Latin America & Caribbean vs Nicaragua: Gross capital formation

Latin America & Caribbean
3.1%
in 2025
Nicaragua
17.1%
in 2025
Latin America & Caribbean rank
19th
Nicaragua rank
20th

Gross capital formation over time

  • Latin America & Caribbean
  • Nicaragua
-400-300-200-1000100196119932025

How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 17.1% against 3.1% in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 14.0%.

That makes Nicaragua's figure about 5.5 times Latin America & Caribbean's.

The two have swapped places 23 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Latin America & Caribbean ahead.

Latin America & Caribbean ranks 19th and Nicaragua ranks 20th of 40 groups.

Across the 6 decades both report, Latin America & Caribbean averaged higher in 3 and Nicaragua in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latin America & Caribbean Nicaragua Difference Ahead
1970s 6.6% -6.1% 12.6% Latin America & Caribbean
1980s -0.7% -37.7% 37.1% Latin America & Caribbean
1990s 4.3% 10.3% 6.0% Nicaragua
2000s 3.2% -1.5% 4.7% Latin America & Caribbean
2010s 1.8% 2.5% 0.7% Nicaragua
2020s 2.6% 15.3% 12.6% Nicaragua

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross capital formation, Latin America & Caribbean or Nicaragua?
Nicaragua, at 17.1% against 3.1% in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2025.
What is the difference in gross capital formation between Latin America & Caribbean and Nicaragua?
14.0%, with Nicaragua ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean and Nicaragua?
55 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2025.
How do Latin America & Caribbean and Nicaragua rank globally for gross capital formation?
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 19th and Nicaragua ranks 20th of 40 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as Gross capital formation (annual % growth). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross capital formation (annual % growth)
Unit
annual % growth
Source
Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
209 places, 8,415 data points, 1961–2025
Last refreshed

Gross capital formation includes acquisitions less disposals of produced assets for purposes of fixed capital formation, inventories or valuables. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.