Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure was 5.8% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Households and NPISHs 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 5.8% for households and npishs final consumption expenditure in 2025.
The figure is down 34.4% on the previous year and up 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Nicaragua peaked at 43.6% in 1988 and was at its lowest, -27.1%, in 1979.
That places Nicaragua 38th out of 177 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 8.2% | — |
| 1962 | 11.8% | +44.5% |
| 1963 | 9.9% | -15.5% |
| 1964 | 9.1% | -8.9% |
| 1965 | 9.9% | +8.7% |
| 1966 | 2.9% | -71.0% |
| 1967 | 10.9% | +280.7% |
| 1968 | -0.4% | -104.1% |
| 1969 | 1.6% | -457.1% |
| 1970 | 0.9% | -43.3% |
| 1971 | 2.0% | +128.9% |
| 1972 | 1.5% | -25.0% |
| 1973 | 6.4% | +313.8% |
| 1974 | 7.4% | +16.7% |
| 1975 | 5.2% | -30.2% |
| 1976 | 4.6% | -10.3% |
| 1977 | 7.8% | +67.5% |
| 1978 | -6.0% | -177.1% |
| 1979 | -27.1% | +352.3% |
| 1980 | 17.8% | -165.6% |
| 1981 | -14.1% | -179.5% |
| 1982 | -12.9% | -9.1% |
| 1983 | -5.6% | -56.3% |
| 1984 | -5.1% | -9.8% |
| 1985 | -8.1% | +59.1% |
| 1986 | -8.2% | +2.3% |
| 1987 | -2.8% | -65.7% |
| 1988 | 43.6% | -1642.9% |
| 1989 | -5.6% | -112.9% |
| 1990 | -15.2% | +169.9% |
| 1991 | 34.5% | -326.7% |
| 1992 | 6.6% | -80.7% |
| 1993 | -2.9% | -144.3% |
| 1994 | 2.3% | -179.0% |
| 1995 | 3.6% | +56.0% |
| 1996 | 4.5% | +23.1% |
| 1997 | 5.8% | +30.1% |
| 1998 | 5.3% | -8.7% |
| 1999 | 3.4% | -35.8% |
| 2000 | 5.8% | +69.8% |
| 2001 | 4.8% | -16.4% |
| 2002 | 4.4% | -9.7% |
| 2003 | 1.7% | -62.0% |
| 2004 | 1.9% | +16.4% |
| 2005 | 3.4% | +75.9% |
| 2006 | 2.9% | -16.0% |
| 2007 | 4.8% | +67.1% |
| 2008 | 3.2% | -32.5% |
| 2009 | 1.7% | -47.5% |
| 2010 | 3.0% | +78.8% |
| 2011 | 2.6% | -13.4% |
| 2012 | 4.1% | +55.6% |
| 2013 | 3.8% | -6.0% |
| 2014 | 4.2% | +10.6% |
| 2015 | 5.2% | +24.0% |
| 2016 | 5.7% | +8.5% |
| 2017 | 2.7% | -52.6% |
| 2018 | -4.6% | -268.9% |
| 2019 | -1.8% | -60.7% |
| 2020 | -0.7% | -59.8% |
| 2021 | 9.7% | -1441.8% |
| 2022 | 6.7% | -30.6% |
| 2023 | 7.6% | +13.5% |
| 2024 | 8.8% | +15.4% |
| 2025 | 5.8% | -34.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.1% | -0.4% | 11.8% | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3% | -27.1% | 7.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.1% | -14.1% | 43.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.8% | -15.2% | 34.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.5% | 1.7% | 5.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.5% | -4.6% | 5.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.3% | -0.7% | 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)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), annual growth rate 36.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3743 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita 1,188 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 4.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1136 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 360.62 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 4.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 4.16 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Nicaragua?
- Households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Nicaragua was 5.8% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest households and npishs final consumption expenditure recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 43.6% in 1988.
- What is the lowest households and npishs final consumption expenditure recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was -27.1% in 1979.
- How does Nicaragua rank for households and npishs final consumption expenditure?
- Nicaragua ranks 38th out of 177 countries with data for 2025.
- Is households and npishs final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.9%. 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 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This field includes expenditure on goods and services by the Household and NPISH sector for the direct satisfaction of human needs or wants, whether individual or collective. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.