Middle income vs Nicaragua: Gross capital formation
Middle income
2.7%
in 2025
Nicaragua
17.1%
in 2025
Middle income rank
24th
Nicaragua rank
20th
Gross capital formation over time
- Middle income
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 17.1% against 2.7% in Middle income, a difference of 14.4%.
That makes Nicaragua's figure about 6.3 times Middle income's.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Middle income ranks 24th and Nicaragua ranks 20th of 40 groups.
Across the 4 decades both report, Middle income averaged higher in 2 and Nicaragua in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Middle income | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -12.1% | 19.0% | 31.1% | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 16.3% | -1.5% | 17.8% | Middle income |
| 2010s | 6.0% | 2.5% | 3.5% | Middle income |
| 2020s | 3.2% | 15.3% | 12.0% | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross capital formation, Middle income or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 17.1% against 2.7% in Middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross capital formation between Middle income and Nicaragua?
- 14.4%, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Middle income and Nicaragua?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2025.
- How do Middle income and Nicaragua rank globally for gross capital formation?
- Middle income ranks 24th 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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About this data
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.