Adjusted savings: mineral depletion (current US$), per capita in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Adjusted savings: mineral depletion (current US$), per capita was 43.75 current US$ per person in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Adjusted savings: mineral depletion (current US$), per capita in Nicaragua, 1970–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 43.75 current US$ per person for adjusted savings: mineral depletion (current us$), per capita in 2021. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
The figure is up 6,100.1% on the previous year and up 40.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: mineral depletion (current us$), per capita in Nicaragua peaked at 43.75 current US$ per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0093 current US$ per person, in 2001.
That places Nicaragua 38th out of 218 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Adjusted savings: mineral depletion (current US$), per capita in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.792 current US$ per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.6973 current US$ per person | -11.9% |
| 1972 | 0.8001 current US$ per person | +14.7% |
| 1973 | 3.19 current US$ per person | +299.1% |
| 1974 | 3.78 current US$ per person | +18.4% |
| 1975 | 0.8644 current US$ per person | -77.1% |
| 1976 | 0.9502 current US$ per person | +9.9% |
| 1977 | 0.4066 current US$ per person | -57.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0531 current US$ per person | -86.9% |
| 1979 | 0.5961 current US$ per person | +1022.1% |
| 1980 | 1.8 current US$ per person | +202.1% |
| 1981 | 0.985 current US$ per person | -45.3% |
| 1982 | 0.5396 current US$ per person | -45.2% |
| 1983 | 0.6758 current US$ per person | +25.3% |
| 1984 | 0.2545 current US$ per person | -62.3% |
| 1985 | 0.1698 current US$ per person | -33.3% |
| 1986 | 0.2386 current US$ per person | +40.5% |
| 1987 | 0.3924 current US$ per person | +64.5% |
| 1988 | 0.3492 current US$ per person | -11.0% |
| 1989 | 0.1226 current US$ per person | -64.9% |
| 1990 | 0.122 current US$ per person | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 0.2084 current US$ per person | +70.9% |
| 1992 | 0.141 current US$ per person | -32.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0901 current US$ per person | -36.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0158 current US$ per person | -82.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0204 current US$ per person | +29.0% |
| 1996 | 0.2461 current US$ per person | +1106.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0165 current US$ per person | -93.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0228 current US$ per person | +38.4% |
| 1999 | 0.7229 current US$ per person | +3073.2% |
| 2000 | 1.03 current US$ per person | +42.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0093 current US$ per person | -99.1% |
| 2002 | 0.5334 current US$ per person | +5655.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0133 current US$ per person | -97.5% |
| 2004 | 1.65 current US$ per person | +12271.0% |
| 2005 | 1.16 current US$ per person | -29.6% |
| 2006 | 2.42 current US$ per person | +108.0% |
| 2007 | 2.9 current US$ per person | +20.1% |
| 2008 | 0.8664 current US$ per person | -70.2% |
| 2009 | 0.9469 current US$ per person | +9.3% |
| 2010 | 14.35 current US$ per person | +1415.4% |
| 2011 | 31.07 current US$ per person | +116.5% |
| 2012 | 27.19 current US$ per person | -12.5% |
| 2013 | 22.12 current US$ per person | -18.6% |
| 2014 | 11.28 current US$ per person | -49.0% |
| 2015 | 2.03 current US$ per person | -82.0% |
| 2016 | 3.81 current US$ per person | +87.9% |
| 2017 | 0.2008 current US$ per person | -94.7% |
| 2018 | 1.13 current US$ per person | +464.7% |
| 2019 | 0.704 current US$ per person | -37.9% |
| 2020 | 0.7056 current US$ per person | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 43.75 current US$ per person | +6100.1% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 43.75 current US$ per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.091 current US$ per person, 480.8× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adjusted savings: mineral depletion (current US$), per capita in Nicaragua changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +12271.0% | 0.0133 current US$ per person | 1.65 current US$ per person |
| 2021 | +6100.1% | 0.7056 current US$ per person | 43.75 current US$ per person |
| 2002 | +5655.6% | 0.0093 current US$ per person | 0.5334 current US$ per person |
| 1999 | +3073.2% | 0.0228 current US$ per person | 0.7229 current US$ per person |
| 2010 | +1415.4% | 0.9469 current US$ per person | 14.35 current US$ per person |
| 1996 | +1106.1% | 0.0204 current US$ per person | 0.2461 current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.21 current US$ per person | 0.0531 current US$ per person | 3.78 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5528 current US$ per person | 0.1226 current US$ per person | 1.8 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1606 current US$ per person | 0.0158 current US$ per person | 0.7229 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.15 current US$ per person | 0.0093 current US$ per person | 2.9 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.39 current US$ per person | 0.2008 current US$ per person | 31.07 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.23 current US$ per person | 0.7056 current US$ per person | 43.75 current US$ per person | 2 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
- 35 Argentina 48.18 current US$ per person compare
- 36 Tajikistan 47.63 current US$ per person compare
- 37 Laos 44.02 current US$ per person compare
- 39 Cote d'Ivoire 43.27 current US$ per person compare
- 40 United States 43.1 current US$ per person compare
- 41 Fiji 40.9 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)
- 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$), annual 21.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0687 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 195.53 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 36.36 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: mineral depletion (current us$), per capita in Nicaragua?
- Adjusted savings: mineral depletion (current us$), per capita in Nicaragua was 43.75 current US$ per person in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: mineral depletion (current us$), per capita recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 43.75 current US$ per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: mineral depletion (current us$), per capita recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0093 current US$ per person in 2001.
- How does Nicaragua rank for adjusted savings: mineral depletion (current us$), per capita?
- Nicaragua ranks 38th out of 218 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: mineral depletion (current us$), per capita rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Adjusted savings: mineral depletion (current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Adjusted savings: mineral depletion (current US$) 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: mineral depletion (current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Adjusted savings: mineral depletion Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Adjusted savings: mineral depletion (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.