Revenue, excluding grants in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Revenue, excluding grants was 21.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Revenue, excluding grants in Nicaragua, 1990–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for revenue, excluding grants in Nicaragua is 21.5%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 30.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, revenue, excluding grants in Nicaragua peaked at 30.0% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 9.5%, in 1994.
That places Nicaragua 97th out of 157 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Revenue, excluding grants in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 30.0% | — |
| 1991 | 19.8% | -33.9% |
| 1992 | 21.0% | +6.0% |
| 1993 | 20.0% | -4.9% |
| 1994 | 9.5% | -52.6% |
| 1995 | 9.8% | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 9.9% | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 11.2% | +12.4% |
| 1998 | 12.0% | +7.4% |
| 1999 | 11.7% | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 11.6% | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 10.7% | -8.1% |
| 2002 | 11.5% | +7.7% |
| 2003 | 12.6% | +9.8% |
| 2004 | 13.2% | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 13.9% | +5.0% |
| 2006 | 14.7% | +6.0% |
| 2007 | 15.0% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 14.3% | -5.1% |
| 2009 | 14.1% | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 14.7% | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 15.8% | +6.9% |
| 2012 | 16.4% | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 16.2% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 16.4% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 16.7% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 17.4% | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 17.8% | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 17.0% | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 18.8% | +11.1% |
| 2020 | 18.5% | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 20.5% | +11.0% |
| 2022 | 21.5% | +4.8% |
| 2023 | 21.5% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 21.5% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.5% | 9.5% | 30.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.2% | 10.7% | 15.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.7% | 14.7% | 18.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.7% | 18.5% | 21.5% | 5 |
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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)
- 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 revenue, excluding grants in Nicaragua?
- Revenue, excluding grants in Nicaragua was 21.5% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest revenue, excluding grants recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 30.0% in 1990.
- What is the lowest revenue, excluding grants recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.5% in 1994.
- How does Nicaragua rank for revenue, excluding grants?
- Nicaragua ranks 97th out of 157 countries with data for 2024.
- Is revenue, excluding grants rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Revenue, excluding grants (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Revenue is an increase in net worth resulting from a transaction. Grants are excluded from this figure. 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.