Net investment in nonfinancial assets in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Net investment in nonfinancial assets was 3.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Net investment in nonfinancial assets in Nicaragua, 1990–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net investment in nonfinancial assets in Nicaragua is 3.2%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 18.2% on the previous year and up 39.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net investment in nonfinancial assets in Nicaragua peaked at 4.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.8%, in 2011.
That places Nicaragua 65th out of 156 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Net investment in nonfinancial assets in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.0% | — |
| 1991 | 2.0% | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 3.4% | +71.9% |
| 1993 | 2.4% | -27.3% |
| 1994 | 2.2% | -11.9% |
| 1995 | 2.2% | +4.3% |
| 1996 | 2.8% | +24.5% |
| 1997 | 2.2% | -19.8% |
| 1998 | 2.5% | +13.3% |
| 1999 | 4.1% | +61.3% |
| 2000 | 4.6% | +12.7% |
| 2001 | 3.6% | -22.3% |
| 2002 | 3.2% | -9.7% |
| 2003 | 4.3% | +31.1% |
| 2004 | 4.6% | +8.3% |
| 2005 | 4.2% | -9.4% |
| 2006 | 2.7% | -35.0% |
| 2007 | 2.9% | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 2.1% | -26.9% |
| 2009 | 2.2% | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 2.0% | -7.8% |
| 2011 | 1.8% | -11.2% |
| 2012 | 1.9% | +7.8% |
| 2013 | 2.0% | +7.4% |
| 2014 | 2.3% | +12.7% |
| 2015 | 2.4% | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 2.7% | +13.9% |
| 2017 | 2.8% | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 2.7% | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 2.8% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 3.6% | +30.1% |
| 2021 | 4.5% | +26.5% |
| 2022 | 3.7% | -17.6% |
| 2023 | 2.7% | -27.3% |
| 2024 | 3.2% | +18.2% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 3.2% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.2%, 76% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 3.2% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.6%, 2.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.6% | 2.0% | 4.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.4% | 2.1% | 4.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.3% | 1.8% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.6% | 2.7% | 4.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
More public sector data for Nicaragua
- Arms imports 13.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2019)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 2.01 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2019)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2019)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -91.86 % change on previous year (2017)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 13.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2019)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 15.22 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0053 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 6.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 105.26 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 108.03 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net investment in nonfinancial assets in Nicaragua?
- Net investment in nonfinancial assets in Nicaragua was 3.2% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest net investment in nonfinancial assets recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 4.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest net investment in nonfinancial assets recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8% in 2011.
- How does Nicaragua rank for net investment in nonfinancial assets?
- Nicaragua ranks 65th out of 156 countries with data for 2024.
- Is net investment in nonfinancial assets rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Net investment in nonfinancial assets (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Net investment in government nonfinancial assets includes fixed assets, inventories, valuables, and nonproduced assets. Nonfinancial assets are stores of value and provide benefits either through their use in the production of goods and services or in the form of property income and holding gains. Net investment in nonfinancial assets also includes consumption of fixed capital. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.