Industry (including construction), value added (% of GDP) in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Industry (including construction), value added (% of GDP) was 29.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Industry (including construction), value added in Nicaragua, 1994–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 29.3% for industry (including construction), value added in 2025. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.7% on the previous year and up 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, industry (including construction), value added in Nicaragua peaked at 29.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 19.2%, in 1998.
That places Nicaragua 57th out of 209 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Industry (including construction), value added (% of GDP) in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 19.8% | — |
| 1995 | 20.1% | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 20.0% | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 19.4% | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 19.2% | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 20.3% | +5.3% |
| 2000 | 20.2% | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 21.5% | +6.7% |
| 2002 | 21.5% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 20.6% | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 21.4% | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 21.0% | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 20.9% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 20.7% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 22.0% | +6.0% |
| 2009 | 21.1% | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 22.0% | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 23.2% | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 24.5% | +6.0% |
| 2013 | 25.4% | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 25.1% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 25.7% | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 25.8% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 24.8% | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 25.0% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 24.3% | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 25.8% | +6.2% |
| 2021 | 27.3% | +5.8% |
| 2022 | 25.9% | -4.9% |
| 2023 | 27.2% | +4.8% |
| 2024 | 27.4% | +0.9% |
| 2025 | 29.3% | +6.7% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 29.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 25.4%, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 29.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 21.8%, 1.3× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.8% | 19.2% | 20.3% | 6 |
| 2000s | 21.1% | 20.2% | 22.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.6% | 22.0% | 25.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.2% | 25.8% | 29.3% | 6 |
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 industry (including construction), value added in Nicaragua?
- Industry (including construction), value added in Nicaragua was 29.3% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest industry (including construction), value added recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 29.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest industry (including construction), value added recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.2% in 1998.
- How does Nicaragua rank for industry (including construction), value added?
- Nicaragua ranks 57th out of 209 countries with data for 2025.
- Is industry (including construction), value added rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of Industry (including construction), value added (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Industry (including construction) corresponds to ISIC (Rev.4) divisions 05-43. It is comprised of mining, manufacturing, construction, electricity, water, and gas industries. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.