GNI per capita growth in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: GNI per capita growth was 10.0% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
GNI per capita growth in Nicaragua, 1995–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 10.0% for gni per capita growth in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 58.8% on the previous year and up 27.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gni per capita growth in Nicaragua peaked at 12.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, -8.0%, in 2018.
That places Nicaragua 9th out of 166 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
GNI per capita growth in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 9.5% | — |
| 1996 | 4.3% | -54.8% |
| 1997 | 4.8% | +11.7% |
| 1998 | 6.4% | +32.8% |
| 1999 | 3.2% | -49.5% |
| 2000 | 1.5% | -54.6% |
| 2001 | 0.4% | -72.3% |
| 2002 | 0.3% | -33.6% |
| 2003 | 0.5% | +90.5% |
| 2004 | 3.2% | +516.1% |
| 2005 | 3.5% | +12.3% |
| 2006 | -1.4% | -138.1% |
| 2007 | 4.4% | -426.7% |
| 2008 | 3.2% | -28.0% |
| 2009 | -2.0% | -163.5% |
| 2010 | 3.2% | -258.9% |
| 2011 | 4.9% | +52.4% |
| 2012 | 3.5% | -29.1% |
| 2013 | 1.2% | -64.1% |
| 2014 | 6.5% | +420.4% |
| 2015 | 7.8% | +20.9% |
| 2016 | 3.6% | -54.1% |
| 2017 | 2.5% | -30.2% |
| 2018 | -8.0% | -419.4% |
| 2019 | -2.1% | -73.3% |
| 2020 | -2.5% | +16.0% |
| 2021 | 5.0% | -300.6% |
| 2022 | -3.3% | -166.2% |
| 2023 | 12.7% | -484.5% |
| 2024 | 6.3% | -50.3% |
| 2025 | 10.0% | +58.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.6% | 3.2% | 9.5% | 5 |
| 2000s | 1.4% | -2.0% | 4.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.3% | -8.0% | 7.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.7% | -3.3% | 12.7% | 6 |
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- Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1259 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per capita 399.47 current US$ per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 4.61 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per capita 14,630 current LCU per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.1145 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita 363.37 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant LCU), per capita 4,988 constant LCU per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), annual 20.41 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gni per capita growth in Nicaragua?
- Gni per capita growth in Nicaragua was 10.0% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gni per capita growth recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 12.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest gni per capita growth recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was -8.0% in 2018.
- How does Nicaragua rank for gni per capita growth?
- Nicaragua ranks 9th out of 166 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gni per capita growth rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.9%. 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 GNI per capita growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross national income is the total income earned by all residents within an economic territory during an accounting period. It is equal to gross domestic product plus earned income receivable from abroad minus earned income payable abroad. 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.