Nicaragua's Economy Grows 4.9% in 2025, but Household Consumption Slows
Agriculture falls and household consumption loses strength, explained by a possible decrease in remittances, a figure that the Central Bank continues to hide.
TL;DR
- Nicaragua's GDP grew by 4.9% in 2025, reaching $22,237.2 million.
- Household consumption growth slowed from 8.8% to 5.8%.
- The Central Bank has not published remittance data since April 2025.
- Construction was the leading sector with 17.3% growth, followed by commerce (9.3%) and hotels/restaurants (8.0%).
- Agriculture contracted by 2.9%, fishing and aquaculture fell by 10.2%, and electricity generation decreased by 5.6%.
- Gross fixed capital formation grew by 21.3%, led by public investment (23.7%) over private investment (19.9%).
- Net external demand reduced overall growth by 4.1 percentage points, with imports growing faster than exports.