Consumer price index (2010 = 100) in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Consumer price index (2010 = 100) was 226.4 2010 = 100 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Consumer price index in Nicaragua, 1999–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in 2010 = 100.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 226.4 2010 = 100 for consumer price index in 2025. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 65.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, consumer price index in Nicaragua peaked at 226.4 2010 = 100 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 42.7 2010 = 100, in 1999.
Nicaragua ranks 50th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Consumer price index (2010 = 100) in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | 2010 = 100 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 42.7 2010 = 100 | — |
| 2000 | 45.72 2010 = 100 | +7.1% |
| 2001 | 48.45 2010 = 100 | +6.0% |
| 2002 | 50.27 2010 = 100 | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 52.93 2010 = 100 | +5.3% |
| 2004 | 57.42 2010 = 100 | +8.5% |
| 2005 | 62.93 2010 = 100 | +9.6% |
| 2006 | 68.68 2010 = 100 | +9.1% |
| 2007 | 76.32 2010 = 100 | +11.1% |
| 2008 | 91.46 2010 = 100 | +19.8% |
| 2009 | 94.83 2010 = 100 | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 100 2010 = 100 | +5.5% |
| 2011 | 108.08 2010 = 100 | +8.1% |
| 2012 | 115.86 2010 = 100 | +7.2% |
| 2013 | 124.12 2010 = 100 | +7.1% |
| 2014 | 131.62 2010 = 100 | +6.0% |
| 2015 | 136.88 2010 = 100 | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 141.7 2010 = 100 | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 147.16 2010 = 100 | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 154.44 2010 = 100 | +4.9% |
| 2019 | 162.74 2010 = 100 | +5.4% |
| 2020 | 168.73 2010 = 100 | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 177.05 2010 = 100 | +4.9% |
| 2022 | 195.58 2010 = 100 | +10.5% |
| 2023 | 211.98 2010 = 100 | +8.4% |
| 2024 | 221.79 2010 = 100 | +4.6% |
| 2025 | 226.4 2010 = 100 | +2.1% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 226.4 2010 = 100 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 225.79 2010 = 100, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 226.4 2010 = 100 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 146.53 2010 = 100, 1.5× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 42.7 2010 = 100 | 42.7 2010 = 100 | 42.7 2010 = 100 | 1 |
| 2000s | 64.9 2010 = 100 | 45.72 2010 = 100 | 94.83 2010 = 100 | 10 |
| 2010s | 132.26 2010 = 100 | 100 2010 = 100 | 162.74 2010 = 100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 200.26 2010 = 100 | 168.73 2010 = 100 | 226.4 2010 = 100 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
More financial sector data for Nicaragua
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 6.35 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0015 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 4.64 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 6.35 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is consumer price index in Nicaragua?
- Consumer price index in Nicaragua was 226.4 2010 = 100 in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest consumer price index recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 226.4 2010 = 100 in 2025.
- What is the lowest consumer price index recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.7 2010 = 100 in 1999.
- How does Nicaragua rank for consumer price index?
- Nicaragua ranks 50th out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is consumer price index rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 65.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Consumer price index (2010 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Index of the prices of consumption goods and services, as compared to a certain reference period (2010=100).