Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added was 0.6% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Nicaragua, 1961–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Nicaragua is 0.6%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 493.0% on the previous year and up 190.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Nicaragua peaked at 16.1% in 1964 and was at its lowest, -19.0%, in 1980.
That places Nicaragua 147th out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 9.0% | — |
| 1962 | 10.1% | +12.1% |
| 1963 | 14.1% | +39.4% |
| 1964 | 16.1% | +14.4% |
| 1965 | 9.2% | -42.7% |
| 1966 | -2.6% | -128.2% |
| 1967 | 7.5% | -390.5% |
| 1968 | -4.2% | -156.1% |
| 1969 | 14.1% | -432.7% |
| 1970 | -7.2% | -151.1% |
| 1971 | 3.8% | -153.3% |
| 1972 | -0.0% | -100.6% |
| 1973 | 9.0% | -41200.0% |
| 1974 | 10.1% | +12.7% |
| 1975 | 1.8% | -82.7% |
| 1976 | 3.4% | +92.7% |
| 1977 | 4.7% | +40.0% |
| 1978 | 6.1% | +29.1% |
| 1979 | -15.4% | -351.2% |
| 1980 | -19.0% | +23.9% |
| 1981 | 9.5% | -150.0% |
| 1982 | 2.8% | -70.3% |
| 1983 | 5.8% | +104.1% |
| 1984 | -5.3% | -192.6% |
| 1985 | -4.8% | -10.1% |
| 1986 | -8.8% | +82.7% |
| 1987 | -3.2% | -63.0% |
| 1988 | -10.2% | +212.8% |
| 1989 | 9.2% | -190.5% |
| 1990 | 0.2% | -97.8% |
| 1991 | -3.9% | -2014.6% |
| 1992 | 3.1% | -178.5% |
| 1993 | 1.8% | -40.4% |
| 1994 | 10.9% | +499.7% |
| 1995 | 8.7% | -20.6% |
| 1996 | 9.4% | +8.7% |
| 1997 | -0.8% | -108.2% |
| 1998 | -0.3% | -65.5% |
| 1999 | 6.1% | -2381.8% |
| 2000 | 12.1% | +98.8% |
| 2001 | 2.7% | -77.8% |
| 2002 | -0.3% | -109.6% |
| 2003 | 1.9% | -858.2% |
| 2004 | 5.7% | +193.4% |
| 2005 | 4.6% | -19.0% |
| 2006 | 2.5% | -46.9% |
| 2007 | 11.8% | +379.4% |
| 2008 | 1.1% | -90.4% |
| 2009 | 1.1% | -5.8% |
| 2010 | 2.5% | +136.0% |
| 2011 | 5.7% | +127.3% |
| 2012 | -0.4% | -107.7% |
| 2013 | -2.1% | +365.5% |
| 2014 | 2.1% | -202.4% |
| 2015 | -0.7% | -130.9% |
| 2016 | 4.8% | -837.9% |
| 2017 | 9.2% | +91.8% |
| 2018 | 1.0% | -88.7% |
| 2019 | 4.0% | +280.9% |
| 2020 | -0.6% | -115.8% |
| 2021 | 7.0% | -1226.1% |
| 2022 | 0.6% | -91.4% |
| 2023 | -3.3% | -644.9% |
| 2024 | -0.1% | -95.5% |
| 2025 | 0.6% | -493.0% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 0.6% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.9%, 20% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 0.6% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.0%, 19% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Nicaragua changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | +41200.0% | -0.0% | 9.0% |
| 1999 | +2381.8% | -0.3% | 6.1% |
| 1991 | -2014.6% | 0.2% | -3.9% |
| 2021 | +1226.1% | -0.6% | 7.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.1% | -4.2% | 16.1% | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.6% | -15.4% | 10.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | -2.4% | -19.0% | 9.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.5% | -3.9% | 10.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.3% | -0.3% | 12.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.6% | -2.1% | 9.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | -3.3% | 7.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
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More economy & growth data for Nicaragua
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.29 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.5 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 73.80 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0037 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 10.67 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 1.35 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 21.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0687 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 195.53 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 36.36 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Nicaragua?
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Nicaragua was 0.6% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 16.1% in 1964.
- What is the lowest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was -19.0% in 1980.
- How does Nicaragua rank for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added?
- Nicaragua ranks 147th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 190.3%. 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 Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing corresponds to ISIC (Rev. 4) divisions 01-03 and includes the exploitation of vegetal and animal natural resources, comprising the activities of growing of crops, raising and breeding of animals, harvesting of timber and other plants, animals or animal products from a farm or their natural habitats.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.