Botswana vs Nicaragua: GDP per capita

Botswana
105,023 current LCU
in 2025
Nicaragua
116,221 current LCU
in 2025
Botswana rank
109th
Nicaragua rank
106th

GDP per capita over time

  • Botswana
  • Nicaragua
025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k125.0k196019922025

How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 116,221 current LCU against 105,023 current LCU in Botswana, a difference of 11,198 current LCU.

That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.1 times Botswana's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Botswana ahead.

Botswana ranks 109th and Nicaragua ranks 106th of 212 countries.

Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Nicaragua Difference Ahead
1960s 60.49 current LCU 0 current LCU 60.49 current LCU Botswana
1970s 361.87 current LCU 0 current LCU 361.87 current LCU Botswana
1980s 2,126 current LCU 0.0769 current LCU 2,126 current LCU Botswana
1990s 9,156 current LCU 5,655 current LCU 3,501 current LCU Botswana
2000s 26,657 current LCU 20,036 current LCU 6,621 current LCU Botswana
2010s 62,438 current LCU 52,074 current LCU 10,364 current LCU Botswana
2020s 96,204 current LCU 90,121 current LCU 6,084 current LCU Botswana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdp per capita, Botswana or Nicaragua?
Nicaragua, at 116,221 current LCU against 105,023 current LCU in Botswana as of 2025.
What is the difference in gdp per capita between Botswana and Nicaragua?
11,198 current LCU, with Nicaragua ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Nicaragua?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Botswana and Nicaragua rank globally for gdp per capita?
Botswana ranks 109th and Nicaragua ranks 106th of 212 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as GDP per capita (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
GDP per capita (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
213 places, 11,862 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. The core indicator has been divided by the general population to achieve a per capita estimate.This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.