International tourism, expenditures in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: International tourism, expenditures was 102.00 million current US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising
International tourism, expenditures in Nicaragua, 1995–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for international tourism, expenditures in Nicaragua is 102.00 million current US$, measured in 2020.
The figure is down 67.3% on the previous year and down 54.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures in Nicaragua peaked at 365.00 million current US$ in 2017 and was at its lowest, 56.00 million current US$, in 1995.
That places Nicaragua 143rd out of 192 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 85.80 million current US$ | 56.00 million current US$ | 114.00 million current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 181.70 million current US$ | 125.00 million current US$ | 265.00 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 287.80 million current US$ | 225.00 million current US$ | 365.00 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 102.00 million current US$ | 102.00 million current US$ | 102.00 million current US$ | 1 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
- 140 Malawi 119.00 million current US$ compare
- 141 Democratic Republic of Congo 115.00 million current US$ compare
- 142 Maldives 106.00 million current US$ compare
- 144 Barbados 99.00 million current US$ compare
- 145 Madagascar 97.00 million current US$ compare
- 146 Mozambique 95.00 million current US$ compare
More private sector data for Nicaragua
- Merchandise exports 8.89 billion current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures exports 37.0% (2024)
- Food exports 42.6% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 12.43 billion current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures imports 68.6% (2024)
- Food imports 16.6% (2024)
- Merchandise trade 95.9% (2025)
- Commercial service exports 1.19 billion current US$ (2024)
- Transport services 57.8% (2024)
- Computer, communications and other services 9.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, expenditures in Nicaragua?
- International tourism, expenditures in Nicaragua was 102.00 million current US$ in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 365.00 million current US$ in 2017.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.00 million current US$ in 1995.
- How does Nicaragua rank for international tourism, expenditures?
- Nicaragua ranks 143rd out of 192 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, expenditures rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as part of International tourism, expenditures (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International tourism expenditures are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries, including payments to foreign carriers for international transport. These expenditures may include those by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include expenditures for passenger transport items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.