Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled was 30.77 million USD in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled in Nicaragua, 2006–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled in Nicaragua is 30.77 million USD, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 59.1% on the previous year and down 79.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled in Nicaragua peaked at 150.1 million USD in 2013 and was at its lowest, -29.1 million USD, in 2009.
Nicaragua ranks 112th of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | million USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 21 million USD | — |
| 2007 | 15.3 million USD | -27.1% |
| 2008 | 18.9 million USD | +23.5% |
| 2009 | -29.1 million USD | -254.0% |
| 2010 | 15.1 million USD | -151.9% |
| 2011 | 7.7 million USD | -49.0% |
| 2012 | 63.4 million USD | +723.4% |
| 2013 | 150.1 million USD | +136.8% |
| 2014 | 94 million USD | -37.4% |
| 2015 | 45 million USD | -52.1% |
| 2016 | 65.3 million USD | +45.1% |
| 2017 | 64.5 million USD | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 75.1 million USD | +16.4% |
| 2019 | 59.1 million USD | -21.3% |
| 2020 | 39.5 million USD | -33.2% |
| 2021 | 14.52 million USD | -63.2% |
| 2022 | 19.35 million USD | +33.2% |
| 2023 | 30.77 million USD | +59.1% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 30.77 million USD is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 32 million USD, 96% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 30.77 million USD is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 59.32 million USD, 52% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled in Nicaragua changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +723.4% | 7.7 million USD | 63.4 million USD |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.52 million USD | -29.1 million USD | 21 million USD | 4 |
| 2010s | 63.93 million USD | 7.7 million USD | 150.1 million USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.04 million USD | 14.52 million USD | 39.5 million USD | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
- 109 Malawi 32.31 million USD compare
- 110 Pakistan 32 million USD compare
- 111 Afghanistan 30.79 million USD compare
- 113 Zimbabwe 30.5 million USD compare
- 114 Bangladesh 29.88 million USD compare
- 115 El Salvador 29.49 million USD compare
More economy & growth data for Nicaragua
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.29 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.5 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0168 units per US$ 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 total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled in Nicaragua?
- Total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled in Nicaragua was 30.77 million USD in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 150.1 million USD in 2013.
- What is the lowest total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was -29.1 million USD in 2009.
- How does Nicaragua rank for total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled?
- Nicaragua ranks 112th out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is down 79.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total FDI outflows — Value US$ with 95 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Total FDI outflows — Value US$ Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Total FDI outflows — Value US$ with 95 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.