Public Sector in Nicaragua
73 indicators covering public sector for Nicaragua.
| Indicator | Latest | Year | 10-yr change | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arms imports | 13.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 2019 | down 13.3% | 99th |
| Tax revenue | 20.1% | 2024 | up 31.2% | 53rd |
| Taxes on income, profits and capital gains | 41.3% | 2024 | up 26.0% | 11th |
| Taxes on goods and services | 47.5% | 2024 | down 5.8% | 12th |
| Net investment in nonfinancial assets | 3.2% | 2024 | up 39.2% | 65th |
| Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) | 2.3% | 2024 | up 935.9% | 17th |
| Interest payments | 7.0% | 2024 | up 42.5% | 76th |
| Grants and other revenue | 7.1% | 2024 | down 42.2% | 143rd |
| Interest payments | 9.2% | 2023 | up 49.8% | 57th |
| Other taxes | 0.5% | 2024 | down 43.5% | 93rd |
| Compensation of employees | 32.0% | 2023 | down 13.9% | 58th |
| Goods and services expense | 17.0% | 2023 | up 9.6% | 60th |
| Taxes on international trade | 3.6% | 2024 | down 2.1% | 84th |
| Subsidies and other transfers | 37.0% | 2023 | up 9.8% | 79th |
| Military expenditure | 0.5% | 2024 | down 20.4% | 152nd |
| Military expenditure | 105.26 million current USD | 2024 | up 29.3% | 145th |
| Armed forces personnel, total | 12,000 | 2020 | unchanged | 124th |
| Tax revenue | 144.92 billion current LCU | 2024 | up 206.8% | 81st |
| Revenue, excluding grants | 155.23 billion current LCU | 2024 | up 206.3% | 86th |
| Taxes on goods and services | 74.09 billion current LCU | 2024 | up 173.0% | 82nd |
| Taxes on income, profits and capital gains | 64.47 billion current LCU | 2024 | up 265.1% | 82nd |
| Taxes on income, profits and capital gains | 44.5% | 2024 | up 19.0% | 51st |
| Armed forces personnel | 0.4% | 2020 | down 18.3% | 131st |
| Compensation of employees | 34.98 billion current LCU | 2024 | up 91.1% | 89th |
| Interest payments | 10.90 billion current LCU | 2024 | up 313.0% | 87th |
| Expense | 105.65 billion current LCU | 2023 | up 157.8% | 97th |
| Net investment in nonfinancial assets | 23.13 billion current LCU | 2024 | up 225.6% | 80th |
| Goods and services expense | 15.93 billion current LCU | 2024 | up 114.4% | 91st |
| Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) | 16.84 billion current LCU | 2024 | up 2,055.1% | 17th |
| Other expense | 4.9% | 2023 | down 35.5% | 88th |
| Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Pillar 1 data use score | 60 scale 0-100 | 2024 | unchanged | 147th |
| Intentional homicides | 11.35 per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 10.5% | 31st |
| Grants and other revenue | 11.04 billion current LCU | 2024 | up 67.5% | 104th |
| Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Pillar 3 data products score | 62.94 scale 0-100 | 2024 | down 10.2% | 153rd |
| Military expenditure | 3.87 billion current LCU | 2024 | up 83.3% | 122nd |
| Other taxes | 755.70 million current LCU | 2024 | up 63.9% | 83rd |
| Taxes on international trade | 5.61 billion current LCU | 2024 | up 183.7% | 79th |
| Taxes on goods and services | 13.8% | 2024 | up 15.7% | 36th |
| Customs and other import duties | 5.59 billion current LCU | 2024 | up 182.7% | 74th |
| Customs and other import duties | 3.9% | 2024 | down 7.8% | 91st |
| Subsidies and other transfers | 45.51 billion current LCU | 2024 | up 195.7% | 90th |
| Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments | 54.9% | 2025 | up 33.0% | 3rd |
| Other expense | 8.67 billion current LCU | 2024 | up 127.4% | 90th |
| Military expenditure | 1.9% | 2024 | down 31.9% | 148th |
| Internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with disaste | 660 number of cases | 2023 | up 312.5% | 109th |
| Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Pillar 4 data sources score | 37.88 scale 0-100 | 2024 | down 12.1% | 149th |
| Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved b | 134.6% | 2021 | up 31.3% | 2nd |
| Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Pillar 5 data infrastructure | 55 scale 0-100 | 2024 | up 83.3% | 116th |
| Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Overall score | 55.8 scale 0-100 | 2024 | up 15.8% | 146th |
| Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Pillar 2 data services score | 63.2 scale 0-100 | 2024 | up 397.6% | 131st |
| Arms exports | 6.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 1995 | up 200.0% | 55th |
| Intentional homicides, male | 19.78 per 100,000 male | 2021 | down 17.2% | 28th |
| Intentional homicides, female | 3.2 per 100,000 female | 2021 | up 71.5% | 28th |
| CPIA quality of budgetary and financial management rating | 2.5 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | down 28.6% | 56th |
| CPIA business regulatory environment rating | 2 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | down 42.9% | 73rd |
| CPIA debt policy rating | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | down 22.2% | 29th |
| CPIA economic management cluster average | 3.83 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | down 8.0% | 21st |
| CPIA policy and institutions for environmental sustainability rating | 2.5 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | down 28.6% | 69th |
| CPIA fiscal policy rating | 4 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | unchanged | 7th |
| CPIA transparency, accountability, and corruption in the public sector | 1.5 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | down 50.0% | 74th |