Final consumption expenditure in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Final consumption expenditure was 5.1% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Final consumption expenditure in Nicaragua, 1961–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 5.1% for final consumption expenditure in 2025.
The figure is down 30.3% on the previous year and down 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, final consumption expenditure in Nicaragua peaked at 20.7% in 1980 and was at its lowest, -22.9%, in 1979.
Nicaragua ranks 44th of 175 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Final consumption expenditure in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 8.0% | — |
| 1962 | 11.1% | +39.6% |
| 1963 | 8.0% | -28.3% |
| 1964 | 9.1% | +13.9% |
| 1965 | 9.7% | +6.8% |
| 1966 | 2.6% | -72.8% |
| 1967 | 11.0% | +315.8% |
| 1968 | -0.7% | -106.2% |
| 1969 | 1.9% | -371.7% |
| 1970 | 1.5% | -16.7% |
| 1971 | 2.1% | +36.1% |
| 1972 | 2.3% | +7.6% |
| 1973 | 5.1% | +125.9% |
| 1974 | 7.7% | +51.1% |
| 1975 | 6.3% | -18.1% |
| 1976 | 5.2% | -17.4% |
| 1977 | 7.6% | +45.4% |
| 1978 | -3.1% | -141.3% |
| 1979 | -22.9% | +627.9% |
| 1980 | 20.7% | -190.7% |
| 1981 | -8.8% | -142.6% |
| 1982 | -5.7% | -35.2% |
| 1983 | 7.1% | -224.0% |
| 1984 | 3.5% | -51.2% |
| 1985 | -1.6% | -145.0% |
| 1986 | -2.5% | +60.5% |
| 1987 | 1.1% | -143.8% |
| 1988 | 0.5% | -54.2% |
| 1989 | -10.5% | -2194.9% |
| 1990 | -1.6% | -84.9% |
| 1991 | 8.6% | -644.4% |
| 1992 | 2.6% | -69.6% |
| 1993 | -3.0% | -214.7% |
| 1994 | 1.3% | -144.3% |
| 1995 | 4.3% | +220.3% |
| 1996 | 3.8% | -11.7% |
| 1997 | 4.4% | +17.0% |
| 1998 | 5.2% | +16.7% |
| 1999 | 4.5% | -12.9% |
| 2000 | 5.2% | +16.0% |
| 2001 | 4.1% | -21.0% |
| 2002 | 3.6% | -12.1% |
| 2003 | 2.1% | -41.9% |
| 2004 | 2.1% | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 3.6% | +66.6% |
| 2006 | 2.7% | -24.0% |
| 2007 | 3.9% | +43.5% |
| 2008 | 3.9% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 1.7% | -56.1% |
| 2010 | 2.9% | +69.3% |
| 2011 | 2.8% | -4.3% |
| 2012 | 4.1% | +47.1% |
| 2013 | 4.1% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 4.5% | +10.7% |
| 2015 | 5.3% | +17.6% |
| 2016 | 6.1% | +15.4% |
| 2017 | 2.5% | -59.0% |
| 2018 | -4.2% | -266.3% |
| 2019 | -1.2% | -70.3% |
| 2020 | -0.3% | -77.3% |
| 2021 | 9.7% | -3545.1% |
| 2022 | 4.5% | -53.9% |
| 2023 | 6.7% | +49.2% |
| 2024 | 7.4% | +10.6% |
| 2025 | 5.1% | -30.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.7% | -0.7% | 11.1% | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.2% | -22.9% | 7.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4% | -10.5% | 20.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.0% | -3.0% | 8.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.3% | 1.7% | 5.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.7% | -4.2% | 6.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.5% | -0.3% | 9.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
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)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), annual growth 13.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.8893 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per capita 2,822 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), annual growth 13.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per unit of GDP 32.57 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per capita 103,361 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), annual 4.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per unit 0.6703 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is final consumption expenditure in Nicaragua?
- Final consumption expenditure in Nicaragua was 5.1% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest final consumption expenditure recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 20.7% in 1980.
- What is the lowest final consumption expenditure recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was -22.9% in 1979.
- How does Nicaragua rank for final consumption expenditure?
- Nicaragua ranks 44th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
- Is final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. 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 Final consumption expenditure (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Final consumption expenditure is expenditure on goods and services by resident institutional units for the direct satisfaction of human needs or wants, whether individual or collective. Final consumption expenditure can be measured for households, general government, the central bank and non-profit institutions serving households. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.