Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure per capita growth in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure per capita growth was 4.4% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure per capita growth in Nicaragua, 1961–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in annual %.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 4.4% for households and npishs final consumption expenditure per capita growth in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 40.2% on the previous year and up 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, households and npishs final consumption expenditure per capita growth in Nicaragua peaked at 40.3% in 1988 and was at its lowest, -29.1%, in 1979.
That places Nicaragua 36th out of 172 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 per capita growth in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 5.0% | — |
| 1962 | 8.5% | +70.6% |
| 1963 | 6.7% | -21.1% |
| 1964 | 5.8% | -13.1% |
| 1965 | 6.5% | +12.6% |
| 1966 | -0.3% | -104.2% |
| 1967 | 7.5% | -2827.2% |
| 1968 | -3.5% | -147.0% |
| 1969 | -1.6% | -55.6% |
| 1970 | -2.2% | +41.9% |
| 1971 | -1.1% | -51.0% |
| 1972 | -1.4% | +26.5% |
| 1973 | 3.3% | -341.3% |
| 1974 | 4.2% | +25.4% |
| 1975 | 2.0% | -51.8% |
| 1976 | 1.5% | -24.7% |
| 1977 | 4.6% | +203.4% |
| 1978 | -8.7% | -289.5% |
| 1979 | -29.1% | +235.0% |
| 1980 | 14.6% | -150.3% |
| 1981 | -16.5% | -213.2% |
| 1982 | -15.2% | -8.0% |
| 1983 | -8.1% | -47.0% |
| 1984 | -7.4% | -8.3% |
| 1985 | -10.2% | +38.3% |
| 1986 | -10.4% | +1.3% |
| 1987 | -5.0% | -51.5% |
| 1988 | 40.3% | -902.3% |
| 1989 | -7.8% | -119.4% |
| 1990 | -17.2% | +119.6% |
| 1991 | 31.4% | -283.0% |
| 1992 | 4.3% | -86.5% |
| 1993 | -5.1% | -218.6% |
| 1994 | 0.2% | -103.5% |
| 1995 | 1.5% | +769.2% |
| 1996 | 2.5% | +65.4% |
| 1997 | 4.1% | +59.5% |
| 1998 | 3.7% | -8.6% |
| 1999 | 1.9% | -47.7% |
| 2000 | 4.3% | +123.8% |
| 2001 | 3.5% | -19.6% |
| 2002 | 3.1% | -11.0% |
| 2003 | 0.5% | -84.9% |
| 2004 | 0.7% | +56.7% |
| 2005 | 2.1% | +180.4% |
| 2006 | 1.4% | -32.2% |
| 2007 | 3.3% | +134.6% |
| 2008 | 1.8% | -46.5% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | -85.5% |
| 2010 | 1.6% | +521.5% |
| 2011 | 1.2% | -25.0% |
| 2012 | 2.6% | +122.6% |
| 2013 | 2.4% | -8.7% |
| 2014 | 2.8% | +17.4% |
| 2015 | 3.8% | +36.1% |
| 2016 | 4.3% | +11.9% |
| 2017 | 1.3% | -68.7% |
| 2018 | -5.8% | -533.3% |
| 2019 | -3.1% | -47.4% |
| 2020 | -2.0% | -36.1% |
| 2021 | 8.4% | -527.4% |
| 2022 | 5.3% | -36.0% |
| 2023 | 6.1% | +15.0% |
| 2024 | 7.3% | +19.3% |
| 2025 | 4.4% | -40.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.8% | -3.5% | 8.5% | 9 |
| 1970s | -2.7% | -29.1% | 4.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | -2.6% | -16.5% | 40.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.7% | -17.2% | 31.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.1% | 0.3% | 4.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.1% | -5.8% | 4.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.9% | -2.0% | 8.4% | 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)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 73.80 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0037 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 10.67 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 1.35 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 21.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0687 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 195.53 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 36.36 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is households and npishs final consumption expenditure per capita growth in Nicaragua?
- Households and npishs final consumption expenditure per capita growth in Nicaragua was 4.4% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest households and npishs final consumption expenditure per capita growth recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 40.3% in 1988.
- What is the lowest households and npishs final consumption expenditure per capita growth recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was -29.1% in 1979.
- How does Nicaragua rank for households and npishs final consumption expenditure per capita growth?
- Nicaragua ranks 36th out of 172 countries with data for 2025.
- Is households and npishs final consumption expenditure per capita growth rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.6%. 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 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure per capita growth (annual %). 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. The core indicator has been divided by the general population to achieve a per capita estimate.This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.