Current account balance — all countries

Current account balance — Nicaragua

Current account balance in Nicaragua in 2031 — -0.1%. Ranked 65 in the world out of 188. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 22.4 pp.

2031 -0.1% −1.3 pp vs 2030
World rank 65of 188
Period maximum 8.6%2025
Period minimum -58.8%1990

Trend over time

1980–2031 · % of GDP

Current account balance — Nicaragua, 1980–2031-60-40-2002019801986199219982004201020162022202820311980: -22.5%1981: -27.4%1982: -20.6%1983: -17.5%1984: -15.1%1985: -20%1986: -11.9%1987: -20.3%1988: -47.7%1989: -17.4%1990: -58.8%1991: -7.2%1992: -19.7%1993: -16.2%1994: -23.6%1995: -17.4%1996: -19.1%1997: -19.2%1998: -14.8%1999: -19.1%2000: -18.3%2001: -15.4%2002: -15%2003: -13.3%2004: -11.9%2005: -12.4%2006: -13.1%2007: -16.3%2008: -17.1%2009: -8.5%2010: -8.9%2011: -11.9%2012: -11.7%2013: -12.6%2014: -8%2015: -9.9%2016: -8.5%2017: -7.2%2018: -1.8%2019: 5.9%2020: 3.8%2021: -2.8%2022: -2.9%2023: 8.2%2024: 4.2%2025: 8.6%2026: 6.4%2027: 5.2%2028: 3.8%2029: 2.3%2030: 1.2%2031: -0.1%
Change over the period: +22.4 pp Annual average: 0.44 pp

Comparison, 2031

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Nicaragua

Nicaragua -0.1%
World computed 0.28%
Latin America & Caribbean computed -1.17%
Central America computed -0.85%
Current account balance — Nicaragua, by year Nicaragua All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2031 -0.1 −1.3 pp
2030 1.2 −1.1 pp
2029 2.3 −1.5 pp
2028 3.8 −1.4 pp
2027 5.2 −1.2 pp
2026 6.4 −2.2 pp
2025 8.6 +4.4 pp
2024 4.2 −4 pp
2023 8.2 +11.1 pp
2022 -2.9 −0.1 pp
2021 -2.8 −6.6 pp
2020 3.8 −2.1 pp
2019 5.9 +7.7 pp
2018 -1.8 +5.4 pp
2017 -7.2 +1.3 pp
2016 -8.5 +1.4 pp
2015 -9.9 −1.9 pp
2014 -8 +4.6 pp
2013 -12.6 −0.9 pp
2012 -11.7 +0.2 pp
2011 -11.9 −3 pp
2010 -8.9 −0.4 pp
2009 -8.5 +8.6 pp
2008 -17.1 −0.8 pp
2007 -16.3 −3.2 pp
2006 -13.1 −0.7 pp
2005 -12.4 −0.5 pp
2004 -11.9 +1.4 pp
2003 -13.3 +1.7 pp
2002 -15 +0.4 pp
2001 -15.4 +2.9 pp
2000 -18.3 +0.8 pp
1999 -19.1 −4.3 pp
1998 -14.8 +4.4 pp
1997 -19.2 −0.1 pp
1996 -19.1 −1.7 pp
1995 -17.4 +6.2 pp
1994 -23.6 −7.4 pp
1993 -16.2 +3.5 pp
1992 -19.7 −12.5 pp
1991 -7.2 +51.6 pp
1990 -58.8 −41.4 pp
1989 -17.4 +30.3 pp
1988 -47.7 −27.4 pp
1987 -20.3 −8.4 pp
1986 -11.9 +8.1 pp
1985 -20 −4.9 pp
1984 -15.1 +2.4 pp
1983 -17.5 +3.1 pp
1982 -20.6 +6.8 pp
1981 -27.4 −4.9 pp
1980 -22.5

Central America, 2031

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The current account balance of the balance of payments as a percent of GDP: trade in goods and services, primary income (interest, dividends, compensation of employees) and secondary income (transfers). A surplus means a country earns more abroad than it spends and is building up external assets; a persistent deficit has to be financed by an inflow of capital.

Source: World Economic Outlook (IMF), license IMF open data.