Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit was 0.0183 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▼ Falling
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Nicaragua, 1995–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Nicaragua is 0.0183 current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 6.2% on the previous year and down 24.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Nicaragua peaked at 0.0331 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.008 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2020.
Nicaragua ranks 121st of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.0135 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1996 | 0.0183 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +35.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0196 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0203 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0235 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +15.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0247 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0239 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0239 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0261 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0266 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0256 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0331 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +29.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0321 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0312 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0308 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0257 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -16.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0246 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0229 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0252 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0241 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0214 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0233 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0265 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0268 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0246 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.3% |
| 2020 | 0.008 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -67.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0097 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +21.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0152 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +55.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0172 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0183 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Nicaragua changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -67.4% | 0.0246 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.008 current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.019 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0135 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0235 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.0278 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0239 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0331 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0245 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0214 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0268 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0137 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.008 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0183 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
- 118 Russia 0.019 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 119 Spain 0.0188 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 120 Italy 0.0186 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 122 Palestine 0.0182 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 123 Guatemala 0.0178 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 124 Angola 0.0172 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More reference data data for Nicaragua
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4575 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0819 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.53 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.4557 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 9.61 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 14.12 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4457 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Nicaragua?
- Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Nicaragua was 0.0183 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0331 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2006.
- What is the lowest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.008 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2020.
- How does Nicaragua rank for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit?
- Nicaragua ranks 121st out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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About this data
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.