Gross national expenditure in Nicaragua

Nicaragua: Gross national expenditure was 25.19 billion current US$ in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
25.19 billion current US$
Change on year
up 9.1%
World rank
121st
of 185 countries
All-time high
25.19 billion current US$
in 2025
All-time low
4.30 billion current US$
in 1994
Years of data
32
1994–2025

Gross national expenditure in Nicaragua, 1994–2025

5.0B10.0B15.0B20.0B25.0B1994200920251994: 4.3B current US$1995: 4.6B current US$1996: 4.9B current US$1997: 5.2B current US$1998: 5.4B current US$1999: 6.1B current US$2000: 6.2B current US$2001: 6.4B current US$2002: 6.3B current US$2003: 6.4B current US$2004: 7.0B current US$2005: 7.8B current US$2006: 8.4B current US$2007: 9.4B current US$2008: 10.9B current US$2009: 9.9B current US$2010: 10.5B current US$2011: 11.9B current US$2012: 12.7B current US$2013: 13.2B current US$2014: 13.9B current US$2015: 15.1B current US$2016: 15.4B current US$2017: 15.7B current US$2018: 14.3B current US$2019: 13.3B current US$2020: 13.4B current US$2021: 16.1B current US$2022: 18.1B current US$2023: 20.2B current US$2024: 23.1B current US$2025: 25.2B current US$

Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in current US$.

Analysis

Nicaragua recorded 25.19 billion current US$ for gross national expenditure in 2025. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.1% on the previous year and up 67.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross national expenditure in Nicaragua peaked at 25.19 billion current US$ in 2025 and was at its lowest, 4.30 billion current US$, in 1994.

That places Nicaragua 121st out of 185 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 5.07 billion current US$ 4.30 billion current US$ 6.06 billion current US$ 6
2000s 7.86 billion current US$ 6.15 billion current US$ 10.86 billion current US$ 10
2010s 13.58 billion current US$ 10.46 billion current US$ 15.67 billion current US$ 10
2020s 19.34 billion current US$ 13.38 billion current US$ 25.19 billion current US$ 6

Countries ranked near Nicaragua

  1. 118 Burkina Faso 26.25 billion current US$ compare
  2. 119 Mozambique 25.54 billion current US$ compare
  3. 120 Benin 25.31 billion current US$ compare
  4. 122 Mongolia 24.74 billion current US$ compare
  5. 123 Jordan 23.53 billion current US$ compare
  6. 124 Palestine 22.87 billion current US$ compare

See the full ranking of 228 places →

More economy & growth data for Nicaragua

All data for Nicaragua →

Frequently asked questions

What is gross national expenditure in Nicaragua?
Gross national expenditure in Nicaragua was 25.19 billion current US$ in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
What is the highest gross national expenditure recorded in Nicaragua?
The highest recorded value was 25.19 billion current US$ in 2025.
What is the lowest gross national expenditure recorded in Nicaragua?
The lowest recorded value was 4.30 billion current US$ in 1994.
How does Nicaragua rank for gross national expenditure?
Nicaragua ranks 121st out of 185 countries with data for 2025.
Is gross national expenditure rising or falling in Nicaragua?
Over the last ten years it is up 67.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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 Gross national expenditure (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 32 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

About this data

Indicator
Gross national expenditure (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
228 places, 10,837 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Gross national expenditure is the sum of household final consumption expenditure, general government final consumption expenditure, and gross capital formation. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.