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Nicaragua

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Key indicators

GDP per capita (PPP) (2031)
$13,057
GDP (2031)
$34.0B
GDP growth (2031)
3.5% →
Inflation (2031)
3.0% →
Unemployment (2031)
3.0% ↑
Population (2031)
7.2M
Population growth (2031)
1.1% ↓
Gini index (2014)
46.2
Government debt (2031)
30.6% of GDP
Current account (2031)
-0.1% of GDP
FDI inflows (2024)
$1.4B
Life expectancy (2024)
75.1 yrs
Health spending (2023)
8.3% of GDP
Internet users (2024)
61.4%
Mobile subscriptions (2024)
106.0/100
Trade openness (2025)
96.5% of GDP
Exchange rate (2025)
36.62/USD
Foreign reserves (2025)
$8.3B
Source: World Bank + IMF World Economic Outlook. Most recent data: 2031.

GDP overview

Nominal GDP and real growth. Dashed = IMF forecast.

GDP per capita (PPP)

Purchasing power parity adjusted, in international dollars

Inflation (CPI)

Unemployment

ILO modeled estimate

Population

Fiscal and trade

Government debt (2031)
30.6% of GDP
Current account (2031)
-0.1% of GDP
FDI inflows (2024)
$1.4B

Income inequality (Gini)

Gini index (2014)
0.46
Assessment
High inequality
Source: World Bank PIP via OWID. 0 = perfect equality, 1 = maximum inequality.

Business environment

Tax revenue (2024)
20.1% of GDP
Services sector (2025)
45.2% of GDP

Financial access and costs

ATMs per 100k (2024)
24.1
Bank branches per 100k (2024)
9.4
ICT service exports (2024)
19.4%
Goods and services tax (2024)
13.8%

Historical data

Historical economic data
Year GDP GDP/cap PPP Growth Inflation Unemp. Population Gini Debt Curr. acct FDI Life exp. Health Internet FX rate
2031 * $34.0B $13,057 3.5% 3.0% 3.0% 7.2M - 30.6% -0.1% - - - - -
2030 * $31.8B $12,372 3.5% 3.0% 2.7% 7.2M - 31.0% 1.2% - - - - -
2029 * $29.9B $11,749 3.5% 3.0% 2.7% 7.1M - 32.0% 2.3% - - - - -
2028 * $28.0B $11,158 3.5% 3.0% 2.7% 7.0M - 32.5% 3.8% - - - - -
2027 * $26.3B $10,597 3.8% 3.0% 2.7% 6.9M - 32.6% 5.2% - - - - -
2026 * $24.2B $9,901 3.8% 3.5% 2.7% 6.8M - 33.2% 6.4% - - - - -
2025 $22.2B $9,284 4.9% 2.1% 2.7% 6.7M - 34.8% 8.6% - - - - 36.62
2024 $19.7B $8,721 3.6% 4.6% 3.1% 6.7M - 37.9% 4.2% $1.4B 75.1 - 61.4% 36.62
2023 $17.8B $8,327 4.4% 8.4% 3.4% 6.7M - 42.4% 8.2% $1.1B 75.0 8.3% 60.3% 36.44
2022 $15.6B $7,795 3.6% 10.5% 3.5% 6.7M - 45.9% -2.9% $1.3B 74.5 9.0% 59.4% 35.87
2021 $14.2B $7,119 10.5% 4.9% 3.7% 6.7M - 48.4% -2.8% $1.0B 70.5 9.6% 51.6% 35.17
2020 $12.7B $6,274 -2.2% 3.7% 4.8% 6.6M - 49.2% 3.8% $746.5M 70.8 8.6% 44.9% 34.34
2019 $12.7B $5,981 -2.9% 5.4% 4.9% 6.5M - 44.2% 5.9% $503.0M 73.8 8.5% 39.0% 33.12
2018 $13.0B $5,935 -3.4% 4.9% 5.3% 6.5M - 39.1% -1.8% $837.6M 73.9 8.5% 33.9% 31.55
2017 $13.8B $6,225 4.6% 3.9% 3.3% 6.4M - 34.7% -7.2% $1.0B 73.4 8.3% 30.4% 30.05
2016 $13.3B $5,882 4.6% 3.5% 3.8% 6.3M - 30.9% -8.5% $989.1M 73.2 8.1% 24.6% 28.62
2015 $12.8B $5,449 4.8% 4.0% 4.7% 6.3M - 28.9% -9.9% $967.0M 72.9 8.0% 19.7% 27.26
2014 $11.9B $5,068 4.8% 6.0% 6.6% 6.2M 46.2 28.7% -8.0% $1.1B 72.8 8.0% 17.6% 25.96
2013 $11.0B $4,711 4.9% 7.1% 5.7% 6.1M - 28.8% -12.6% $965.1M 72.6 7.6% 15.5% 24.72
2012 $10.5B $4,508 6.5% 7.2% 5.9% 6.1M - 27.9% -11.7% $775.7M 72.4 7.5% 13.5% 23.55
2011 $9.8B $4,325 6.3% 8.1% 5.9% 6.0M - 28.8% -11.9% $936.3M 72.0 7.5% 10.6% 22.42
2010 $8.8B $4,042 4.4% 5.5% 7.8% 5.8M - 30.3% -8.9% $489.9M 71.8 7.7% 10.0% 21.36
2009 $8.3B $3,880 -3.3% 3.7% 8.2% 5.7M 43.9 29.3% -8.5% $433.9M 71.5 7.7% 7.3% 20.34
2008 $8.5B $4,044 3.4% 19.8% 6.1% 5.7M - 26.0% -17.1% $627.3M 71.4 7.2% 5.3% 19.37
2007 $7.4B $3,892 5.1% 11.1% 5.9% 5.6M - 30.9% -16.3% $381.7M 71.2 7.0% 3.9% 18.45
2006 $6.8B $3,658 3.8% 9.1% 5.2% 5.5M - 51.2% -13.1% $286.8M 71.0 6.4% 2.8% 17.57
2005 $6.3B $3,456 4.2% 9.6% 5.6% 5.5M 48.8 66.6% -12.4% $241.1M 70.4 6.2% 2.6% 16.73
Source: World Bank + IMF World Economic Outlook. * = IMF forecast.

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