Expenditure of international tourism rose 17.4% to USD 364 mil in Nicaragua in 2017, according to Eurostat.
Historically, expenditure of international tourism in Nicaragua reached an all time high of USD 364 mil in 2017 and an all time low of USD 56.0 mil in 1995. When compared to Nicaragua's main peers, expenditure of international tourism in Costa Rica amounted to USD 1,129 mil, USD 466 mil in El Salvador, USD 517 mil in Honduras and USD 13,648 mil in Mexico in 2017.
Nicaragua has been ranked 111th within the group of 145 countries we follow in terms of expenditure of international tourism, 6 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| International Tourism, Expenditure (USD) | Unit | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
| Belize | USD mil | 51.0 | 50.0 | 55.0 | 53.0 | 50.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Costa Rica | USD mil | 657 | 898 | 1,055 | 1,322 | 1,198 | ||||||||||||||||
| El Salvador | USD mil | 277 | 332 | 451 | 466 | 490 | ||||||||||||||||
| Guatemala | USD mil | 1,029 | 1,020 | 1,032 | 1,066 | 1,105 | ||||||||||||||||
| Honduras | USD mil | 437 | 454 | 482 | 517 | 558 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mexico | USD mil | 12,556 | 12,668 | 12,823 | 13,647 | 14,074 | ||||||||||||||||
| Nicaragua | USD mil | 286 | 273 | 310 | 365 | 349 | ||||||||||||||||
| Panama | USD mil | 1,147 | 1,272 | 1,351 | 1,132 | 1,395 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | USD mil | 140,228 | 144,669 | 147,640 | 158,287 | 176,818 |
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