Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure, PPP (constant) in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure, PPP (constant) was 280,994 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure, PPP (constant) in Nicaragua, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 280,994 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre for households and npishs final consumption expenditure, ppp (constant) in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.6% on the previous year and up 39.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, households and npishs final consumption expenditure, ppp (constant) in Nicaragua peaked at 280,994 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 70,692 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre, in 1990.
Nicaragua ranks 121st of 167 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure, PPP (constant) in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 70,692 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 95,091 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre | +34.5% |
| 1992 | 101,409 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1993 | 98,423 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1994 | 100,713 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 104,368 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 109,033 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1997 | 115,371 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1998 | 121,497 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1999 | 125,642 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 132,918 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2001 | 139,352 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 145,440 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 147,853 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 150,708 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 155,825 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 160,268 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 167,907 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 173,311 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 176,242 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 181,572 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 186,327 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 193,922 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 201,350 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 209,875 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 220,893 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 233,478 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2017 | 239,780 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 228,847 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 224,745 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 223,127 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 244,688 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 2022 | 261,109 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2023 | 280,994 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre | +7.6% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 280,994 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 331,973 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre, 85% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 280,994 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 624,525 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre, 45% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure, PPP (constant) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +34.5% | 70,692 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre | 95,091 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 104,224 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre | 70,692 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre | 125,642 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 154,982 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre | 132,918 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre | 176,242 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 212,079 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre | 181,572 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre | 239,780 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 252,480 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre | 223,127 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre | 280,994 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
- 118 Burundi 307,202 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre compare
- 119 Benin 299,916 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre compare
- 120 Brazil 290,406 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre compare
- 122 Argentina 273,378 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre compare
- 123 Senegal 253,973 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre compare
- 124 Djibouti 242,002 constant 2021 international $ 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 households and npishs final consumption expenditure, ppp (constant) in Nicaragua?
- Households and npishs final consumption expenditure, ppp (constant) in Nicaragua was 280,994 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest households and npishs final consumption expenditure, ppp (constant) recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 280,994 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest households and npishs final consumption expenditure, ppp (constant) recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 70,692 constant 2021 international $ per square kilometre in 1990.
- How does Nicaragua rank for households and npishs final consumption expenditure, ppp (constant)?
- Nicaragua ranks 121st out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is households and npishs final consumption expenditure, ppp (constant) rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.6%. 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 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure, PPP (constant 2021 international $), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure, PPP (constant 2021 international $) 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.
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure, PPP (constant 2021 international $) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure, PPP International Comparison Program (ICP), World Bank (WB)
- 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
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure, PPP (constant 2021 international $) 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.