Nicaragua

National Assembly

Political system: Presidential system
Structure of parliament: Unicameral
IPU membership: Yes

Budget

Data on parliament’s budget role and activities

Parliamentary powers to amend the budget: Other

Notes: The National Assembly hears, discusses and approves the General Budget of the Republic with no greater limits than what is established in the Constitution.

Sources:
Constitution, art. 112
Powers of the Plenary, art. 33 (No. 7-8)
Organic Law of the Legislative Power of the Republic of Nicaragua, No. 606, art. 178 and 184
Financial Administration and Budgetary Regime Law, no. 550, art. 38 and 51
Parliament has a specialized unit to conduct budgetary analysis: Yes

Notes: General Directorate of Budgetary and Economic Analysis

Sources: Organic Law of the Legislative Branch of the Republic of Nicaragua, No. 606, art. 89(2)
Number of staff working in the specialized budget unit: 19
Date when parliament received the draft budget from the government, per year: 14 Oct 2022

(2022)
Date when parliament adopted the budget, per year: 22 Nov 2022

(2022)
Number of days between receiving the draft budget and its adoption in parliament, per year: 39

(2022)
National currency: Nicaraguan Códoba (NIO)
PPP (Purchasing Power Parity) conversion factor: 11.460

(2023)
State budget, per year: 105,882,045,808 NIO

(2022)
State budget, per year in PPP: 9,073,011,637

(2022)

Historical data for IPU membership
Updated at	IPU membership
1981-01	Yes
1979-01	No
1965-01	Yes

Historical data for IPU membership

Updated at

IPU membership

1981-01

Yes

1979-01

1965-01

Yes

Historical data for Parliamentary powers to amend the budget
Updated at	Parliamentary powers to amend the budget	Notes	Sources
2022-01	Other	The National Assembly hears, discusses and approves the General Budget of the Republic with no greater limits than what is established in the Constitution.	Constitution, art. 112 Powers of the Plenary, art. 33 (No. 7-8) Organic Law of the Legislative Power of the Republic of Nicaragua, No. 606, art. 178 and 184 Financial Administration and Budgetary Regime Law, no. 550, art. 38 and 51
2013-01	Parliament may make amendments but only if it does not change the total deficit/surplus proposed by the Executive

Historical data for Parliamentary powers to amend the budget

Updated at

Parliamentary powers to amend the budget

Notes

Sources

2022-01

Other

The National Assembly hears, discusses and approves the General Budget of the Republic with no greater limits than what is established in the Constitution.

Constitution, art. 112
Powers of the Plenary, art. 33 (No. 7-8)
Organic Law of the Legislative Power of the Republic of Nicaragua, No. 606, art. 178 and 184
Financial Administration and Budgetary Regime Law, no. 550, art. 38 and 51

2013-01

Parliament may make amendments but only if it does not change the total deficit/surplus proposed by the Executive

Historical data for Parliament has a specialized unit to conduct budgetary analysis
Updated at	Parliament has a specialized unit to conduct budgetary analysis
2022-01	Yes
2013-01	Yes

Historical data for Parliament has a specialized unit to conduct budgetary analysis

Updated at

Parliament has a specialized unit to conduct budgetary analysis

2022-01

Yes

2013-01

Yes

Historical data for Number of staff working in the specialized budget unit
Updated at	Number of staff working in the specialized budget unit
2022-01	19
2013-01	15

Historical data for Number of staff working in the specialized budget unit

Updated at

Number of staff working in the specialized budget unit

2022-01

2013-01

Historical data for Date when parliament received the draft budget from the government, per year
Updated at	Date when parliament received the draft budget from the government, per year
2023-01	No information available
2022-01	14 Oct 2022
2021-01	15 Oct 2021
2020-01	30 Oct 2019
2018-01	No information available
2017-01	14 Oct 2017
2016-01	14 Oct 2016
2015-01	15 Oct 2015
2014-01	15 Oct 2014
2013-01	15 Oct 2013

Historical data for Date when parliament received the draft budget from the government, per year

Updated at

Date when parliament received the draft budget from the government, per year

2023-01

No information available

2022-01

14 Oct 2022

2021-01

15 Oct 2021

2020-01

30 Oct 2019

2018-01

No information available

2017-01

14 Oct 2017

2016-01

14 Oct 2016

2015-01

15 Oct 2015

2014-01

15 Oct 2014

2013-01

15 Oct 2013

Historical data for Date when parliament adopted the budget, per year
Updated at	Date when parliament adopted the budget, per year
2023-01	No information available
2022-01	22 Nov 2022
2021-01	10 Dec 2021
2020-01	10 Dec 2019
2018-01	No information available
2017-01	05 Dec 2017
2016-01	01 Dec 2016
2015-01	01 Dec 2015
2014-01	26 Nov 2014
2013-01	11 Dec 2013

Historical data for Date when parliament adopted the budget, per year

Updated at

Date when parliament adopted the budget, per year

2023-01

No information available

2022-01

22 Nov 2022

2021-01

10 Dec 2021

2020-01

10 Dec 2019

2018-01

No information available

2017-01

05 Dec 2017

2016-01

01 Dec 2016

2015-01

01 Dec 2015

2014-01

26 Nov 2014

2013-01

11 Dec 2013

Historical data for Number of days between receiving the draft budget and its adoption in parliament, per year
Updated at	Number of days between receiving the draft budget and its adoption in parliament, per year
2023-01	No information available
2022-01	39
2021-01	56
2020-01	41
2018-01	No information available
2017-01	52
2016-01	48
2015-01	47
2014-01	42
2013-01	57

Historical data for Number of days between receiving the draft budget and its adoption in parliament, per year

Updated at

Number of days between receiving the draft budget and its adoption in parliament, per year

2023-01

No information available

2022-01

2021-01

2020-01

2018-01

No information available

2017-01

2016-01

2015-01

2014-01

2013-01

Historical data for PPP (Purchasing Power Parity) conversion factor
Updated at	PPP (Purchasing Power Parity) conversion factor
2023-01	11.460
2022-01	11.770
2021-01	11.560
2020-01	11.670
2019-01	11.231
2018-01	10.835
2017-01	10.807
2016-01	10.593
2015-01	10.554
2014-01	10.160
2013-01	9.714
2012-01	9.362

Historical data for PPP (Purchasing Power Parity) conversion factor

Updated at

PPP (Purchasing Power Parity) conversion factor

2023-01

11.460

2022-01

11.770

2021-01

11.560

2020-01

11.670

2019-01

11.231

2018-01

10.835

2017-01

10.807

2016-01

10.593

2015-01

10.554

2014-01

10.160

2013-01

9.714

2012-01

9.362

Historical data for State budget, per year
Updated at	State budget, per year
2023-01	No information available
2022-01	105,882,045,808 NIO
2021-01	91,802,717,867 NIO
2020-01	80,901,611,174 NIO
2018-01	No information available
2017-01	80,474,045,667 NIO
2016-01	72,772,094,000 NIO
2015-01	63,640,726,306 NIO
2014-01	54,639,062,781 NIO
2013-01	46,513,181,238 NIO

Historical data for State budget, per year

Updated at

State budget, per year

2023-01

No information available

2022-01

105,882,045,808 NIO

2021-01

91,802,717,867 NIO

2020-01

80,901,611,174 NIO

2018-01

No information available

2017-01

80,474,045,667 NIO

2016-01

72,772,094,000 NIO

2015-01

63,640,726,306 NIO

2014-01

54,639,062,781 NIO

2013-01

46,513,181,238 NIO

Historical data for State budget, per year in PPP
Updated at	State budget, per year in PPP
2023-01	No information available
2022-01	9,073,011,637
2021-01	8,174,119,426
2020-01	7,466,485,577
2018-01	No information available
2017-01	7,624,980,639
2016-01	7,162,889,681
2015-01	6,551,443,927
2014-01	5,836,459,138
2013-01	4,968,465,194

Historical data for State budget, per year in PPP

Updated at

State budget, per year in PPP

2023-01

No information available

2022-01

9,073,011,637

2021-01

8,174,119,426

2020-01

7,466,485,577

2018-01

No information available

2017-01

7,624,980,639

2016-01

7,162,889,681

2015-01

6,551,443,927

2014-01

5,836,459,138

2013-01

4,968,465,194