International tourism, expenditures (current US$) in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: International tourism, expenditures (current US$) was 102.00 million current US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising
International tourism, expenditures in Nicaragua, 1995–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for international tourism, expenditures in Nicaragua is 102.00 million current US$, measured in 2020.
The figure is down 67.3% on the previous year and down 54.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures in Nicaragua peaked at 365.00 million current US$ in 2017 and was at its lowest, 56.00 million current US$, in 1995.
That places Nicaragua 143rd out of 192 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
International tourism, expenditures (current US$) in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 56.00 million current US$ | — |
| 1996 | 79.00 million current US$ | +41.1% |
| 1997 | 86.00 million current US$ | +8.9% |
| 1998 | 94.00 million current US$ | +9.3% |
| 1999 | 114.00 million current US$ | +21.3% |
| 2000 | 126.00 million current US$ | +10.5% |
| 2001 | 128.00 million current US$ | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 125.00 million current US$ | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 139.00 million current US$ | +11.2% |
| 2004 | 154.00 million current US$ | +10.8% |
| 2005 | 162.00 million current US$ | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 224.00 million current US$ | +38.3% |
| 2007 | 238.00 million current US$ | +6.2% |
| 2008 | 265.00 million current US$ | +11.3% |
| 2009 | 256.00 million current US$ | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 225.00 million current US$ | -12.1% |
| 2011 | 240.00 million current US$ | +6.7% |
| 2012 | 241.00 million current US$ | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 277.00 million current US$ | +14.9% |
| 2014 | 286.00 million current US$ | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 273.00 million current US$ | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 310.00 million current US$ | +13.6% |
| 2017 | 365.00 million current US$ | +17.7% |
| 2018 | 349.00 million current US$ | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 312.00 million current US$ | -10.6% |
| 2020 | 102.00 million current US$ | -67.3% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 102.00 million current US$ is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 272.00 million current US$, 38% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 102.00 million current US$ is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 291.00 million current US$, 35% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where International tourism, expenditures (current US$) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -67.3% | 312.00 million current US$ | 102.00 million current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 85.80 million current US$ | 56.00 million current US$ | 114.00 million current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 181.70 million current US$ | 125.00 million current US$ | 265.00 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 287.80 million current US$ | 225.00 million current US$ | 365.00 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 102.00 million current US$ | 102.00 million current US$ | 102.00 million current US$ | 1 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
- 140 Malawi 119.00 million current US$ compare
- 141 Democratic Republic of Congo 115.00 million current US$ compare
- 142 Maldives 106.00 million current US$ compare
- 144 Barbados 99.00 million current US$ compare
- 145 Madagascar 97.00 million current US$ compare
- 146 Mozambique 95.00 million current US$ compare
More private sector data for Nicaragua
- Merchandise trade 95.9% (2025)
- Food imports 16.6% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 68.6% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 12.43 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 42.6% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 37.0% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 8.89 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,269 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3999 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 18.23 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, expenditures in Nicaragua?
- International tourism, expenditures in Nicaragua was 102.00 million current US$ in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 365.00 million current US$ in 2017.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.00 million current US$ in 1995.
- How does Nicaragua rank for international tourism, expenditures?
- Nicaragua ranks 143rd out of 192 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, expenditures rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as part of International tourism, expenditures (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International tourism expenditures are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries, including payments to foreign carriers for international transport. These expenditures may include those by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include expenditures for passenger transport items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.