GDP: linked series (current LCU), per capita in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: GDP: linked series (current LCU), per capita was 116,221 current LCU per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
GDP: linked series (current LCU), per capita in Nicaragua, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per person.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 116,221 current LCU per person for gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.4% on the previous year and up 105.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita in Nicaragua peaked at 116,221 current LCU per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 124.31 current LCU per person, in 1990.
That places Nicaragua 106th out of 214 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
GDP: linked series (current LCU), per capita in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | current LCU per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 124.31 current LCU per person | — |
| 1991 | 3,676 current LCU per person | +2857.0% |
| 1992 | 4,461 current LCU per person | +21.4% |
| 1993 | 5,234 current LCU per person | +17.3% |
| 1994 | 5,706 current LCU per person | +9.0% |
| 1995 | 6,715 current LCU per person | +17.7% |
| 1996 | 7,683 current LCU per person | +14.4% |
| 1997 | 8,624 current LCU per person | +12.2% |
| 1998 | 10,044 current LCU per person | +16.5% |
| 1999 | 11,576 current LCU per person | +15.3% |
| 2000 | 12,904 current LCU per person | +11.5% |
| 2001 | 14,066 current LCU per person | +9.0% |
| 2002 | 14,456 current LCU per person | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 15,427 current LCU per person | +6.7% |
| 2004 | 17,509 current LCU per person | +13.5% |
| 2005 | 19,801 current LCU per person | +13.1% |
| 2006 | 21,930 current LCU per person | +10.8% |
| 2007 | 24,912 current LCU per person | +13.6% |
| 2008 | 29,517 current LCU per person | +18.5% |
| 2009 | 29,840 current LCU per person | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 32,602 current LCU per person | +9.3% |
| 2011 | 37,666 current LCU per person | +15.5% |
| 2012 | 42,024 current LCU per person | +11.6% |
| 2013 | 45,377 current LCU per person | +8.0% |
| 2014 | 50,837 current LCU per person | +12.0% |
| 2015 | 56,543 current LCU per person | +11.2% |
| 2016 | 61,011 current LCU per person | +7.9% |
| 2017 | 65,590 current LCU per person | +7.5% |
| 2018 | 64,216 current LCU per person | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 64,873 current LCU per person | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 66,570 current LCU per person | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 75,209 current LCU per person | +13.0% |
| 2022 | 83,332 current LCU per person | +10.8% |
| 2023 | 95,091 current LCU per person | +14.1% |
| 2024 | 104,302 current LCU per person | +9.7% |
| 2025 | 116,221 current LCU per person | +11.4% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 116,221 current LCU per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 305,525 current LCU per person, 38% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 116,221 current LCU per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 68,590 current LCU per person, 1.7× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where GDP: linked series (current LCU), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +2857.0% | 124.31 current LCU per person | 3,676 current LCU per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6,384 current LCU per person | 124.31 current LCU per person | 11,576 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 20,036 current LCU per person | 12,904 current LCU per person | 29,840 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 52,074 current LCU per person | 32,602 current LCU per person | 65,590 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 90,121 current LCU per person | 66,570 current LCU per person | 116,221 current LCU per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
- 103 Trinidad and Tobago 128,006 current LCU per person compare
- 104 South Africa 118,025 current LCU per person compare
- 105 Ireland 116,455 current LCU per person compare
- 107 Ethiopia 111,421 current LCU per person compare
- 108 Poland 106,873 current LCU per person compare
- 109 Botswana 105,023 current LCU 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 gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita in Nicaragua?
- Gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita in Nicaragua was 116,221 current LCU per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 116,221 current LCU per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 124.31 current LCU per person in 1990.
- How does Nicaragua rank for gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita?
- Nicaragua ranks 106th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 105.5%. 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 GDP: linked series (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
GDP: linked series (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
GDP: linked series (current LCU) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- GDP: linked series 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
GDP: linked series (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.