Household consumption plummets in the country according to BCN figures
The cooling of consumption is not coincidental. Experts link it directly to a possible drop in remittances, the daily oxygen for thousands of families
TL;DR
- Nicaragua's GDP grew by 4.9% in 2025, reaching $22,237 million.
- Household consumption decreased significantly from 8.8% to 5.8%.
- Growth drivers included construction (17.3%), trade (9.3%), and tourism (8%).
- Gross fixed capital investment rose by 21.3%, with strong public sector involvement.
- External demand detracted from growth, with imports rising 11.1% and exports only 5.8%.
- Agriculture fell by 2.9% and fishing contracted by 10.2%.
- Experts link the drop in consumption to a potential decline in remittances.
- The Central Bank of Nicaragua has stopped publishing official remittance figures since April 2025.
- Migratory uncertainty in the United States, a primary source of remittances, is a contributing factor.
- Economic growth is sustained by public investment and specific sectors, not reaching household income.