International tourism, expenditures in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: International tourism, expenditures was 1.7% in 2020. ▼ Falling
International tourism, expenditures in Nicaragua, 1995–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in % of total imports.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 1.7% for international tourism, expenditures in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 65.7% on the previous year and down 60.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures in Nicaragua peaked at 6.6% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 2020.
Nicaragua ranks 155th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
International tourism, expenditures in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | % of total imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 5.1% | — |
| 1996 | 6.1% | +19.9% |
| 1997 | 5.3% | -12.4% |
| 1998 | 5.6% | +5.7% |
| 1999 | 5.6% | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 6.3% | +12.1% |
| 2001 | 6.5% | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 6.3% | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 6.6% | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 6.3% | -4.4% |
| 2005 | 5.7% | -10.1% |
| 2006 | 5.9% | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 5.3% | -9.8% |
| 2008 | 5.0% | -6.2% |
| 2009 | 5.8% | +16.4% |
| 2010 | 4.3% | -26.2% |
| 2011 | 3.7% | -14.4% |
| 2012 | 3.4% | -8.1% |
| 2013 | 3.8% | +13.7% |
| 2014 | 3.9% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 3.7% | -5.7% |
| 2016 | 4.3% | +15.4% |
| 2017 | 4.8% | +13.3% |
| 2018 | 5.2% | +7.3% |
| 2019 | 5.0% | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 1.7% | -65.7% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 1.7% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.9%, 43% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 1.7% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.4%, 50% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.6% | 5.1% | 6.1% | 5 |
| 2000s | 6.0% | 5.0% | 6.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.2% | 3.4% | 5.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.7% | 1.7% | 1.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
- 152 Guatemala 1.8% compare
- 153 North Macedonia 1.7% compare
- 154 United States of America 1.7% compare
- 156 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.7% compare
- 157 Viet Nam 1.6% compare
- 158 Thailand 1.6% 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 1.7% 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 6.6% in 2003.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 2020.
- How does Nicaragua rank for international tourism, expenditures?
- Nicaragua ranks 155th out of 186 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, expenditures rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 (% of total imports). 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. Their share in imports is calculated as a ratio to imports of goods and services, which comprise all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from nonresidents to residents of general merchandise, goods sent for processing and repairs, nonmonetary gold, and services.