International tourism, number of arrivals in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: International tourism, number of arrivals was 474,000 in 2020. ▲ Rising
International tourism, number of arrivals in Nicaragua, 1995–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
Analysis
In 2020, international tourism, number of arrivals in Nicaragua stood at 474,000.
The figure is down 67.4% on the previous year and down 55.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, number of arrivals in Nicaragua peaked at 1.96 million in 2017 and was at its lowest, 341,000, in 1995.
Nicaragua ranks 132nd of 201 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.
International tourism, number of arrivals in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 341,000 | — |
| 1996 | 388,000 | +13.8% |
| 1997 | 453,000 | +16.8% |
| 1998 | 483,000 | +6.6% |
| 1999 | 530,000 | +9.7% |
| 2000 | 581,000 | +9.6% |
| 2001 | 584,000 | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 579,000 | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 646,000 | +11.6% |
| 2004 | 735,000 | +13.8% |
| 2005 | 804,000 | +9.4% |
| 2006 | 891,000 | +10.8% |
| 2007 | 978,000 | +9.8% |
| 2008 | 1.01 million | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 1.01 million | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 1.07 million | +6.0% |
| 2011 | 1.12 million | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 1.23 million | +9.9% |
| 2013 | 1.27 million | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 1.39 million | +9.2% |
| 2015 | 1.46 million | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 1.60 million | +9.6% |
| 2017 | 1.96 million | +22.7% |
| 2018 | 1.41 million | -27.9% |
| 2019 | 1.46 million | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 474,000 | -67.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 439,000 | 341,000 | 530,000 | 5 |
| 2000s | 781,900 | 579,000 | 1.01 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.40 million | 1.07 million | 1.96 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 474,000 | 474,000 | 474,000 | 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, number of arrivals in Nicaragua?
- International tourism, number of arrivals in Nicaragua was 474,000 in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, number of arrivals recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 1.96 million in 2017.
- What is the lowest international tourism, number of arrivals recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 341,000 in 1995.
- How does Nicaragua rank for international tourism, number of arrivals?
- Nicaragua ranks 132nd out of 201 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, number of arrivals rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.7%. 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, number of arrivals. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International inbound tourists (overnight visitors) are the number of tourists who travel to a country other than that in which they have their usual residence, but outside their usual environment, for a period not exceeding 12 months and whose main purpose in visiting is other than an activity remunerated from within the country visited. When data on number of tourists are not available, the number of visitors, which includes tourists, same-day visitors, cruise passengers, and crew members, is shown instead. Sources and collection methods for arrivals differ across countries. In some cases data are from border statistics (police, immigration, and the like) and supplemented by border surveys. In other cases data are from tourism accommodation establishments. For some countries number of arrivals is limited to arrivals by air and for others to arrivals staying in hotels. Some countries include arrivals of nationals residing abroad while others do not. Caution should thus be used in comparing arrivals across countries. The data on inbound tourists refer to the number of arrivals, not to the number of people traveling. Thus a person who makes several trips to a country during a given period is counted each time as a new arrival.