Manufacturing, value added in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Manufacturing, value added was 5.1% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Manufacturing, value added in Nicaragua, 1961–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
In 2025, manufacturing, value added in Nicaragua stood at 5.1%.
That represents a change of up 1,262.0% on the previous year and up 107.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufacturing, value added in Nicaragua peaked at 19.1% in 1963 and was at its lowest, -27.4%, in 1979.
Nicaragua ranks 52nd of 190 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.
Manufacturing, value added in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 11.0% | — |
| 1962 | 16.9% | +53.5% |
| 1963 | 19.1% | +13.0% |
| 1964 | 12.2% | -36.0% |
| 1965 | 12.1% | -1.4% |
| 1966 | 5.0% | -58.7% |
| 1967 | 14.0% | +180.2% |
| 1968 | 4.9% | -65.1% |
| 1969 | 7.4% | +51.7% |
| 1970 | 9.4% | +26.9% |
| 1971 | 4.8% | -49.1% |
| 1972 | 4.6% | -3.1% |
| 1973 | 5.0% | +7.6% |
| 1974 | 13.0% | +162.3% |
| 1975 | 2.3% | -82.0% |
| 1976 | 4.1% | +75.9% |
| 1977 | 10.1% | +145.7% |
| 1978 | 0.1% | -99.4% |
| 1979 | -27.4% | -48717.1% |
| 1980 | 14.7% | -153.6% |
| 1981 | 3.0% | -79.4% |
| 1982 | 0.1% | -98.0% |
| 1983 | 5.6% | +9270.1% |
| 1984 | 0.4% | -92.9% |
| 1985 | -4.7% | -1276.3% |
| 1986 | 2.1% | -143.8% |
| 1987 | -1.6% | -177.8% |
| 1988 | -25.3% | +1480.9% |
| 1989 | -1.9% | -92.5% |
| 1990 | -1.5% | -18.0% |
| 1991 | 6.4% | -514.6% |
| 1992 | -5.1% | -180.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0% | -100.9% |
| 1994 | 0.8% | +1530.8% |
| 1995 | 7.2% | +844.3% |
| 1996 | 7.6% | +5.0% |
| 1997 | 7.8% | +3.0% |
| 1998 | -1.0% | -113.1% |
| 1999 | 7.0% | -780.5% |
| 2000 | 4.3% | -38.2% |
| 2001 | 5.9% | +36.1% |
| 2002 | 2.1% | -64.6% |
| 2003 | 2.4% | +17.8% |
| 2004 | 9.0% | +269.3% |
| 2005 | 5.6% | -37.7% |
| 2006 | 6.4% | +14.2% |
| 2007 | 3.7% | -41.6% |
| 2008 | 1.4% | -63.3% |
| 2009 | -5.5% | -498.8% |
| 2010 | 8.9% | -262.4% |
| 2011 | 9.8% | +10.6% |
| 2012 | 10.2% | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 6.5% | -36.1% |
| 2014 | 7.6% | +15.8% |
| 2015 | 2.5% | -67.2% |
| 2016 | 3.7% | +47.7% |
| 2017 | 2.9% | -22.1% |
| 2018 | 1.5% | -46.7% |
| 2019 | -2.2% | -243.8% |
| 2020 | 1.8% | -180.4% |
| 2021 | 14.7% | +733.9% |
| 2022 | 5.2% | -64.9% |
| 2023 | 2.5% | -51.2% |
| 2024 | 0.4% | -85.0% |
| 2025 | 5.1% | +1262.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.4% | 4.9% | 19.1% | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.6% | -27.4% | 13.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.8% | -25.3% | 14.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.9% | -5.1% | 7.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.5% | -5.5% | 9.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.1% | -2.2% | 10.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.9% | 0.4% | 14.7% | 6 |
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- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), annual growth 13.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.8893 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per capita 2,822 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), annual growth 13.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per unit of GDP 32.57 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per capita 103,361 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), annual 4.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per unit 0.6703 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is manufacturing, value added in Nicaragua?
- Manufacturing, value added in Nicaragua was 5.1% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest manufacturing, value added recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 19.1% in 1963.
- What is the lowest manufacturing, value added recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was -27.4% in 1979.
- How does Nicaragua rank for manufacturing, value added?
- Nicaragua ranks 52nd out of 190 countries with data for 2025.
- Is manufacturing, value added rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 107.2%. 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 Manufacturing, value added (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Manufacturing includes industries classified in ISIC (Rev. 3) major division C and is defined as the physical or chemical transformation of materials or components into new products. 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 denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.