Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices … Constant square in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices … Constant square was 0.0003 units per square kilometre in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing power in Nicaragua, 1961–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 0.0003 units per square kilometre for gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power in 2019.
The figure is down 3.9% on the previous year and up 37.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power in Nicaragua peaked at 0.0003 units per square kilometre in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 units per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Nicaragua 141st out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 59 years of available data.
Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices … Constant square in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +13.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +13.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -26.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -12.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | -3.9% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 0.0003 units per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0003 units per square kilometre, 88% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 0.0003 units per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0011 units per square kilometre, 25% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices … Constant square 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | -26.5% | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 10 |
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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)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0168 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 53.46 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -0.8097 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0123 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 39.04 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate -11.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.014 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power in Nicaragua?
- Gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power in Nicaragua was 0.0003 units per square kilometre in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0003 units per square kilometre in 2017.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 units per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Nicaragua rank for gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power?
- Nicaragua ranks 141st out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing power parity (PPP) international dollar, ICP benchmark 2017, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing power parity (PPP) international dollar, ICP benchmark 2017 divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing power parity (PPP) international dollar, ICP benchmark 2017 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing power International Monetary Fund
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing power parity (PPP) international dollar, ICP benchmark 2017 divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.