Services, value added (% of GDP) in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Services, value added (% of GDP) was 45.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Services, value added in Nicaragua, 1994–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 45.2% for services, value added in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.5% on the previous year and down 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, services, value added in Nicaragua peaked at 54.2% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 45.2%, in 2025.
That places Nicaragua 172nd out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Services, value added (% of GDP) in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 50.3% | — |
| 1995 | 48.7% | -3.2% |
| 1996 | 47.2% | -3.1% |
| 1997 | 48.5% | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 48.8% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 50.2% | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 49.7% | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 50.3% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 50.4% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 52.1% | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 50.5% | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 49.9% | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 53.8% | +7.8% |
| 2007 | 53.3% | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 52.9% | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 54.2% | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 51.7% | -4.6% |
| 2011 | 48.5% | -6.3% |
| 2012 | 48.0% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 48.4% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 48.5% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 48.6% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 49.5% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 50.3% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 51.0% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 50.5% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 48.6% | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 46.2% | -5.0% |
| 2022 | 46.4% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 46.5% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 46.8% | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 45.2% | -3.5% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 45.2% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 51.2%, 88% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 45.2% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 59.8%, 76% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 49.0% | 47.2% | 50.3% | 6 |
| 2000s | 51.7% | 49.7% | 54.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.5% | 48.0% | 51.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.6% | 45.2% | 48.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
- 170 Algeria 45.7% compare
- 171 Azerbaijan 45.3% compare
- 173 Afghanistan 45.2% compare
- 174 Syria 44.7% compare
- 175 Mongolia 44.3% compare
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)
- 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)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.014 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is services, value added in Nicaragua?
- Services, value added in Nicaragua was 45.2% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest services, value added recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 54.2% in 2009.
- What is the lowest services, value added recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.2% in 2025.
- How does Nicaragua rank for services, value added?
- Nicaragua ranks 172nd out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is services, value added rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of Services, value added (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Services industries correspond to ISIC (Rev. 4) divisions 45-99 and includes wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles, hotels and restaurants, transport, storage and communication, financial intermediation, real estate, renting and business activities, public administration and defence, compulsory social security, education, health and social work, other community, social and personal service activities, private households with employed persons, and extra-territorial organizations and bodies. 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.