Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, per capita in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, per capita was 0.0005 million USD per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, per capita in Nicaragua, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per person.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 0.0005 million USD per person for gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita in 2023.
That represents a change of up 10.6% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita in Nicaragua peaked at 0.0007 million USD per person in 1977 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 million USD per person, in 1979.
Nicaragua ranks 145th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, 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 | -0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0004 million USD per person | -13.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0005 million USD per person | +33.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0006 million USD per person | +18.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0006 million USD per person | -12.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0006 million USD per person | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0007 million USD per person | +24.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0004 million USD per person | -45.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0001 million USD per person | -65.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0003 million USD per person | +145.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0005 million USD per person | +55.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0004 million USD per person | -21.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0004 million USD per person | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0004 million USD per person | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0004 million USD per person | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0004 million USD per person | -8.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0004 million USD per person | -1.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0003 million USD per person | -14.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0003 million USD per person | -20.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0002 million USD per person | -10.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0002 million USD per person | -10.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0002 million USD per person | +15.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0002 million USD per person | -7.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0002 million USD per person | +13.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0002 million USD per person | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0003 million USD per person | +10.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0003 million USD per person | +10.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0003 million USD per person | +5.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0004 million USD per person | +34.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0004 million USD per person | -12.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0004 million USD per person | -6.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0003 million USD per person | -7.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0003 million USD per person | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0003 million USD per person | +5.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0004 million USD per person | +8.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0004 million USD per person | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0004 million USD per person | +11.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0004 million USD per person | +7.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0003 million USD per person | -25.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0003 million USD per person | +5.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0004 million USD per person | +20.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0005 million USD per person | +19.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0005 million USD per person | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0005 million USD per person | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0006 million USD per person | +15.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0006 million USD per person | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0006 million USD per person | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0005 million USD per person | -23.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0003 million USD per person | -28.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0004 million USD per person | +9.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0005 million USD per person | +32.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0005 million USD per person | -5.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0005 million USD per person | +10.6% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 0.0005 million USD per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0005 million USD per person, 1.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 0.0005 million USD per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0028 million USD per person, 18% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, per capita in Nicaragua changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +145.4% | 0.0001 million USD per person | 0.0003 million USD per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0005 million USD per person | 0.0001 million USD per person | 0.0007 million USD per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0004 million USD per person | 0.0003 million USD per person | 0.0005 million USD per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0003 million USD per person | 0.0002 million USD per person | 0.0004 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0004 million USD per person | 0.0003 million USD per person | 0.0004 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0005 million USD per person | 0.0003 million USD per person | 0.0006 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0005 million USD per person | 0.0004 million USD per person | 0.0005 million USD per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
- 142 Kiribati 0.0005 million USD per person compare
- 143 Tajikistan 0.0005 million USD per person compare
- 144 Congo 0.0005 million USD per person compare
- 146 Palestine 0.0005 million USD per person compare
- 147 Iraq 0.0005 million USD per person compare
- 148 Sao Tome and Principe 0.0005 million USD per person compare
More economy & growth data for Nicaragua
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.29 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.5 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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$), annual growth rate 36.36 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita in Nicaragua?
- Gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita in Nicaragua was 0.0005 million USD per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0007 million USD per person in 1977.
- What is the lowest gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 million USD per person in 1979.
- How does Nicaragua rank for gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita?
- Nicaragua ranks 145th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gross fixed capital formation — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.