WTMG Intelligence
Nicaragua Relocation Market Intelligence
A data-driven view of Nicaragua's structural relocation market using migration, economic, destination-attractiveness and corridor indicators.
RMOS Score36.6216
Global RMOS Rank#149 of 171
Migration Momentum49.6
International Migrant Stock43,757
Migrant Share0.6%
MethodologyRMOS-GLOBAL-1.0
Data Coverage100.0%
This profile describes structural relocation-market conditions. It does not represent WTMG customer demand, leads, transactions or revenue.
RMOS-GLOBAL-1.0
Nicaragua's RMOS position
Authoritative RMOS36.6216
Global rank#149
Countries scored171
Top positionTop 87.1%
Migrant-stock rank#138 of 172
Migration-momentum rank#110 of 172
RMOS component breakdown
Weighted contributions reconcile to the stored authoritative RMOS score.
| Component | Normalized score | Weight | Weighted contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Migration Momentum | 49.6 | 25% | 12.4002 |
| Migrant Market Size | 19.9 | 20% | 3.9766 |
| Migrant Share | 10.6 | 15% | 1.5882 |
| GDP per Capita | 23.6 | 15% | 3.5393 |
| GDP Growth | 57.1 | 10% | 5.7062 |
| Destination Attractiveness | 66.6 | 10% | 6.6610 |
| Visa Accessibility | 55.0 | 5% | 2.7500 |
| Stored final RMOS | 36.6216 | ||
Nicaragua migration-market scale
Source years are shown separately because the underlying datasets update on different cycles.
MMS-1.0
Nicaragua Migration Momentum
These are changes in international migrant stock, not annual migration flows.
2024 migrant stock43,757
2020 migrant stock42,167
2015 migrant stock40,261
2020-2024 change+1,590 (+3.8%)
2015-2024 change+3,496 (+8.7%)
Largest migrant-stock origins into Nicaragua
2024 international migrant stock, not annual relocation flow.
| Rank | Origin | 2024 migrant stock | 2020 stock | 2015 stock | 2020-2024 change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Honduras | 13,606 | 13,110 | 12,439 | +496 (+3.8%) |
| #2 | Costa Rica | 11,707 | 11,281 | 10,772 | +426 (+3.8%) |
| #3 | USA | 3,918 | 3,775 | 3,606 | +143 (+3.8%) |
| #4 | El Salvador | 2,653 | 2,557 | 2,444 | +96 (+3.8%) |
| #5 | Guatemala | 1,912 | 1,843 | 1,762 | +69 (+3.7%) |
| #6 | Cuba | 1,021 | 984 | 941 | +37 (+3.8%) |
| #7 | Mexico | 918 | 885 | 846 | +33 (+3.7%) |
| #8 | Spain | 498 | 480 | 460 | +18 (+3.8%) |
| #9 | Colombia | 485 | 467 | 447 | +18 (+3.9%) |
| #10 | Panama | 439 | 423 | 405 | +16 (+3.8%) |
Largest destinations for migrants from Nicaragua
2024 international migrant stock, not annual relocation flow.
| Rank | Destination | 2024 migrant stock | 2020 stock | 2015 stock | 2020-2024 change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Costa Rica | 423,401 | 350,854 | 292,232 | +72,547 (+20.7%) |
| #2 | USA | 295,024 | 264,538 | 259,238 | +30,486 (+11.5%) |
| #3 | Spain | 98,452 | 65,254 | 22,838 | +33,198 (+50.9%) |
| #4 | Panama | 23,672 | 15,517 | 12,915 | +8,155 (+52.6%) |
| #5 | Mexico | 18,139 | 8,906 | 4,620 | +9,233 (+103.7%) |
| #6 | Canada | 10,768 | 10,646 | 10,071 | +122 (+1.1%) |
| #7 | Guatemala | 10,131 | 9,211 | 8,161 | +920 (+10.0%) |
| #8 | Honduras | 8,086 | 7,943 | 7,767 | +143 (+1.8%) |
| #9 | El Salvador | 8,063 | 7,956 | 7,823 | +107 (+1.3%) |
| #10 | Venezuela | 1,838 | 1,927 | 2,045 | -89 (-4.6%) |
WTLG input
WTLG Destination Attractiveness
66.6
Country median RAS used by RMOS, based on 1 covered WTLG cities.
WTMG provides market intelligence; WTLG provides destination intelligence.WTLG input
Visa Accessibility
55.0
Normalized RMOS component. Underlying median WTLG visa score: 55.0, based on 1 contributing cities.
Nicaragua against the global RMOS universe
A descriptive comparison with the median of currently scored countries.
| Measure | Nicaragua | Global median | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| RMOS | 36.6 | 55.8 | -19.1 |
| Migration Momentum | 49.6 | 60.1 | -10.5 |
| Migrant Market Size | 19.9 | 50.3 | -30.4 |
| Migrant Share | 10.6 | 50.0 | -39.4 |
| GDP per Capita | 23.6 | 51.1 | -27.5 |
| GDP Growth | 57.1 | 50.6 | +6.5 |
| Destination Attractiveness | 66.6 | 67.0 | -0.4 |
| Visa Accessibility | 55.0 | 60.0 | -5.0 |
Data years and limitations
- UN migrant stock and corridors: 2024; momentum compares 2024 with 2020 and 2015.
- World Bank GDP inputs use the actual observation years shown above.
- WTLG destination data reflects the current stored WTLG dataset and depends on covered WTLG cities.
- RMOS measures structural opportunity, not actual demand; migrant stock is not annual migration flow.
- Different datasets have different update cycles.
- This profile does not estimate provider revenue or demand for a specific professional service.