Nicaragua's net capital account (BoP, current US$) was US$28.7 million in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 90.39% from US$298.7 million in 2014 (20.88% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$28.7 million | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | US$107.8 million | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | US$298.7 million | 2014 |
| Highest | US$2.93 billion | 2007 |
| Lowest | US$28.7 million | 2024 |
| Average since 2015 | US$134.76 million | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | US$244.6 million |
What the numbers say
In 2024, Nicaragua's net capital account (BoP, current US$) fell 60.9% on 2023 (from US$73.4 million to US$28.7 million).
Across the 29 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2023), the average change was +7.7% and a typical year strayed about 55.2% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.2 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 231.9% in 2006 and the biggest yearly fall was 86.2% in 2008. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2015 to 2024 the straight-line trend is downward, about US$28.53 million a year. A straight line explains 76% 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 2024, Nicaragua had the 22nd highest value of the 27 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 2024 ranking
- Jordan — 19th of 27: US$42.25 million
- Naoero — 20th of 27: US$35.61 million
- Djibouti — 21st of 27: US$31.75 million
- Guinea-Bissau — 23rd of 27: US$24.52 million
- Marshall Islands — 24th of 27: US$20.5 million
- Papua New Guinea — 25th of 27: US$4.25 million
What this measures
Net capital account records acquisitions and disposals of nonproduced nonfinancial assets, such as land sold to embassies and sales of leases and licenses, as well as capital transfers, including government debt forgiveness. The use of the term capital account in this context is designed to be consistent with the System of National Accounts, which distinguishes between capital transactions and financial transactions. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.
All 31 values
| Year | Net capital account (BoP, current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 28,700,000 |
| 2023 | 73,402,778 |
| 2022 | 62,900,000 |
| 2021 | 86,100,000 |
| 2020 | 111,400,000 |
| 2019 | 107,800,000 |
| 2018 | 119,800,000 |
| 2017 | 178,100,000 |
| 2016 | 204,600,000 |
| 2015 | 374,800,000 |
| 2014 |
Net capital account (BoP, current US$) in nearby economies
- Antigua and Barbuda — US$58.66 million (2025)
- Argentina — US$454.14 million (2025)
- Aruba — −US$560,199 (2023)
- Barbados — −US$3.73 million (2017)
- Belize — US$10.63 million (2025)
- Bolivia — US$1.97 million (2025)
- Brazil — −US$216.06 million (2025)
- Chile — US$3.57 million (2025)
- Costa Rica — US$23.73 million (2025)
- Curaçao — US$6.33 million (2023)
- Dominica
More economic policy & debt data for Nicaragua
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) — 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$13.16 billion (2025)
- Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (constant LCU) — 195.05 billion (2025)
- Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure per capita (constant 2015 US$)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Nicaragua's net capital account (BoP, current US$)?
- US$28.7 million in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1994?
- It is down 88.27% from US$244.6 million in 1994 (6.89% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$2.93 billion in 2007 and the lowest US$28.7 million in 2024.
- How does Nicaragua rank?
- 22nd highest of 27 economies with data for 2024.
- Is the latest change in net capital account (BoP, current US$) unusual for Nicaragua?
- In 2024, Nicaragua's net capital account (BoP, current US$) fell 60.9% on 2023 (from US$73.4 million to US$28.7 million). Across the 29 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2023), the average change was +7.7% and a typical year strayed about 55.2% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.2 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator BN.TRF.KOGT.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF) 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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