Nicaragua: Final consumption expenditure (current LCU)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2025, Nicaragua's final consumption expenditure (current LCU) rose 6.9% on 2024 (from 666.73 billion to 712.65 billion).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +11.8% and a typical year strayed about 5% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.0 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 20.8% in 2021. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2016 to 2025 the straight-line trend is upward, about 45.54 billion a year. A straight line explains 91% of the movement over 10 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2025, Nicaragua had the 88th highest value of the 132 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Nicaragua in the 2025 ranking

• North Macedonia — 84th of 132: 856.21 billion
• Peru — 85th of 132: 854.47 billion
• Netherlands — 86th of 132: 813.37 billion
• Djibouti — 88th of 132: 688.39 billion
• Mauritius — 89th of 132: 613.92 billion
• Switzerland — 90th of 132: 534.14 billion

What this measures

Final consumption expenditure is expenditure on goods and services by resident institutional units for the direct satisfaction of human needs or wants, whether individual or collective. Final consumption expenditure can be measured for households, general government, the central bank and non-profit institutions serving households. 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.

All 32 values

Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) in nearby economies

• Argentina — 719.72 trillion (2025)
• Aruba — 5 billion (2024)
• Bahamas, The — 12.22 billion (2024)
• Belize — 5.14 billion (2024)
• Bolivia — 326.75 billion (2024)
• Brazil — 10.52 trillion (2025)
• Chile — 244.11 trillion (2025)
• Colombia — 1,644.11 trillion (2025)
• Costa Rica — 40.42 trillion (2025)
• Cuba — 1.26 trillion (2024)

More economic policy & debt data for Nicaragua

• General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) — US$2.53 billion (2025)
• General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) — 92.55 billion (2025)
• General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) — US$2.07 billion (2025)
• General government final consumption expenditure (constant LCU) — 29.48 billion (2025)
• General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP) — 11.36% (2025)
• Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) — US$13.16 billion (2025)
• Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (constant LCU) — 195.05 billion (2025)
• Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure per capita (constant 2015 US$)

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Questions people ask

What is Nicaragua's final consumption expenditure (current LCU)?

712.65 billion in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1994?

It is up 2,830% from 24.32 billion in 1994 (11.51% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 712.65 billion in 2025 and the lowest 24.32 billion in 1994.

How does Nicaragua rank?

88th highest of 132 economies with data for 2025.

Is the latest change in final consumption expenditure (current LCU) unusual for Nicaragua?

In 2025, Nicaragua's final consumption expenditure (current LCU) rose 6.9% on 2024 (from 666.73 billion to 712.65 billion). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +11.8% and a typical year strayed about 5% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.0 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NE.CON.TOTL.CN, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks; National Accounts data files, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD); Staff estimates, World Bank (WB) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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