Travel services in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Travel services was 16.2% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Travel services in Nicaragua, 1977–2024
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service imports.
Analysis
In 2024, travel services in Nicaragua stood at 16.2%.
The figure is up 11.1% on the previous year and down 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Nicaragua peaked at 59.6% in 1978 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 1988.
Nicaragua ranks 119th of 198 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.
Travel services in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 34.4% | — |
| 1978 | 59.6% | +73.2% |
| 1979 | 47.9% | -19.7% |
| 1980 | 33.8% | -29.4% |
| 1981 | 15.5% | -54.3% |
| 1982 | 24.2% | +56.4% |
| 1983 | 14.7% | -39.2% |
| 1984 | 9.4% | -35.8% |
| 1985 | 4.6% | -50.9% |
| 1986 | 2.5% | -45.7% |
| 1987 | 3.8% | +51.2% |
| 1988 | 1.3% | -65.7% |
| 1989 | 1.9% | +45.5% |
| 1990 | 20.1% | +957.4% |
| 1991 | 36.7% | +82.9% |
| 1992 | 26.1% | -28.8% |
| 1993 | 29.1% | +11.4% |
| 1994 | 18.9% | -35.1% |
| 1995 | 19.3% | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 25.1% | +30.1% |
| 1997 | 28.7% | +14.2% |
| 1998 | 27.7% | -3.5% |
| 1999 | 24.4% | -11.8% |
| 2000 | 23.5% | -3.9% |
| 2001 | 22.0% | -6.4% |
| 2002 | 20.6% | -5.9% |
| 2003 | 21.2% | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 23.2% | +9.2% |
| 2005 | 21.4% | -7.6% |
| 2006 | 24.3% | +13.5% |
| 2007 | 19.4% | -20.0% |
| 2008 | 19.4% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 20.2% | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 17.4% | -13.8% |
| 2011 | 16.8% | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 15.6% | -7.3% |
| 2013 | 14.5% | -6.8% |
| 2014 | 17.5% | +20.6% |
| 2015 | 16.0% | -8.7% |
| 2016 | 19.1% | +19.3% |
| 2017 | 23.8% | +25.1% |
| 2018 | 24.0% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 22.4% | -6.3% |
| 2020 | 10.7% | -52.5% |
| 2021 | 8.8% | -17.1% |
| 2022 | 11.5% | +30.5% |
| 2023 | 14.6% | +26.6% |
| 2024 | 16.2% | +11.1% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 16.2% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 17.6%, 92% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 16.2% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 20.0%, 81% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Travel services in Nicaragua changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +957.4% | 1.9% | 20.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 47.3% | 34.4% | 59.6% | 3 |
| 1980s | 11.2% | 1.3% | 33.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 25.6% | 18.9% | 36.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.5% | 19.4% | 24.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.7% | 14.5% | 24.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.4% | 8.8% | 16.2% | 5 |
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 travel services in Nicaragua?
- Travel services in Nicaragua was 16.2% in 2024, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 59.6% in 1978.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 1988.
- How does Nicaragua rank for travel services?
- Nicaragua ranks 119th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Travel services (% of commercial service imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Travel services cover goods and services for own use or to give away acquired from an economy by nonresidents during visits to that economy, or acquired from other economies by residents during visits to these other economies. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service imports which are commercial services provided by non-residents to residents.