Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added was 14.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Nicaragua, 1994–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Nicaragua stood at 14.5%. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Nicaragua peaked at 21.4% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 14.5%, in 2025.
Nicaragua ranks 58th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 19.0% | — |
| 1995 | 20.1% | +5.6% |
| 1996 | 21.4% | +6.6% |
| 1997 | 20.0% | -6.8% |
| 1998 | 19.2% | -3.8% |
| 1999 | 17.0% | -11.4% |
| 2000 | 17.8% | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 16.8% | -5.4% |
| 2002 | 16.4% | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 15.6% | -4.9% |
| 2004 | 16.0% | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 16.1% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 15.9% | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 16.5% | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 16.3% | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 16.1% | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 17.0% | +5.7% |
| 2011 | 18.9% | +11.2% |
| 2012 | 17.6% | -6.7% |
| 2013 | 16.5% | -6.4% |
| 2014 | 16.7% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 16.1% | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 14.9% | -7.4% |
| 2017 | 15.0% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 15.3% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 15.5% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 15.9% | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 15.7% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 16.8% | +6.8% |
| 2023 | 15.3% | -8.8% |
| 2024 | 14.5% | -5.3% |
| 2025 | 14.5% | -0.3% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 14.5% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 16.6%, 87% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 14.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4.1%, 3.5× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.4% | 17.0% | 21.4% | 6 |
| 2000s | 16.3% | 15.6% | 17.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.4% | 14.9% | 18.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.5% | 14.5% | 16.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
More agriculture & rural data for Nicaragua
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 12.55 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1448 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 459.4 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.8714 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4056 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 14.5% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 14.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Nicaragua?
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Nicaragua was 14.5% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 21.4% in 1996.
- What is the lowest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.5% in 2025.
- How does Nicaragua rank for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added?
- Nicaragua ranks 58th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing corresponds to ISIC (Rev. 4) divisions 01-03 and includes the exploitation of vegetal and animal natural resources, comprising the activities of growing of crops, raising and breeding of animals, harvesting of timber and other plants, animals or animal products from a farm or their natural habitats.Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. Note: For VAB countries, gross value added at factor cost is used as the denominator.