Nicaragua GDP from Agriculture
Agriculture, forestry and fishing value added as a share of GDP.
GDP from Agriculture in Nicaragua decreased to 14.48 percent of GDP in 2025 from 14.52 percent of GDP in 2024.
Nicaragua GDP from Agriculture — History
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Nicaragua GDP from Agriculture — analysis in simple words
Latest reading
GDP from Agriculture in Nicaragua decreased to 14.48 percent of GDP in 2025 from 14.52 percent of GDP in 2024.
It has fallen in each of the last three years.
Recent trend
A year earlier (2024) it was 14.5%, so the latest figure is 0.0 percentage points lower.
Over the past five years the average was 15.4%, with a range from 14.5% to 16.8%. The latest value is below that five-year average.
Historical context
This data series starts in 1994 and has 32 annual observations. The latest reading is higher than 0% of all of them.
The highest value on record is 21.4% (1996) and the lowest is 14.5% (2025). The long-run average is 16.8%.
Compared with other countries
Among 199 economies with recent data, Nicaragua ranks 55th from the top. The median across all these economies is 6.0%, so Nicaragua is above the typical country.
Within Latin America & Caribbean (37 economies with data) it ranks 2nd; the regional median is 4.4%.
Statistics
- Latest
- 14.5%2025
- Previous
- 14.5%
- 5-year average
- 15.4%
- Long-run average
- 16.8%since 1994
- All-time high
- 21.4%1996
- All-time low
- 14.5%2025
- Observations
- 32Annual
Recent Data
| Period | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14.5% | ▼ −0.0 pp |
| 2024 | 14.5% | ▼ −0.8 pp |
| 2023 | 15.3% | ▼ −1.5 pp |
| 2022 | 16.8% | ▲ +1.1 pp |
| 2021 | 15.7% | ▼ −0.2 pp |
| 2020 | 15.9% | ▲ +0.4 pp |
| 2019 | 15.5% | ▲ +0.2 pp |
| 2018 | 15.3% | ▲ +0.3 pp |
| 2017 | 15.0% | ▲ +0.1 pp |
| 2016 | 14.9% | ▼ −1.2 pp |
| 2015 | 16.1% | ▼ −0.6 pp |
| 2014 | 16.7% | ▲ +0.2 pp |
| 2013 | 16.5% | ▼ −1.1 pp |
| 2012 | 17.6% | ▼ −1.3 pp |
| 2011 | 18.9% | ▲ +1.9 pp |
| 2010 | 17.0% | ▲ +0.9 pp |
| 2009 | 16.1% | ▼ −0.2 pp |
| 2008 | 16.3% | ▼ −0.2 pp |
| 2007 | 16.5% | ▲ +0.6 pp |
| 2006 | 15.9% | ▼ −0.2 pp |
| 2005 | 16.1% | ▲ +0.2 pp |
| 2004 | 16.0% | ▲ +0.3 pp |
| 2003 | 15.6% | ▼ −0.8 pp |
| 2002 | 16.4% | ▼ −0.4 pp |
| 2001 | 16.8% | ▼ −1.0 pp |
| 2000 | 17.8% | ▲ +0.8 pp |
| 1999 | 17.0% | ▼ −2.2 pp |
| 1998 | 19.2% | ▼ −0.8 pp |
| 1997 | 20.0% | ▼ −1.4 pp |
| 1996 | 21.4% |
GDP from Agriculture — Nicaragua vs Peers
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Understanding GDP from Agriculture — a simple guide
What it measures
Value added by agriculture, forestry and fishing as a share of GDP.
How it is calculated
Value added by farming, forestry and fishing ÷ GDP × 100.
A share of 16% means about one-sixth of the economy’s output comes from agriculture.
A high share means the economy depends more on monsoon, weather and crop prices.
A low share is typical of industrialised, service-based economies.
Why it matters for the economy and markets
The share indicates the economy’s structure; it typically falls as countries develop.
How to read it
A high share means output and incomes are more exposed to weather and commodity prices.
Data source
World Bank — World Development Indicators (series NV.AGR.TOTL.ZS), annual data from 1994 to 2025. Values are shown exactly as published by the source and may be revised later.
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