Gross fixed capital formation in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Gross fixed capital formation was 21.3% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Gross fixed capital formation in Nicaragua, 1961–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 21.3% for gross fixed capital formation in 2025.
The figure is up 21.3% on the previous year and up 25.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross fixed capital formation in Nicaragua peaked at 152.2% in 1980 and was at its lowest, -64.9%, in 1979.
Nicaragua ranks 9th of 166 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross fixed capital formation in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 9.7% | — |
| 1962 | 27.9% | +188.5% |
| 1963 | 10.3% | -63.2% |
| 1964 | 37.6% | +265.9% |
| 1965 | 17.1% | -54.4% |
| 1966 | 13.9% | -18.9% |
| 1967 | -0.9% | -106.6% |
| 1968 | -14.7% | +1503.7% |
| 1969 | 16.5% | -212.4% |
| 1970 | 1.1% | -93.1% |
| 1971 | 3.3% | +190.1% |
| 1972 | -7.8% | -337.6% |
| 1973 | 33.2% | -524.1% |
| 1974 | 25.2% | -24.0% |
| 1975 | -5.8% | -123.0% |
| 1976 | 4.7% | -181.2% |
| 1977 | 32.6% | +592.3% |
| 1978 | -44.6% | -236.5% |
| 1979 | -64.9% | +45.7% |
| 1980 | 152.2% | -334.5% |
| 1981 | 60.1% | -60.5% |
| 1982 | -19.3% | -132.0% |
| 1983 | 4.7% | -124.4% |
| 1984 | 2.2% | -53.4% |
| 1985 | 1.1% | -49.1% |
| 1986 | -6.1% | -644.6% |
| 1987 | 1.0% | -116.6% |
| 1988 | -12.0% | -1295.2% |
| 1989 | -18.1% | +50.7% |
| 1990 | -8.1% | -55.3% |
| 1991 | -8.5% | +5.0% |
| 1992 | 17.9% | -310.0% |
| 1993 | -5.7% | -131.9% |
| 1994 | 15.7% | -376.8% |
| 1995 | 5.2% | -67.1% |
| 1996 | 12.5% | +140.7% |
| 1997 | 11.9% | -4.7% |
| 1998 | 6.9% | -42.1% |
| 1999 | 36.1% | +424.7% |
| 2000 | -11.1% | -130.7% |
| 2001 | -5.4% | -51.0% |
| 2002 | -6.3% | +15.6% |
| 2003 | 0.6% | -109.5% |
| 2004 | 6.7% | +1029.0% |
| 2005 | 9.9% | +47.6% |
| 2006 | 1.9% | -80.8% |
| 2007 | 12.6% | +562.6% |
| 2008 | 8.6% | -31.9% |
| 2009 | -24.6% | -386.1% |
| 2010 | 7.4% | -130.3% |
| 2011 | 22.1% | +196.6% |
| 2012 | 20.6% | -6.4% |
| 2013 | 5.3% | -74.1% |
| 2014 | 3.3% | -37.7% |
| 2015 | 17.0% | +411.6% |
| 2016 | 1.4% | -91.7% |
| 2017 | 2.1% | +45.2% |
| 2018 | -22.0% | -1170.7% |
| 2019 | -27.5% | +24.9% |
| 2020 | 9.5% | -134.5% |
| 2021 | 34.6% | +265.3% |
| 2022 | -3.9% | -111.4% |
| 2023 | 13.0% | -429.2% |
| 2024 | 17.6% | +35.1% |
| 2025 | 21.3% | +21.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.0% | -14.7% | 37.6% | 9 |
| 1970s | -2.3% | -64.9% | 33.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 16.6% | -19.3% | 152.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.4% | -8.5% | 36.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.7% | -24.6% | 12.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.0% | -27.5% | 22.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.3% | -3.9% | 34.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
- 6 Guinea 26.0% compare
- 7 El Salvador 22.6% compare
- 8 Sao Tome and Principe 22.2% compare
- 10 Kyrgyzstan 21.1% compare
- 11 Bahamas 20.7% compare
- 12 Sierra Leone 19.7% compare
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)
- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate 8.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.452 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 1,434 current US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), annual growth rate 8.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 16.55 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per capita 52,527 current LCU per person (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.349 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross fixed capital formation in Nicaragua?
- Gross fixed capital formation in Nicaragua was 21.3% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest gross fixed capital formation recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 152.2% in 1980.
- What is the lowest gross fixed capital formation recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was -64.9% in 1979.
- How does Nicaragua rank for gross fixed capital formation?
- Nicaragua ranks 9th out of 166 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gross fixed capital formation rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.3%. 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 Offices (NSOs), published as part of Gross fixed capital formation (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross fixed capital formation includes acquisitions less disposals of fixed assets during the accounting period, including certain specified expenditures on services that add to the value of non-produced assets. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.