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Historical Values
Year Value
1990 2.1% of GDP, or $820 million (1989 est.)
1991 $832 million, 1-2% of GDP (FY90)
1992 exchange rate conversion - $792 million, 2% of GDP (FY92)
1993 exchange rate conversion - $792 million, 2% of GDP (FY90/91)
1994 exchange rate conversion - $792 million, 2% of GDP (FY90/91)
1995 exchange rate conversion - $792 million, 2% of GDP (FY90/91) NICARAGUA
1996 exchange rate conversion - $556 million, 1% of GDP (FY93/94)
1997 1.1% (FY96/97)
1998 1.05% (FY97/98)
1999 1.05% (FY97/98)
2000 1.1% (FY97/98)
2001 1.1% (FY97/98)
2002 1.2% (FY2001/02)
2003 1% (FY02)
2004 1% (FY02)
2005 1% (FY02)
2006 1% (FY02)
2007 1% (2005 est.)
2008 1% of GDP (2005 est.)
2009 1% of GDP (2005 est.) country comparison to the world: 135
2010 1% of GDP (2005 est.) country comparison to the world: 133
2011 1% of GDP (2005 est.) country comparison to the world: 133
2012 1% of GDP (2005 est.) country comparison to the world: 127
2013 1.5% of GDP (2012) country comparison to the world: 99
2014 1.13% of GDP (2012) country comparison to the world: 89 1.12% of GDP (2011) 1.13% of GDP (2010)
2015 1.13% of GDP (2012) | 1.12% of GDP (2011) | 1.13% of GDP (2010) | country comparison to the world: 87
2016 1.13% of GDP (2012) | 1.12% of GDP (2011) | 1.13% of GDP (2010) | country comparison to the world: 87
2017 1.13% of GDP (2016) | 1.11% of GDP (2015) | 1.13% of GDP (2014) | 1.12% of GDP (2013) | 1.19% of GDP (2012) | country comparison to the world: 87
2018 1.1% of GDP (2017) | 1.13% of GDP (2016) | 1.11% of GDP (2015) | 1.13% of GDP (2014) | 1.12% of GDP (2013)
2019 1.16% of GDP (2018) | 1.21% of GDP (2017) | 1.18% of GDP (2016) | 1.15% of GDP (2015) | 1.18% of GDP (2014)
2020 1.5% of GDP (2019) | 1.3% of GDP (2018) | 1.2% of GDP (2017) | 1.2% of GDP (2016) | 1.2% of GDP (2015)
2021 1.5% of GDP (2020) 1.5% of GDP (2019) 1.3% of GDP (2018) 1.2% of GDP (2017) 1.2% of GDP (2016)
2022 1.4% of GDP (2022 est.) 1.3% of GDP (2021) 1.5% of GDP (2020) 1.4% of GDP (2019) (approximately $3.1 billion) 1.2% of GDP (2018) (approximately $2.62 billion)
2023 1.4% of GDP (2022 est.) 1.3% of GDP (2021) 1.5% of GDP (2020) 1.4% of GDP (2019) 1.2% of GDP (2018)
2024 1.3% of GDP (2023) 1.3% of GDP (2022) 1.3% of GDP (2021) 1.5% of GDP (2020) 1.4% of GDP (2019)
2025 1.2% of GDP (2024 est.) 1.3% of GDP (2023 est.) 1.3% of GDP (2022 est.) 1.3% of GDP (2021 est.) 1.5% of GDP (2020 est.)