29.3 (world = 100)
Nicaragua	1983	$1,012	Not published	Not published	36.8 (world = 100)	$1,852	Not published	Not published	29.5 (world = 100)
Nicaragua	1984	$1,007	Not published	Not published	36.3 (world = 100)	$1,778	Not published	Not published	27.6 (world = 100)
Nicaragua	1985	$973	Not published	Not published	34.7 (world = 100)	$1,666	Not published	Not published	25.4 (world = 100)
Nicaragua	1986	$959	Not published	Not published	30.3 (world = 100)	$1,610	Not published	Not published	24.2 (world = 100)
Nicaragua	1987	$954	Not published	Not published	27.1 (world = 100)	$1,563	Not published	Not published	23.1 (world = 100)
Nicaragua	1988	$845	Not published	Not published	21.8 (world = 100)	$1,337	Not published	Not published	19.3 (world = 100)
Nicaragua	1989	$843	Not published	Not published	21.2 (world = 100)	$1,284	Not published	Not published	18.2 (world = 100)
Nicaragua	1990	$854	Not published	Not published	19.7 (world = 100)	$1,253	Not published	Not published	17.5 (world = 100)
Nicaragua	1991	$858	Not published	Not published	19.1 (world = 100)	$1,222	Not published	Not published	17.2 (world = 100)
Nicaragua	1992	$889	Not published	Not published	18.8 (world = 100)	$1,200	Not published	Not published	16.8 (world = 100)
Nicaragua	1993	$928	Not published	Not published	19.6 (world = 100)	$1,169	Not published	Not published	16.3 (world = 100)
Nicaragua	1994	$846	Not published	Not published	17.0 (world = 100)	$1,183	Not published	Not published	16.2 (world = 100)
Nicaragua	1995	$887	Not published	Not published	16.3 (world = 100)	$1,227	Not published	Not published	16.6 (world = 100)
Nicaragua	1996	$908	Not published	Not published	16.6 (world = 100)	$1,281	Not published	Not published	16.9 (world = 100)
Nicaragua	1997	$910	Not published	Not published	16.9 (world = 100)	$1,310	Not published	Not published	16.9 (world = 100)
Nicaragua	1998	$946	Not published	Not published	17.9 (world = 100)	$1,338	Not published	Not published	17.0 (world = 100)
Nicaragua	1999	$977	Not published	Not published	18.1 (world = 100)	$1,412	Not published	Not published	17.6 (world = 100)
Nicaragua	2000	$1,014	Not published	Not published	18.5 (world = 100)	$1,450	Not published	Not published	17.5 (world = 100)
Nicaragua	2001	$1,048	Not published	Not published	19.5 (world = 100)	$1,473	Not published	Not published	17.7 (world = 100)
Nicaragua	2002	$1,011	Not published	Not published	18.3 (world = 100)	$1,467	Not published	Not published	17.4 (world = 100)
Nicaragua	2003	$1,018	Not published	Not published	16.6 (world = 100)	$1,486	Not published	Not published	17.4 (world = 100)
Nicaragua	2004	$1,095	Not published	Not published	16.1 (world = 100)	$1,547	Not published	Not published	17.5 (world = 100)
Nicaragua	2005	$1,179	Not published	Not published	16.2 (world = 100)	$1,592	Not published	Not published	17.6 (world = 100)
Nicaragua	2006	$1,248	Not published	Not published	16.0 (world = 100)	$1,634	Not published	Not published	17.5 (world = 100)
Nicaragua	2007	$1,350	Not published	Not published	15.5 (world = 100)	$1,693	Not published	Not published	17.6 (world = 100)
Nicaragua	2008	$1,524	Not published	Not published	16.2 (world = 100)	$1,726	Not published	Not published	17.8 (world = 100)
Nicaragua	2009	$1,467	Not published	Not published	16.6 (world = 100)	$1,646	Not published	Not published	17.5 (world = 100)
Nicaragua	2010	$1,527	Not published	Not published	16.0 (world = 100)	$1,694	Not published	Not published	17.4 (world = 100)
Nicaragua	2011	$1,680	Not published	Not published	16.0 (world = 100)	$1,776	Not published	Not published	17.9 (world = 100)
Nicaragua	2012	$1,785	Not published	Not published	16.9 (world = 100)	$1,865	Not published	Not published	18.6 (world = 100)
Nicaragua	2013	$1,835	Not published	Not published	17.1 (world = 100)	$1,930	Not published	Not published	18.9 (world = 100)
Nicaragua	2014	$1,958	Not published	Not published	18.0 (world = 100)	$1,995	Not published	Not published	19.2 (world = 100)
Nicaragua	2015	$2,074	Not published	Not published	20.4 (world = 100)	$2,062	Not published	Not published	19.5 (world = 100)
Nicaragua	2016	$2,132	Not published	Not published	20.8 (world = 100)	$2,127	Not published	Not published	19.8 (world = 100)
Nicaragua	2017	$2,183	Not published	Not published	20.3 (world = 100)	$2,196	Not published	Not published	20.0 (world = 100)
Nicaragua	2018	$2,035	Not published	Not published	18.0 (world = 100)	$2,095	Not published	Not published	18.7 (world = 100)
Nicaragua	2019	$1,959	Not published	Not published	17.3 (world = 100)	$2,008	Not published	Not published	17.6 (world = 100)
Nicaragua	2020	$1,938	Not published	Not published	17.7 (world = 100)	$1,938	Not published	Not published	17.7 (world = 100)
Nicaragua	2021	$2,138	Not published	Not published	17.2 (world = 100)	$2,115	Not published	Not published	18.3 (world = 100)
Nicaragua	2022	$2,323	Not published	Not published	18.1 (world = 100)	$2,163	Not published	Not published	18.3 (world = 100)
Nicaragua	2023	$2,609	Not published	Not published	19.7 (world = 100)	$2,228	Not published	Not published	18.4 (world = 100)
Nicaragua	2024	$2,848	Not published	Not published	20.8 (world = 100)	$2,277	Not published	Not published	18.5 (world = 100)

Calculations created by Tesseron World Observatory, data from UNSD Analysis of Main Aggregates (2026-01-28_89ede278; source updated 2026-01-28T00:00:00).

Interpretation note

GDP per person is an accounting average, not a measure of household income distribution or living costs.

Latest common comparison

Central America$12,2292024

World$13,6732024

04 · Real growth and output prices

How quickly has real activity changed, and how have output prices moved?

Real GDP growth, per-person growth and the implicit deflator answer different questions.

Full historical record

Real GDP growth

Real GDP growth, per-person growth and the implicit deflator answer different questions.

Nicaragua is shown against compatible UN benchmarks. The three fixed eras are labeled on the chart and summarized below.

Created by Tesseron World Observatory; data from UN Statistics Division Analysis of Main Aggregates – 28 January 2026 data snapshot.

NicaraguaCentral AmericaWorldConstant prices · percent

Formation1970–1990

4.9% → -0.1%

Average annual rate: -0.1%

Integration1990–2010

-0.1% → 4.4%

Average annual rate: +3.0%

Current era2010–2024

4.4% → 3.6%

Average annual rate: +3.6%

Real GDP growth3.6%2024 · Published series · World rank 86 of 210 · highest-to-lowest

Real GDP-per-person growth2.2%2024 · Published series · World rank 99 of 210 · highest-to-lowest

Implicit GDP deflator133.42024 · Published series · World rank unavailable

Real growth and output prices: annual rates, ranks and comparison indices55 annual rows

Annual non-duplicative measures used in the real growth and output prices section. Annual rows cover the full 1970–2024 AMA record wherever the source publishes a value. World ranks run highest-to-lowest. The position index converts rank to a 0–100 scale: 100 is first and 0 is last; it is not a performance score. World comparison is either a world-equals-100 value index or a percentage-point gap, according to the measure.

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Nicaragua	1970	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	0.0	Not published	Not published
Nicaragua	1971	4.9%	Not published	Not published	+0.7 pp vs world	1.7%	Not published	Not published	-0.4 pp vs world	0.0	Not published	Not published
Nicaragua	1972	3.2%	Not published	Not published	-2.2 pp vs world	0.2%	Not published	Not published	-3.1 pp vs world	0.0	Not published	Not published
Nicaragua	1973	5.1%	Not published	Not published	-1.3 pp vs world	2.1%	Not published	Not published	-2.3 pp vs world	0.0	Not published	Not published
Nicaragua	1974	12.7%	Not published	Not published	+10.6 pp vs world	9.3%	Not published	Not published	+9.1 pp vs world	0.0	Not published	Not published
Nicaragua	1975	2.2%	Not published	Not published	+1.4 pp vs world	-0.9%	Not published	Not published	+0.1 pp vs world	0.0	Not published	Not published
Nicaragua	1976	5.0%	Not published	Not published	-0.2 pp vs world	1.9%	Not published	Not published	-1.4 pp vs world	0.0	Not published	Not published
Nicaragua	1977	6.3%	Not published	Not published	+2.1 pp vs world	3.1%	Not published	Not published	+0.8 pp vs world	0.0	Not published	Not published
Nicaragua	1978	-7.2%	Not published	Not published	-11.5 pp vs world	-9.8%	Not published	Not published	-12.4 pp vs world	0.0	Not published	Not published
Nicaragua	1979	-26.5%	Not published	Not published	-30.5 pp vs world	-28.4%	Not published	Not published	-30.7 pp vs world	0.0	Not published	Not published
Nicaragua	1980	4.6%	Not published	Not published	+2.7 pp vs world	1.8%	Not published	Not published	+1.7 pp vs world	0.0	Not published	Not published
Nicaragua	1981	5.4%	Not published	Not published	+3.4 pp vs world	2.4%	Not published	Not published	+2.3 pp vs world	0.0	Not published	Not published
Nicaragua	1982	-0.8%	Not published	Not published	-1.3 pp vs world	-3.5%	Not published	Not published	-2.1 pp vs world	0.0	Not published	Not published
Nicaragua	1983	4.6%	Not published	Not published	+1.8 pp vs world	1.9%	Not published	Not published	+0.9 pp vs world	0.0	Not published	Not published
Nicaragua	1984	-1.6%	Not published	Not published	-6.2 pp vs world	-4.0%	Not published	Not published	-6.8 pp vs world	0.0	Not published	Not published
Nicaragua	1985	-4.1%	Not published	Not published	-7.6 pp vs world	-6.3%	Not published	Not published	-8.0 pp vs world	0.0	Not published	Not published
Nicaragua	1986	-1.0%	Not published	Not published	-4.2 pp vs world	-3.3%	Not published	Not published	-4.6 pp vs world	0.0	Not published	Not published
Nicaragua	1987	-0.7%	Not published	Not published	-4.4 pp vs world	-3.0%	Not published	Not published	-4.7 pp vs world	0.0	Not published	Not published
Nicaragua	1988	-12.4%	Not published	Not published	-17.0 pp vs world	-14.4%	Not published	Not published	-17.1 pp vs world	0.0	Not published	Not published
Nicaragua	1989	-1.7%	Not published	Not published	-5.5 pp vs world	-4.0%	Not published	Not published	-5.9 pp vs world	0.0	Not published	Not published
Nicaragua	1990	-0.1%	Not published	Not published	-3.1 pp vs world	-2.4%	Not published	Not published	-3.6 pp vs world	0.3	Not published	Not published
Nicaragua	1991	-0.2%	Not published	Not published	-1.4 pp vs world	-2.5%	Not published	Not published	-2.0 pp vs world	8.7	Not published	Not published
Nicaragua	1992	0.4%	Not published	Not published	-1.7 pp vs world	-1.9%	Not published	Not published	-2.3 pp vs world	10.8	Not published	Not published
Nicaragua	1993	-0.4%	Not published	Not published	-2.1 pp vs world	-2.6%	Not published	Not published	-2.7 pp vs world	13.0	Not published	Not published
Nicaragua	1994	3.3%	Not published	Not published	+0.0 pp vs world	1.2%	Not published	Not published	-0.6 pp vs world	14.0	Not published	Not published
Nicaragua	1995	5.9%	Not published	Not published	+2.8 pp vs world	3.8%	Not published	Not published	+2.2 pp vs world	15.9	Not published	Not published
Nicaragua	1996	6.3%	Not published	Not published	+2.8 pp vs world	4.4%	Not published	Not published	+2.3 pp vs world	17.4	Not published	Not published
Nicaragua	1997	4.0%	Not published	Not published	+0.1 pp vs world	2.2%	Not published	Not published	-0.2 pp vs world	19.1	Not published	Not published
Nicaragua	1998	3.7%	Not published	Not published	+0.9 pp vs world	2.1%	Not published	Not published	+0.7 pp vs world	21.8	Not published	Not published
Nicaragua	1999	7.0%	Not published	Not published	+3.5 pp vs world	5.5%	Not published	Not published	+3.3 pp vs world	23.8	Not published	Not published
Nicaragua	2000	4.1%	Not published	Not published	-0.4 pp vs world	2.7%	Not published	Not published	-0.4 pp vs world	25.8	Not published	Not published
Nicaragua	2001	3.0%	Not published	Not published	+0.9 pp vs world	1.6%	Not published	Not published	+0.9 pp vs world	27.7	Not published	Not published
Nicaragua	2002	0.8%	Not published	Not published	-1.5 pp vs world	-0.5%	Not published	Not published	-1.3 pp vs world	28.6	Not published	Not published
Nicaragua	2003	2.5%	Not published	Not published	-0.5 pp vs world	1.3%	Not published	Not published	-0.4 pp vs world	30.1	Not published	Not published
Nicaragua	2004	5.3%	Not published	Not published	+0.9 pp vs world	4.1%	Not published	Not published	+1.0 pp vs world	32.9	Not published	Not published
Nicaragua	2005	4.3%	Not published	Not published	+0.3 pp vs world	2.9%	Not published	Not published	+0.3 pp vs world	36.1	Not published	Not published
Nicaragua	2006	4.2%	Not published	Not published	-0.3 pp vs world	2.7%	Not published	Not published	-0.4 pp vs world	39.1	Not published	Not published
Nicaragua	2007	5.1%	Not published	Not published	+0.7 pp vs world	3.6%	Not published	Not published	+0.6 pp vs world	42.8	Not published	Not published
Nicaragua	2008	3.4%	Not published	Not published	+1.4 pp vs world	2.0%	Not published	Not published	+1.3 pp vs world	49.8	Not published	Not published
Nicaragua	2009	-3.3%	Not published	Not published	-1.9 pp vs world	-4.7%	Not published	Not published	-2.0 pp vs world	52.8	Not published	Not published
Nicaragua	2010	4.4%	Not published	Not published	-0.0 pp vs world	2.9%	Not published	Not published	-0.2 pp vs world	56.0	Not published	Not published
Nicaragua	2011	6.3%	Not published	Not published	+3.0 pp vs world	4.8%	Not published	Not published	+2.8 pp vs world	61.8	Not published	Not published
Nicaragua	2012	6.5%	Not published	Not published	+3.8 pp vs world	5.0%	Not published	Not published	+3.6 pp vs world	65.6	Not published	Not published
Nicaragua	2013	4.9%	Not published	Not published	+2.1 pp vs world	3.5%	Not published	Not published	+1.9 pp vs world	68.5	Not published	Not published
Nicaragua	2014	4.8%	Not published	Not published	+1.7 pp vs world	3.4%	Not published	Not published	+1.5 pp vs world	74.2	Not published	Not published
Nicaragua	2015	4.8%	Not published	Not published	+1.6 pp vs world	3.4%	Not published	Not published	+1.5 pp vs world	79.8	Not published	Not published
Nicaragua	2016	4.6%	Not published	Not published	+1.8 pp vs world	3.2%	Not published	Not published	+1.6 pp vs world	83.5	Not published	Not published
Nicaragua	2017	4.6%	Not published	Not published	+1.2 pp vs world	3.2%	Not published	Not published	+1.0 pp vs world	87.0	Not published	Not published
Nicaragua	2018	-3.4%	Not published	Not published	-6.6 pp vs world	-4.6%	Not published	Not published	-6.8 pp vs world	89.3	Not published	Not published
Nicaragua	2019	-2.9%	Not published	Not published	-5.5 pp vs world	-4.1%	Not published	Not published	-5.7 pp vs world	94.1	Not published	Not published
Nicaragua	2020	-2.2%	Not published	Not published	+0.7 pp vs world	-3.5%	Not published	Not published	+0.4 pp vs world	100.0	Not published	Not published
Nicaragua	2021	10.5%	Not published	Not published	+4.0 pp vs world	9.1%	Not published	Not published	+3.6 pp vs world	103.5	Not published	Not published
Nicaragua	2022	3.6%	Not published	Not published	+0.2 pp vs world	2.2%	Not published	Not published	-0.2 pp vs world	112.2	Not published	Not published
Nicaragua	2023	4.4%	Not published	Not published	+1.5 pp vs world	3.0%	Not published	Not published	+1.0 pp vs world	124.3	Not published	Not published
Nicaragua	2024	3.6%	Not published	Not published	+0.8 pp vs world	2.2%	Not published	Not published	+0.3 pp vs world	133.4	Not published	Not published

Calculations created by Tesseron World Observatory, data from UNSD Analysis of Main Aggregates (2026-01-28_89ede278; source updated 2026-01-28T00:00:00).

Interpretation note

The implicit GDP deflator covers domestically produced output and is not a consumer price index. Annual growth can be volatile.

Latest common comparison

Central America1.8%2024

World2.8%2024

05 · Consumption and domestic demand

How is output used for consumption and domestic demand?

Household and government consumption sit inside final consumption; domestic demand also includes capital formation.

Full historical record

Final Consumption

Household and government consumption sit inside final consumption; domestic demand also includes capital formation.

Nicaragua is shown against compatible UN benchmarks. The three fixed eras are labeled on the chart and summarized below.

Created by Tesseron World Observatory; data from UN Statistics Division Analysis of Main Aggregates – 28 January 2026 data snapshot.

NicaraguaCentral AmericaWorldCurrent prices · national currency · percent

Formation1970–1990

74.9% → 85.4%

Percentage-point change: +10.5 pp

Integration1990–2010

85.4% → 94.6%

Percentage-point change: +9.2 pp

Current era2010–2024

94.6% → 92.9%

Percentage-point change: -1.7 pp

Final consumption92.9%2024 · Published series · World rank unavailable

Household consumption80.6%2024 · Published series · World rank unavailable

Government consumption12.3%2024 · Published series · World rank unavailable

Domestic demand117.6%2024 · Derived measure · World rank unavailable

Consumption and domestic demand: annual rates, ranks and comparison indices55 annual rows

Annual non-duplicative measures used in the consumption and domestic demand section. Annual rows cover the full 1970–2024 AMA record wherever the source publishes a value. World ranks run highest-to-lowest. The position index converts rank to a 0–100 scale: 100 is first and 0 is last; it is not a performance score. World comparison is either a world-equals-100 value index or a percentage-point gap, according to the measure.

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Consumption and domestic demand: annual rates, ranks and comparison indices

Nicaragua	1970	74.9%	Not published	Not published	+2.2 pp vs world	67.7%	Not published	Not published	+10.7 pp vs world	7.1%	Not published	Not published	-8.4 pp vs world	90.1%	Not published	Not published	-10.3 pp vs world
Nicaragua	1971	75.4%	Not published	Not published	+2.4 pp vs world	68.2%	Not published	Not published	+11.2 pp vs world	7.2%	Not published	Not published	-8.6 pp vs world	90.0%	Not published	Not published	-10.5 pp vs world
Nicaragua	1972	72.7%	Not published	Not published	-0.1 pp vs world	65.8%	Not published	Not published	+8.9 pp vs world	7.0%	Not published	Not published	-8.9 pp vs world	83.3%	Not published	Not published	-17.0 pp vs world
Nicaragua	1973	76.7%	Not published	Not published	+5.0 pp vs world	70.7%	Not published	Not published	+14.7 pp vs world	6.1%	Not published	Not published	-9.6 pp vs world	96.4%	Not published	Not published	-3.9 pp vs world
Nicaragua	1974	73.5%	Not published	Not published	+1.8 pp vs world	67.8%	Not published	Not published	+12.1 pp vs world	5.7%	Not published	Not published	-10.2 pp vs world	99.3%	Not published	Not published	-0.9 pp vs world
Nicaragua	1975	78.3%	Not published	Not published	+4.6 pp vs world	71.5%	Not published	Not published	+14.9 pp vs world	6.7%	Not published	Not published	-10.2 pp vs world	95.8%	Not published	Not published	-4.7 pp vs world
Nicaragua	1976	72.8%	Not published	Not published	-0.1 pp vs world	65.8%	Not published	Not published	+9.7 pp vs world	6.9%	Not published	Not published	-9.7 pp vs world	87.0%	Not published	Not published	-14.0 pp vs world
Nicaragua	1977	71.2%	Not published	Not published	-1.7 pp vs world	64.6%	Not published	Not published	+8.4 pp vs world	6.6%	Not published	Not published	-10.0 pp vs world	92.2%	Not published	Not published	-9.0 pp vs world
Nicaragua	1978	75.1%	Not published	Not published	+2.5 pp vs world	66.3%	Not published	Not published	+10.4 pp vs world	8.7%	Not published	Not published	-7.8 pp vs world	85.2%	Not published	Not published	-15.9 pp vs world
Nicaragua	1979	80.7%	Not published	Not published	+8.2 pp vs world	67.5%	Not published	Not published	+11.4 pp vs world	13.3%	Not published	Not published	-3.2 pp vs world	76.0%	Not published	Not published	-24.9 pp vs world
Nicaragua	1980	90.5%	Not published	Not published	+17.4 pp vs world	76.6%	Not published	Not published	+20.1 pp vs world	13.9%	Not published	Not published	-2.7 pp vs world	103.1%	Not published	Not published	+2.0 pp vs world
Nicaragua	1981	83.7%	Not published	Not published	+10.3 pp vs world	67.4%	Not published	Not published	+10.8 pp vs world	16.3%	Not published	Not published	-0.4 pp vs world	103.1%	Not published	Not published	+2.2 pp vs world
Nicaragua	1982	79.3%	Not published	Not published	+4.7 pp vs world	61.9%	Not published	Not published	+4.5 pp vs world	17.4%	Not published	Not published	+0.3 pp vs world	94.7%	Not published	Not published	-6.2 pp vs world
Nicaragua	1983	75.1%	Not published	Not published	+0.1 pp vs world	51.7%	Not published	Not published	-6.2 pp vs world	23.4%	Not published	Not published	+6.3 pp vs world	93.5%	Not published	Not published	-7.4 pp vs world
Nicaragua	1984	76.8%	Not published	Not published	+2.5 pp vs world	50.6%	Not published	Not published	-7.1 pp vs world	26.3%	Not published	Not published	+9.7 pp vs world	95.1%	Not published	Not published	-5.7 pp vs world
Nicaragua	1985	70.5%	Not published	Not published	-4.4 pp vs world	43.9%	Not published	Not published	-14.2 pp vs world	26.6%	Not published	Not published	+9.9 pp vs world	89.5%	Not published	Not published	-11.1 pp vs world
Nicaragua	1986	77.1%	Not published	Not published	+1.9 pp vs world	51.1%	Not published	Not published	-7.2 pp vs world	26.6%	Not published	Not published	+9.7 pp vs world	91.0%	Not published	Not published	-9.7 pp vs world
Nicaragua	1987	72.9%	Not published	Not published	-2.2 pp vs world	47.4%	Not published	Not published	-10.7 pp vs world	25.5%	Not published	Not published	+8.6 pp vs world	85.8%	Not published	Not published	-14.7 pp vs world
Nicaragua	1988	98.1%	Not published	Not published	+23.7 pp vs world	74.2%	Not published	Not published	+16.4 pp vs world	23.9%	Not published	Not published	+7.4 pp vs world	120.0%	Not published	Not published	+19.4 pp vs world
Nicaragua	1989	91.1%	Not published	Not published	+17.0 pp vs world	71.2%	Not published	Not published	+13.5 pp vs world	19.9%	Not published	Not published	+3.5 pp vs world	114.0%	Not published	Not published	+13.6 pp vs world
Nicaragua	1990	85.4%	Not published	Not published	+10.6 pp vs world	60.5%	Not published	Not published	+2.4 pp vs world	24.9%	Not published	Not published	+8.3 pp vs world	102.2%	Not published	Not published	+1.6 pp vs world
Nicaragua	1991	96.8%	Not published	Not published	+21.7 pp vs world	81.5%	Not published	Not published	+23.3 pp vs world	15.3%	Not published	Not published	-1.6 pp vs world	113.8%	Not published	Not published	+13.5 pp vs world
Nicaragua	1992	101.6%	Not published	Not published	+26.4 pp vs world	87.0%	Not published	Not published	+28.7 pp vs world	14.6%	Not published	Not published	-2.2 pp vs world	118.8%	Not published	Not published	+18.9 pp vs world
Nicaragua	1993	95.5%	Not published	Not published	+20.0 pp vs world	82.4%	Not published	Not published	+23.6 pp vs world	13.1%	Not published	Not published	-3.6 pp vs world	111.5%	Not published	Not published	+11.7 pp vs world
Nicaragua	1994	93.4%	Not published	Not published	+17.9 pp vs world	81.1%	Not published	Not published	+22.2 pp vs world	12.2%	Not published	Not published	-4.3 pp vs world	112.1%	Not published	Not published	+12.2 pp vs world
Nicaragua	1995	91.0%	Not published	Not published	+16.1 pp vs world	78.7%	Not published	Not published	+20.2 pp vs world	12.3%	Not published	Not published	-4.1 pp vs world	111.2%	Not published	Not published	+11.8 pp vs world
Nicaragua	1996	91.1%	Not published	Not published	+16.1 pp vs world	79.1%	Not published	Not published	+20.4 pp vs world	12.0%	Not published	Not published	-4.2 pp vs world	114.8%	Not published	Not published	+15.3 pp vs world
Nicaragua	1997	92.5%	Not published	Not published	+17.5 pp vs world	81.2%	Not published	Not published	+22.2 pp vs world	11.3%	Not published	Not published	-4.7 pp vs world	120.6%	Not published	Not published	+21.2 pp vs world
Nicaragua	1998	92.1%	Not published	Not published	+16.4 pp vs world	80.4%	Not published	Not published	+20.9 pp vs world	11.6%	Not published	Not published	-4.4 pp vs world	119.6%	Not published	Not published	+20.0 pp vs world
Nicaragua	1999	92.1%	Not published	Not published	+16.2 pp vs world	78.7%	Not published	Not published	+18.9 pp vs world	13.4%	Not published	Not published	-2.6 pp vs world	127.3%	Not published	Not published	+27.6 pp vs world
Nicaragua	2000	93.9%	Not published	Not published	+18.3 pp vs world	79.7%	Not published	Not published	+20.1 pp vs world	14.2%	Not published	Not published	-1.7 pp vs world	122.3%	Not published	Not published	+22.5 pp vs world
Nicaragua	2001	95.1%	Not published	Not published	+18.7 pp vs world	80.5%	Not published	Not published	+20.3 pp vs world	14.6%	Not published	Not published	-1.6 pp vs world	121.1%	Not published	Not published	+21.1 pp vs world
Nicaragua	2002	98.1%	Not published	Not published	+21.3 pp vs world	83.7%	Not published	Not published	+23.5 pp vs world	14.4%	Not published	Not published	-2.2 pp vs world	122.1%	Not published	Not published	+22.3 pp vs world
Nicaragua	2003	98.8%	Not published	Not published	+22.1 pp vs world	83.8%	Not published	Not published	+23.9 pp vs world	15.0%	Not published	Not published	-1.8 pp vs world	122.6%	Not published	Not published	+22.7 pp vs world
Nicaragua	2004	97.1%	Not published	Not published	+21.3 pp vs world	82.3%	Not published	Not published	+23.2 pp vs world	14.9%	Not published	Not published	-1.9 pp vs world	122.9%	Not published	Not published	+23.1 pp vs world
Nicaragua	2005	97.3%	Not published	Not published	+21.9 pp vs world	81.8%	Not published	Not published	+23.1 pp vs world	15.4%	Not published	Not published	-1.2 pp vs world	124.9%	Not published	Not published	+25.2 pp vs world
Nicaragua	2006	96.5%	Not published	Not published	+22.0 pp vs world	81.4%	Not published	Not published	+23.4 pp vs world	15.2%	Not published	Not published	-1.3 pp vs world	124.8%	Not published	Not published	+25.5 pp vs world
Nicaragua	2007	95.6%	Not published	Not published	+21.6 pp vs world	81.6%	Not published	Not published	+24.1 pp vs world	14.0%	Not published	Not published	-2.4 pp vs world	126.9%	Not published	Not published	+27.6 pp vs world
Nicaragua	2008	94.3%	Not published	Not published	+20.3 pp vs world	80.4%	Not published	Not published	+23.3 pp vs world	13.8%	Not published	Not published	-3.0 pp vs world	127.9%	Not published	Not published	+28.5 pp vs world
Nicaragua	2009	95.8%	Not published	Not published	+19.8 pp vs world	81.3%	Not published	Not published	+23.3 pp vs world	14.5%	Not published	Not published	-3.5 pp vs world	119.0%	Not published	Not published	+19.6 pp vs world
Nicaragua	2010	94.6%	Not published	Not published	+20.0 pp vs world	80.5%	Not published	Not published	+23.4 pp vs world	14.1%	Not published	Not published	-3.4 pp vs world	119.4%	Not published	Not published	+20.3 pp vs world
Nicaragua	2011	90.8%	Not published	Not published	+17.0 pp vs world	77.2%	Not published	Not published	+20.7 pp vs world	13.6%	Not published	Not published	-3.7 pp vs world	121.8%	Not published	Not published	+22.7 pp vs world
Nicaragua	2012	89.2%	Not published	Not published	+15.6 pp vs world	75.7%	Not published	Not published	+19.1 pp vs world	13.6%	Not published	Not published	-3.5 pp vs world	120.2%	Not published	Not published	+21.2 pp vs world
Nicaragua	2013	89.7%	Not published	Not published	+16.1 pp vs world	75.9%	Not published	Not published	+19.3 pp vs world	13.8%	Not published	Not published	-3.2 pp vs world	120.6%	Not published	Not published	+21.5 pp vs world
Nicaragua	2014	87.8%	Not published	Not published	+14.3 pp vs world	73.5%	Not published	Not published	+16.8 pp vs world	14.3%	Not published	Not published	-2.6 pp vs world	116.7%	Not published	Not published	+17.4 pp vs world
Nicaragua	2015	84.5%	Not published	Not published	+10.8 pp vs world	70.5%	Not published	Not published	+13.4 pp vs world	14.1%	Not published	Not published	-2.6 pp vs world	118.0%	Not published	Not published	+18.5 pp vs world
Nicaragua	2016	84.8%	Not published	Not published	+11.0 pp vs world	70.4%	Not published	Not published	+13.1 pp vs world	14.5%	Not published	Not published	-2.1 pp vs world	116.0%	Not published	Not published	+16.8 pp vs world
Nicaragua	2017	83.8%	Not published	Not published	+10.5 pp vs world	69.4%	Not published	Not published	+12.5 pp vs world	14.4%	Not published	Not published	-2.0 pp vs world	113.7%	Not published	Not published	+14.5 pp vs world
Nicaragua	2018	85.4%	Not published	Not published	+12.6 pp vs world	70.6%	Not published	Not published	+14.2 pp vs world	14.8%	Not published	Not published	-1.6 pp vs world	109.4%	Not published	Not published	+10.3 pp vs world
Nicaragua	2019	86.6%	Not published	Not published	+13.6 pp vs world	71.4%	Not published	Not published	+15.0 pp vs world	15.2%	Not published	Not published	-1.4 pp vs world	104.4%	Not published	Not published	+5.0 pp vs world
Nicaragua	2020	84.8%	Not published	Not published	+11.6 pp vs world	69.7%	Not published	Not published	+14.3 pp vs world	15.1%	Not published	Not published	-2.7 pp vs world	105.1%	Not published	Not published	+5.7 pp vs world
Nicaragua	2021	89.6%	Not published	Not published	+17.7 pp vs world	74.1%	Not published	Not published	+19.2 pp vs world	15.5%	Not published	Not published	-1.5 pp vs world	113.4%	Not published	Not published	+14.4 pp vs world
Nicaragua	2022	93.9%	Not published	Not published	+22.0 pp vs world	80.0%	Not published	Not published	+24.4 pp vs world	13.9%	Not published	Not published	-2.5 pp vs world	115.7%	Not published	Not published	+16.5 pp vs world
Nicaragua	2023	91.2%	Not published	Not published	+18.2 pp vs world	78.3%	Not published	Not published	+21.8 pp vs world	12.9%	Not published	Not published	-3.6 pp vs world	113.3%	Not published	Not published	+14.1 pp vs world
Nicaragua	2024	92.9%	Not published	Not published	+19.7 pp vs world	80.6%	Not published	Not published	+24.0 pp vs world	12.3%	Not published	Not published	-4.3 pp vs world	117.6%	Not published	Not published	+18.4 pp vs world

Calculations created by Tesseron World Observatory, data from UNSD Analysis of Main Aggregates (2026-01-28_89ede278; source updated 2026-01-28T00:00:00).

Interpretation note

Parent aggregates and their components should not be added together. Shares describe composition, not the quality of spending.

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Central America81.8%2024

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06 · Investment and capital formation

How much current output is directed toward capital formation?

Gross capital formation combines fixed investment and inventory change as shares of GDP.

Full historical record

Gross Capital Formation

Gross capital formation combines fixed investment and inventory change as shares of GDP.

Nicaragua is shown against compatible UN benchmarks. The three fixed eras are labeled on the chart and summarized below.

Created by Tesseron World Observatory; data from UN Statistics Division Analysis of Main Aggregates – 28 January 2026 data snapshot.

NicaraguaCentral AmericaWorldCurrent prices · national currency · percent

Formation1970–1990

15.2% → 16.8%

Percentage-point change: +1.6 pp

Integration1990–2010

16.8% → 24.8%

Percentage-point change: +8.0 pp

Current era2010–2024

24.8% → 24.7%

Percentage-point change: -0.1 pp

Gross capital formation24.7%2024 · Published series · World rank unavailable

Gross fixed capital formation22.9%2024 · Published series · World rank unavailable

Changes in inventories1.8%2024 · Published series · World rank unavailable

Investment and capital formation: annual rates, ranks and comparison indices55 annual rows

Annual non-duplicative measures used in the investment and capital formation section. Annual rows cover the full 1970–2024 AMA record wherever the source publishes a value. World ranks run highest-to-lowest. The position index converts rank to a 0–100 scale: 100 is first and 0 is last; it is not a performance score. World comparison is either a world-equals-100 value index or a percentage-point gap, according to the measure.

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Nicaragua	1970	15.2%	Not published	Not published	-12.5 pp vs world	12.3%	Not published	Not published	-10.5 pp vs world	2.9%	Not published	Not published	-1.9 pp vs world
Nicaragua	1971	14.5%	Not published	Not published	-12.9 pp vs world	11.7%	Not published	Not published	-11.5 pp vs world	2.8%	Not published	Not published	-1.4 pp vs world
Nicaragua	1972	10.5%	Not published	Not published	-16.8 pp vs world	11.4%	Not published	Not published	-15.1 pp vs world	-0.8%	Not published	Not published	-1.7 pp vs world
Nicaragua	1973	19.7%	Not published	Not published	-8.9 pp vs world	14.5%	Not published	Not published	-12.7 pp vs world	5.1%	Not published	Not published	+3.8 pp vs world
Nicaragua	1974	25.8%	Not published	Not published	-2.7 pp vs world	17.7%	Not published	Not published	-8.8 pp vs world	8.2%	Not published	Not published	+6.2 pp vs world
Nicaragua	1975	17.6%	Not published	Not published	-9.3 pp vs world	17.0%	Not published	Not published	-9.4 pp vs world	0.6%	Not published	Not published	+0.1 pp vs world
Nicaragua	1976	14.2%	Not published	Not published	-13.8 pp vs world	15.2%	Not published	Not published	-11.6 pp vs world	-1.0%	Not published	Not published	-2.2 pp vs world
Nicaragua	1977	21.0%	Not published	Not published	-7.3 pp vs world	17.2%	Not published	Not published	-10.0 pp vs world	3.8%	Not published	Not published	+2.7 pp vs world
Nicaragua	1978	10.1%	Not published	Not published	-18.4 pp vs world	10.7%	Not published	Not published	-16.9 pp vs world	-0.6%	Not published	Not published	-1.5 pp vs world
Nicaragua	1979	-4.7%	Not published	Not published	-33.0 pp vs world	5.0%	Not published	Not published	-22.2 pp vs world	-9.7%	Not published	Not published	-10.8 pp vs world
Nicaragua	1980	12.6%	Not published	Not published	-15.4 pp vs world	9.9%	Not published	Not published	-17.2 pp vs world	2.7%	Not published	Not published	+1.8 pp vs world
Nicaragua	1981	19.3%	Not published	Not published	-8.1 pp vs world	16.1%	Not published	Not published	-10.6 pp vs world	3.2%	Not published	Not published	+2.5 pp vs world
Nicaragua	1982	15.4%	Not published	Not published	-10.9 pp vs world	12.5%	Not published	Not published	-13.7 pp vs world	2.9%	Not published	Not published	+2.8 pp vs world
Nicaragua	1983	18.4%	Not published	Not published	-7.4 pp vs world	14.6%	Not published	Not published	-11.0 pp vs world	3.8%	Not published	Not published	+3.6 pp vs world
Nicaragua	1984	18.2%	Not published	Not published	-8.2 pp vs world	14.6%	Not published	Not published	-10.7 pp vs world	3.6%	Not published	Not published	+2.5 pp vs world
Nicaragua	1985	19.0%	Not published	Not published	-6.7 pp vs world	15.6%	Not published	Not published	-9.3 pp vs world	3.4%	Not published	Not published	+2.5 pp vs world
Nicaragua	1986	13.8%	Not published	Not published	-11.6 pp vs world	10.6%	Not published	Not published	-14.2 pp vs world	3.2%	Not published	Not published	+2.7 pp vs world
Nicaragua	1987	13.0%	Not published	Not published	-12.5 pp vs world	10.0%	Not published	Not published	-14.9 pp vs world	3.0%	Not published	Not published	+2.4 pp vs world
Nicaragua	1988	21.9%	Not published	Not published	-4.4 pp vs world	21.1%	Not published	Not published	-4.3 pp vs world	0.8%	Not published	Not published	-0.1 pp vs world
Nicaragua	1989	22.9%	Not published	Not published	-3.3 pp vs world	21.2%	Not published	Not published	-3.9 pp vs world	1.7%	Not published	Not published	+0.5 pp vs world
Nicaragua	1990	16.8%	Not published	Not published	-9.0 pp vs world	16.2%	Not published	Not published	-8.9 pp vs world	0.7%	Not published	Not published	-0.1 pp vs world
Nicaragua	1991	17.0%	Not published	Not published	-8.2 pp vs world	14.2%	Not published	Not published	-10.1 pp vs world	2.9%	Not published	Not published	+1.9 pp vs world
Nicaragua	1992	17.2%	Not published	Not published	-7.5 pp vs world	15.5%	Not published	Not published	-8.4 pp vs world	1.6%	Not published	Not published	+0.8 pp vs world
Nicaragua	1993	16.0%	Not published	Not published	-8.2 pp vs world	14.9%	Not published	Not published	-8.7 pp vs world	1.0%	Not published	Not published	+0.5 pp vs world
Nicaragua	1994	18.7%	Not published	Not published	-5.7 pp vs world	17.0%	Not published	Not published	-6.6 pp vs world	1.7%	Not published	Not published	+0.9 pp vs world
Nicaragua	1995	20.2%	Not published	Not published	-4.3 pp vs world	16.9%	Not published	Not published	-6.8 pp vs world	3.3%	Not published	Not published	+2.4 pp vs world
Nicaragua	1996	23.7%	Not published	Not published	-0.8 pp vs world	18.2%	Not published	Not published	-5.5 pp vs world	5.5%	Not published	Not published	+4.8 pp vs world
Nicaragua	1997	28.1%	Not published	Not published	+3.7 pp vs world	20.3%	Not published	Not published	-3.2 pp vs world	7.8%	Not published	Not published	+6.9 pp vs world
Nicaragua	1998	27.6%	Not published	Not published	+3.6 pp vs world	21.1%	Not published	Not published	-2.2 pp vs world	6.4%	Not published	Not published	+5.8 pp vs world
Nicaragua	1999	35.2%	Not published	Not published	+11.3 pp vs world	27.8%	Not published	Not published	+4.4 pp vs world	7.4%	Not published	Not published	+7.0 pp vs world
Nicaragua	2000	28.5%	Not published	Not published	+4.2 pp vs world	24.1%	Not published	Not published	+0.4 pp vs world	4.4%	Not published	Not published	+3.8 pp vs world
Nicaragua	2001	25.9%	Not published	Not published	+2.4 pp vs world	22.4%	Not published	Not published	-0.9 pp vs world	3.5%	Not published	Not published	+3.3 pp vs world
Nicaragua	2002	23.9%	Not published	Not published	+1.0 pp vs world	20.8%	Not published	Not published	-1.9 pp vs world	3.1%	Not published	Not published	+2.8 pp vs world
Nicaragua	2003	23.8%	Not published	Not published	+0.6 pp vs world	20.8%	Not published	Not published	-1.9 pp vs world	2.9%	Not published	Not published	+2.5 pp vs world
Nicaragua	2004	25.7%	Not published	Not published	+1.8 pp vs world	22.2%	Not published	Not published	-0.9 pp vs world	3.5%	Not published	Not published	+2.7 pp vs world
Nicaragua	2005	27.6%	Not published	Not published	+3.4 pp vs world	23.8%	Not published	Not published	+0.2 pp vs world	3.8%	Not published	Not published	+3.2 pp vs world
Nicaragua	2006	28.3%	Not published	Not published	+3.4 pp vs world	24.4%	Not published	Not published	+0.3 pp vs world	3.9%	Not published	Not published	+3.1 pp vs world
Nicaragua	2007	31.3%	Not published	Not published	+6.0 pp vs world	25.6%	Not published	Not published	+1.3 pp vs world	5.7%	Not published	Not published	+4.7 pp vs world
Nicaragua	2008	33.6%	Not published	Not published	+8.2 pp vs world	26.9%	Not published	Not published	+2.6 pp vs world	6.7%	Not published	Not published	+5.7 pp vs world
Nicaragua	2009	23.2%	Not published	Not published	-0.2 pp vs world	20.3%	Not published	Not published	-3.3 pp vs world	2.9%	Not published	Not published	+3.2 pp vs world
Nicaragua	2010	24.8%	Not published	Not published	+0.3 pp vs world	21.2%	Not published	Not published	-2.4 pp vs world	3.7%	Not published	Not published	+2.7 pp vs world
Nicaragua	2011	31.0%	Not published	Not published	+5.7 pp vs world	24.6%	Not published	Not published	+0.5 pp vs world	6.4%	Not published	Not published	+5.2 pp vs world
Nicaragua	2012	31.0%	Not published	Not published	+5.6 pp vs world	28.1%	Not published	Not published	+3.6 pp vs world	2.9%	Not published	Not published	+2.1 pp vs world
Nicaragua	2013	30.9%	Not published	Not published	+5.5 pp vs world	28.3%	Not published	Not published	+3.8 pp vs world	2.6%	Not published	Not published	+1.7 pp vs world
Nicaragua	2014	28.9%	Not published	Not published	+3.1 pp vs world	27.3%	Not published	Not published	+2.5 pp vs world	1.5%	Not published	Not published	+0.6 pp vs world
Nicaragua	2015	33.5%	Not published	Not published	+7.7 pp vs world	29.3%	Not published	Not published	+4.2 pp vs world	4.2%	Not published	Not published	+3.5 pp vs world
Nicaragua	2016	31.2%	Not published	Not published	+5.8 pp vs world	27.6%	Not published	Not published	+2.8 pp vs world	3.6%	Not published	Not published	+3.1 pp vs world
Nicaragua	2017	29.9%	Not published	Not published	+4.0 pp vs world	26.8%	Not published	Not published	+1.6 pp vs world	3.2%	Not published	Not published	+2.4 pp vs world
Nicaragua	2018	24.1%	Not published	Not published	-2.3 pp vs world	22.4%	Not published	Not published	-3.2 pp vs world	1.7%	Not published	Not published	+1.0 pp vs world
Nicaragua	2019	17.8%	Not published	Not published	-8.6 pp vs world	16.5%	Not published	Not published	-9.4 pp vs world	1.4%	Not published	Not published	+0.8 pp vs world
Nicaragua	2020	20.3%	Not published	Not published	-5.9 pp vs world	18.0%	Not published	Not published	-8.0 pp vs world	2.4%	Not published	Not published	+2.1 pp vs world
Nicaragua	2021	23.8%	Not published	Not published	-3.3 pp vs world	23.0%	Not published	Not published	-3.1 pp vs world	0.8%	Not published	Not published	-0.2 pp vs world
Nicaragua	2022	21.8%	Not published	Not published	-5.5 pp vs world	21.4%	Not published	Not published	-4.6 pp vs world	0.4%	Not published	Not published	-0.9 pp vs world
Nicaragua	2023	22.2%	Not published	Not published	-4.1 pp vs world	21.4%	Not published	Not published	-4.3 pp vs world	0.7%	Not published	Not published	+0.2 pp vs world
Nicaragua	2024	24.7%	Not published	Not published	-1.3 pp vs world	22.9%	Not published	Not published	-2.5 pp vs world	1.8%	Not published	Not published	+1.2 pp vs world

Calculations created by Tesseron World Observatory, data from UNSD Analysis of Main Aggregates (2026-01-28_89ede278; source updated 2026-01-28T00:00:00).

Interpretation note

A larger investment share is not automatically better; depreciation, utilization and project quality are outside this accounting measure.

Latest common comparison

Central America23.6%2024

World26.0%2024

07 · Trade structure and external balance

How exposed is the economy to trade, and what is the external balance?

Exports, imports, openness and net exports distinguish exposure from surplus or deficit.

Full historical record

Trade openness

Exports, imports, openness and net exports distinguish exposure from surplus or deficit.

Nicaragua is shown against compatible UN benchmarks. The three fixed eras are labeled on the chart and summarized below.

Created by Tesseron World Observatory; data from UN Statistics Division Analysis of Main Aggregates – 28 January 2026 data snapshot.

NicaraguaCentral AmericaWorldCurrent prices · percent

Formation1970–1990

32.0% → 40.6%

Percentage-point change: +8.6 pp

Integration1990–2010

40.6% → 100.4%

Percentage-point change: +59.7 pp

Current era2010–2024

100.4% → 98.5%

Percentage-point change: -1.8 pp

Exports40.5%2024 · Published series · World rank unavailable

Imports58.1%2024 · Published series · World rank unavailable

Net exports-17.6%2024 · Derived measure · World rank unavailable

Trade openness98.5%2024 · Derived measure · World rank unavailable

Trade structure and external balance: annual rates, ranks and comparison indices55 annual rows

Annual non-duplicative measures used in the trade structure and external balance section. Annual rows cover the full 1970–2024 AMA record wherever the source publishes a value. World ranks run highest-to-lowest. The position index converts rank to a 0–100 scale: 100 is first and 0 is last; it is not a performance score. World comparison is either a world-equals-100 value index or a percentage-point gap, according to the measure.

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Nicaragua	1970	16.1%	Not published	Not published	+4.8 pp vs world	16.0%	Not published	Not published	+4.7 pp vs world	0.1%	Not published	Not published	+0.1 pp vs world	32.0%	Not published	Not published	+9.5 pp vs world
Nicaragua	1971	15.8%	Not published	Not published	+4.3 pp vs world	15.6%	Not published	Not published	+4.2 pp vs world	0.2%	Not published	Not published	+0.1 pp vs world	31.4%	Not published	Not published	+8.6 pp vs world
Nicaragua	1972	21.2%	Not published	Not published	+9.4 pp vs world	16.2%	Not published	Not published	+4.6 pp vs world	5.0%	Not published	Not published	+4.8 pp vs world	37.4%	Not published	Not published	+14.0 pp vs world
Nicaragua	1973	18.7%	Not published	Not published	+5.5 pp vs world	20.7%	Not published	Not published	+7.7 pp vs world	-2.0%	Not published	Not published	-2.2 pp vs world	39.3%	Not published	Not published	+13.2 pp vs world
Nicaragua	1974	17.5%	Not published	Not published	+1.4 pp vs world	23.3%	Not published	Not published	+7.2 pp vs world	-5.8%	Not published	Not published	-5.8 pp vs world	40.7%	Not published	Not published	+8.6 pp vs world
Nicaragua	1975	16.8%	Not published	Not published	+1.6 pp vs world	20.2%	Not published	Not published	+5.0 pp vs world	-3.3%	Not published	Not published	-3.4 pp vs world	37.0%	Not published	Not published	+6.6 pp vs world
Nicaragua	1976	19.8%	Not published	Not published	+4.1 pp vs world	17.4%	Not published	Not published	+1.6 pp vs world	2.4%	Not published	Not published	+2.5 pp vs world	37.2%	Not published	Not published	+5.7 pp vs world
Nicaragua	1977	19.3%	Not published	Not published	+3.5 pp vs world	20.5%	Not published	Not published	+4.3 pp vs world	-1.2%	Not published	Not published	-0.9 pp vs world	39.7%	Not published	Not published	+7.8 pp vs world
Nicaragua	1978	20.7%	Not published	Not published	+5.2 pp vs world	17.1%	Not published	Not published	+1.3 pp vs world	3.6%	Not published	Not published	+3.9 pp vs world	37.8%	Not published	Not published	+6.5 pp vs world
Nicaragua	1979	25.2%	Not published	Not published	+8.3 pp vs world	15.4%	Not published	Not published	-1.8 pp vs world	9.9%	Not published	Not published	+10.1 pp vs world	40.6%	Not published	Not published	+6.6 pp vs world
Nicaragua	1980	13.8%	Not published	Not published	-4.5 pp vs world	22.5%	Not published	Not published	+3.9 pp vs world	-8.6%	Not published	Not published	-8.3 pp vs world	36.3%	Not published	Not published	-0.6 pp vs world
Nicaragua	1981	13.4%	Not published	Not published	-4.6 pp vs world	22.8%	Not published	Not published	+4.5 pp vs world	-9.4%	Not published	Not published	-9.1 pp vs world	36.2%	Not published	Not published	-0.2 pp vs world
Nicaragua	1982	9.6%	Not published	Not published	-7.4 pp vs world	14.2%	Not published	Not published	-3.1 pp vs world	-4.6%	Not published	Not published	-4.2 pp vs world	23.8%	Not published	Not published	-10.5 pp vs world
Nicaragua	1983	11.7%	Not published	Not published	-4.8 pp vs world	16.4%	Not published	Not published	-0.4 pp vs world	-4.7%	Not published	Not published	-4.4 pp vs world	28.0%	Not published	Not published	-5.2 pp vs world
Nicaragua	1984	9.9%	Not published	Not published	-7.0 pp vs world	16.1%	Not published	Not published	-1.0 pp vs world	-6.2%	Not published	Not published	-6.0 pp vs world	26.0%	Not published	Not published	-8.1 pp vs world
Nicaragua	1985	8.9%	Not published	Not published	-7.6 pp vs world	11.9%	Not published	Not published	-4.8 pp vs world	-3.1%	Not published	Not published	-2.9 pp vs world	20.8%	Not published	Not published	-12.4 pp vs world
Nicaragua	1986	7.4%	Not published	Not published	-8.4 pp vs world	11.2%	Not published	Not published	-4.9 pp vs world	-3.7%	Not published	Not published	-3.5 pp vs world	18.6%	Not published	Not published	-13.3 pp vs world
Nicaragua	1987	7.0%	Not published	Not published	-9.5 pp vs world	7.6%	Not published	Not published	-9.1 pp vs world	-0.5%	Not published	Not published	-0.4 pp vs world	14.6%	Not published	Not published	-18.5 pp vs world
Nicaragua	1988	10.8%	Not published	Not published	-6.2 pp vs world	31.8%	Not published	Not published	+14.7 pp vs world	-21.0%	Not published	Not published	-20.8 pp vs world	42.6%	Not published	Not published	+8.5 pp vs world
Nicaragua	1989	19.6%	Not published	Not published	+2.1 pp vs world	35.7%	Not published	Not published	+17.9 pp vs world	-16.1%	Not published	Not published	-15.8 pp vs world	55.3%	Not published	Not published	+20.0 pp vs world
Nicaragua	1990	15.5%	Not published	Not published	-3.5 pp vs world	25.2%	Not published	Not published	+6.0 pp vs world	-9.7%	Not published	Not published	-9.5 pp vs world	40.6%	Not published	Not published	+2.5 pp vs world
Nicaragua	1991	13.1%	Not published	Not published	-5.5 pp vs world	28.7%	Not published	Not published	+10.0 pp vs world	-15.6%	Not published	Not published	-15.5 pp vs world	41.8%	Not published	Not published	+4.5 pp vs world
Nicaragua	1992	10.4%	Not published	Not published	-9.4 pp vs world	29.1%	Not published	Not published	+9.7 pp vs world	-18.7%	Not published	Not published	-19.1 pp vs world	39.5%	Not published	Not published	+0.3 pp vs world
Nicaragua	1993	12.3%	Not published	Not published	-6.5 pp vs world	26.1%	Not published	Not published	+7.8 pp vs world	-13.9%	Not published	Not published	-14.3 pp vs world	38.4%	Not published	Not published	+1.3 pp vs world
Nicaragua	1994	15.2%	Not published	Not published	-4.2 pp vs world	29.2%	Not published	Not published	+10.3 pp vs world	-14.0%	Not published	Not published	-14.5 pp vs world	44.4%	Not published	Not published	+6.0 pp vs world
Nicaragua	1995	18.6%	Not published	Not published	-2.0 pp vs world	31.5%	Not published	Not published	+11.4 pp vs world	-12.9%	Not published	Not published	-13.4 pp vs world	50.1%	Not published	Not published	+9.3 pp vs world
Nicaragua	1996	19.5%	Not published	Not published	-1.6 pp vs world	35.7%	Not published	Not published	+15.0 pp vs world	-16.2%	Not published	Not published	-16.6 pp vs world	55.1%	Not published	Not published	+13.4 pp vs world
Nicaragua	1997	22.5%	Not published	Not published	+0.5 pp vs world	43.5%	Not published	Not published	+22.0 pp vs world	-21.0%	Not published	Not published	-21.6 pp vs world	65.9%	Not published	Not published	+22.5 pp vs world
Nicaragua	1998	22.4%	Not published	Not published	+0.5 pp vs world	42.5%	Not published	Not published	+21.0 pp vs world	-20.1%	Not published	Not published	-20.5 pp vs world	64.8%	Not published	Not published	+21.6 pp vs world
Nicaragua	1999	21.4%	Not published	Not published	-0.4 pp vs world	49.6%	Not published	Not published	+28.0 pp vs world	-28.2%	Not published	Not published	-28.4 pp vs world	71.0%	Not published	Not published	+27.6 pp vs world
Nicaragua	2000	23.3%	Not published	Not published	-0.3 pp vs world	46.4%	Not published	Not published	+23.0 pp vs world	-23.2%	Not published	Not published	-23.3 pp vs world	69.7%	Not published	Not published	+22.7 pp vs world
Nicaragua	2001	22.0%	Not published	Not published	-0.9 pp vs world	43.9%	Not published	Not published	+20.9 pp vs world	-21.9%	Not published	Not published	-21.9 pp vs world	65.9%	Not published	Not published	+20.0 pp vs world
Nicaragua	2002	21.8%	Not published	Not published	-1.4 pp vs world	44.2%	Not published	Not published	+21.2 pp vs world	-22.4%	Not published	Not published	-22.6 pp vs world	66.0%	Not published	Not published	+19.8 pp vs world
Nicaragua	2003	23.9%	Not published	Not published	+0.0 pp vs world	46.7%	Not published	Not published	+23.0 pp vs world	-22.8%	Not published	Not published	-23.0 pp vs world	70.7%	Not published	Not published	+23.0 pp vs world
Nicaragua	2004	26.7%	Not published	Not published	+0.9 pp vs world	49.7%	Not published	Not published	+24.3 pp vs world	-23.1%	Not published	Not published	-23.4 pp vs world	76.4%	Not published	Not published	+25.2 pp vs world
Nicaragua	2005	28.2%	Not published	Not published	+1.2 pp vs world	53.3%	Not published	Not published	+26.6 pp vs world	-25.1%	Not published	Not published	-25.5 pp vs world	81.5%	Not published	Not published	+27.8 pp vs world
Nicaragua	2006	31.3%	Not published	Not published	+2.6 pp vs world	56.0%	Not published	Not published	+28.0 pp vs world	-24.8%	Not published	Not published	-25.4 pp vs world	87.3%	Not published	Not published	+30.5 pp vs world
Nicaragua	2007	33.1%	Not published	Not published	+3.5 pp vs world	60.0%	Not published	Not published	+31.1 pp vs world	-26.9%	Not published	Not published	-27.6 pp vs world	93.0%	Not published	Not published	+34.6 pp vs world
Nicaragua	2008	34.5%	Not published	Not published	+3.5 pp vs world	62.3%	Not published	Not published	+32.1 pp vs world	-27.9%	Not published	Not published	-28.6 pp vs world	96.8%	Not published	Not published	+35.6 pp vs world
Nicaragua	2009	34.0%	Not published	Not published	+7.7 pp vs world	53.0%	Not published	Not published	+27.4 pp vs world	-19.0%	Not published	Not published	-19.7 pp vs world	87.0%	Not published	Not published	+35.1 pp vs world
Nicaragua	2010	40.5%	Not published	Not published	+11.9 pp vs world	59.9%	Not published	Not published	+32.2 pp vs world	-19.4%	Not published	Not published	-20.4 pp vs world	100.4%	Not published	Not published	+44.1 pp vs world
Nicaragua	2011	45.0%	Not published	Not published	+14.6 pp vs world	66.8%	Not published	Not published	+37.3 pp vs world	-21.8%	Not published	Not published	-22.7 pp vs world	111.8%	Not published	Not published	+52.0 pp vs world
Nicaragua	2012	47.5%	Not published	Not published	+17.3 pp vs world	67.7%	Not published	Not published	+38.5 pp vs world	-20.2%	Not published	Not published	-21.2 pp vs world	115.2%	Not published	Not published	+55.9 pp vs world
Nicaragua	2013	45.2%	Not published	Not published	+15.1 pp vs world	65.8%	Not published	Not published	+36.7 pp vs world	-20.6%	Not published	Not published	-21.6 pp vs world	111.0%	Not published	Not published	+51.8 pp vs world
Nicaragua	2014	45.0%	Not published	Not published	+15.3 pp vs world	61.7%	Not published	Not published	+32.7 pp vs world	-16.7%	Not published	Not published	-17.5 pp vs world	106.7%	Not published	Not published	+48.0 pp vs world
Nicaragua	2015	40.1%	Not published	Not published	+12.0 pp vs world	58.1%	Not published	Not published	+30.6 pp vs world	-18.0%	Not published	Not published	-18.6 pp vs world	98.2%	Not published	Not published	+42.6 pp vs world
Nicaragua	2016	38.9%	Not published	Not published	+11.7 pp vs world	54.9%	Not published	Not published	+28.5 pp vs world	-16.0%	Not published	Not published	-16.8 pp vs world	93.8%	Not published	Not published	+40.2 pp vs world
Nicaragua	2017	41.3%	Not published	Not published	+13.3 pp vs world	55.0%	Not published	Not published	+27.7 pp vs world	-13.7%	Not published	Not published	-14.4 pp vs world	96.4%	Not published	Not published	+40.9 pp vs world
Nicaragua	2018	42.3%	Not published	Not published	+13.2 pp vs world	51.7%	Not published	Not published	+23.4 pp vs world	-9.4%	Not published	Not published	-10.3 pp vs world	94.0%	Not published	Not published	+36.6 pp vs world
Nicaragua	2019	44.8%	Not published	Not published	+16.7 pp vs world	49.2%	Not published	Not published	+21.7 pp vs world	-4.4%	Not published	Not published	-5.1 pp vs world	94.0%	Not published	Not published	+38.4 pp vs world
Nicaragua	2020	41.7%	Not published	Not published	+15.6 pp vs world	46.9%	Not published	Not published	+21.5 pp vs world	-5.1%	Not published	Not published	-5.8 pp vs world	88.6%	Not published	Not published	+37.1 pp vs world
Nicaragua	2021	46.4%	Not published	Not published	+17.8 pp vs world	59.8%	Not published	Not published	+32.2 pp vs world	-13.4%	Not published	Not published	-14.4 pp vs world	106.2%	Not published	Not published	+49.9 pp vs world
Nicaragua	2022	49.9%	Not published	Not published	+19.0 pp vs world	65.6%	Not published	Not published	+35.4 pp vs world	-15.7%	Not published	Not published	-16.5 pp vs world	115.5%	Not published	Not published	+54.4 pp vs world
Nicaragua	2023	45.8%	Not published	Not published	+16.8 pp vs world	59.2%	Not published	Not published	+30.8 pp vs world	-13.3%	Not published	Not published	-14.0 pp vs world	105.0%	Not published	Not published	+47.6 pp vs world
Nicaragua	2024	40.5%	Not published	Not published	+11.5 pp vs world	58.1%	Not published	Not published	+30.0 pp vs world	-17.6%	Not published	Not published	-18.5 pp vs world	98.5%	Not published	Not published	+41.4 pp vs world

Calculations created by Tesseron World Observatory, data from UNSD Analysis of Main Aggregates (2026-01-28_89ede278; source updated 2026-01-28T00:00:00).

Interpretation note

Trade openness is exports plus imports relative to GDP. Imports are positive in the source but subtracted in the expenditure identity.

Latest common comparison

Central America73.9%2024

World57.1%2024

08 · Industry mix and structural change

Which activities produce value, and how is the mix changing?

Six mutually exclusive activities show the production structure. Manufacturing remains nested inside its parent activity.

Full historical record

Structural change across six activities

Other activities is the largest current activity at 29.3%. Each activity shows change separately for 1970–1990, 1990–2010, and 2010–current.

AMA activity values measure gross value added, not sales, revenue, shipments, gross output, or physical production.

Agriculture, forestry and fishing16.2%

1970–1990+4.9 pp1990–2010-0.9 pp2010–2024-2.5 pp

World specialization: 3.81×

Mining, manufacturing and utilities24.8%

1970–1990-1.7 pp1990–2010+3.5 pp2010–2024+4.4 pp

World specialization: 1.17×

Construction6.2%

1970–1990+0.1 pp1990–2010-0.6 pp2010–2024+2.4 pp

World specialization: 1.08×

Trade, restaurants and hotels18.0%

1970–1990+3.4 pp1990–2010-2.3 pp2010–2024+1.3 pp

World specialization: 1.24×

Transport, storage and communication5.5%

1970–1990-1.9 pp1990–2010-2.4 pp2010–2024-0.7 pp

World specialization: 0.56×

Other activities29.3%

1970–1990-4.8 pp1990–2010+2.7 pp2010–2024-4.9 pp

World specialization: 0.66×

Industry composition and economic scale

The 100% area view isolates changes in production mix. The current-dollar area view combines those shares with nominal GDP so the total height also shows the expansion or contraction of the economy.

Created by Tesseron World Observatory; data from UN Statistics Division Analysis of Main Aggregates – 28 January 2026 data snapshot.

Agriculture, forestry and fishingMining, manufacturing and utilitiesConstructionTrade, restaurants and hotelsTransport, storage and communicationOther activitiesShare of total gross value added

Formation1970–1990

36.3% → 31.5%

Percentage-point change: -4.8 pp

Integration1990–2010

31.5% → 34.2%

Percentage-point change: +2.7 pp

Current era2010–2024

34.2% → 29.3%

Percentage-point change: -4.9 pp

How to read specialization

World specialization compares an activity's share of this country's gross value added with that activity's share of world gross value added. A result of 1.00× means the shares match; above 1.00× means the activity is relatively more prominent locally, while below 1.00× means it is relatively less prominent. It describes economic structure, not productivity or competitiveness.

Current specialization against world

Agriculture, forestry and fishing3.81×

Mining, manufacturing and utilities1.17×

Construction1.08×

Trade, restaurants and hotels1.24×

Transport, storage and communication0.56×

Other activities0.66×

Industry mix, specialization and world comparison table55 annual rows

Annual shares for the six mutually exclusive broad industries, with world comparisons and ranks wherever comparable data exist. Annual rows cover the full 1970–2024 AMA record wherever the source publishes a value. World ranks run highest-to-lowest. The position index converts rank to a 0–100 scale: 100 is first and 0 is last; it is not a performance score. World comparison is either a world-equals-100 value index or a percentage-point gap, according to the measure.

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Nicaragua	1970	14.7%	Not published	Not published	+5.3 pp vs world	18.5%	Not published	Not published	-12.4 pp vs world	4.4%	Not published	Not published	-2.1 pp vs world	15.5%	Not published	Not published	+1.5 pp vs world	10.6%	Not published	Not published	+2.7 pp vs world	36.3%	Not published	Not published	+4.8 pp vs world
Nicaragua	1971	14.6%	Not published	Not published	+5.6 pp vs world	18.8%	Not published	Not published	-11.8 pp vs world	4.5%	Not published	Not published	-2.1 pp vs world	15.4%	Not published	Not published	+1.3 pp vs world	10.5%	Not published	Not published	+2.6 pp vs world	36.3%	Not published	Not published	+4.2 pp vs world
Nicaragua	1972	14.9%	Not published	Not published	+6.2 pp vs world	19.7%	Not published	Not published	-10.8 pp vs world	4.7%	Not published	Not published	-2.1 pp vs world	16.0%	Not published	Not published	+1.9 pp vs world	11.1%	Not published	Not published	+3.2 pp vs world	33.6%	Not published	Not published	+1.5 pp vs world
Nicaragua	1973	14.7%	Not published	Not published	+5.5 pp vs world	18.7%	Not published	Not published	-12.2 pp vs world	5.7%	Not published	Not published	-1.1 pp vs world	16.5%	Not published	Not published	+2.5 pp vs world	11.2%	Not published	Not published	+3.5 pp vs world	33.2%	Not published	Not published	+1.5 pp vs world
Nicaragua	1974	14.1%	Not published	Not published	+5.5 pp vs world	17.6%	Not published	Not published	-14.1 pp vs world	8.1%	Not published	Not published	+1.5 pp vs world	16.0%	Not published	Not published	+1.9 pp vs world	11.0%	Not published	Not published	+3.3 pp vs world	33.1%	Not published	Not published	+1.7 pp vs world
Nicaragua	1975	13.1%	Not published	Not published	+4.8 pp vs world	19.5%	Not published	Not published	-11.1 pp vs world	7.5%	Not published	Not published	+0.7 pp vs world	15.7%	Not published	Not published	+1.5 pp vs world	10.6%	Not published	Not published	+2.9 pp vs world	33.6%	Not published	Not published	+1.1 pp vs world
Nicaragua	1976	13.2%	Not published	Not published	+5.3 pp vs world	18.7%	Not published	Not published	-12.1 pp vs world	7.4%	Not published	Not published	+0.6 pp vs world	16.4%	Not published	Not published	+2.1 pp vs world	10.6%	Not published	Not published	+2.8 pp vs world	33.7%	Not published	Not published	+1.1 pp vs world
Nicaragua	1977	13.5%	Not published	Not published	+5.7 pp vs world	17.6%	Not published	Not published	-13.1 pp vs world	6.3%	Not published	Not published	-0.5 pp vs world	17.9%	Not published	Not published	+3.6 pp vs world	11.7%	Not published	Not published	+3.8 pp vs world	33.0%	Not published	Not published	+0.3 pp vs world
Nicaragua	1978	15.1%	Not published	Not published	+7.6 pp vs world	19.9%	Not published	Not published	-10.6 pp vs world	4.1%	Not published	Not published	-2.7 pp vs world	18.0%	Not published	Not published	+3.7 pp vs world	10.8%	Not published	Not published	+2.8 pp vs world	32.1%	Not published	Not published	-1.0 pp vs world
Nicaragua	1979	17.9%	Not published	Not published	+10.6 pp vs world	24.1%	Not published	Not published	-6.7 pp vs world	1.9%	Not published	Not published	-4.9 pp vs world	13.1%	Not published	Not published	-1.2 pp vs world	10.6%	Not published	Not published	+2.7 pp vs world	32.4%	Not published	Not published	-0.7 pp vs world
Nicaragua	1980	14.3%	Not published	Not published	+7.5 pp vs world	24.3%	Not published	Not published	-6.8 pp vs world	4.2%	Not published	Not published	-2.4 pp vs world	14.5%	Not published	Not published	+0.3 pp vs world	11.7%	Not published	Not published	+4.0 pp vs world	30.9%	Not published	Not published	-2.7 pp vs world
Nicaragua	1981	12.2%	Not published	Not published	+5.4 pp vs world	25.0%	Not published	Not published	-5.7 pp vs world	4.4%	Not published	Not published	-2.0 pp vs world	14.3%	Not published	Not published	-0.0 pp vs world	11.6%	Not published	Not published	+3.8 pp vs world	32.5%	Not published	Not published	-1.7 pp vs world
Nicaragua	1982	13.0%	Not published	Not published	+6.2 pp vs world	24.6%	Not published	Not published	-5.2 pp vs world	4.2%	Not published	Not published	-2.0 pp vs world	14.6%	Not published	Not published	+0.3 pp vs world	11.8%	Not published	Not published	+4.0 pp vs world	31.8%	Not published	Not published	-3.5 pp vs world
Nicaragua	1983	14.2%	Not published	Not published	+7.2 pp vs world	23.0%	Not published	Not published	-6.3 pp vs world	5.2%	Not published	Not published	-0.7 pp vs world	14.2%	Not published	Not published	-0.1 pp vs world	11.6%	Not published	Not published	+3.6 pp vs world	31.8%	Not published	Not published	-4.0 pp vs world
Nicaragua	1984	15.6%	Not published	Not published	+8.8 pp vs world	24.3%	Not published	Not published	-4.9 pp vs world	5.7%	Not published	Not published	-0.0 pp vs world	13.7%	Not published	Not published	-0.9 pp vs world	11.6%	Not published	Not published	+3.6 pp vs world	29.0%	Not published	Not published	-6.9 pp vs world
Nicaragua	1985	14.9%	Not published	Not published	+8.5 pp vs world	26.3%	Not published	Not published	-2.5 pp vs world	7.4%	Not published	Not published	+1.7 pp vs world	13.5%	Not published	Not published	-1.2 pp vs world	9.3%	Not published	Not published	+1.3 pp vs world	28.6%	Not published	Not published	-8.1 pp vs world
Nicaragua	1986	13.2%	Not published	Not published	+7.4 pp vs world	26.4%	Not published	Not published	-1.2 pp vs world	5.2%	Not published	Not published	-0.8 pp vs world	19.0%	Not published	Not published	+4.3 pp vs world	9.2%	Not published	Not published	+1.1 pp vs world	27.0%	Not published	Not published	-10.8 pp vs world
Nicaragua	1987	18.8%	Not published	Not published	+13.4 pp vs world	18.1%	Not published	Not published	-9.3 pp vs world	4.7%	Not published	Not published	-1.4 pp vs world	22.7%	Not published	Not published	+8.1 pp vs world	8.2%	Not published	Not published	+0.0 pp vs world	27.6%	Not published	Not published	-11.0 pp vs world
Nicaragua	1988	18.6%	Not published	Not published	+13.2 pp vs world	17.1%	Not published	Not published	-10.1 pp vs world	5.1%	Not published	Not published	-1.1 pp vs world	23.4%	Not published	Not published	+8.7 pp vs world	8.6%	Not published	Not published	+0.5 pp vs world	27.3%	Not published	Not published	-11.3 pp vs world
Nicaragua	1989	20.8%	Not published	Not published	+15.4 pp vs world	17.4%	Not published	Not published	-9.4 pp vs world	4.5%	Not published	Not published	-1.8 pp vs world	20.6%	Not published	Not published	+6.0 pp vs world	8.6%	Not published	Not published	+0.5 pp vs world	28.2%	Not published	Not published	-10.9 pp vs world
Nicaragua	1990	19.6%	Not published	Not published	+14.4 pp vs world	16.8%	Not published	Not published	-9.7 pp vs world	4.5%	Not published	Not published	-1.7 pp vs world	18.9%	Not published	Not published	+4.5 pp vs world	8.6%	Not published	Not published	+0.4 pp vs world	31.5%	Not published	Not published	-8.1 pp vs world
Nicaragua	1991	19.0%	Not published	Not published	+14.3 pp vs world	17.7%	Not published	Not published	-8.3 pp vs world	3.7%	Not published	Not published	-2.3 pp vs world	20.1%	Not published	Not published	+5.2 pp vs world	8.6%	Not published	Not published	+0.3 pp vs world	30.9%	Not published	Not published	-9.3 pp vs world
Nicaragua	1992	19.4%	Not published	Not published	+15.1 pp vs world	17.1%	Not published	Not published	-8.2 pp vs world	3.7%	Not published	Not published	-2.2 pp vs world	18.9%	Not published	Not published	+3.6 pp vs world	8.7%	Not published	Not published	+0.5 pp vs world	32.2%	Not published	Not published	-8.9 pp vs world
Nicaragua	1993	19.4%	Not published	Not published	+15.3 pp vs world	17.5%	Not published	Not published	-7.2 pp vs world	3.8%	Not published	Not published	-2.1 pp vs world	19.8%	Not published	Not published	+4.7 pp vs world	8.5%	Not published	Not published	+0.2 pp vs world	30.9%	Not published	Not published	-10.8 pp vs world
Nicaragua	1994	21.4%	Not published	Not published	+17.3 pp vs world	17.2%	Not published	Not published	-7.3 pp vs world	4.7%	Not published	Not published	-1.2 pp vs world	19.1%	Not published	Not published	+3.8 pp vs world	7.6%	Not published	Not published	-0.8 pp vs world	30.0%	Not published	Not published	-11.1 pp vs world
Nicaragua	1995	22.4%	Not published	Not published	+18.5 pp vs world	16.7%	Not published	Not published	-7.8 pp vs world	5.2%	Not published	Not published	-0.5 pp vs world	18.8%	Not published	Not published	+3.7 pp vs world	7.1%	Not published	Not published	-1.5 pp vs world	29.7%	Not published	Not published	-12.4 pp vs world
Nicaragua	1996	23.9%	Not published	Not published	+19.8 pp vs world	16.8%	Not published	Not published	-7.5 pp vs world	5.2%	Not published	Not published	-0.5 pp vs world	18.7%	Not published	Not published	+3.7 pp vs world	6.2%	Not published	Not published	-2.3 pp vs world	29.2%	Not published	Not published	-13.2 pp vs world
Nicaragua	1997	22.4%	Not published	Not published	+18.4 pp vs world	16.9%	Not published	Not published	-7.1 pp vs world	4.6%	Not published	Not published	-0.9 pp vs world	19.7%	Not published	Not published	+4.7 pp vs world	6.7%	Not published	Not published	-2.0 pp vs world	29.7%	Not published	Not published	-13.1 pp vs world
Nicaragua	1998	21.6%	Not published	Not published	+17.7 pp vs world	16.4%	Not published	Not published	-6.7 pp vs world	4.9%	Not published	Not published	-0.5 pp vs world	19.0%	Not published	Not published	+3.9 pp vs world	6.9%	Not published	Not published	-2.1 pp vs world	31.2%	Not published	Not published	-12.3 pp vs world
Nicaragua	1999	18.9%	Not published	Not published	+15.4 pp vs world	15.2%	Not published	Not published	-7.8 pp vs world	7.0%	Not published	Not published	+1.6 pp vs world	18.7%	Not published	Not published	+3.6 pp vs world	7.3%	Not published	Not published	-1.9 pp vs world	32.8%	Not published	Not published	-10.8 pp vs world
Nicaragua	2000	19.7%	Not published	Not published	+16.3 pp vs world	16.0%	Not published	Not published	-7.5 pp vs world	6.1%	Not published	Not published	+0.7 pp vs world	16.9%	Not published	Not published	+1.9 pp vs world	5.8%	Not published	Not published	-3.3 pp vs world	35.4%	Not published	Not published	-8.1 pp vs world
Nicaragua	2001	18.5%	Not published	Not published	+15.0 pp vs world	16.9%	Not published	Not published	-5.6 pp vs world	6.4%	Not published	Not published	+1.0 pp vs world	16.0%	Not published	Not published	+1.0 pp vs world	6.6%	Not published	Not published	-2.6 pp vs world	35.6%	Not published	Not published	-8.9 pp vs world
Nicaragua	2002	18.0%	Not published	Not published	+14.6 pp vs world	18.2%	Not published	Not published	-3.9 pp vs world	5.1%	Not published	Not published	-0.2 pp vs world	16.1%	Not published	Not published	+1.3 pp vs world	6.4%	Not published	Not published	-2.9 pp vs world	36.2%	Not published	Not published	-8.8 pp vs world
Nicaragua	2003	17.1%	Not published	Not published	+13.7 pp vs world	17.4%	Not published	Not published	-4.7 pp vs world	4.9%	Not published	Not published	-0.5 pp vs world	15.4%	Not published	Not published	+0.7 pp vs world	7.4%	Not published	Not published	-1.9 pp vs world	37.8%	Not published	Not published	-7.3 pp vs world
Nicaragua	2004	17.4%	Not published	Not published	+14.0 pp vs world	17.8%	Not published	Not published	-4.8 pp vs world	5.3%	Not published	Not published	-0.1 pp vs world	15.4%	Not published	Not published	+0.7 pp vs world	7.0%	Not published	Not published	-2.5 pp vs world	37.1%	Not published	Not published	-7.3 pp vs world
Nicaragua	2005	17.8%	Not published	Not published	+14.5 pp vs world	17.3%	Not published	Not published	-5.8 pp vs world	5.6%	Not published	Not published	+0.1 pp vs world	16.0%	Not published	Not published	+1.5 pp vs world	6.5%	Not published	Not published	-2.8 pp vs world	36.8%	Not published	Not published	-7.4 pp vs world
Nicaragua	2006	17.6%	Not published	Not published	+14.2 pp vs world	17.7%	Not published	Not published	-5.9 pp vs world	5.4%	Not published	Not published	-0.3 pp vs world	16.2%	Not published	Not published	+1.8 pp vs world	6.6%	Not published	Not published	-2.6 pp vs world	36.5%	Not published	Not published	-7.3 pp vs world
Nicaragua	2007	18.2%	Not published	Not published	+14.7 pp vs world	17.9%	Not published	Not published	-5.7 pp vs world	5.0%	Not published	Not published	-0.7 pp vs world	16.8%	Not published	Not published	+2.6 pp vs world	6.6%	Not published	Not published	-2.7 pp vs world	35.5%	Not published	Not published	-8.1 pp vs world
Nicaragua	2008	17.8%	Not published	Not published	+14.1 pp vs world	18.2%	Not published	Not published	-5.8 pp vs world	5.9%	Not published	Not published	+0.2 pp vs world	18.5%	Not published	Not published	+4.3 pp vs world	5.8%	Not published	Not published	-3.5 pp vs world	33.8%	Not published	Not published	-9.3 pp vs world
Nicaragua	2009	17.6%	Not published	Not published	+13.8 pp vs world	18.5%	Not published	Not published	-3.8 pp vs world	4.5%	Not published	Not published	-1.0 pp vs world	17.7%	Not published	Not published	+3.6 pp vs world	6.3%	Not published	Not published	-3.0 pp vs world	35.4%	Not published	Not published	-9.7 pp vs world
Nicaragua	2010	18.7%	Not published	Not published	+14.7 pp vs world	20.4%	Not published	Not published	-3.3 pp vs world	3.9%	Not published	Not published	-1.5 pp vs world	16.7%	Not published	Not published	+2.6 pp vs world	6.2%	Not published	Not published	-2.8 pp vs world	34.2%	Not published	Not published	-9.7 pp vs world
Nicaragua	2011	20.9%	Not published	Not published	+16.7 pp vs world	21.3%	Not published	Not published	-2.9 pp vs world	4.2%	Not published	Not published	-1.2 pp vs world	16.5%	Not published	Not published	+2.5 pp vs world	5.6%	Not published	Not published	-3.2 pp vs world	31.4%	Not published	Not published	-11.8 pp vs world
Nicaragua	2012	19.5%	Not published	Not published	+15.3 pp vs world	22.1%	Not published	Not published	-2.0 pp vs world	5.1%	Not published	Not published	-0.3 pp vs world	16.6%	Not published	Not published	+2.5 pp vs world	5.4%	Not published	Not published	-3.5 pp vs world	31.2%	Not published	Not published	-12.0 pp vs world
Nicaragua	2013	18.3%	Not published	Not published	+13.9 pp vs world	22.7%	Not published	Not published	-1.1 pp vs world	5.5%	Not published	Not published	-0.0 pp vs world	16.2%	Not published	Not published	+2.1 pp vs world	5.4%	Not published	Not published	-3.5 pp vs world	32.0%	Not published	Not published	-11.3 pp vs world
Nicaragua	2014	18.5%	Not published	Not published	+14.1 pp vs world	22.6%	Not published	Not published	-0.7 pp vs world	5.2%	Not published	Not published	-0.4 pp vs world	16.3%	Not published	Not published	+2.1 pp vs world	5.2%	Not published	Not published	-3.8 pp vs world	32.3%	Not published	Not published	-11.3 pp vs world
Nicaragua	2015	17.8%	Not published	Not published	+13.4 pp vs world	21.9%	Not published	Not published	-0.4 pp vs world	6.5%	Not published	Not published	+1.0 pp vs world	16.2%	Not published	Not published	+1.9 pp vs world	5.8%	Not published	Not published	-3.4 pp vs world	31.8%	Not published	Not published	-12.5 pp vs world
Nicaragua	2016	16.5%	Not published	Not published	+12.2 pp vs world	22.4%	Not published	Not published	+0.7 pp vs world	6.2%	Not published	Not published	+0.6 pp vs world	16.6%	Not published	Not published	+2.3 pp vs world	5.8%	Not published	Not published	-3.5 pp vs world	32.5%	Not published	Not published	-12.3 pp vs world
Nicaragua	2017	16.6%	Not published	Not published	+12.3 pp vs world	21.3%	Not published	Not published	-0.7 pp vs world	6.3%	Not published	Not published	+0.6 pp vs world	17.1%	Not published	Not published	+2.7 pp vs world	5.7%	Not published	Not published	-3.6 pp vs world	33.0%	Not published	Not published	-11.3 pp vs world
Nicaragua	2018	16.8%	Not published	Not published	+12.6 pp vs world	21.6%	Not published	Not published	-0.9 pp vs world	5.8%	Not published	Not published	+0.0 pp vs world	16.0%	Not published	Not published	+1.8 pp vs world	5.6%	Not published	Not published	-3.7 pp vs world	34.3%	Not published	Not published	-9.9 pp vs world
Nicaragua	2019	17.2%	Not published	Not published	+13.0 pp vs world	22.7%	Not published	Not published	+1.0 pp vs world	4.2%	Not published	Not published	-1.6 pp vs world	15.8%	Not published	Not published	+1.5 pp vs world	5.6%	Not published	Not published	-3.9 pp vs world	34.5%	Not published	Not published	-10.0 pp vs world
Nicaragua	2020	17.6%	Not published	Not published	+13.1 pp vs world	24.1%	Not published	Not published	+3.1 pp vs world	4.4%	Not published	Not published	-1.3 pp vs world	15.1%	Not published	Not published	+1.4 pp vs world	5.0%	Not published	Not published	-4.3 pp vs world	33.7%	Not published	Not published	-11.9 pp vs world
Nicaragua	2021	17.6%	Not published	Not published	+13.1 pp vs world	25.4%	Not published	Not published	+3.1 pp vs world	5.2%	Not published	Not published	-0.6 pp vs world	15.7%	Not published	Not published	+1.8 pp vs world	5.0%	Not published	Not published	-4.4 pp vs world	31.0%	Not published	Not published	-13.1 pp vs world
Nicaragua	2022	18.9%	Not published	Not published	+14.3 pp vs world	24.5%	Not published	Not published	+1.7 pp vs world	4.6%	Not published	Not published	-1.1 pp vs world	17.0%	Not published	Not published	+2.7 pp vs world	5.3%	Not published	Not published	-4.3 pp vs world	29.7%	Not published	Not published	-13.5 pp vs world
Nicaragua	2023	17.2%	Not published	Not published	+12.9 pp vs world	25.2%	Not published	Not published	+3.4 pp vs world	5.4%	Not published	Not published	-0.4 pp vs world	18.3%	Not published	Not published	+3.8 pp vs world	5.4%	Not published	Not published	-4.2 pp vs world	28.5%	Not published	Not published	-15.5 pp vs world
Nicaragua	2024	16.2%	Not published	Not published	+12.0 pp vs world	24.8%	Not published	Not published	+3.6 pp vs world	6.2%	Not published	Not published	+0.5 pp vs world	18.0%	Not published	Not published	+3.5 pp vs world	5.5%	Not published	Not published	-4.3 pp vs world	29.3%	Not published	Not published	-15.2 pp vs world

Calculations created by Tesseron World Observatory, data from UNSD Analysis of Main Aggregates (2026-01-28_89ede278; source updated 2026-01-28T00:00:00).

09 · Manufacturing position

What role does manufacturing play at home and in the world?

Domestic share, its place inside the parent industry, real growth, specialization and world contribution are kept together.

Full historical record

Manufacturing in the economic structure

Manufacturing accounts for 15.2% of total gross value added in 2024. In 2024, Nicaragua was 0.5 percentage points below the world value.

Latest share: 15.2%
World specialization: 0.97×
Latest year: 2024

Formation1970–1990

16.5% → 15.2%

Percentage-point change: -1.4 pp

Integration1990–2010

15.2% → 15.7%

Percentage-point change: +0.5 pp

Current era2010–2024

15.7% → 15.2%

Percentage-point change: -0.5 pp

Share of total GVA15.2%2024 · Derived measure · World rank unavailable

Share within parent activity61.4%2024 · Derived measure · World rank unavailable

Real manufacturing growth0.5%2024 · Published series · World rank 136 of 210 · highest-to-lowest

Share of world manufacturing0.0%2024 · Derived measure · World rank 114 of 210 · highest-to-lowest

Manufacturing annual rates, ranks and specialization table55 annual rows

Manufacturing's annual structural, growth and world-position measures. Annual rows cover the full 1970–2024 AMA record wherever the source publishes a value. World ranks run highest-to-lowest. The position index converts rank to a 0–100 scale: 100 is first and 0 is last; it is not a performance score. World comparison is either a world-equals-100 value index or a percentage-point gap, according to the measure.

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Manufacturing annual rates, ranks and specialization table

Nicaragua	1970	16.5%	Not published	Not published	-9.4 pp vs world	89.4%	Not published	Not published	+5.3 pp vs world	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Nicaragua	1971	16.9%	Not published	Not published	-8.7 pp vs world	90.0%	Not published	Not published	+6.3 pp vs world	4.8%	Not published	Not published	+1.7 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Nicaragua	1972	17.4%	Not published	Not published	-8.1 pp vs world	88.4%	Not published	Not published	+4.7 pp vs world	4.8%	Not published	Not published	-1.6 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Nicaragua	1973	17.2%	Not published	Not published	-8.4 pp vs world	92.3%	Not published	Not published	+9.2 pp vs world	4.7%	Not published	Not published	-4.3 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Nicaragua	1974	16.3%	Not published	Not published	-8.8 pp vs world	92.7%	Not published	Not published	+13.4 pp vs world	13.1%	Not published	Not published	+11.8 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Nicaragua	1975	17.8%	Not published	Not published	-6.5 pp vs world	91.0%	Not published	Not published	+11.9 pp vs world	2.4%	Not published	Not published	+5.2 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Nicaragua	1976	16.8%	Not published	Not published	-7.6 pp vs world	89.4%	Not published	Not published	+10.6 pp vs world	4.0%	Not published	Not published	-3.2 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Nicaragua	1977	15.6%	Not published	Not published	-8.6 pp vs world	88.2%	Not published	Not published	+9.8 pp vs world	7.8%	Not published	Not published	+3.9 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Nicaragua	1978	17.7%	Not published	Not published	-6.4 pp vs world	88.8%	Not published	Not published	+9.7 pp vs world	-0.1%	Not published	Not published	-3.6 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Nicaragua	1979	21.4%	Not published	Not published	-2.4 pp vs world	88.7%	Not published	Not published	+11.5 pp vs world	-27.4%	Not published	Not published	-31.5 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Nicaragua	1980	21.6%	Not published	Not published	-1.3 pp vs world	88.8%	Not published	Not published	+15.2 pp vs world	14.7%	Not published	Not published	+14.4 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Nicaragua	1981	22.0%	Not published	Not published	-0.5 pp vs world	88.3%	Not published	Not published	+14.9 pp vs world	3.0%	Not published	Not published	+1.7 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Nicaragua	1982	21.8%	Not published	Not published	-0.3 pp vs world	88.8%	Not published	Not published	+14.7 pp vs world	0.1%	Not published	Not published	+1.7 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Nicaragua	1983	20.3%	Not published	Not published	-1.4 pp vs world	88.2%	Not published	Not published	+14.2 pp vs world	5.6%	Not published	Not published	+3.8 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Nicaragua	1984	21.8%	Not published	Not published	+0.0 pp vs world	89.7%	Not published	Not published	+15.1 pp vs world	0.4%	Not published	Not published	-5.0 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Nicaragua	1985	23.9%	Not published	Not published	+2.2 pp vs world	91.1%	Not published	Not published	+15.5 pp vs world	-4.7%	Not published	Not published	-9.0 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Nicaragua	1986	24.1%	Not published	Not published	+2.2 pp vs world	91.3%	Not published	Not published	+12.1 pp vs world	2.1%	Not published	Not published	+0.0 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Nicaragua	1987	16.7%	Not published	Not published	-5.0 pp vs world	92.6%	Not published	Not published	+13.3 pp vs world	-1.6%	Not published	Not published	-6.1 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Nicaragua	1988	15.6%	Not published	Not published	-6.2 pp vs world	91.4%	Not published	Not published	+11.3 pp vs world	-25.3%	Not published	Not published	-31.0 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Nicaragua	1989	15.7%	Not published	Not published	-5.7 pp vs world	90.1%	Not published	Not published	+10.3 pp vs world	-1.9%	Not published	Not published	-4.6 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Nicaragua	1990	15.2%	Not published	Not published	-5.6 pp vs world	90.2%	Not published	Not published	+11.8 pp vs world	-1.5%	Not published	Not published	-2.8 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Nicaragua	1991	16.0%	Not published	Not published	-4.5 pp vs world	90.7%	Not published	Not published	+12.0 pp vs world	6.4%	Not published	Not published	+6.4 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Nicaragua	1992	15.3%	Not published	Not published	-4.5 pp vs world	89.7%	Not published	Not published	+11.4 pp vs world	-5.1%	Not published	Not published	-4.6 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Nicaragua	1993	15.7%	Not published	Not published	-3.5 pp vs world	89.7%	Not published	Not published	+12.2 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	+0.7 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Nicaragua	1994	15.4%	Not published	Not published	-3.7 pp vs world	89.8%	Not published	Not published	+11.6 pp vs world	0.8%	Not published	Not published	-2.7 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Nicaragua	1995	15.1%	Not published	Not published	-4.0 pp vs world	90.3%	Not published	Not published	+12.3 pp vs world	6.6%	Not published	Not published	+1.7 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Nicaragua	1996	14.9%	Not published	Not published	-3.7 pp vs world	88.6%	Not published	Not published	+12.1 pp vs world	8.2%	Not published	Not published	+5.6 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Nicaragua	1997	15.0%	Not published	Not published	-3.3 pp vs world	88.6%	Not published	Not published	+12.6 pp vs world	7.8%	Not published	Not published	+3.2 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Nicaragua	1998	14.1%	Not published	Not published	-3.7 pp vs world	85.6%	Not published	Not published	+8.8 pp vs world	-1.0%	Not published	Not published	-2.4 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Nicaragua	1999	13.1%	Not published	Not published	-4.4 pp vs world	86.1%	Not published	Not published	+10.2 pp vs world	7.0%	Not published	Not published	+3.7 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Nicaragua	2000	13.6%	Not published	Not published	-3.8 pp vs world	85.0%	Not published	Not published	+11.1 pp vs world	4.3%	Not published	Not published	-2.1 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Nicaragua	2001	14.7%	Not published	Not published	-1.7 pp vs world	86.9%	Not published	Not published	+14.2 pp vs world	5.9%	Not published	Not published	+6.6 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Nicaragua	2002	16.0%	Not published	Not published	+0.0 pp vs world	87.8%	Not published	Not published	+15.7 pp vs world	2.1%	Not published	Not published	+1.1 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Nicaragua	2003	15.0%	Not published	Not published	-0.8 pp vs world	86.3%	Not published	Not published	+14.8 pp vs world	2.4%	Not published	Not published	-1.0 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Nicaragua	2004	15.1%	Not published	Not published	-2.2 pp vs world	84.7%	Not published	Not published	+8.2 pp vs world	9.0%	Not published	Not published	-10.5 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Nicaragua	2005	14.7%	Not published	Not published	-2.4 pp vs world	85.2%	Not published	Not published	+11.2 pp vs world	5.6%	Not published	Not published	+1.3 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Nicaragua	2006	15.0%	Not published	Not published	-2.1 pp vs world	84.9%	Not published	Not published	+12.4 pp vs world	6.4%	Not published	Not published	-0.2 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Nicaragua	2007	15.5%	Not published	Not published	-1.6 pp vs world	86.4%	Not published	Not published	+13.9 pp vs world	3.7%	Not published	Not published	-2.3 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Nicaragua	2008	15.4%	Not published	Not published	-1.5 pp vs world	84.3%	Not published	Not published	+14.4 pp vs world	1.4%	Not published	Not published	+0.2 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Nicaragua	2009	14.9%	Not published	Not published	-1.3 pp vs world	80.4%	Not published	Not published	+7.7 pp vs world	-5.5%	Not published	Not published	+0.9 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Nicaragua	2010	15.7%	Not published	Not published	-1.0 pp vs world	77.3%	Not published	Not published	+6.5 pp vs world	8.9%	Not published	Not published	-0.1 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Nicaragua	2011	15.5%	Not published	Not published	-1.3 pp vs world	72.7%	Not published	Not published	+3.4 pp vs world	9.8%	Not published	Not published	+5.5 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Nicaragua	2012	15.7%	Not published	Not published	-1.0 pp vs world	71.3%	Not published	Not published	+1.8 pp vs world	10.2%	Not published	Not published	+7.8 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Nicaragua	2013	16.1%	Not published	Not published	-0.6 pp vs world	70.9%	Not published	Not published	+0.9 pp vs world	6.5%	Not published	Not published	+3.4 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Nicaragua	2014	16.3%	Not published	Not published	-0.4 pp vs world	72.1%	Not published	Not published	+0.4 pp vs world	7.6%	Not published	Not published	+3.4 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Nicaragua	2015	15.7%	Not published	Not published	-1.3 pp vs world	71.6%	Not published	Not published	-4.6 pp vs world	2.5%	Not published	Not published	-1.1 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Nicaragua	2016	15.7%	Not published	Not published	-1.1 pp vs world	70.0%	Not published	Not published	-7.3 pp vs world	3.7%	Not published	Not published	+1.2 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Nicaragua	2017	15.1%	Not published	Not published	-1.6 pp vs world	71.2%	Not published	Not published	-4.9 pp vs world	2.9%	Not published	Not published	-0.5 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Nicaragua	2018	15.2%	Not published	Not published	-1.7 pp vs world	70.2%	Not published	Not published	-4.8 pp vs world	1.5%	Not published	Not published	-2.4 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Nicaragua	2019	15.6%	Not published	Not published	-0.9 pp vs world	68.6%	Not published	Not published	-7.0 pp vs world	-2.2%	Not published	Not published	-3.6 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Nicaragua	2020	15.5%	Not published	Not published	-0.8 pp vs world	64.2%	Not published	Not published	-13.4 pp vs world	1.8%	Not published	Not published	+4.2 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Nicaragua	2021	16.3%	Not published	Not published	-0.5 pp vs world	64.0%	Not published	Not published	-11.4 pp vs world	14.7%	Not published	Not published	+5.7 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Nicaragua	2022	16.2%	Not published	Not published	-0.2 pp vs world	66.2%	Not published	Not published	-5.7 pp vs world	5.2%	Not published	Not published	+3.1 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Nicaragua	2023	16.2%	Not published	Not published	+0.3 pp vs world	64.4%	Not published	Not published	-9.0 pp vs world	2.5%	Not published	Not published	+1.0 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Nicaragua	2024	15.2%	Not published	Not published	-0.5 pp vs world	61.4%	Not published	Not published	-12.7 pp vs world	0.5%	Not published	Not published	-2.5 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world

Calculations created by Tesseron World Observatory, data from UNSD Analysis of Main Aggregates (2026-01-28_89ede278; source updated 2026-01-28T00:00:00).

Interpretation note

Manufacturing is part of mining, manufacturing and utilities; it is not a seventh broad-industry slice. Share and real growth describe different dimensions.

Current manufacturing specialization

Central America0.78×

World0.97×

Nicaragua Economic Overview

Read the economy through three eras

What should a reader know first?

Real output, indexed to a shared starting year

Real GDP trajectory

How large is the economy, and where does it sit globally?

Nominal GDP

Nominal GDP and UN benchmarks

What does the record show per person?

GDP per person

GDP per person and UN benchmarks

How quickly has real activity changed, and how have output prices moved?

Real GDP growth

Real GDP growth and UN benchmarks

How is output used for consumption and domestic demand?

Final Consumption

Final consumption and UN benchmarks

How much current output is directed toward capital formation?

Gross Capital Formation

Gross capital formation and UN benchmarks

How exposed is the economy to trade, and what is the external balance?

Trade openness

Trade openness and UN benchmarks

Which activities produce value, and how is the mix changing?

Structural change across six activities

Industry composition and economic scale

Broad industry structure over time

What role does manufacturing play at home and in the world?

Manufacturing in the economic structure