Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, per square kilometre in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, per square kilometre was 0.1482 million USD per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, per square kilometre in Nicaragua, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 0.1482 million USD per square kilometre for gross domestic product — value us$, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
That represents a change of up 13.9% on the previous year and up 62.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product — value us$, per square kilometre in Nicaragua peaked at 0.1482 million USD per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0095 million USD per square kilometre, in 1970.
Nicaragua ranks 145th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, per square kilometre in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | million USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0095 million USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.0101 million USD per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0107 million USD per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0133 million USD per square kilometre | +24.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0186 million USD per square kilometre | +39.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0194 million USD per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0225 million USD per square kilometre | +16.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0273 million USD per square kilometre | +21.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0261 million USD per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0187 million USD per square kilometre | -28.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0225 million USD per square kilometre | +20.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0259 million USD per square kilometre | +15.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0273 million USD per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0297 million USD per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0303 million USD per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 0.03 million USD per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0303 million USD per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0308 million USD per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0279 million USD per square kilometre | -9.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0285 million USD per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0295 million USD per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0304 million USD per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0322 million USD per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0343 million USD per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1994 | 0.032 million USD per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0342 million USD per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0357 million USD per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0364 million USD per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0384 million USD per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0402 million USD per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0423 million USD per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0443 million USD per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0433 million USD per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0441 million USD per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 0.048 million USD per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0524 million USD per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0562 million USD per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0617 million USD per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0706 million USD per square kilometre | +14.5% |
| 2009 | 0.069 million USD per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0728 million USD per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0812 million USD per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0875 million USD per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0913 million USD per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0987 million USD per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 2015 | 0.106 million USD per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 2016 | 0.1104 million USD per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 0.1146 million USD per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 0.1082 million USD per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 2019 | 0.1055 million USD per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 0.1054 million USD per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.1175 million USD per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 2022 | 0.13 million USD per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 2023 | 0.1482 million USD per square kilometre | +13.9% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 0.1482 million USD per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1735 million USD per square kilometre, 85% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 0.1482 million USD per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.45 million USD per square kilometre, 10% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | +39.1% | 0.0133 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0186 million USD per square kilometre |
| 1979 | -28.4% | 0.0261 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0187 million USD per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0176 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0095 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0273 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0283 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0225 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0308 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0343 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0295 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0402 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0532 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0423 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0706 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0976 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0728 million USD per square kilometre | 0.1146 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1253 million USD per square kilometre | 0.1054 million USD per square kilometre | 0.1482 million USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
- 142 Syria 0.1581 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 143 Senegal 0.1579 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 144 Burundi 0.1542 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 146 Ethiopia 0.1416 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 147 East Timor 0.1399 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 148 Belize 0.135 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$), annual growth rate 36.36 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross domestic product — value us$, per square kilometre in Nicaragua?
- Gross domestic product — value us$, per square kilometre in Nicaragua was 0.1482 million USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product — value us$, per square kilometre recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1482 million USD per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product — value us$, per square kilometre recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0095 million USD per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does Nicaragua rank for gross domestic product — value us$, per square kilometre?
- Nicaragua ranks 145th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gross domestic product — value us$, per square kilometre rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 62.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 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$ 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$ ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ 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$ 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.