GDP per capita growth in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: GDP per capita growth was 3.6% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
GDP per capita growth in Nicaragua, 1961–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gdp per capita growth in Nicaragua is 3.6%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 62.0% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp per capita growth in Nicaragua peaked at 10.7% in 1974 and was at its lowest, -28.4%, in 1979.
Nicaragua ranks 68th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
GDP per capita growth in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4.3% | — |
| 1962 | 7.6% | +75.8% |
| 1963 | 7.6% | -0.5% |
| 1964 | 8.4% | +10.4% |
| 1965 | 6.2% | -25.6% |
| 1966 | 0.2% | -97.5% |
| 1967 | 3.7% | +2298.8% |
| 1968 | -1.8% | -148.5% |
| 1969 | 3.0% | -265.4% |
| 1970 | -1.8% | -159.9% |
| 1971 | 0.1% | -107.5% |
| 1972 | -0.7% | -634.2% |
| 1973 | 3.4% | -576.4% |
| 1974 | 10.7% | +217.9% |
| 1975 | -3.2% | -129.5% |
| 1976 | 2.1% | -165.2% |
| 1977 | 5.2% | +150.3% |
| 1978 | -10.5% | -302.9% |
| 1979 | -28.4% | +171.7% |
| 1980 | 1.8% | -106.3% |
| 1981 | 2.4% | +35.9% |
| 1982 | -3.5% | -244.3% |
| 1983 | 1.9% | -154.3% |
| 1984 | -4.0% | -309.5% |
| 1985 | -6.3% | +59.3% |
| 1986 | -3.3% | -47.9% |
| 1987 | -3.0% | -10.5% |
| 1988 | -14.4% | +388.2% |
| 1989 | -4.0% | -72.2% |
| 1990 | -2.4% | -41.2% |
| 1991 | -2.5% | +4.4% |
| 1992 | -1.9% | -24.6% |
| 1993 | -2.6% | +37.6% |
| 1994 | 1.2% | -145.6% |
| 1995 | 3.8% | +223.7% |
| 1996 | 4.4% | +16.2% |
| 1997 | 2.2% | -48.8% |
| 1998 | 2.1% | -4.8% |
| 1999 | 5.5% | +157.9% |
| 2000 | 2.7% | -51.4% |
| 2001 | 1.6% | -38.7% |
| 2002 | -0.5% | -128.1% |
| 2003 | 1.3% | -386.4% |
| 2004 | 4.1% | +208.8% |
| 2005 | 2.9% | -28.1% |
| 2006 | 2.7% | -8.7% |
| 2007 | 3.6% | +33.6% |
| 2008 | 2.0% | -45.1% |
| 2009 | -4.7% | -337.3% |
| 2010 | 2.9% | -163.1% |
| 2011 | 4.8% | +64.2% |
| 2012 | 5.0% | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 3.5% | -30.6% |
| 2014 | 3.4% | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 3.4% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 3.2% | -6.3% |
| 2017 | 3.2% | +2.5% |
| 2018 | -4.6% | -242.6% |
| 2019 | -4.1% | -10.4% |
| 2020 | -3.5% | -16.8% |
| 2021 | 9.1% | -364.6% |
| 2022 | 2.2% | -75.6% |
| 2023 | 3.0% | +34.9% |
| 2024 | 2.2% | -27.0% |
| 2025 | 3.6% | +62.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.3% | -1.8% | 8.4% | 9 |
| 1970s | -2.3% | -28.4% | 10.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | -3.2% | -14.4% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.0% | -2.6% | 5.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.6% | -4.7% | 4.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.1% | -4.6% | 5.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.8% | -3.5% | 9.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
- 65 Dominica 3.6% compare
- 66 Gambia 3.6% compare
- 67 Philippines 3.6% compare
- 69 Guinea-Bissau 3.6% compare
- 70 Uganda 3.5% compare
- 71 El Salvador 3.5% 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)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 11.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.511 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 1,622 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- External balance on goods and services (current US$), annual growth 12.81 % change on previous year (2025)
- External balance on goods and services (current LCU), annual growth 12.81 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), annual 12.55 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 5.3 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 16,825 current LCU per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp per capita growth in Nicaragua?
- Gdp per capita growth in Nicaragua was 3.6% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gdp per capita growth recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 10.7% in 1974.
- What is the lowest gdp per capita growth recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was -28.4% in 1979.
- How does Nicaragua rank for gdp per capita growth?
- Nicaragua ranks 68th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp per capita growth rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of GDP per capita growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. The core indicator has been divided by the general population to achieve a per capita estimate.This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.