Gross National Income — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Gross National Income — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita was 0.0904 million SLC per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Gross National Income — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita in Nicaragua, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million SLC per person.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 0.0904 million SLC per person for gross national income — value standard local currency, per capita in 2023. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
That represents a change of up 16.8% on the previous year and up 109.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross national income — value standard local currency, per capita in Nicaragua peaked at 0.0904 million SLC per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0 million SLC per person, in 1972.
Nicaragua ranks 97th 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 National Income — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | million SLC per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0 million SLC per person | — |
| 1971 | 0 million SLC per person | -3.1% |
| 1972 | 0 million SLC per person | -2.9% |
| 1973 | 0 million SLC per person | +45.7% |
| 1974 | 0 million SLC per person | +29.3% |
| 1975 | 0 million SLC per person | -3.0% |
| 1976 | 0 million SLC per person | +21.3% |
| 1977 | 0 million SLC per person | +16.4% |
| 1978 | 0 million SLC per person | -2.8% |
| 1979 | 0 million SLC per person | -18.9% |
| 1980 | 0 million SLC per person | +55.7% |
| 1981 | 0 million SLC per person | +9.4% |
| 1982 | 0 million SLC per person | +18.9% |
| 1983 | 0 million SLC per person | +15.1% |
| 1984 | 0 million SLC per person | +35.1% |
| 1985 | 0 million SLC per person | +144.1% |
| 1986 | 0 million SLC per person | +269.0% |
| 1987 | 0 million SLC per person | +506.5% |
| 1988 | 0 million SLC per person | +11630.7% |
| 1989 | 0 million SLC per person | +4499.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0001 million SLC per person | +7291.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0033 million SLC per person | +2947.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0041 million SLC per person | +23.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0047 million SLC per person | +15.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0051 million SLC per person | +7.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0059 million SLC per person | +17.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0069 million SLC per person | +16.9% |
| 1997 | 0.008 million SLC per person | +14.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0095 million SLC per person | +19.8% |
| 1999 | 0.011 million SLC per person | +15.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0122 million SLC per person | +11.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0132 million SLC per person | +8.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0138 million SLC per person | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0147 million SLC per person | +6.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0168 million SLC per person | +14.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0192 million SLC per person | +14.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0211 million SLC per person | +9.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0242 million SLC per person | +14.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0287 million SLC per person | +18.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0289 million SLC per person | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0317 million SLC per person | +9.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0366 million SLC per person | +15.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0403 million SLC per person | +10.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0432 million SLC per person | +7.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0489 million SLC per person | +13.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0543 million SLC per person | +11.1% |
| 2016 | 0.058 million SLC per person | +6.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0622 million SLC per person | +7.1% |
| 2018 | 0.061 million SLC per person | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0625 million SLC per person | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0621 million SLC per person | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0701 million SLC per person | +12.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0775 million SLC per person | +10.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0904 million SLC per person | +16.8% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 0.0904 million SLC per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2214 million SLC per person, 41% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 0.0904 million SLC per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0567 million SLC per person, 1.6× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross National Income — Value Standard Local Currency, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | +11630.7% | 0 million SLC per person | 0 million SLC per person |
| 1990 | +7291.0% | 0 million SLC per person | 0.0001 million SLC per person |
| 1989 | +4499.0% | 0 million SLC per person | 0 million SLC per person |
| 1991 | +2947.0% | 0.0001 million SLC per person | 0.0033 million SLC per person |
| 1987 | +506.5% | 0 million SLC per person | 0 million SLC per person |
| 1986 | +269.0% | 0 million SLC per person | 0 million SLC per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 million SLC per person | 0 million SLC per person | 0 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 million SLC per person | 0 million SLC per person | 0 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0059 million SLC per person | 0.0001 million SLC per person | 0.011 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0193 million SLC per person | 0.0122 million SLC per person | 0.0289 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0499 million SLC per person | 0.0317 million SLC per person | 0.0625 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.075 million SLC per person | 0.0621 million SLC per person | 0.0904 million SLC per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
- 94 Botswana 0.1033 million SLC per person compare
- 95 Australia 0.0968 million SLC per person compare
- 96 Singapore 0.0955 million SLC per person compare
- 98 Poland 0.0881 million SLC per person compare
- 99 Switzerland 0.0876 million SLC per person compare
- 100 Egypt 0.0848 million SLC 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 national income — value standard local currency, per capita in Nicaragua?
- Gross national income — value standard local currency, per capita in Nicaragua was 0.0904 million SLC per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross national income — value standard local currency, per capita recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0904 million SLC per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross national income — value standard local currency, per capita recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 million SLC per person in 1972.
- How does Nicaragua rank for gross national income — value standard local currency, per capita?
- Nicaragua ranks 97th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gross national income — value standard local currency, per capita rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 109.6%. 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 National Income — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross National Income — Value Standard Local Currency divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross National Income — Value Standard Local Currency ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Gross National Income — Value Standard Local Currency 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 National Income — Value Standard Local Currency divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.