Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Nicaragua's unemployment rate stands at 5.04% as of 2025-12-31, up from 4.98% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1991 to 2025 (35 observations).
In 2025, Nicaragua's unemployment rate was 5.04%, up from 4.98% in 2024.
In 2024, Nicaragua's unemployment rate was 4.98%, up from 4.7% in 2023.
In 2023, Nicaragua's unemployment rate was 4.7%, down from 4.97% in 2022.
In 2022, Nicaragua's unemployment rate was 4.97%, down from 6.08% in 2021.
In 2021, Nicaragua's unemployment rate was 6.08%, down from 6.18% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5.04% | +0.06% |
| 2024 | 4.98% | +0.282% |
| 2023 | 4.7% | -0.271% |
| 2022 | 4.97% | -1.11% |
| 2021 | 6.08% | -0.104% |
| 2020 | 6.18% | +0.723% |
| 2019 | 5.46% | +0.257% |
| 2018 | 5.2% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 3.3% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 3.9% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 4.7% | +0.18% |
| 2014 | 4.52% | -0.76% |
| 2013 | 5.28% | +0.072% |
| 2012 | 5.21% | -1.41% |
| 2011 | 6.61% | -1.22% |
| 2010 | 7.83% | -0.33% |
| 2009 | 8.16% | +1.96% |
| 2008 | 6.2% | +1.31% |
| 2007 | 4.89% | -0.42% |
| 2006 | 5.31% | -0.06% |
| 2005 | 5.37% | -1.04% |
| 2004 | 6.41% | -1.19% |
| 2003 | 7.6% | +0.083% |
| 2002 | 7.52% | +0.295% |
| 2001 | 7.22% | +0.041% |
| 2000 | 7.18% | +0.001% |
| 1999 | 7.18% | -0.023% |
| 1998 | 7.2% | +0.103% |
| 1997 | 7.1% | -0.02% |
| 1996 | 7.12% | -0.294% |
| 1995 | 7.41% | -0.254% |
| 1994 | 7.67% | -0.165% |
| 1993 | 7.83% | +0.024% |
| 1992 | 7.81% | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 7.91% | — |
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Nicaragua's unemployment rate is 5.04% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 4.98% in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 8.16% (2009); the lowest is 3.3% (2017), across data from 1991 to 2025.
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