Industry (including construction), value added in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Industry (including construction), value added was 7.1% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Industry (including construction), value added in Nicaragua, 1961–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 7.1% for industry (including construction), value added in 2025.
The figure is up 95.3% on the previous year and up 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, industry (including construction), value added in Nicaragua peaked at 26.6% in 1962 and was at its lowest, -42.0%, in 1979.
Nicaragua ranks 43rd of 198 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 | 10.0% | -0.7% | 26.6% | 9 |
| 1970s | -0.1% | -42.0% | 25.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.1% | -19.1% | 26.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.6% | -2.8% | 14.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.5% | -10.5% | 9.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.0% | -6.8% | 14.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.5% | 0.2% | 20.6% | 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 industry (including construction), value added in Nicaragua?
- Industry (including construction), value added in Nicaragua was 7.1% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest industry (including construction), value added recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 26.6% in 1962.
- What is the lowest industry (including construction), value added recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was -42.0% in 1979.
- How does Nicaragua rank for industry (including construction), value added?
- Nicaragua ranks 43rd out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is industry (including construction), value added rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.6%. 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 Offices (NSOs), published as part of Industry (including construction), value added (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Industry (including construction) corresponds to ISIC (Rev.4) divisions 05-43. It is comprised of mining, manufacturing, construction, electricity, water, and gas industries. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.