Households and NPISHs Final consumption … LCU rate annual growth in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Households and NPISHs Final consumption … LCU rate annual growth was 7.22 % change on previous year in 2025. ▼ Falling
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) in Nicaragua, 1995–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 7.22 % change on previous year for households and npishs final consumption expenditure (current lcu) in 2025.
The figure is down 48.1% on the previous year and down 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, households and npishs final consumption expenditure (current lcu) in Nicaragua peaked at 21.58 % change on previous year in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.8879 % change on previous year, in 2018.
That places Nicaragua 84th out of 189 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Households and NPISHs Final consumption … LCU rate annual growth in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 16.47 % change on previous year | — |
| 1996 | 16.68 % change on previous year | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 15.77 % change on previous year | -5.4% |
| 1998 | 17.3 % change on previous year | +9.7% |
| 1999 | 16.01 % change on previous year | -7.5% |
| 2000 | 15.06 % change on previous year | -6.0% |
| 2001 | 11.56 % change on previous year | -23.2% |
| 2002 | 7.58 % change on previous year | -34.5% |
| 2003 | 8.36 % change on previous year | +10.3% |
| 2004 | 12.9 % change on previous year | +54.3% |
| 2005 | 14.44 % change on previous year | +11.9% |
| 2006 | 4.4 % change on previous year | -69.5% |
| 2007 | 15.55 % change on previous year | +253.2% |
| 2008 | 18.48 % change on previous year | +18.8% |
| 2009 | 3.72 % change on previous year | -79.9% |
| 2010 | 9.67 % change on previous year | +160.3% |
| 2011 | 12.4 % change on previous year | +28.2% |
| 2012 | 10.87 % change on previous year | -12.4% |
| 2013 | 9.82 % change on previous year | -9.6% |
| 2014 | 10.04 % change on previous year | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 8.11 % change on previous year | -19.3% |
| 2016 | 9.19 % change on previous year | +13.4% |
| 2017 | 7.38 % change on previous year | -19.7% |
| 2018 | 0.8879 % change on previous year | -88.0% |
| 2019 | 3.55 % change on previous year | +300.4% |
| 2020 | 1.49 % change on previous year | -58.1% |
| 2021 | 21.58 % change on previous year | +1348.5% |
| 2022 | 21.08 % change on previous year | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 13.18 % change on previous year | -37.5% |
| 2024 | 13.92 % change on previous year | +5.6% |
| 2025 | 7.22 % change on previous year | -48.1% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 7.22 % change on previous year is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 8.01 % change on previous year, 90% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 7.22 % change on previous year is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 6.55 % change on previous year, 1.1× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Households and NPISHs Final consumption … LCU rate annual growth 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +1348.5% | 1.49 % change on previous year | 21.58 % change on previous year |
| 2019 | +300.4% | 0.8879 % change on previous year | 3.55 % change on previous year |
| 2007 | +253.2% | 4.4 % change on previous year | 15.55 % change on previous year |
| 2010 | +160.3% | 3.72 % change on previous year | 9.67 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.45 % change on previous year | 15.77 % change on previous year | 17.3 % change on previous year | 5 |
| 2000s | 11.2 % change on previous year | 3.72 % change on previous year | 18.48 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.19 % change on previous year | 0.8879 % change on previous year | 12.4 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.08 % change on previous year | 1.49 % change on previous year | 21.58 % change on previous year | 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)
- 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)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.014 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is households and npishs final consumption expenditure (current lcu) in Nicaragua?
- Households and npishs final consumption expenditure (current lcu) in Nicaragua was 7.22 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest households and npishs final consumption expenditure (current lcu) recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 21.58 % change on previous year in 2021.
- What is the lowest households and npishs final consumption expenditure (current lcu) recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8879 % change on previous year in 2018.
- How does Nicaragua rank for households and npishs final consumption expenditure (current lcu)?
- Nicaragua ranks 84th out of 189 countries with data for 2025.
- Is households and npishs final consumption expenditure (current lcu) rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.