Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, per capita in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, per capita was 0.0026 million USD per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, per capita in Nicaragua, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per person.
Analysis
In 2023, gross domestic product — value us$, per capita in Nicaragua stood at 0.0026 million USD per person. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.4% on the previous year and up 42.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product — value us$, per capita in Nicaragua peaked at 0.0026 million USD per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0005 million USD per person, in 1970.
Nicaragua ranks 145th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, per capita in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | million USD per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0005 million USD per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0005 million USD per person | +3.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0005 million USD per person | +3.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0006 million USD per person | +20.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0008 million USD per person | +34.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0008 million USD per person | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0009 million USD per person | +12.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0011 million USD per person | +17.6% |
| 1978 | 0.001 million USD per person | -7.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0007 million USD per person | -30.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0008 million USD per person | +17.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0009 million USD per person | +12.1% |
| 1982 | 0.001 million USD per person | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 0.001 million USD per person | +5.9% |
| 1984 | 0.001 million USD per person | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 0.001 million USD per person | -3.4% |
| 1986 | 0.001 million USD per person | -1.4% |
| 1987 | 0.001 million USD per person | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0008 million USD per person | -11.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0008 million USD per person | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0009 million USD per person | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0009 million USD per person | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0009 million USD per person | +3.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0009 million USD per person | +4.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0008 million USD per person | -8.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0009 million USD per person | +4.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0009 million USD per person | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0009 million USD per person | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0009 million USD per person | +4.0% |
| 1999 | 0.001 million USD per person | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 0.001 million USD per person | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 0.001 million USD per person | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 0.001 million USD per person | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 0.001 million USD per person | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0011 million USD per person | +7.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0012 million USD per person | +7.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0012 million USD per person | +5.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0014 million USD per person | +8.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0015 million USD per person | +12.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0015 million USD per person | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0015 million USD per person | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0017 million USD per person | +10.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0018 million USD per person | +6.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0018 million USD per person | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 0.002 million USD per person | +6.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0021 million USD per person | +5.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0021 million USD per person | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0022 million USD per person | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 0.002 million USD per person | -6.8% |
| 2019 | 0.002 million USD per person | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0019 million USD per person | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0021 million USD per person | +10.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0023 million USD per person | +9.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0026 million USD per person | +12.4% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 0.0026 million USD per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0023 million USD per person, 1.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 0.0026 million USD per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0142 million USD per person, 18% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0007 million USD per person | 0.0005 million USD per person | 0.0011 million USD per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0009 million USD per person | 0.0008 million USD per person | 0.001 million USD per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0009 million USD per person | 0.0008 million USD per person | 0.001 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0012 million USD per person | 0.001 million USD per person | 0.0015 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0019 million USD per person | 0.0015 million USD per person | 0.0022 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0022 million USD per person | 0.0019 million USD per person | 0.0026 million USD per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
- 142 India 0.0027 million USD per person compare
- 143 Cambodia 0.0027 million USD per person compare
- 144 Egypt 0.0026 million USD per person compare
- 146 Palestine 0.0025 million USD per person compare
- 147 Bangladesh 0.0025 million USD per person compare
- 148 Angola 0.0025 million USD 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$), annual growth rate 36.36 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross domestic product — value us$, per capita in Nicaragua?
- Gross domestic product — value us$, per capita in Nicaragua was 0.0026 million USD per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product — value us$, per capita recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0026 million USD per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product — value us$, per capita recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0005 million USD per person in 1970.
- How does Nicaragua rank for gross domestic product — value us$, per capita?
- Nicaragua ranks 145th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gross domestic product — value us$, per capita rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ 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 US$ ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.