Managua

Managua, Nicaragua, scores 46 on the CIRA Index of tourism resilience, #255 of 309 destinations. 23 of 29 measures come from public sources, with 64% confidence. Every grade below states its value, period and source.

Scores by each organisation's criteria

• CIRA Index: 46
• OECD: 45
• UN Tourism: 50
• UNDRR: 37

Strongest

• Unemployment rate: 3.1 % of the labour force (Instituto Nacional de Información de Desarrollo (INIDE), Informe de Empleo Mensual Septiembre 2024, September 2024). At or below 5: grade 4/4.
• Municipal waste per resident: 255.5 kg per resident per year (Revista Científica de FAREM-Estelí (UNAN-Managua), 'Características física y producción per cápita de los residuos sólidos generados por los habitantes del complejo Ciudad Belén, distrito VI del Munic, 2020). At or below 350: grade 4/4.
• Domestic share of nights: 77.4 % of nights by residents of the same country (country figure) (Banco Central de Nicaragua (BCN) & Instituto Nicaragüense de Turismo (INTUR), Informe de resultados de la Cuenta Satélite de Turismo de Nicaragua en 2025, 2025). At or above 45: grade 4/4.

Weakest

• Wastewater safely treated: 31.8 % of domestic wastewater safely treated (country figure) (UN-Water / UN-Habitat / WHO, Progress on the proportion of domestic and industrial wastewater flows safely treated (SDG 6.3.1), 2022). Below 50: grade 0/4.
• Government effectiveness: 13.7 World Bank WGI percentile rank, 0–100 (country figure) (World Bank Worldwide Governance Indicators, 2025). Below 20: grade 0/4.
• Income per head: 9,284 GDP per capita, USD PPP (country figure) (World Bank WDI, 2025). Below 15,000: grade 0/4.

Nicaragua in the World Economic Forum Travel & Tourism Development Index

Nicaragua is #100 of 110 countries (3.28 of 7) in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026, which scores countries, not cities. Cities in countries with that WEF score average 51 on the CIRA Index; Managua is 5 below that.

Every measure, by theme

Demand and seasonality: 60

• Nights in the three busiest months: 31.9 % of annual nights (country figure) (World Economic Forum, TTDI 2026 (data: UN Tourism by United Nations World Tourism Organization), 2024, 2025 moving average). Between 30 and 35: grade 3/4. Source
• Domestic share of nights: 77.4 % of nights by residents of the same country (country figure) (Banco Central de Nicaragua (BCN) & Instituto Nicaragüense de Turismo (INTUR), Informe de resultados de la Cuenta Satélite de Turismo de Nicaragua en 2025, 2025). At or above 45: grade 4/4. Source
• Largest foreign market: 30.8 % of international arrivals or nights (country figure) (Instituto Nicaragüense de Turismo (INTUR), 2025). Between 30 and 40: grade 1/4. Source
• Recovery against 2019: 73.1 % of 2019 visitor nights reached in the latest full year (country figure) (Banco Central de Nicaragua (BCN) / INTUR, Nicaragua en Cifras 2025 & Boletín de Estadísticas de Turismo, 2025). Below 80: grade 0/4. Source
• Average length of stay: 9.6 nights per visitor (country figure) (Banco Central de Nicaragua, Informe Anual 2025, 2025). At or above 3.5: grade 4/4. Source
• Hotel bed or room occupancy: not measured yet

Economy and jobs: 63

• Jobs in tourism industries: 6.4 % of employment in accommodation and food services (country figure) (Instituto Nacional de Información de Desarrollo (INIDE), Informe de Resultados de la Encuesta de Empleo Mensual - Junio 2026, June 2026). At or below 8: grade 4/4. Source
• Unemployment rate: 3.1 % of the labour force (Instituto Nacional de Información de Desarrollo (INIDE), Informe de Empleo Mensual Septiembre 2024, September 2024). At or below 5: grade 4/4. Source
• Income per head: 9,284 GDP per capita, USD PPP (country figure) (World Bank WDI, 2025). Below 15,000: grade 0/4. Source
• Economic diversity: 65.4 % of employment outside accommodation, food, retail and transport (country figure) (Instituto Nacional de Información de Desarrollo (INIDE), Informe de Resultados de la Encuesta de Empleo Mensual - Junio 2026, June 2026). Between 64 and 72: grade 2/4. Source

Climate and hazards: 35

• Extreme heat days: 54.8 days a year at or above 35°C (last 5 full years) (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 2021–2025). Between 30 and 60: grade 1/4. Source
• Tropical nights: 365.2 nights a year with a minimum at or above 20°C (last 5 full years) (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 2021–2025). Above 100: grade 0/4. Source
• Flood hazard: low (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 3/4. Source
• Wildfire and storm hazard: high (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 1/4. Source
• Country disaster risk: 4.3 INFORM Risk index, 0–10 (country figure) (INFORM Risk (European Commission JRC), INFORM Risk Mid 2026, 2026). Between 3.5 and 5: grade 2/4. Source

Water and environment: 58

• Water scarcity: low (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 3/4. Source
• Wastewater safely treated: 31.8 % of domestic wastewater safely treated (country figure) (UN-Water / UN-Habitat / WHO, Progress on the proportion of domestic and industrial wastewater flows safely treated (SDG 6.3.1), 2022). Below 50: grade 0/4. Source
• Municipal waste per resident: 255.5 kg per resident per year (Revista Científica de FAREM-Estelí (UNAN-Managua), 'Características física y producción per cápita de los residuos sólidos generados por los habitantes del complejo Ciudad Belén, distrito VI del Munic, 2020). At or below 350: grade 4/4. Source
• Green space: not measured yet

Community and housing

• Tourism intensity: not measured yet
• Cruise pressure: not measured yet
• Rent growth: not measured yet
• Short-let density: not measured yet
• Resident support for tourism: not measured yet

Access and continuity: 21

• Access redundancy: 1 independent ways in: international airport, intercity rail, port, motorway (Empresa Administradora de Aeropuertos Nacionales e Internacionales (EAAI), 2024). Between 1 and 2: grade 1/4. Source
• Air traffic recovery: not measured yet
• Rail share of intercity access: not measured yet
• Rail traffic recovery: not measured yet
• Largest airline group share: not measured yet
• Air route concentration: not measured yet
• Early warning and emergency plan: A national system only; no city plan found (PreventionWeb / Sistema Nacional para la Prevención, Mitigación y Atención de Desastres (SINAPRED), 2021). Grade 1/4. Source
• Tourism crisis and recovery plan: Crisis communication only, ad hoc (Instituto Nicaragüense de Turismo (INTUR), 2020). Grade 1/4. Source
• Government effectiveness: 13.7 World Bank WGI percentile rank, 0–100 (country figure) (World Bank Worldwide Governance Indicators, 2025). Below 20: grade 0/4. Source
• Travel advisory: 3 stricter of the US and Canadian government advisory for the country, 1 (normal precautions) to 4 (do not travel) (country figure) (US State Department and Government of Canada travel advisories, 2026-09-29). Between 2.5 and 3: grade 1/4. Source
• Dedicated tourism funding: A promotion budget that depends each year on the general budget (Instituto Nicaragüense de Turismo (INTUR), 2024). Grade 1/4. Source

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