Nicaragua — Inflation
Inflation, Consumer Prices (Annual %) for Nicaragua, 2000–2025.
Inflation for Nicaragua was 2.08% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 26 years, from 2000 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 19.83% in 2008. Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -4.77% per year.
Nicaragua ranks 127 of 187 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 68%. The median for Latin America & Caribbean is 2.53%, so Nicaragua sits below it. It peaked in 2008 and has fallen 90% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 48%. Within Latin America & Caribbean it ranks 19 of 33 economies; St. Lucia (2.03%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 112% in 2022. That is 59% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 2000 level: doubled by 2008.
World ranking. Slipped: 43rd of 163 in 2000 → 56th of 186 in 2010 → 50th of 178 in 2020 → 111th of 169 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 2000 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.08% | -2.5 pp |
| 2024 | 4.62% | -3.8 pp |
| 2023 | 8.39% | -2.1 pp |
| 2022 | 10.47% | +5.5 pp |
| 2021 | 4.93% | +1.2 pp |
| 2020 | 3.68% | -1.7 pp |
| 2019 | 5.38% | +0.4 pp |
| 2018 | 4.95% | +1.1 pp |
| 2017 | 3.85% | +0.3 pp |
| 2016 | 3.52% | -0.5 pp |
| 2015 | 4% | -2.0 pp |
| 2014 | 6.04% | -1.1 pp |
| 2013 | 7.14% | -0.1 pp |
| 2012 | 7.19% | -0.9 pp |
| 2011 | 8.08% | +2.6 pp |
| 2010 | 5.46% | +1.8 pp |
| 2009 | 3.69% | -16.1 pp |
| 2008 | 19.83% | +8.7 pp |
| 2007 | 11.13% | +2.0 pp |
| 2006 | 9.14% | -0.5 pp |
| 2005 | 9.6% | +1.1 pp |
| 2004 | 8.47% | +3.2 pp |
| 2003 | 5.3% | +1.6 pp |
| 2002 | 3.75% | -2.2 pp |
| 2001 | 5.99% | -1.1 pp |
| 2000 | 7.07% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Nicaragua’s Inflation in 2001?
5.99% (2001). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Nicaragua’s Inflation growing or shrinking?
Between 2000 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -70.6% in total — about 4.8% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 2.08%; 2024: 4.62%; 2023: 8.39%; 2022: 10.47%; 2021: 4.93%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG — Inflation, Consumer Prices (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.