Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, per capita in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, per capita was 0.0006 million USD per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, per capita in Nicaragua, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross fixed capital formation — value us$, per capita in Nicaragua is 0.0006 million USD per person, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 11.4% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross fixed capital formation — value us$, per capita in Nicaragua peaked at 0.0006 million USD per person in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0 million USD per person, in 1979.
That places Nicaragua 150th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, per capita in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | million USD per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0001 million USD per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0001 million USD per person | -2.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0001 million USD per person | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0001 million USD per person | +54.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0001 million USD per person | +64.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0001 million USD per person | -2.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0001 million USD per person | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0002 million USD per person | +33.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0001 million USD per person | -42.2% |
| 1979 | 0 million USD per person | -67.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0001 million USD per person | +131.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0002 million USD per person | +82.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0001 million USD per person | -20.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0001 million USD per person | +24.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0001 million USD per person | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0002 million USD per person | +3.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0001 million USD per person | -32.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0001 million USD per person | -6.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0002 million USD per person | +88.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0002 million USD per person | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0001 million USD per person | -22.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0001 million USD per person | -12.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0001 million USD per person | +13.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0001 million USD per person | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0001 million USD per person | +3.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0002 million USD per person | +4.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0002 million USD per person | +10.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0002 million USD per person | +11.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0002 million USD per person | +8.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0003 million USD per person | +36.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0002 million USD per person | -10.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0002 million USD per person | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0002 million USD per person | -10.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0002 million USD per person | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0002 million USD per person | +14.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0003 million USD per person | +15.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0003 million USD per person | +8.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0003 million USD per person | +13.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0004 million USD per person | +18.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0003 million USD per person | -27.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0003 million USD per person | +8.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0004 million USD per person | +27.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0005 million USD per person | +21.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0005 million USD per person | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0005 million USD per person | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0006 million USD per person | +13.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0006 million USD per person | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0006 million USD per person | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0005 million USD per person | -22.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0003 million USD per person | -29.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0004 million USD per person | +8.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0005 million USD per person | +40.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0005 million USD per person | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0006 million USD per person | +11.4% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 0.0006 million USD per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0006 million USD per person, 99% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 0.0006 million USD per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0032 million USD per person, 17% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, per capita in Nicaragua changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +131.2% | 0 million USD per person | 0.0001 million USD per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0001 million USD per person | 0 million USD per person | 0.0002 million USD per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0001 million USD per person | 0.0001 million USD per person | 0.0002 million USD per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0002 million USD per person | 0.0001 million USD per person | 0.0003 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0003 million USD per person | 0.0002 million USD per person | 0.0004 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0005 million USD per person | 0.0003 million USD per person | 0.0006 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0005 million USD per person | 0.0004 million USD per person | 0.0006 million USD per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
- 147 Senegal 0.0006 million USD per person compare
- 148 Palestine 0.0006 million USD per person compare
- 149 Kiribati 0.0006 million USD per person compare
- 151 Solomon Islands 0.0005 million USD per person compare
- 152 Mauritania 0.0005 million USD per person compare
- 153 Tajikistan 0.0005 million USD per person compare
More economy & growth data for Nicaragua
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.29 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.5 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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$), annual growth rate 36.36 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross fixed capital formation — value us$, per capita in Nicaragua?
- Gross fixed capital formation — value us$, per capita in Nicaragua was 0.0006 million USD per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross fixed capital formation — value us$, per capita recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0006 million USD per person in 2015.
- What is the lowest gross fixed capital formation — value us$, per capita recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 million USD per person in 1979.
- How does Nicaragua rank for gross fixed capital formation — value us$, per capita?
- Nicaragua ranks 150th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gross fixed capital formation — value us$, per capita rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 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$ 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$ ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$ 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$ divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.