Gross capital formation in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Gross capital formation was 17.1% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Gross capital formation 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 gross capital formation in Nicaragua is 17.1%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 40.8% on the previous year and down 38.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross capital formation in Nicaragua peaked at 104.4% in 1973 and was at its lowest, -376.2%, in 1980.
Nicaragua ranks 20th of 169 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross capital formation in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 9.3% | — |
| 1962 | 24.9% | +168.5% |
| 1963 | 10.4% | -58.4% |
| 1964 | 33.5% | +223.7% |
| 1965 | 16.1% | -51.9% |
| 1966 | 12.6% | -22.0% |
| 1967 | -0.0% | -100.2% |
| 1968 | -12.7% | +47512.5% |
| 1969 | 15.0% | -218.1% |
| 1970 | 1.2% | -92.3% |
| 1971 | 3.3% | +183.2% |
| 1972 | -33.0% | -1102.2% |
| 1973 | 104.4% | -416.2% |
| 1974 | 40.7% | -61.1% |
| 1975 | -40.8% | -200.4% |
| 1976 | 2.4% | -105.8% |
| 1977 | 71.1% | +2898.8% |
| 1978 | -59.0% | -182.9% |
| 1979 | -143.7% | +143.7% |
| 1980 | -376.2% | +161.9% |
| 1981 | 52.9% | -114.1% |
| 1982 | -17.6% | -133.2% |
| 1983 | 8.7% | -149.6% |
| 1984 | 0.9% | -89.9% |
| 1985 | -0.6% | -168.0% |
| 1986 | -1.2% | +106.8% |
| 1987 | -1.5% | +24.7% |
| 1988 | -29.4% | +1809.9% |
| 1989 | -13.4% | -54.3% |
| 1990 | -12.6% | -5.9% |
| 1991 | 12.1% | -195.9% |
| 1992 | 4.8% | -60.1% |
| 1993 | -18.4% | -479.9% |
| 1994 | 26.5% | -244.0% |
| 1995 | 14.6% | -44.8% |
| 1996 | 20.8% | +42.1% |
| 1997 | 21.3% | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 3.4% | -84.2% |
| 1999 | 30.6% | +811.3% |
| 2000 | -16.8% | -155.0% |
| 2001 | -8.4% | -50.2% |
| 2002 | -7.1% | -15.4% |
| 2003 | -1.0% | -85.4% |
| 2004 | 10.7% | -1134.1% |
| 2005 | 11.3% | +5.9% |
| 2006 | -0.1% | -101.3% |
| 2007 | 18.1% | -12272.3% |
| 2008 | 10.0% | -44.9% |
| 2009 | -31.6% | -416.8% |
| 2010 | 10.7% | -133.9% |
| 2011 | 29.2% | +172.1% |
| 2012 | 5.6% | -80.6% |
| 2013 | 3.5% | -38.5% |
| 2014 | -0.4% | -112.6% |
| 2015 | 27.7% | -6397.8% |
| 2016 | -0.3% | -101.0% |
| 2017 | 1.2% | -558.6% |
| 2018 | -25.1% | -2174.6% |
| 2019 | -26.7% | +6.2% |
| 2020 | 13.5% | -150.5% |
| 2021 | 22.3% | +65.8% |
| 2022 | -6.1% | -127.3% |
| 2023 | 15.8% | -359.0% |
| 2024 | 28.9% | +83.3% |
| 2025 | 17.1% | -40.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.1% | -12.7% | 33.5% | 9 |
| 1970s | -5.3% | -143.7% | 104.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | -37.7% | -376.2% | 52.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.3% | -18.4% | 30.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | -1.5% | -31.6% | 18.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.5% | -26.7% | 29.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.3% | -6.1% | 28.9% | 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)
- Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1259 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per capita 399.47 current US$ per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 4.61 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per capita 14,630 current LCU per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.1145 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita 363.37 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant LCU), per capita 4,988 constant LCU per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), annual 20.41 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross capital formation in Nicaragua?
- Gross capital formation in Nicaragua was 17.1% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gross capital formation recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 104.4% in 1973.
- What is the lowest gross capital formation recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was -376.2% in 1980.
- How does Nicaragua rank for gross capital formation?
- Nicaragua ranks 20th out of 169 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gross capital formation rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.0%. 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 Gross capital formation (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross capital formation includes acquisitions less disposals of produced assets for purposes of fixed capital formation, inventories or valuables. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.