Inflation, GDP deflator in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Inflation, GDP deflator was 7.6% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Inflation, GDP deflator in Nicaragua, 1961–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in annual %.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 7.6% for inflation, gdp deflator in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inflation, gdp deflator in Nicaragua peaked at 13,611.6% in 1988 and was at its lowest, -0.5%, in 1962.
Nicaragua ranks 38th of 213 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 | 1.7% | -0.5% | 4.5% | 9 |
| 1970s | 11.1% | 2.4% | 31.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,941.0% | 11.0% | 13,611.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 977.4% | 9.2% | 5,016.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.3% | 3.2% | 16.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.0% | 2.7% | 10.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.3% | 3.5% | 10.8% | 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 inflation, gdp deflator in Nicaragua?
- Inflation, gdp deflator in Nicaragua was 7.6% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest inflation, gdp deflator recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 13,611.6% in 1988.
- What is the lowest inflation, gdp deflator recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.5% in 1962.
- How does Nicaragua rank for inflation, gdp deflator?
- Nicaragua ranks 38th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is inflation, gdp deflator rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. 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 Inflation, GDP deflator (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Inflation as measured by the annual growth rate of the GDP implicit deflator shows the rate of price change in the economy as a whole. The GDP implicit deflator is the ratio of GDP in current local currency to GDP in constant local currency.