Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP was 2.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in Nicaragua, 1995–2024
Source: UN Tourism (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Nicaragua stood at 2.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 37.5% on the previous year and up 66.3% over five years.
Over the whole period, spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Nicaragua peaked at 4.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 1995.
That places Nicaragua 103rd out of 191 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 1.2% | — |
| 1996 | 1.3% | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 1.9% | +46.3% |
| 1998 | 2.2% | +19.0% |
| 1999 | 2.6% | +18.6% |
| 2020 | 1.6% | -40.8% |
| 2021 | 1.3% | -17.1% |
| 2022 | 3.8% | +194.5% |
| 2023 | 4.2% | +9.0% |
| 2024 | 2.6% | -37.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.8% | 1.2% | 2.6% | 5 |
| 2020s | 2.7% | 1.3% | 4.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
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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)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), annual growth rate 36.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3743 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita 1,188 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 4.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1136 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 360.62 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 4.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 4.16 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Nicaragua?
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Nicaragua was 2.6% in 2024, according to UN Tourism (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 4.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 1995.
- How does Nicaragua rank for spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp?
- Nicaragua ranks 103rd out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from UN Tourism (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Money received by the destination country from foreign visitors, including spending on accommodation, food, transport, entertainment, shopping, and fares paid to the country’s own airlines, as a share of, as a share of GDP.