Country
Nicaragua NIC
score date 2026-10-10 · 30d -0.3
Seven dimensions
Credibility gap91.8
IMF / national CPI · as of 2026-05-01 · coverage: bronze
Behind the curve—
BIS policy rates + CPI · as of 2026-10-10 · coverage: bronze
Communication—
Central-bank statements · as of 2026-10-10 · coverage: bronze
Geopolitical47.7
GDELT · as of 2026-10-10 · coverage: bronze
Growth39.9
World Bank WDI / IMF WEO · as of 2026-10-10 · coverage: bronze
Liquidity63.0
IMF BOP / BIS / FRED · as of 2026-10-10 · coverage: bronze
Governance28.1
World Bank WGI · as of 2026-10-10 · coverage: bronze
Nicaragua sovereign credibility, in brief
Nicaragua scores 57.2 out of 100 on the composite sovereign credibility index — credibility band 50–65. That ranks it 7 of 20 in Latin America & Caribbean, the 70th percentile of the region. The score has fallen 0.1 points over the past seven days. CPI 3.7% (implicit target) — credibility under pressure (57/100).
As of 2026-10-10 · scored daily from public data under methodology v8
Peer context
Rank 7/20 in Latin America & Caribbean · 70th percentile
Region avg 51.9 · best 63.5 · worst 16.1
Ranked either side
- Ecuador 58.7
- Dominican Republic 58.4
- Costa Rica 57.0
- Panama 56.5
90-day trend
External pulse
- Port trade momentum, 30d YoY
- -25.3%
- as of 2026-10-11
- Commodity terms-of-trade, 12m change
- -3.1%
- as of 2026-10-11
Sources: Kpler; UN Global Platform; IMF PortWatch (portwatch.imf.org) · Terms-of-trade: IMF Commodity Terms of Trade
Key indicators
External & activity
| Cpi monthly index | 326.0 | 2026-05-01 | ILO CPI |
| Current account (% GDP) | 4.2% | 2024-12-31 | World Bank |
| FDI inflows (% GDP) | 6.8% | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| GDP growth, annual | 4.9% | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| Nightlights radiance (monthly sum) | 68.8K | 2025-12-01 | World Bank / NASA Black Marble |
| Nightlights radiance, YoY | -13.5% | 2025-12-01 | derived |
| Remittances (% GDP) | 26.6% | 2024-12-31 | World Bank |
| Reserves (months of imports) | 5.7 mo | 2024-12-31 | World Bank |
| Trade openness (% GDP) | 96.4% | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| Unemployment rate | 5.0% | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| Unemployment rate (ILO) | 5.2% | 2018-12-31 | ILO |
Structure
| External debt (% GNI) | 82.8% | 2024-12-31 | World Bank |
| GDP per capita (USD) | $3,173 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| Labor force participation | 65.0% | 2014-12-31 | ILO |
| WGI: control of corruption | -1.4 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| WGI: government effectiveness | -0.9 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| WGI: political stability | -0.0 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| WGI: regulatory quality | -0.9 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| WGI: rule of law | -1.6 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| WGI: voice & accountability | -1.8 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
Nightlights: World Bank / NASA Black Marble VIIRS (CC BY 4.0)
Follow the moves
Every figure above is recomputed daily from public data, with the source and as-of date shown for each one. The weekly briefing says which scores moved, and why.