Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, per square kilometre in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, per square kilometre was 0.0315 million USD per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, per square kilometre in Nicaragua, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 0.0315 million USD per square kilometre for gross fixed capital formation — value us$, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.0% on the previous year and up 21.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross fixed capital formation — value us$, per square kilometre in Nicaragua peaked at 0.0315 million USD per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0009 million USD per square kilometre, in 1979.
Nicaragua ranks 147th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, per square kilometre in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | million USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0012 million USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.0012 million USD per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0012 million USD per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0019 million USD per square kilometre | +58.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0033 million USD per square kilometre | +69.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0033 million USD per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0034 million USD per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0047 million USD per square kilometre | +37.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0028 million USD per square kilometre | -40.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0009 million USD per square kilometre | -66.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0022 million USD per square kilometre | +137.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0042 million USD per square kilometre | +87.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0034 million USD per square kilometre | -18.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0043 million USD per square kilometre | +27.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0044 million USD per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0047 million USD per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0032 million USD per square kilometre | -31.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0031 million USD per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0059 million USD per square kilometre | +92.5% |
| 1989 | 0.006 million USD per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0048 million USD per square kilometre | -20.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0043 million USD per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 1992 | 0.005 million USD per square kilometre | +16.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0051 million USD per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0054 million USD per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0058 million USD per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0065 million USD per square kilometre | +12.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0074 million USD per square kilometre | +13.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0081 million USD per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0112 million USD per square kilometre | +38.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0102 million USD per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0099 million USD per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 0.009 million USD per square kilometre | -9.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0092 million USD per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0107 million USD per square kilometre | +16.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0125 million USD per square kilometre | +16.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0137 million USD per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0158 million USD per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 2008 | 0.019 million USD per square kilometre | +20.5% |
| 2009 | 0.014 million USD per square kilometre | -26.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0154 million USD per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 2011 | 0.02 million USD per square kilometre | +29.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0246 million USD per square kilometre | +22.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0259 million USD per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 0.027 million USD per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 0.031 million USD per square kilometre | +15.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0305 million USD per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0307 million USD per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0242 million USD per square kilometre | -21.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0174 million USD per square kilometre | -28.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0192 million USD per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0273 million USD per square kilometre | +42.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0279 million USD per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0315 million USD per square kilometre | +13.0% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 0.0315 million USD per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0393 million USD per square kilometre, 80% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 0.0315 million USD per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.2765 million USD per square kilometre, 11% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, per square kilometre in Nicaragua changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +137.6% | 0.0009 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0022 million USD per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0024 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0009 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0047 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0041 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0022 million USD per square kilometre | 0.006 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0064 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0043 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0112 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0124 million USD per square kilometre | 0.009 million USD per square kilometre | 0.019 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0247 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0154 million USD per square kilometre | 0.031 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0264 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0192 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0315 million USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
- 144 Algeria 0.0345 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 145 Tajikistan 0.0337 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 146 Kenya 0.032 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 148 Myanmar 0.0299 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 149 Ethiopia 0.0294 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 150 Belize 0.0289 million USD per square kilometre compare
More economy & growth data for Nicaragua
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.29 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.5 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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$), annual growth rate 36.36 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross fixed capital formation — value us$, per square kilometre in Nicaragua?
- Gross fixed capital formation — value us$, per square kilometre in Nicaragua was 0.0315 million USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross fixed capital formation — value us$, per square kilometre recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0315 million USD per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross fixed capital formation — value us$, per square kilometre recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0009 million USD per square kilometre in 1979.
- How does Nicaragua rank for gross fixed capital formation — value us$, per square kilometre?
- Nicaragua ranks 147th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gross fixed capital formation — value us$, per square kilometre rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 54 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.
How this figure is calculated
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — 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 Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$ ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — 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 Fixed Capital Formation — 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.