GDP growth in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: GDP growth was 4.9% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
GDP growth in Nicaragua, 1961–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 4.9% for gdp growth in 2025.
The figure is up 37.5% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp growth in Nicaragua peaked at 14.2% in 1974 and was at its lowest, -26.5%, in 1979.
That places Nicaragua 56th out of 214 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.6% | 1.3% | 11.7% | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.7% | -26.5% | 14.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.8% | -12.4% | 5.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.0% | -0.4% | 7.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.9% | -3.3% | 5.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.5% | -3.4% | 6.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.1% | -2.2% | 10.5% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Nicaragua
- DEC alternative conversion factor 36.62 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 225.76 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 6.16 billion current US$ (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 90.12 billion current LCU (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 2.46 billion current US$ (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -44.17 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -1.21 billion current US$ (2025)
- GNI per capita 109,918 current LCU (2025)
- GNI per capita, Atlas method 2,850 current US$ (2025)
- GNI 770.25 billion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp growth in Nicaragua?
- Gdp growth in Nicaragua was 4.9% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gdp growth recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 14.2% in 1974.
- What is the lowest gdp growth recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was -26.5% in 1979.
- How does Nicaragua rank for gdp growth?
- Nicaragua ranks 56th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp growth rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of GDP growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.