Nicaragua's portfolio investment, net (current US$, BoP) was −US$123.81 million in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 83.7% from −US$67.4 million in 2014.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | −US$123.81 million | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | US$342 million | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | −US$67.4 million | 2014 |
| Highest | US$342 million | 2019 |
| Lowest | −US$226.28 million | 2023 |
| Average since 2015 | US$15.06 million | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | −US$5.3 million |
What the numbers say
In 2024, Nicaragua's portfolio investment, net (current US$, BoP) rose US$102.47 million on 2023 (from −US$226.28 million to −US$123.81 million).
Across the 19 yearly changes before that (1996 to 2023), the average change was −US$10.71 million and a typical year strayed about US$171.47 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.7 standard deviations above 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 US$402.3 million in 2019 and the biggest yearly fall was US$266.1 million in 2012. 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 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 21% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.
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 18th highest value of the 23 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
- Tanzania — 15th of 23: −US$19.89 million
- Mali — 16th of 23: −US$68.96 million
- Cameroon — 17th of 23: −US$122.45 million
- Guinea-Bissau — 19th of 23: −US$147.08 million
- Niger — 20th of 23: −US$309.3 million
- Burkina Faso — 21st of 23: −US$540.51 million
What this measures
Portfolio investment includes cross-border flows and positions involving debt or equity securities, other than those included in direct investment or reserve assets. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.
All 22 values
| Year | Portfolio investment, net (current US$, BoP) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | -123,811,985 |
| 2023 | -226,283,116 |
| 2022 | -31,206,640 |
| 2021 | -21,436,186 |
| 2020 | 133,000,000 |
| 2019 | 342,000,000 |
| 2018 | -60,300,000 |
| 2017 | -1,800,000 |
| 2016 | 139,500,000 |
| 2015 | 900,000 |
| 2014 |
Portfolio investment, net (current US$, BoP) in nearby economies
- Antigua and Barbuda — US$57.56 million (2025)
- Argentina — US$278.16 million (2025)
- Aruba — US$168.32 million (2023)
- Bahamas, The — US$238.61 million (2024)
- Barbados — US$67.99 million (2017)
- Belize — US$648.52 (2025)
- Bolivia — US$256.61 million (2025)
- Brazil — US$7.01 billion (2025)
- Chile — US$7.36 billion (2025)
- Colombia — −US$7.56 billion (2025)
More economic policy & debt data for Nicaragua
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) — 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 portfolio investment, net (current US$, BoP)?
- −US$123.81 million in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1995?
- It is down 2,236% from −US$5.3 million in 1995. The highest value was US$342 million in 2019 and the lowest −US$226.28 million in 2023.
- How does Nicaragua rank?
- 18th highest of 23 economies with data for 2024.
- Is the latest change in portfolio investment, net (current US$, BoP) unusual for Nicaragua?
- In 2024, Nicaragua's portfolio investment, net (current US$, BoP) rose US$102.47 million on 2023 (from −US$226.28 million to −US$123.81 million). Across the 19 yearly changes before that (1996 to 2023), the average change was −US$10.71 million and a typical year strayed about US$171.47 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.7 standard deviations above 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 BN.KLT.PTXL.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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