Services, value added in Nicaragua

Nicaragua: Services, value added was 45.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
45.2%
Change on year
down 3.5%
World rank
171st
of 205 countries
All-time high
54.2%
in 2009
All-time low
45.2%
in 2025
Years of data
32
1994–2025

Services, value added in Nicaragua, 1994–2025

02040601994200920251994: 50.3 % of GDP1995: 48.7 % of GDP1996: 47.2 % of GDP1997: 48.5 % of GDP1998: 48.8 % of GDP1999: 50.2 % of GDP2000: 49.7 % of GDP2001: 50.3 % of GDP2002: 50.4 % of GDP2003: 52.1 % of GDP2004: 50.5 % of GDP2005: 49.9 % of GDP2006: 53.8 % of GDP2007: 53.3 % of GDP2008: 52.9 % of GDP2009: 54.2 % of GDP2010: 51.7 % of GDP2011: 48.5 % of GDP2012: 48 % of GDP2013: 48.4 % of GDP2014: 48.5 % of GDP2015: 48.6 % of GDP2016: 49.5 % of GDP2017: 50.3 % of GDP2018: 51 % of GDP2019: 50.5 % of GDP2020: 48.6 % of GDP2021: 46.2 % of GDP2022: 46.4 % of GDP2023: 46.5 % of GDP2024: 46.8 % of GDP2025: 45.2 % of GDP

Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.

Analysis

Nicaragua recorded 45.2% for services, value added in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.

That represents a change of down 3.5% on the previous year and down 7.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, services, value added in Nicaragua peaked at 54.2% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 45.2%, in 2025.

That places Nicaragua 171st out of 205 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 49.0% 47.2% 50.3% 6
2000s 51.7% 49.7% 54.2% 10
2010s 49.5% 48.0% 51.7% 10
2020s 46.6% 45.2% 48.6% 6

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Frequently asked questions

What is services, value added in Nicaragua?
Services, value added in Nicaragua was 45.2% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
What is the highest services, value added recorded in Nicaragua?
The highest recorded value was 54.2% in 2009.
What is the lowest services, value added recorded in Nicaragua?
The lowest recorded value was 45.2% in 2025.
How does Nicaragua rank for services, value added?
Nicaragua ranks 171st out of 205 countries with data for 2025.
Is services, value added rising or falling in Nicaragua?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of Services, value added (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Services, value added (% of GDP)
Unit
% of GDP
Source
Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
252 places, 10,765 data points, 1960–2025
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Services industries correspond to ISIC (Rev. 4) divisions 45-99 and includes wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles, hotels and restaurants, transport, storage and communication, financial intermediation, real estate, renting and business activities, public administration and defence, compulsory social security, education, health and social work, other community, social and personal service activities, private households with employed persons, and extra-territorial organizations and bodies. 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 is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.