Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$ (US Value) in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$ (US Value) was 3,788 million USD in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$ in Nicaragua, 1970–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million USD.
Analysis
In 2023, gross fixed capital formation — value us$ in Nicaragua stood at 3,788 million USD. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
The figure is up 13.0% on the previous year and up 21.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross fixed capital formation — value us$ in Nicaragua peaked at 3,788 million USD in 2023 and was at its lowest, 112.87 million USD, in 1979.
Nicaragua ranks 149th of 235 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.
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$ (US Value) in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | million USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 140.73 million USD | — |
| 1971 | 141.75 million USD | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 146.9 million USD | +3.6% |
| 1973 | 233.04 million USD | +58.6% |
| 1974 | 394.49 million USD | +69.3% |
| 1975 | 396.43 million USD | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 412.59 million USD | +4.1% |
| 1977 | 565.84 million USD | +37.1% |
| 1978 | 336.69 million USD | -40.5% |
| 1979 | 112.87 million USD | -66.5% |
| 1980 | 268.15 million USD | +137.6% |
| 1981 | 502.62 million USD | +87.4% |
| 1982 | 410.07 million USD | -18.4% |
| 1983 | 522.07 million USD | +27.3% |
| 1984 | 532.21 million USD | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 562.59 million USD | +5.7% |
| 1986 | 387.28 million USD | -31.2% |
| 1987 | 368.84 million USD | -4.8% |
| 1988 | 709.96 million USD | +92.5% |
| 1989 | 726.47 million USD | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 574.93 million USD | -20.9% |
| 1991 | 517.45 million USD | -10.0% |
| 1992 | 601.41 million USD | +16.2% |
| 1993 | 617.82 million USD | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 654.23 million USD | +5.9% |
| 1995 | 696.69 million USD | +6.5% |
| 1996 | 782.12 million USD | +12.3% |
| 1997 | 887.23 million USD | +13.4% |
| 1998 | 976.2 million USD | +10.0% |
| 1999 | 1,348 million USD | +38.1% |
| 2000 | 1,225 million USD | -9.1% |
| 2001 | 1,195 million USD | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 1,084 million USD | -9.3% |
| 2003 | 1,104 million USD | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 1,284 million USD | +16.3% |
| 2005 | 1,501 million USD | +16.9% |
| 2006 | 1,647 million USD | +9.7% |
| 2007 | 1,901 million USD | +15.4% |
| 2008 | 2,290 million USD | +20.5% |
| 2009 | 1,686 million USD | -26.4% |
| 2010 | 1,855 million USD | +10.0% |
| 2011 | 2,406 million USD | +29.7% |
| 2012 | 2,956 million USD | +22.9% |
| 2013 | 3,113 million USD | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 3,247 million USD | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 3,733 million USD | +15.0% |
| 2016 | 3,673 million USD | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 3,689 million USD | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 2,916 million USD | -21.0% |
| 2019 | 2,090 million USD | -28.3% |
| 2020 | 2,305 million USD | +10.3% |
| 2021 | 3,281 million USD | +42.4% |
| 2022 | 3,354 million USD | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 3,788 million USD | +13.0% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 3,788 million USD is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5,205 million USD, 73% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 3,788 million USD is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3,605 million USD, 1.1× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$ (US Value) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +137.6% | 112.87 million USD | 268.15 million USD |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 288.13 million USD | 112.87 million USD | 565.84 million USD | 10 |
| 1980s | 499.03 million USD | 268.15 million USD | 726.47 million USD | 10 |
| 1990s | 765.58 million USD | 517.45 million USD | 1,348 million USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,492 million USD | 1,084 million USD | 2,290 million USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,968 million USD | 1,855 million USD | 3,733 million USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,182 million USD | 2,305 million USD | 3,788 million USD | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
More economy & growth data for Nicaragua
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate 37.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0168 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 53.46 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -0.8097 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0123 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 39.04 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate -11.79 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross fixed capital formation — value us$ in Nicaragua?
- Gross fixed capital formation — value us$ in Nicaragua was 3,788 million USD in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest gross fixed capital formation — value us$ recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 3,788 million USD in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross fixed capital formation — value us$ recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 112.87 million USD in 1979.
- How does Nicaragua rank for gross fixed capital formation — value us$?
- Nicaragua ranks 149th out of 235 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gross fixed capital formation — value us$ rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT Macro Indicators database provides a selection of country-level macro indicators relating to total economy (Gross Domestic Product, Gross Fixed Capital Formation); agriculture activity; agriculture, forestry and fishing activity; total manufacturing activity; manufacturing of food products and beverages activity; manufacturing activity of tobacco products; and manufacturing activity of food, beverage and tobacco products.It releases time series for a selection of National Accounts variables, including gross domestic product, gross fixed capital formation, industry-level value added and gross output. The database also proposes additional indicators such as gross domestic product per capita, year-on-year growth rates and measures of industry contribution to gross domestic product. All data relating to Gross Domestic Product, Gross Fixed Capital Formation, agriculture, forestry and fishing activity, and to total manufacturing activity originates from the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD) National Accounts Estimates of Main Aggregates database, which consists of a complete and consistent set of time series of the main National Accounts aggregates of all UN Members States and other territories in the world for which National Accounts information is available. The UNSD database's content is based on the countries' official National Accounts data reported to UNSD through the annual National Accounts Questionnaire, supplemented with data estimates for any years and countries with incomplete or inconsistent information (See http://unstats.un.org/unsd/snaama/Introduction.asp). Data series relating to the sub-industry Agriculture activity are obtained from the UNSD national accounts Official Country Data databases while series on the Manufacturing activity of food and beverages products, manufacturing activity of tobacco products and manufacturing activity of food, beverages and tobacco products originates from the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) INDSTAT2 database. In order to ensure that sub-industry series are consistent in levels with National Accounts based series, which is needed to support comparability across industries (agriculture vs. agro-industry and sub-industries), UNIDO originating series are rescaled on UNSD National Accounts Estimates of Main Aggregates data series (See Section 17.5 for a more detailed description of the data processing steps).