Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … capita currency in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … capita currency was 0.0001 units per person in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency, per in Nicaragua, 1960–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2019, gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Nicaragua stood at 0.0001 units per person.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 114.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Nicaragua peaked at 0.0001 units per person in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 1960.
That places Nicaragua 104th out of 192 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … capita currency in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0 units per person | +4.6% |
| 1962 | 0 units per person | +6.2% |
| 1963 | 0 units per person | +7.6% |
| 1964 | 0 units per person | +12.3% |
| 1965 | 0 units per person | +6.4% |
| 1966 | 0 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1967 | 0 units per person | +5.3% |
| 1968 | 0 units per person | +5.1% |
| 1969 | 0 units per person | +3.7% |
| 1970 | 0 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1971 | 0 units per person | +3.2% |
| 1972 | 0 units per person | +3.5% |
| 1973 | 0 units per person | +20.6% |
| 1974 | 0 units per person | +34.9% |
| 1975 | 0 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 0 units per person | +12.7% |
| 1977 | 0 units per person | +17.6% |
| 1978 | 0 units per person | -7.1% |
| 1979 | 0 units per person | -5.7% |
| 1980 | 0 units per person | +46.8% |
| 1981 | 0 units per person | +8.7% |
| 1982 | 0 units per person | +12.7% |
| 1983 | 0 units per person | +13.1% |
| 1984 | 0 units per person | +33.4% |
| 1985 | 0 units per person | +150.2% |
| 1986 | 0 units per person | +268.2% |
| 1987 | 0 units per person | +505.6% |
| 1988 | 0 units per person | +11634.5% |
| 1989 | 0 units per person | +4510.3% |
| 1990 | 0 units per person | +7313.2% |
| 1991 | 0 units per person | +2943.9% |
| 1992 | 0 units per person | +21.4% |
| 1993 | 0 units per person | +17.3% |
| 1994 | 0 units per person | +9.0% |
| 1995 | 0 units per person | +17.7% |
| 1996 | 0 units per person | +14.4% |
| 1997 | 0 units per person | +12.2% |
| 1998 | 0 units per person | +16.5% |
| 1999 | 0 units per person | +15.3% |
| 2000 | 0 units per person | +11.5% |
| 2001 | 0 units per person | +9.0% |
| 2002 | 0 units per person | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 0 units per person | +6.7% |
| 2004 | 0 units per person | +13.5% |
| 2005 | 0 units per person | +13.1% |
| 2006 | 0 units per person | +11.1% |
| 2007 | 0 units per person | +13.6% |
| 2008 | 0 units per person | +18.5% |
| 2009 | 0 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 0 units per person | +9.3% |
| 2011 | 0 units per person | +15.5% |
| 2012 | 0 units per person | +11.6% |
| 2013 | 0 units per person | +8.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0001 units per person | +12.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0001 units per person | +11.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0001 units per person | +7.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0001 units per person | +7.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0001 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0001 units per person | -0.7% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 0.0001 units per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0002 units per person, 43% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 0.0001 units per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0001 units per person, 1.2× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … capita currency 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | +11634.5% | 0 units per person | 0 units per person |
| 1990 | +7313.2% | 0 units per person | 0 units per person |
| 1989 | +4510.3% | 0 units per person | 0 units per person |
| 1991 | +2943.9% | 0 units per person | 0 units per person |
| 1987 | +505.6% | 0 units per person | 0 units per person |
| 1986 | +268.2% | 0 units per person | 0 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0001 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 10 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
- 101 Namibia 0.0001 units per person compare
- 102 United States 0.0001 units per person compare
- 103 Haiti 0.0001 units per person compare
- 105 New Zealand 0.0001 units per person compare
- 106 Mauritania 0.0001 units per person compare
- 107 Honduras 0.0001 units 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)
- 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), current prices, domestic currency, per in Nicaragua?
- Gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Nicaragua was 0.0001 units per person in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0001 units per person in 2017.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1960.
- How does Nicaragua rank for gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per?
- Nicaragua ranks 104th out of 192 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 114.4%. 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 Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency International Monetary Fund
- 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
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.