Guatemala vs Nicaragua: Gross national expenditure (constant LCU), per capita
Guatemala
41,069 constant LCU per person
in 2025
Nicaragua
42,786 constant LCU per person
in 2025
Guatemala rank
102nd
Nicaragua rank
99th
Gross national expenditure (constant LCU), per capita over time
- Guatemala
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 42,786 constant LCU per person against 41,069 constant LCU per person in Guatemala, a difference of 1,717 constant LCU per person.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Guatemala ranks 102nd and Nicaragua ranks 99th of 169 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Guatemala averaged higher in 3 and Nicaragua in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guatemala | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17,370 constant LCU per person | 31,301 constant LCU per person | 13,930 constant LCU per person | Nicaragua |
| 1970s | 23,003 constant LCU per person | 34,834 constant LCU per person | 11,831 constant LCU per person | Nicaragua |
| 1980s | 22,645 constant LCU per person | 27,424 constant LCU per person | 4,779 constant LCU per person | Nicaragua |
| 1990s | 23,734 constant LCU per person | 21,641 constant LCU per person | 2,094 constant LCU per person | Guatemala |
| 2000s | 27,855 constant LCU per person | 26,908 constant LCU per person | 947.83 constant LCU per person | Guatemala |
| 2010s | 31,348 constant LCU per person | 32,599 constant LCU per person | 1,251 constant LCU per person | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 37,424 constant LCU per person | 36,302 constant LCU per person | 1,122 constant LCU per person | Guatemala |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross national expenditure (constant lcu), per capita, Guatemala or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 42,786 constant LCU per person against 41,069 constant LCU per person in Guatemala as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross national expenditure (constant lcu), per capita between Guatemala and Nicaragua?
- 1,717 constant LCU per person, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Nicaragua?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Guatemala and Nicaragua rank globally for gross national expenditure (constant lcu), per capita?
- Guatemala ranks 102nd and Nicaragua ranks 99th of 169 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (constant LCU), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Gross national expenditure (constant LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.