Nominal Effecive Exchange Rate in Nicaragua

Nicaragua: Nominal Effecive Exchange Rate was 75.7 in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
75.7
Change on year
down 5.0%
World rank
86th
of 112 countries
All-time high
173.77
in 2000
All-time low
75.7
in 2018
Years of data
19
2000–2018

Nominal Effecive Exchange Rate in Nicaragua, 2000–2018

0501001502000200920182000: 173.82001: 169.92002: 160.22003: 147.82004: 1382005: 130.12006: 123.32007: 114.82008: 107.62009: 1072010: 1002011: 932012: 90.62013: 86.62014: 83.62015: 85.22016: 83.82017: 79.72018: 75.7

Source: World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream and IMF International Finance Statistics data.

Analysis

Nicaragua recorded 75.7 for nominal effecive exchange rate in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.0% on the previous year and down 29.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, nominal effecive exchange rate in Nicaragua peaked at 173.77 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 75.7, in 2018.

Nicaragua ranks 86th of 112 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.

Nominal Effecive Exchange Rate in Nicaragua, year by year

Annual values for Nominal Effecive Exchange Rate in Nicaragua, 2000 to 2018.
Year Value Change
2000 173.77 —
2001 169.89 -2.2%
2002 160.23 -5.7%
2003 147.79 -7.8%
2004 137.97 -6.6%
2005 130.06 -5.7%
2006 123.29 -5.2%
2007 114.78 -6.9%
2008 107.59 -6.3%
2009 107.01 -0.5%
2010 100 -6.6%
2011 93 -7.0%
2012 90.6 -2.6%
2013 86.57 -4.5%
2014 83.62 -3.4%
2015 85.22 +1.9%
2016 83.81 -1.7%
2017 79.69 -4.9%
2018 75.7 -5.0%

Nicaragua compared with similar countries

  • Nicaragua's 75.7 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 71.92, 1.1× the median. (18 countries reporting)
  • Nicaragua's 75.7 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 107.73, 70% of the median. (25 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 137.24 107.01 173.77 10
2010s 86.47 75.7 100 9

Countries ranked near Nicaragua

  1. 83 Mexico 81.19 compare
  2. 84 Chile 78.9 compare
  3. 85 Hungary 76.26 compare
  4. 87 Algeria 75.45 compare
  5. 88 Uganda 75.38 compare
  6. 89 Norway 73.33 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is nominal effecive exchange rate in Nicaragua?
Nominal effecive exchange rate in Nicaragua was 75.7 in 2018, according to World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream and IMF International Finance Statistics data.
What is the highest nominal effecive exchange rate recorded in Nicaragua?
The highest recorded value was 173.77 in 2000.
What is the lowest nominal effecive exchange rate recorded in Nicaragua?
The lowest recorded value was 75.7 in 2018.
How does Nicaragua rank for nominal effecive exchange rate?
Nicaragua ranks 86th out of 112 countries with data for 2018.
Is nominal effecive exchange rate rising or falling in Nicaragua?
Over the last ten years it is down 29.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
The figures come from World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream and IMF International Finance Statistics data, published as part of Nominal Effecive Exchange Rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Nominal Effecive Exchange Rate
Source
World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream and IMF International Finance Statistics data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
122 places, 2,930 data points, 1994–2024
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A measure of the value of a currency against a weighted average of several foreign currencies