Tax revenue as share of GDP in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Tax revenue as share of GDP was 27.8% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Tax revenue as share of GDP in Nicaragua, 1997–2022
Source: UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 27.8% for tax revenue as share of gdp in 2022. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 33.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue as share of gdp in Nicaragua peaked at 27.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 13.1%, in 1997.
Nicaragua ranks 49th of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Tax revenue as share of GDP in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 13.1% | — |
| 1998 | 14.1% | +7.7% |
| 1999 | 13.9% | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 14.3% | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 14.1% | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 14.8% | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 16.2% | +9.7% |
| 2004 | 16.2% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 17.4% | +6.9% |
| 2006 | 18.5% | +6.7% |
| 2007 | 18.8% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 18.1% | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 18.5% | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 19.3% | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 20.2% | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 20.8% | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 21.2% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 21.8% | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 22.3% | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 23.3% | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 23.8% | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 23.2% | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 25.5% | +9.9% |
| 2020 | 25.4% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 27.0% | +6.4% |
| 2022 | 27.8% | +2.7% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 27.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 14.9%, 1.9× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 27.8% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 19.6%, 1.4× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.7% | 13.1% | 14.1% | 3 |
| 2000s | 16.7% | 14.1% | 18.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.2% | 19.3% | 25.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.7% | 25.4% | 27.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
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 tax revenue as share of gdp in Nicaragua?
- Tax revenue as share of gdp in Nicaragua was 27.8% in 2022, according to UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tax revenue as share of gdp recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 27.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest tax revenue as share of gdp recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.1% in 1997.
- How does Nicaragua rank for tax revenue as share of gdp?
- Nicaragua ranks 49th out of 192 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tax revenue as share of gdp rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Tax revenue as share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Direct and indirect taxes as well as social contributions included.