Key Facts
—The headline. Nicaragua drew $1.5 billion of foreign direct investment in 2025, third among six Central American countries.
—The catch. The UN’s regional commission says 63% of that was profit reinvested by firms already in the country, not fresh capital.
—The tourists. Nicaragua counted about one million visitors in 2025, against more than 1.7 million in 2017.
—The neighbour. El Salvador recorded roughly four times as many arrivals in the same year.









