Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per capita in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per capita was 37.32 current US$ per person in 2021. ▲ Rising
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per capita in Nicaragua, 1990–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per capita in Nicaragua is 37.32 current US$ per person, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of up 14.6% on the previous year and up 52.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per capita in Nicaragua peaked at 37.32 current US$ per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 5.62 current US$ per person, in 1990.
Nicaragua ranks 159th of 210 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per capita in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5.62 current US$ per person | — |
| 1991 | 5.77 current US$ per person | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 6.89 current US$ per person | +19.3% |
| 1993 | 6.93 current US$ per person | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 8.14 current US$ per person | +17.6% |
| 1995 | 8.73 current US$ per person | +7.1% |
| 1996 | 9.49 current US$ per person | +8.8% |
| 1997 | 10.4 current US$ per person | +9.5% |
| 1998 | 12.34 current US$ per person | +18.7% |
| 1999 | 12.68 current US$ per person | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 13.93 current US$ per person | +9.8% |
| 2001 | 14.99 current US$ per person | +7.6% |
| 2002 | 15.89 current US$ per person | +6.0% |
| 2003 | 18.39 current US$ per person | +15.7% |
| 2004 | 18.95 current US$ per person | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 18.9 current US$ per person | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 20.59 current US$ per person | +8.9% |
| 2007 | 22.02 current US$ per person | +6.9% |
| 2008 | 21.66 current US$ per person | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 21.43 current US$ per person | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 22.46 current US$ per person | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 24.45 current US$ per person | +8.8% |
| 2012 | 24.69 current US$ per person | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 24.15 current US$ per person | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 26.42 current US$ per person | +9.4% |
| 2015 | 29.8 current US$ per person | +12.8% |
| 2016 | 31 current US$ per person | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 32.46 current US$ per person | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 31.28 current US$ per person | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 32.96 current US$ per person | +5.4% |
| 2020 | 32.57 current US$ per person | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 37.32 current US$ per person | +14.6% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 37.32 current US$ per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 32.83 current US$ per person, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 37.32 current US$ per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 109.84 current US$ per person, 34% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.7 current US$ per person | 5.62 current US$ per person | 12.68 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.68 current US$ per person | 13.93 current US$ per person | 22.02 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.97 current US$ per person | 22.46 current US$ per person | 32.96 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.94 current US$ per person | 32.57 current US$ per person | 37.32 current US$ per person | 2 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
- 156 Eswatini 39.82 current US$ per person compare
- 157 Mauritania 39.35 current US$ per person compare
- 158 Pakistan 37.61 current US$ per person compare
- 160 Kiribati 34.93 current US$ per person compare
- 161 East Timor 33.91 current US$ per person compare
- 162 Papua New Guinea 33.67 current US$ per person compare
More economy & growth data for Nicaragua
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.29 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.5 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0168 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 53.46 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -0.8097 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0123 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 39.04 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate -11.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.014 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per capita in Nicaragua?
- Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per capita in Nicaragua was 37.32 current US$ per person in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per capita recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 37.32 current US$ per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per capita recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.62 current US$ per person in 1990.
- How does Nicaragua rank for adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per capita?
- Nicaragua ranks 159th out of 210 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per capita rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.