Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre was 0.128 million USD per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Nicaragua, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Nicaragua is 0.128 million USD per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.6% on the previous year and up 32.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Nicaragua peaked at 0.128 million USD per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0435 million USD per square kilometre, in 1993.
Nicaragua ranks 145th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | million USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0479 million USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.0502 million USD per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0518 million USD per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0544 million USD per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0614 million USD per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0627 million USD per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0659 million USD per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1977 | 0.07 million USD per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1978 | 0.065 million USD per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0478 million USD per square kilometre | -26.5% |
| 1980 | 0.05 million USD per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0527 million USD per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0523 million USD per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0547 million USD per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0538 million USD per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0516 million USD per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0511 million USD per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0507 million USD per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0444 million USD per square kilometre | -12.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0436 million USD per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0436 million USD per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0435 million USD per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0437 million USD per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0435 million USD per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.045 million USD per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0476 million USD per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0507 million USD per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0527 million USD per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0546 million USD per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0585 million USD per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0609 million USD per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0627 million USD per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0631 million USD per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0647 million USD per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0682 million USD per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0711 million USD per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 0.074 million USD per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0778 million USD per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0805 million USD per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0778 million USD per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0813 million USD per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0864 million USD per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2012 | 0.092 million USD per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0965 million USD per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 0.1012 million USD per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 0.106 million USD per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 0.1108 million USD per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 0.116 million USD per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 0.1121 million USD per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 0.1088 million USD per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 0.1069 million USD per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 0.1179 million USD per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 2022 | 0.1224 million USD per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 0.128 million USD per square kilometre | +4.6% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 0.128 million USD per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.157 million USD per square kilometre, 81% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 0.128 million USD per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1 million USD per square kilometre, 13% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre 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% | 0.065 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0478 million USD per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0577 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0478 million USD per square kilometre | 0.07 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0505 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0436 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0547 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0483 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0435 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0585 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0701 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0609 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0805 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1011 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0813 million USD per square kilometre | 0.116 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1188 million USD per square kilometre | 0.1069 million USD per square kilometre | 0.128 million USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
- 142 Senegal 0.1371 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 143 Ukraine 0.1314 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 144 Sierra Leone 0.1291 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 146 Malawi 0.124 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 147 Myanmar 0.1209 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 148 East Timor 0.119 million USD per square kilometre 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$), annual growth rate 36.36 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Nicaragua?
- Gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Nicaragua was 0.128 million USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 0.128 million USD per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0435 million USD per square kilometre in 1993.
- How does Nicaragua rank for gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre?
- Nicaragua ranks 145th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices 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.