How does Nicaragua rank for adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp?

Nicaragua ranks 96th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.

Is adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Nicaragua?

Over the last ten years it is down 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP in Nicaragua

Name: Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP in Nicaragua
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Nicaragua: Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.0378 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)

0.0378 current US$ per US$ of GDP

Change on year

down 0.1%

World rank

96th

of 194 countries

All-time high

0.0557 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1986

All-time low

0.0123 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1994

Years of data

1970–2021

Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP in Nicaragua, 1970–2021

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

Nicaragua recorded 0.0378 current US$ per US$ of GDP for adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp in 2021.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 5.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp in Nicaragua peaked at 0.0557 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1986 and was at its lowest, 0.0123 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1994.

Nicaragua ranks 96th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.

Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP in Nicaragua, year by year

Annual values for Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP in Nicaragua, 1970 to 2021.
Year	current US$ per US$ of GDP	Change
1970	0.0202 current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1971	0.0194 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.2%
1972	0.0204 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.2%
1973	0.0164 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-19.4%
1974	0.0147 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.6%
1975	0.0168 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+14.2%
1976	0.0185 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+10.7%
1977	0.0169 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.6%
1978	0.0192 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+13.4%
1979	0.0266 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+38.4%
1980	0.026 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.4%
1981	0.0321 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+23.7%
1982	0.0329 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.4%
1983	0.0298 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-9.3%
1984	0.0497 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+66.6%
1985	0.0506 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.8%
1986	0.0557 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+10.1%
1987	0.0458 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-17.9%
1988	0.0318 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-30.4%
1989	0.0245 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-23.0%
1990	0.0351 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+43.2%
1991	0.0279 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-20.5%
1992	0.0297 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.3%
1993	0.0293 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.2%
1994	0.0123 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-58.1%
1995	0.0137 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+11.2%
1996	0.0139 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.6%
1997	0.0343 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+147.3%
1998	0.0315 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.3%
1999	0.029 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.8%
2000	0.0266 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.4%
2001	0.0239 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.2%
2002	0.0217 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-9.1%
2003	0.024 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+10.4%
2004	0.0263 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+9.7%
2005	0.0288 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+9.5%
2006	0.0308 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.9%
2007	0.0332 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.9%
2008	0.0355 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.8%
2009	0.0375 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.8%
2010	0.0399 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.2%
2011	0.0399 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.0%
2012	0.0394 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.2%
2013	0.039 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.0%
2014	0.0395 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.2%
2015	0.0394 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.1%
2016	0.039 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.0%
2017	0.0389 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.4%
2018	0.0389 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.2%
2019	0.0392 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.6%
2020	0.0379 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.3%
2021	0.0378 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.1%

Nicaragua compared with similar countries

Nicaragua's 0.0378 current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0353 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Nicaragua's 0.0378 current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0403 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 94% of the median. (37 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP in Nicaragua changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

Year	Change	From	To
1997	+147.3%	0.0139 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0343 current US$ per US$ of GDP

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	0.0189 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0147 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0266 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.0379 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0245 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0557 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.0257 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0123 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0351 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.0288 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0217 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0375 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.0393 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0389 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0399 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.0379 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0378 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0379 current US$ per US$ of GDP	2

Countries ranked near Nicaragua

93 Algeria 0.0382 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
94 Azerbaijan 0.038 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
95 Italy 0.0379 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
97 Malaysia 0.0377 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
98 Thailand 0.0376 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
99 Hungary 0.0374 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

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More economy & growth data for Nicaragua

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Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 73.80 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0037 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 10.67 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 1.35 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 21.4 % change on previous year (2024)
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Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 195.53 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
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Frequently asked questions

What is adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp in Nicaragua?: Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp in Nicaragua was 0.0378 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Nicaragua?: The highest recorded value was 0.0557 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1986.
What is the lowest adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Nicaragua?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0123 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1994.
How does Nicaragua rank for adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp?: Nicaragua ranks 96th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
Is adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Nicaragua?: Over the last ten years it is down 5.1%. 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: education expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)

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Indicator: Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit: current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 194 places, 8,330 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed: 27 September 2026

Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.