Medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Medium and high-tech manufacturing value added was 13.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in Nicaragua, 1990–2022
Source: Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). Measured in % manufacturing value added.
Analysis
In 2022, medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in Nicaragua stood at 13.0%.
The figure is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in Nicaragua peaked at 14.6% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 4.1%, in 2005.
Nicaragua ranks 105th of 153 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | % manufacturing value added | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 9.6% | — |
| 1991 | 9.6% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 9.6% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 9.6% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 9.6% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 8.3% | -14.0% |
| 1996 | 8.3% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 8.4% | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 6.6% | -21.7% |
| 1999 | 6.5% | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 5.1% | -22.1% |
| 2001 | 5.9% | +17.4% |
| 2002 | 5.7% | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 5.0% | -11.8% |
| 2004 | 4.7% | -7.0% |
| 2005 | 4.1% | -13.0% |
| 2006 | 8.2% | +101.7% |
| 2007 | 8.3% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 9.5% | +13.8% |
| 2009 | 10.1% | +6.4% |
| 2010 | 11.1% | +9.8% |
| 2011 | 11.7% | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 13.2% | +12.5% |
| 2013 | 12.8% | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 12.6% | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 13.2% | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 14.6% | +10.6% |
| 2017 | 14.1% | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 13.2% | -6.1% |
| 2019 | 13.0% | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 11.6% | -10.5% |
| 2021 | 13.3% | +14.9% |
| 2022 | 13.0% | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.6% | 6.5% | 9.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.7% | 4.1% | 10.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.9% | 11.1% | 14.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.7% | 11.6% | 13.3% | 3 |
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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)
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), annual growth rate 14.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.8971 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), per capita 2,847 current US$ per person (2025)
- GNI (current US$), annual growth rate 12.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- GNI (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9458 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GNI (current US$), per capita 3,001 current US$ per person (2025)
- GNI (current LCU), annual growth rate 12.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- GNI (current LCU), per unit of GDP 34.64 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in Nicaragua?
- Medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in Nicaragua was 13.0% in 2022, according to Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).
- What is the highest medium and high-tech manufacturing value added recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 14.6% in 2016.
- What is the lowest medium and high-tech manufacturing value added recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.1% in 2005.
- How does Nicaragua rank for medium and high-tech manufacturing value added?
- Nicaragua ranks 105th out of 153 countries with data for 2022.
- Is medium and high-tech manufacturing value added rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), published as part of Medium and high-tech manufacturing value added (% manufacturing value added). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The proportion of medium and high-tech industry value added in total value added of manufacturing