Nicaragua
NIC Latin America and the CaribbeanState of play
Central America's largest country by area, and home to the region's largest freshwater lake, Lake Nicaragua.
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GDP growth4.92% per year · 2025▲ 37.5% vs previous
Military expenditure0.55% of GDP · 2024▼ 1.72% vs previous
Net energy imports46.5% of use · 2022▲ 11.2% vs previousNet importer
Trade openness96.4% of GDP · 2025▼ 2.72% vs previous
Population7Mpeople · 2025▲ 1.32% vs previous
Displaced from here304.7Kpeople · 2025▼ 21.1% vs previous
Source: World Bank · retrieved 1 Sep 2026 · CC BY 4.0 · Source: World Bank / SIPRI · retrieved 1 Sep 2026 · CC BY 4.0 · Source: UNHCR · retrieved 1 Sep 2026 · CC BY 4.0 (UNHCR Refugee Population Statistics Database)
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