Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita was 0.0952 million SLC per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita in Nicaragua, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million SLC per person.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 0.0952 million SLC per person for gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita in 2023. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
That represents a change of up 14.1% on the previous year and up 109.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita in Nicaragua peaked at 0.0952 million SLC per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0 million SLC per person, in 1970.
That places Nicaragua 101st out of 192 countries with data for 2023, 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 — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | million SLC per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0 million SLC per person | — |
| 1971 | 0 million SLC per person | +45.4% |
| 1972 | 0 million SLC per person | -2.9% |
| 1973 | 0 million SLC per person | -2.9% |
| 1974 | 0 million SLC per person | +61.6% |
| 1975 | 0 million SLC per person | -3.0% |
| 1976 | 0 million SLC per person | +16.4% |
| 1977 | 0 million SLC per person | +13.2% |
| 1978 | 0 million SLC per person | -16.7% |
| 1979 | 0 million SLC per person | -2.7% |
| 1980 | 0 million SLC per person | +45.9% |
| 1981 | 0 million SLC per person | +18.8% |
| 1982 | 0 million SLC per person | +6.1% |
| 1983 | 0 million SLC per person | +13.6% |
| 1984 | 0 million SLC per person | +32.4% |
| 1985 | 0 million SLC per person | +157.0% |
| 1986 | 0 million SLC per person | +267.3% |
| 1987 | 0 million SLC per person | +505.6% |
| 1988 | 0 million SLC per person | +11634.5% |
| 1989 | 0 million SLC per person | +4510.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0001 million SLC per person | +7313.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0037 million SLC per person | +2943.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0044 million SLC per person | +21.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0052 million SLC per person | +17.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0057 million SLC per person | +9.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0067 million SLC per person | +17.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0077 million SLC per person | +14.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0086 million SLC per person | +12.2% |
| 1998 | 0.01 million SLC per person | +16.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0115 million SLC per person | +15.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0129 million SLC per person | +11.5% |
| 2001 | 0.014 million SLC per person | +9.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0144 million SLC per person | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0154 million SLC per person | +6.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0175 million SLC per person | +13.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0197 million SLC per person | +13.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0219 million SLC per person | +11.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0249 million SLC per person | +13.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0295 million SLC per person | +18.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0298 million SLC per person | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0326 million SLC per person | +9.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0377 million SLC per person | +15.5% |
| 2012 | 0.042 million SLC per person | +11.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0454 million SLC per person | +8.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0508 million SLC per person | +12.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0565 million SLC per person | +11.2% |
| 2016 | 0.061 million SLC per person | +7.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0656 million SLC per person | +7.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0642 million SLC per person | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0649 million SLC per person | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0663 million SLC per person | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0749 million SLC per person | +12.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0834 million SLC per person | +11.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0952 million SLC per person | +14.1% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 0.0952 million SLC per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2834 million SLC per person, 34% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 0.0952 million SLC per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0632 million SLC per person, 1.5× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | +11634.5% | 0 million SLC per person | 0 million SLC per person |
| 1990 | +7313.2% | 0 million SLC per person | 0.0001 million SLC per person |
| 1989 | +4510.3% | 0 million SLC per person | 0 million SLC per person |
| 1991 | +2943.9% | 0.0001 million SLC per person | 0.0037 million SLC per person |
| 1987 | +505.6% | 0 million SLC per person | 0 million SLC per person |
| 1986 | +267.3% | 0 million SLC per person | 0 million SLC per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 million SLC per person | 0 million SLC per person | 0 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 million SLC per person | 0 million SLC per person | 0 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0064 million SLC per person | 0.0001 million SLC per person | 0.0115 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.02 million SLC per person | 0.0129 million SLC per person | 0.0298 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0521 million SLC per person | 0.0326 million SLC per person | 0.0656 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.08 million SLC per person | 0.0663 million SLC per person | 0.0952 million SLC per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
- 98 Australia 0.1023 million SLC per person compare
- 99 Poland 0.0992 million SLC per person compare
- 100 Ireland 0.0989 million SLC per person compare
- 102 Romania 0.0924 million SLC per person compare
- 103 Switzerland 0.0916 million SLC per person compare
- 104 Ethiopia 0.089 million SLC 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 gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita in Nicaragua?
- Gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita in Nicaragua was 0.0952 million SLC per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0952 million SLC per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 million SLC per person in 1970.
- How does Nicaragua rank for gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita?
- Nicaragua ranks 101st out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 109.8%. 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 — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local 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 — Value Standard Local Currency ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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 — Value Standard Local Currency divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.