Adjusted savings: mineral depletion (current US$), per unit of GDP in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Adjusted savings: mineral depletion (current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.0205 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Adjusted savings: mineral depletion (current US$), per unit of GDP in Nicaragua, 1970–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 0.0205 current US$ per US$ of GDP for adjusted savings: mineral depletion (current us$), per unit of gdp in 2021. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
The figure is up 5,520.4% on the previous year and up 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: mineral depletion (current us$), per unit of gdp in Nicaragua peaked at 0.0205 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2001.
Nicaragua ranks 29th of 214 countries on this measure, 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$), per unit of GDP in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0025 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1971 | 0.0021 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0023 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0077 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +230.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0068 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0015 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -77.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0015 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0005 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -63.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0001 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -85.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0012 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1464.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0027 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +127.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0013 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -51.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0008 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -43.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0009 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0003 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -65.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0002 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -20.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0003 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +33.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0004 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +26.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0005 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +33.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0005 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0005 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0006 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +18.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0003 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -42.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0002 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -33.4% |
| 1994 | 0 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -91.8% |
| 1995 | 0 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +22.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0003 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1080.9% |
| 1997 | 0 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -93.3% |
| 1998 | 0 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +33.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0007 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2972.7% |
| 2000 | 0.001 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +37.3% |
| 2001 | 0 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -99.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0005 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5868.6% |
| 2003 | 0 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -97.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0015 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11401.0% |
| 2005 | 0.001 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -34.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0019 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +97.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0022 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0006 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -73.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0006 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0094 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1356.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0185 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +96.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0152 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -17.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0121 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -20.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0058 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -52.2% |
| 2015 | 0.001 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -83.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0018 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +82.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0001 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -94.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0006 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +505.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0004 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -35.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0004 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0205 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5520.4% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 0.0205 current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 463.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adjusted savings: mineral depletion (current US$), per unit of GDP in Nicaragua changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +11401.0% | 0 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0015 current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 2002 | +5868.6% | 0 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0005 current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 2021 | +5520.4% | 0.0004 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0205 current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 1999 | +2972.7% | 0 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0007 current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 1979 | +1464.7% | 0.0001 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0012 current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 2010 | +1356.3% | 0.0006 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0094 current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0026 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0077 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0008 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0002 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0027 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0003 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0007 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0009 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0022 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0065 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0185 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0104 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0004 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0205 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
- 26 Senegal 0.0225 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 27 Namibia 0.0212 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 28 Zimbabwe 0.0206 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 30 Cote d'Ivoire 0.0176 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 31 Laos 0.0174 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 32 Ukraine 0.017 current US$ per US$ of GDP 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 unit of gdp in Nicaragua?
- Adjusted savings: mineral depletion (current us$), per unit of gdp in Nicaragua was 0.0205 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: mineral depletion (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0205 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: mineral depletion (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2001.
- How does Nicaragua rank for adjusted savings: mineral depletion (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Nicaragua ranks 29th out of 214 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: mineral depletion (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.6%. 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$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Adjusted savings: mineral depletion (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Adjusted savings: mineral depletion (current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Adjusted savings: mineral depletion Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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About this data
Adjusted savings: mineral depletion (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.