General government final consumption expenditure in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: General government final consumption expenditure was 1.0% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
General government final consumption expenditure 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 general government final consumption expenditure in Nicaragua is 1.0%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 186.7% on the previous year and down 81.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, general government final consumption expenditure in Nicaragua peaked at 37.1% in 1983 and was at its lowest, -39.3%, in 1988.
Nicaragua ranks 121st of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
General government final consumption expenditure in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 6.3% | — |
| 1962 | 5.4% | -14.8% |
| 1963 | -10.1% | -288.8% |
| 1964 | 9.2% | -191.2% |
| 1965 | 7.9% | -14.4% |
| 1966 | 0.1% | -98.9% |
| 1967 | 11.8% | +13438.1% |
| 1968 | -3.5% | -129.3% |
| 1969 | 5.1% | -248.4% |
| 1970 | 9.1% | +75.9% |
| 1971 | 2.7% | -70.4% |
| 1972 | 10.0% | +272.1% |
| 1973 | -7.1% | -171.1% |
| 1974 | 11.2% | -257.8% |
| 1975 | 18.8% | +67.8% |
| 1976 | 10.8% | -42.3% |
| 1977 | 6.0% | -44.3% |
| 1978 | 23.2% | +283.4% |
| 1979 | 7.1% | -69.3% |
| 1980 | 34.8% | +389.5% |
| 1981 | 13.4% | -61.4% |
| 1982 | 16.9% | +25.8% |
| 1983 | 37.1% | +119.3% |
| 1984 | 17.3% | -53.3% |
| 1985 | 7.0% | -59.5% |
| 1986 | 4.0% | -42.8% |
| 1987 | 5.0% | +25.0% |
| 1988 | -39.3% | -885.7% |
| 1989 | -21.0% | -46.5% |
| 1990 | 34.0% | -261.7% |
| 1991 | -34.1% | -200.3% |
| 1992 | -10.9% | -68.0% |
| 1993 | -3.3% | -69.7% |
| 1994 | -2.7% | -18.9% |
| 1995 | 7.8% | -392.9% |
| 1996 | 0.1% | -98.2% |
| 1997 | -3.2% | -2378.9% |
| 1998 | 4.2% | -230.7% |
| 1999 | 11.0% | +161.1% |
| 2000 | 1.9% | -82.4% |
| 2001 | -0.1% | -105.2% |
| 2002 | -1.0% | +863.4% |
| 2003 | 5.0% | -609.4% |
| 2004 | 3.5% | -29.5% |
| 2005 | 4.7% | +34.1% |
| 2006 | 1.9% | -59.4% |
| 2007 | -0.7% | -138.8% |
| 2008 | 7.9% | -1160.4% |
| 2009 | 1.8% | -76.8% |
| 2010 | 2.2% | +19.6% |
| 2011 | 3.6% | +66.8% |
| 2012 | 4.1% | +11.8% |
| 2013 | 5.4% | +32.7% |
| 2014 | 6.0% | +11.1% |
| 2015 | 5.6% | -7.3% |
| 2016 | 8.2% | +48.1% |
| 2017 | 1.6% | -80.8% |
| 2018 | -2.3% | -245.7% |
| 2019 | 1.4% | -160.8% |
| 2020 | 1.8% | +27.0% |
| 2021 | 9.9% | +459.0% |
| 2022 | -6.3% | -163.1% |
| 2023 | 1.3% | -120.1% |
| 2024 | -1.2% | -194.7% |
| 2025 | 1.0% | -186.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.6% | -10.1% | 11.8% | 9 |
| 1970s | 9.2% | -7.1% | 23.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.5% | -39.3% | 37.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3% | -34.1% | 34.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.5% | -1.0% | 7.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.6% | -2.3% | 8.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.1% | -6.3% | 9.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
- 118 Russian Federation 1.1% compare
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- 120 Bermuda 1.1% compare
- 122 Lithuania 1.0% compare
- 123 Kazakhstan 1.0% compare
- 124 Switzerland 1.0% compare
More economy & growth data for Nicaragua
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- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 17.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.2426 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 770 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 6.49 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.5486 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 1,741 current US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 6.49 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 20.09 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is general government final consumption expenditure in Nicaragua?
- General government final consumption expenditure in Nicaragua was 1.0% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 37.1% in 1983.
- What is the lowest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was -39.3% in 1988.
- How does Nicaragua rank for general government final consumption expenditure?
- Nicaragua ranks 121st out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is general government final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is down 81.4%. 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 General government 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. General government FCE includes all government current expenditures for purchases of goods and services (including compensation of employees), and most expenditures on national defense and security, but excludes government military expenditures that are part of government capital formation. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.