Expense in Nicaragua

Nicaragua: Expense was 105.65 billion current LCU in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
105.65 billion current LCU
Change on year
up 12.9%
World rank
97th
of 157 countries
All-time high
105.65 billion current LCU
in 2023
All-time low
102.06 million current LCU
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Expense in Nicaragua, 1990–2023

025.0B50.0B75.0B100.0B1990200620231990: 102.1M current LCU1991: 1.7B current LCU1992: 2.2B current LCU1993: 2.7B current LCU1994: 2.9B current LCU1995: 3.4B current LCU1996: 3.9B current LCU1997: 4.7B current LCU1998: 5.6B current LCU1999: 7.3B current LCU2000: 8.2B current LCU2001: 10.3B current LCU2002: 9.1B current LCU2003: 10.6B current LCU2004: 11.9B current LCU2005: 14.5B current LCU2006: 17.9B current LCU2007: 20.1B current LCU2008: 25.0B current LCU2009: 26.2B current LCU2010: 28.0B current LCU2011: 32.8B current LCU2012: 37.8B current LCU2013: 41.0B current LCU2014: 47.6B current LCU2015: 55.4B current LCU2016: 62.3B current LCU2017: 68.4B current LCU2018: 69.2B current LCU2019: 69.2B current LCU2020: 71.7B current LCU2021: 85.8B current LCU2022: 93.6B current LCU2023: 105.6B current LCU

Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in current LCU.

Analysis

Nicaragua recorded 105.65 billion current LCU for expense in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

That represents a change of up 12.9% on the previous year and up 157.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, expense in Nicaragua peaked at 105.65 billion current LCU in 2023 and was at its lowest, 102.06 million current LCU, in 1990.

Nicaragua ranks 97th of 157 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 3.46 billion current LCU 102.06 million current LCU 7.27 billion current LCU 10
2000s 15.39 billion current LCU 8.23 billion current LCU 26.16 billion current LCU 10
2010s 51.18 billion current LCU 28.05 billion current LCU 69.24 billion current LCU 10
2020s 89.21 billion current LCU 71.75 billion current LCU 105.65 billion current LCU 4

Countries ranked near Nicaragua

  1. 94 Zambia 111.19 billion current LCU compare
  2. 95 Guatemala 110.36 billion current LCU compare
  3. 96 Greece 106.28 billion current LCU compare
  4. 98 Moldova 104.64 billion current LCU compare
  5. 99 Portugal 100.46 billion current LCU compare

See the full ranking of 157 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is expense in Nicaragua?
Expense in Nicaragua was 105.65 billion current LCU in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
What is the highest expense recorded in Nicaragua?
The highest recorded value was 105.65 billion current LCU in 2023.
What is the lowest expense recorded in Nicaragua?
The lowest recorded value was 102.06 million current LCU in 1990.
How does Nicaragua rank for expense?
Nicaragua ranks 97th out of 157 countries with data for 2023.
Is expense rising or falling in Nicaragua?
Over the last ten years it is up 157.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Expense (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Expense (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
157 places, 4,452 data points, 1972–2024
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Expense is a decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.