Nicaragua - Current account balance (% of GDP)
Current account balance (% of GDP) in Nicaragua was 7.59 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 43 years was 11.79 in 1979, while its lowest value was -42.89 in 1992.
Definition: Current account balance is the sum of net exports of goods and services, net primary income, and net secondary income.
Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1977 | -8.12 |
| 1978 | -1.16 |
| 1979 | 11.79 |
| 1980 | -18.79 |
| 1981 | -24.16 |
| 1982 | -20.85 |
| 1983 | -18.50 |
| 1984 | -19.23 |
| 1985 | -28.72 |
| 1986 | -23.93 |
| 1987 | -17.93 |
| 1988 | -27.19 |
| 1989 | -35.70 |
| 1990 | -30.23 |
| 1991 | -17.75 |
| 1992 | -42.89 |
| 1993 | -34.40 |
| 1994 | -23.58 |
| 1995 | -17.45 |
| 1996 | -19.14 |
| 1997 | -19.15 |
| 1998 | -14.81 |
| 1999 | -19.12 |
| 2000 | -18.32 |
| 2001 | -15.41 |
| 2002 | -15.01 |
| 2003 | -13.26 |
| 2004 | -11.86 |
| 2005 | -12.40 |
| 2006 | -13.08 |
| 2007 | -16.26 |
| 2008 | -17.07 |
| 2009 | -8.45 |
| 2010 | -8.87 |
| 2011 | -11.91 |
| 2012 | -11.72 |
| 2013 | -12.57 |
| 2014 | -8.03 |
| 2015 | -9.87 |
| 2016 | -8.48 |
| 2017 | -7.16 |
| 2018 | -1.80 |
| 2019 | 5.98 |
| 2020 | 7.59 |
Periodicity: Annual
General Comments: Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.
Classification
Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators
Sub-Topic: Balance of payments
