International tourism, receipts for travel items in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: International tourism, receipts for travel items was 199.00 million current US$ in 2020. ◆ Volatile
International tourism, receipts 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$.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 199.00 million current US$ for international tourism, receipts for travel items in 2020.
The figure is down 61.4% on the previous year and down 36.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, receipts for travel items in Nicaragua peaked at 841.00 million current US$ in 2017 and was at its lowest, 50.00 million current US$, in 1995.
Nicaragua ranks 124th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
International tourism, receipts for travel items in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 50.00 million current US$ | — |
| 1996 | 54.00 million current US$ | +8.0% |
| 1997 | 80.00 million current US$ | +48.1% |
| 1998 | 100.00 million current US$ | +25.0% |
| 1999 | 125.00 million current US$ | +25.0% |
| 2000 | 129.00 million current US$ | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 135.00 million current US$ | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 135.00 million current US$ | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 160.00 million current US$ | +18.5% |
| 2004 | 192.00 million current US$ | +20.0% |
| 2005 | 206.00 million current US$ | +7.3% |
| 2006 | 249.00 million current US$ | +20.9% |
| 2007 | 277.00 million current US$ | +11.2% |
| 2008 | 303.00 million current US$ | +9.4% |
| 2009 | 336.00 million current US$ | +10.9% |
| 2010 | 314.00 million current US$ | -6.5% |
| 2011 | 391.00 million current US$ | +24.5% |
| 2012 | 421.00 million current US$ | +7.7% |
| 2013 | 417.00 million current US$ | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 446.00 million current US$ | +7.0% |
| 2015 | 528.00 million current US$ | +18.4% |
| 2016 | 642.00 million current US$ | +21.6% |
| 2017 | 841.00 million current US$ | +31.0% |
| 2018 | 544.00 million current US$ | -35.3% |
| 2019 | 515.00 million current US$ | -5.3% |
| 2020 | 199.00 million current US$ | -61.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 81.80 million current US$ | 50.00 million current US$ | 125.00 million current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 212.20 million current US$ | 129.00 million current US$ | 336.00 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 505.90 million current US$ | 314.00 million current US$ | 841.00 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 199.00 million current US$ | 199.00 million current US$ | 199.00 million current US$ | 1 |
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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$), annual growth rate 18.23 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, receipts for travel items in Nicaragua?
- International tourism, receipts for travel items in Nicaragua was 199.00 million current US$ in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, receipts for travel items recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 841.00 million current US$ in 2017.
- What is the lowest international tourism, receipts for travel items recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.00 million current US$ in 1995.
- How does Nicaragua rank for international tourism, receipts for travel items?
- Nicaragua ranks 124th out of 191 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, receipts for travel items rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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, receipts for travel items (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International tourism receipts for travel items are expenditures by international inbound visitors in the reporting economy. 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 receipts should include any other prepayment made for goods or services received in the destination country. They also may include receipts from 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.