Net energy imports in Nicaragua

Net imports covered 47.0% of energy use in Nicaragua in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest since 2011.

Measure: Net energy imports (World Bank) Unit: % of energy use Data: 1990 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Nicaragua, 2024 47.0% % of energy use
Change from 2023 +1.0percentage points 2023: 46.0%
World, 2023 14.6% Official aggregate Not the same period as Nicaragua (2024).
Position in 2024 49th of 139 See the full ranking

Net energy imports in Nicaragua over time

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% of energy use. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Net energy imports (World Bank) (% of energy use), 2000 to 2024
Period NicaraguaWorld
2024 47.0% –
2023 46.0% 14.6%
2022 46.1% -0.7%
2021 41.9% -0.2%
2020 40.8% -1.2%
2019 44.8% -1.1%
2018 41.1% -1.3%
2017 44.5% -0.8%
2016 43.2% -1.2%
2015 46.2% -0.9%
2014 39.8% -0.6%
2013 42.7% -0.8%
2012 43.8% -0.8%
2011 51.2% -0.6%
2010 43.6% -0.1%
2009 47.6% -0.3%
2008 45.0% 0.4%
2007 50.4% 0.7%
2006 49.5% 0.6%
2005 47.8% 0.0%
2004 47.8% -0.6%
2003 51.5% 0.1%
2002 48.4% 0.0%
2001 50.3% -0.6%
2000 46.1% -0.8%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +1.0 percentage points from 46.0% in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 39.8%, the figure has changed by +7.2 percentage points.
  • Among the 139 countries with data for 2024, Nicaragua has the 49th highest value.

Source and dates

Original producer
International Energy Agency
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
EG.IMP.CONS.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1990 to 2024 for Nicaragua
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: International Energy Agency