The present article constitutes an academic effort in which, based on objective data, it has been intended to assess the economic situation in Nicaragua prior to and after April 2018, as well as to examine the causes and prospects of it.El presente artículo constituye un esfuerzo académico en el cual, con base a datos objetivos, se ha pretendido valorar la coyuntura económica de Nicaragua previa y posterior a abril de 2018, así como examinar las causas y perspectivas de la misma.