The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) projected for Nicaragua a Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth of 3.5 percent this year and 3.4 in 2026, it was revealed today.

According to the Preliminary Overview of the Economies of Latin America and the Caribbean 2025 from said commission, quoted by the Informe Pastrán bulletin, these figures place the country above the regional average, estimated at 2.4 percent for the present year and 2.3 for the next.

The report highlights the resilience of private consumption in Nicaragua, driven by the increase in family remittance flows, which exceed 20 percent of GDP—at levels similar to Honduras—as well as by the expansion of bank credit.

In the external sphere, ECLAC underlined the strong growth of agricultural exports, particularly coffee and other primary goods, which have contributed significantly to economic dynamism.

Likewise, it highlighted the advance of mining activity, one of the few sectors expanding in the region.

One of the most relevant data points in the document is the price stabilisation process.

According to ECLAC, year-on-year inflation was drastically reduced to stand at 2.2 percent by September 2025, well below the peak of 11.3 percent recorded in 2022.

The control of inflation, the publication notes, protects the purchasing power of Nicaraguan families and confirms the effectiveness of the monetary policies applied in the face of external pressures.

ECLAC indicated that Nicaragua has managed to navigate the obstacles faced by the region, and that the growth projections for this year and the next confirm that the country broke with the deceleration trend affecting a large part of the continent.