Editing Economy of Nicaragua (section)

==Current economic outlook==

Nicaragua has ratified Free Trade Agreements with major markets such as the United States, the Dominican Republic (DR-CAFTA), Taiwan and Mexico, among others. As evidence of continuous efforts in improving the business climate, Nicaragua has been ranked favorably in a variety of independent evaluations.

The 2011 Doing Business Report, published by The World Bank Group, a report that benchmarks various indicators of the investment climate in 183 nations, ranked Nicaragua as the top location in Central America in starting a business, investor protection, and closing a business. Additionally, the country improved in the following categories: ease of doing business, registering property, paying taxes, trading across borders, and enforcing contracts.

=== Data ===
The following table shows the main economic indicators in 1980–2020 (with IMF staff stimtates in 2021–2026). Inflation below 5% is in green.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Report for Selected Countries and Subjects|url=https://www.imf.org/en/Publications/WEO/weo-database/2021/October/weo-report|access-date=2022-02-07|website=IMF|language=en}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
!Year
!GDP
<small>(in Bil. US$PPP)</small>
!GDP per capita
<small>(in US$ PPP)</small>
!GDP
<small>(in Bil. US$nominal)</small>
!GDP per capita
<small>(in US$ nominal)</small>
!GDP growth
<small>(real)</small>
!Inflation rate
<small>(in Percent)</small>
!Unemployment
<small>(in Percent)</small>
!Government debt
<small>(in % of GDP)</small>
|-
|1980
|6.2
|n/a
|1.8
|n/a
|{{Increase}}4.6%
|{{IncreaseNegative}}35.1%
|13.4%
|n/a
|-
|1981
|{{Increase}}7.1
|n/a
|{{Increase}}2.2
|n/a
|{{Increase}}5.4%
|{{IncreaseNegative}}23.8%
|{{DecreasePositive}}11.8%
|n/a
|-
|1982
|{{Increase}}7.5
|n/a
|{{Increase}}2.5
|n/a
|{{Decrease}}-0.8%
|{{IncreaseNegative}}28.5%
|{{IncreaseNegative}}12.4%
|n/a
|-
|1983
|{{Increase}}8.2
|n/a
|{{Increase}}2.9
|n/a
|{{Increase}}4.6%
|{{IncreaseNegative}}33.6%
|{{DecreasePositive}}11.0%
|n/a
|-
|1984
|{{Increase}}8.3
|n/a
|{{Increase}}4.0
|n/a
|{{Decrease}}-1.6%
|{{IncreaseNegative}}141.3%
|{{IncreaseNegative}}12.0%
|n/a
|-
|1985
|{{Decrease}}8.2
|n/a
|{{Decrease}}3.9
|n/a
|{{Decrease}}-4.1%
|{{IncreaseNegative}}571.4%
|{{IncreaseNegative}}12.5%
|n/a
|-
|1986
|{{Increase}}8.3
|n/a
|{{Increase}}5.8
|n/a
|{{Decrease}}-1.0%
|{{IncreaseNegative}}885.2%
|{{IncreaseNegative}}13.1%
|n/a
|-
|1987
|{{Increase}}8.5
|n/a
|{{Decrease}}3.4
|n/a
|{{Decrease}}-0.7%
|{{IncreaseNegative}}13,109.5%
|{{IncreaseNegative}}14.0%
|n/a
|-
|1988
|{{Decrease}}7.7
|n/a
|{{Decrease}}1.5
|n/a
|{{Decrease}}-12.4%
|{{IncreaseNegative}}4,775.2%
|{{IncreaseNegative}}14.2%
|n/a
|-
|1989
|{{Increase}}7.8
|n/a
|{{Increase}}2.1
|n/a
|{{Decrease}}-1.7%
|{{IncreaseNegative}}7,428.7%
|{{IncreaseNegative}}15.0%
|n/a
|-
|1990
|{{Increase}}8.1
|n/a
|{{Decrease}}0.5
|n/a
|{{Decrease}}-0.1%
|{{IncreaseNegative}}3,004.1%
|{{IncreaseNegative}}15.5%
|n/a
|-
|1991
|{{Increase}}8.4
|n/a
|{{Increase}}3.7
|n/a
|{{Decrease}}-0.2%
|{{IncreaseNegative}}116.6%
|{{DecreasePositive}}14.9%
|n/a
|-
|1992
|{{Increase}}8.6
|n/a
|{{Increase}}3.9
|n/a
|{{Increase}}0.4%
|{{IncreaseNegative}}21.9%
|{{DecreasePositive}}14.4%
|n/a
|-
|1993
|{{Increase}}8.8
|n/a
|{{Decrease}}3.7
|n/a
|{{Decrease}}-0.4%
|{{IncreaseNegative}}13.5%
|{{IncreaseNegative}}15.0%
|n/a
|-
|1994
|{{Increase}}9.4
|2,191.5
|{{Increase}}3.9
|898.2
|{{Increase}}5.0%
|{{Increase}}3.7%
|{{IncreaseNegative}}17.1%
|n/a
|-
|1995
|{{Increase}}10.2
|{{Increase}}2,301.4
|{{Increase}}4.1
|{{Increase}}935.3
|{{Increase}}5.9%
|{{IncreaseNegative}}11.1%
|{{DecreasePositive}}16.9%
|n/a
|-
|1996
|{{Increase}}11.0
|{{Increase}}2,425.3
|{{Increase}}4.3
|{{Increase}}947.1
|{{Increase}}6.3%
|{{IncreaseNegative}}11.7%
|{{DecreasePositive}}16.0%
|n/a
|-
|1997
|{{Increase}}11.7
|{{Increase}}2,498.7
|{{Increase}}4.4
|{{Decrease}}940.1
|{{Increase}}4.0%
|{{IncreaseNegative}}9.2%
|{{DecreasePositive}}14.3%
|86.4%
|-
|1998
|{{Increase}}12.2
|{{Increase}}2,568.9
|{{Increase}}4.6
|{{Increase}}973.1
|{{Increase}}3.7%
|{{IncreaseNegative}}13.0%
|{{DecreasePositive}}13.2%
|{{IncreaseNegative}}86.5%
|-
|1999
|{{Increase}}13.3
|{{Increase}}2,733.8
|{{Increase}}4.9
|{{Increase}}999.4
|{{Increase}}7.0%
|{{IncreaseNegative}}11.2%
|{{DecreasePositive}}10.7%
|{{IncreaseNegative}}99.8%
|-
|2000
|{{Increase}}14.1
|{{Increase}}2,852.6
|{{Increase}}5.1
|{{Increase}}1,030.7
|{{Increase}}4.1%
|{{IncreaseNegative}}11.5%
|{{DecreasePositive}}9.8%
|{{DecreasePositive}}95.2%
|-
|2001
|{{Increase}}14.9
|{{Increase}}2,942.9
|{{Increase}}5.3
|{{Increase}}1,054.7
|{{Increase}}3.0%
|{{IncreaseNegative}}7.4%
|{{DecreasePositive}}6.4%
|{{DecreasePositive}}87.5%
|-
|2002
|{{Increase}}15.2
|{{Increase}}2,950.8
|{{Decrease}}5.2
|{{Decrease}}1,011.9
|{{Increase}}0.8%
|{{Increase}}3.8%
|{{IncreaseNegative}}12.2%
|{{IncreaseNegative}}110.4%
|-
|2003
|{{Increase}}15.9
|{{Increase}}3,023.2
|{{Increase}}5.3
|{{Decrease}}1,010.2
|{{Increase}}2.5%
|{{IncreaseNegative}}5.3%
|{{DecreasePositive}}7.0%
|{{DecreasePositive}}109.5%
|-
|2004
|{{Increase}}17.2
|{{Increase}}3,204.1
|{{Increase}}5.8
|{{Increase}}1,077.8
|{{Increase}}5.3%
|{{IncreaseNegative}}8.5%
|{{DecreasePositive}}6.5%
|{{DecreasePositive}}84.0%
|-
|2005
|{{Increase}}18.5
|{{Increase}}3,377.8
|{{Increase}}6.3
|{{Increase}}1,152.8
|{{Increase}}4.3%
|{{IncreaseNegative}}9.6%
|{{DecreasePositive}}5.6%
|{{DecreasePositive}}66.6%
|-
|2006
|{{Increase}}19.8
|{{Increase}}3,588.9
|{{Increase}}6.8
|{{Increase}}1,224.7
|{{Increase}}3.8%
|{{IncreaseNegative}}9.1%
|{{DecreasePositive}}5.2%
|{{DecreasePositive}}51.2%
|-
|2007
|{{Increase}}21.4
|{{Increase}}3,822.5
|{{Increase}}7.4
|{{Increase}}1,326.7
|{{Increase}}5.1%
|{{IncreaseNegative}}11.1%
|{{IncreaseNegative}}5.9%
|{{DecreasePositive}}30.9%
|-
|2008
|{{Increase}}22.5
|{{Increase}}3,977.5
|{{Increase}}8.5
|{{Increase}}1,498.9
|{{Increase}}3.4%
|{{IncreaseNegative}}19.8%
|{{IncreaseNegative}}6.1%
|{{DecreasePositive}}26.0%
|-
|2009
|{{Decrease}}21.9
|{{Decrease}}3,821.7
|{{Decrease}}8.3
|{{Decrease}}1,444.9
|{{Decrease}}-3.3%
|{{Increase}}3.7%
|{{IncreaseNegative}}8.2%
|{{IncreaseNegative}}29.3%
|-
|2010
|{{Increase}}23.2
|{{Increase}}3,987.4
|{{Increase}}8.8
|{{Increase}}1,506.1
|{{Increase}}4.4%
|{{IncreaseNegative}}5.5%
|{{DecreasePositive}}7.8%
|{{IncreaseNegative}}30.3%
|-
|2011
|{{Increase}}25.2
|{{Increase}}4,196.7
|{{Increase}}9.8
|{{Increase}}1,630.0
|{{Increase}}6.3%
|{{IncreaseNegative}}8.1%
|{{DecreasePositive}}5.9%
|{{DecreasePositive}}28.8%
|-
|2012
|{{Increase}}26.5
|{{Increase}}4,363.4
|{{Increase}}10.5
|{{Increase}}1,734.8
|{{Increase}}6.5%
|{{IncreaseNegative}}7.2%
|{{DecreasePositive}}5.9%
|{{DecreasePositive}}27.9%
|-
|2013
|{{Increase}}28.0
|{{Increase}}4,556.3
|{{Increase}}11.0
|{{Increase}}1,790.4
|{{Increase}}4.9%
|{{IncreaseNegative}}7.1%
|{{DecreasePositive}}5.7%
|{{IncreaseNegative}}28.8%
|-
|2014
|{{Increase}}30.4
|{{Increase}}4,897.5
|{{Increase}}11.9
|{{Increase}}1,916.8
|{{Increase}}4.8%
|{{IncreaseNegative}}6.0%
|{{IncreaseNegative}}6.6%
|{{DecreasePositive}}28.7%
|-
|2015
|{{Increase}}32.9
|{{Increase}}5,260.5
|{{Increase}}12.8
|{{Increase}}2,036.9
|{{Increase}}4.8%
|{{Increase}}4.0%
|{{DecreasePositive}}5.9%
|{{IncreaseNegative}}28.9%
|-
|2016
|{{Increase}}35.9
|{{Increase}}5,672.5
|{{Increase}}13.3
|{{Increase}}2,099.6
|{{Increase}}4.6%
|{{Increase}}3.5%
|{{DecreasePositive}}4.5%
|{{IncreaseNegative}}30.9%
|-
|2017
|{{Increase}}38.3
|{{Increase}}5,995.6
|{{Increase}}13.8
|{{Increase}}2,156.1
|{{Increase}}4.6%
|{{Increase}}3.9%
|{{DecreasePositive}}3.7%
|{{IncreaseNegative}}34.1%
|-
|2018
|{{Decrease}}37.9
|{{Decrease}}5,871.2
|{{Decrease}}13.0
|{{Decrease}}2,016.2
|{{Decrease}}-3.4%
|{{Increase}}4.9%
|{{IncreaseNegative}}5.5%
|{{IncreaseNegative}}37.7%
|-
|2019
|{{Decrease}}37.2
|{{Decrease}}5,697.3
|{{Decrease}}12.6
|{{Decrease}}1,934.1
|{{Decrease}}-3.7%
|{{IncreaseNegative}}5.4%
|{{IncreaseNegative}}6.1%
|{{IncreaseNegative}}41.7%
|-
|2020
|{{Decrease}}36.9
|{{Decrease}}5,679.2
|{{Steady}}12.6
|{{Increase}}1,942.6
|{{Decrease}}-2.0%
|{{Increase}}3.7%
|{{IncreaseNegative}}7.3%
|{{IncreaseNegative}}47.9%
|-
|2021
|{{Increase}}40.1
|{{Increase}}6,132.8
|{{Increase}}13.4
|{{Increase}}2,047.1
|{{Increase}}5.0%
|{{Increase}}4.1%
|{{IncreaseNegative}}11.1%
|{{IncreaseNegative}}49.5%
|-
|2022
|{{Increase}}42.7
|{{Increase}}6,454.9
|{{Increase}}13.9
|{{Increase}}2,109.3
|{{Increase}}3.5%
|{{Increase}}3.6%
|{{DecreasePositive}}7.5%
|{{DecreasePositive}}48.1%
|-
|2023
|{{Increase}}44.7
|{{Increase}}6,684.3
|{{Increase}}14.3
|{{Increase}}2,143.8
|{{Increase}}2.2%
|{{Increase}}3.5%
|{{DecreasePositive}}7.2%
|{{IncreaseNegative}}48.9%
|-
|2024
|{{Increase}}46.8
|{{Increase}}6,928.6
|{{Increase}}14.7
|{{Increase}}2,183.2
|{{Increase}}2.4%
|{{Increase}}3.5%
|{{DecreasePositive}}6.8%
|{{IncreaseNegative}}50.1%
|-
|2025
|{{Increase}}49.0
|{{Increase}}7,188.3
|{{Increase}}15.3
|{{Increase}}2,237.7
|{{Increase}}2.6%
|{{Increase}}3.5%
|{{DecreasePositive}}6.4%
|{{IncreaseNegative}}50.6%
|-
|2026
|{{Increase}}51.4
|{{Increase}}7,461.3
|{{Increase}}15.9
|{{Increase}}2,312.8
|{{Increase}}2.8%
|{{Increase}}3.5%
|{{DecreasePositive}}6.0%
|{{DecreasePositive}}50.6%
|}