International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: International tourism, expenditures for travel items was 63.00 million current US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising
International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Nicaragua, 1995–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
In 2020, international tourism, expenditures for travel items in Nicaragua stood at 63.00 million current US$.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 65.2% on the previous year and down 47.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures for travel items in Nicaragua peaked at 235.00 million current US$ in 2017 and was at its lowest, 40.00 million current US$, in 1995.
That places Nicaragua 147th out of 191 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 40.00 million current US$ | — |
| 1996 | 60.00 million current US$ | +50.0% |
| 1997 | 65.00 million current US$ | +8.3% |
| 1998 | 70.00 million current US$ | +7.7% |
| 1999 | 78.00 million current US$ | +11.4% |
| 2000 | 78.00 million current US$ | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 76.00 million current US$ | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 69.00 million current US$ | -9.2% |
| 2003 | 75.00 million current US$ | +8.7% |
| 2004 | 89.00 million current US$ | +18.7% |
| 2005 | 91.00 million current US$ | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 136.00 million current US$ | +49.5% |
| 2007 | 127.00 million current US$ | -6.6% |
| 2008 | 144.00 million current US$ | +13.4% |
| 2009 | 134.00 million current US$ | -6.9% |
| 2010 | 121.00 million current US$ | -9.7% |
| 2011 | 138.00 million current US$ | +14.0% |
| 2012 | 136.00 million current US$ | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 152.00 million current US$ | +11.8% |
| 2014 | 168.00 million current US$ | +10.5% |
| 2015 | 156.00 million current US$ | -7.1% |
| 2016 | 181.00 million current US$ | +16.0% |
| 2017 | 235.00 million current US$ | +29.8% |
| 2018 | 219.00 million current US$ | -6.8% |
| 2019 | 181.00 million current US$ | -17.4% |
| 2020 | 63.00 million current US$ | -65.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 62.60 million current US$ | 40.00 million current US$ | 78.00 million current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 101.90 million current US$ | 69.00 million current US$ | 144.00 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 168.70 million current US$ | 121.00 million current US$ | 235.00 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.00 million current US$ | 63.00 million current US$ | 63.00 million current US$ | 1 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
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$), annual growth rate 18.23 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, expenditures for travel items in Nicaragua?
- International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Nicaragua was 63.00 million current US$ in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, expenditures for travel items recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 235.00 million current US$ in 2017.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures for travel items recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.00 million current US$ in 1995.
- How does Nicaragua rank for international tourism, expenditures for travel items?
- Nicaragua ranks 147th out of 191 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, expenditures for travel items rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.9%. 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 for travel items (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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International tourism expenditures are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries. The goods and services are purchased by, or on behalf of, the traveler or provided, without a quid pro quo, for the traveler to use or give away. These may include expenditures by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are so important as to justify a separate classification. Excluded is the international carriage of travelers, which is covered in passenger travel items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.