International tourism, number of departures in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: International tourism, number of departures was 325,000 in 2020. ▲ Rising
International tourism, number of departures 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 departures in Nicaragua stood at 325,000.
That represents a change of down 65.8% on the previous year and down 64.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, number of departures in Nicaragua peaked at 994,000 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 255,000, in 1995.
That places Nicaragua 89th out of 117 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, number of departures in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 255,000 | — |
| 1996 | 282,000 | +10.6% |
| 1997 | 330,000 | +17.0% |
| 1998 | 422,000 | +27.9% |
| 1999 | 452,000 | +7.1% |
| 2000 | 486,000 | +7.5% |
| 2001 | 499,000 | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 532,000 | +6.6% |
| 2003 | 562,000 | +5.6% |
| 2004 | 701,000 | +24.7% |
| 2005 | 740,000 | +5.6% |
| 2006 | 773,000 | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 949,000 | +22.8% |
| 2008 | 942,000 | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 858,000 | -8.9% |
| 2010 | 908,000 | +5.8% |
| 2011 | 912,000 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 979,000 | +7.3% |
| 2013 | 994,000 | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 959,000 | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 925,000 | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 981,000 | +6.1% |
| 2017 | 982,000 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 974,000 | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 949,000 | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 325,000 | -65.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 348,200 | 255,000 | 452,000 | 5 |
| 2000s | 704,200 | 486,000 | 949,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 956,300 | 908,000 | 994,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 325,000 | 325,000 | 325,000 | 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 departures in Nicaragua?
- International tourism, number of departures in Nicaragua was 325,000 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 departures recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 994,000 in 2013.
- What is the lowest international tourism, number of departures recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 255,000 in 1995.
- How does Nicaragua rank for international tourism, number of departures?
- Nicaragua ranks 89th out of 117 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, number of departures rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is down 64.2%. 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 departures. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International outbound tourists are the number of departures that people make from their country of usual residence to any other country for any purpose other than a remunerated activity in the country visited. The data on outbound tourists refer to the number of departures, not to the number of people traveling. Thus a person who makes several trips from a country during a given period is counted each time as a new departure.