IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per capita in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per capita was 32.47 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per capita in Nicaragua, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for imf holdings of currency, sdr, per capita in Nicaragua is 32.47 units per person, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 17.1% on the previous year and up 53.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, imf holdings of currency, sdr, per capita in Nicaragua peaked at 47.85 units per person in 2020 and was at its lowest, 4.74 units per person, in 1960.
Nicaragua ranks 127th of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per capita in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 4.74 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 7.04 units per person | +48.7% |
| 1962 | 6.84 units per person | -2.9% |
| 1963 | 9.71 units per person | +42.0% |
| 1964 | 9.79 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 9.49 units per person | -3.0% |
| 1966 | 11.92 units per person | +25.6% |
| 1967 | 6.46 units per person | -45.8% |
| 1968 | 14.61 units per person | +126.1% |
| 1969 | 13.73 units per person | -6.0% |
| 1970 | 14.44 units per person | +5.2% |
| 1971 | 15.2 units per person | +5.2% |
| 1972 | 13.7 units per person | -9.9% |
| 1973 | 14.81 units per person | +8.1% |
| 1974 | 13.56 units per person | -8.4% |
| 1975 | 15.09 units per person | +11.2% |
| 1976 | 12.31 units per person | -18.4% |
| 1977 | 9.69 units per person | -21.3% |
| 1978 | 11.69 units per person | +20.6% |
| 1979 | 24.49 units per person | +109.5% |
| 1980 | 27.57 units per person | +12.6% |
| 1981 | 21.58 units per person | -21.7% |
| 1982 | 19.93 units per person | -7.6% |
| 1983 | 18.21 units per person | -8.6% |
| 1984 | 21.35 units per person | +17.2% |
| 1985 | 18.41 units per person | -13.8% |
| 1986 | 17.98 units per person | -2.3% |
| 1987 | 17.57 units per person | -2.3% |
| 1988 | 17.17 units per person | -2.3% |
| 1989 | 16.77 units per person | -2.3% |
| 1990 | 16.39 units per person | -2.3% |
| 1991 | 20.01 units per person | +22.1% |
| 1992 | 25.97 units per person | +29.8% |
| 1993 | 25.4 units per person | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 24.4 units per person | -3.9% |
| 1995 | 22.08 units per person | -9.5% |
| 1996 | 20.32 units per person | -8.0% |
| 1997 | 19.98 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 19.68 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 26.24 units per person | +33.4% |
| 2000 | 25.88 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 25.55 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 25.25 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 24.95 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 24.66 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 24.34 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 23.99 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 23.65 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 23.31 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 22.98 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 22.66 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 22.34 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 22.03 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 21.73 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 21.43 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 21.14 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 36.5 units per person | +72.7% |
| 2017 | 36.02 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 35.55 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 35.09 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 47.85 units per person | +36.4% |
| 2021 | 47.28 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 46.68 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 46.04 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 39.16 units per person | -14.9% |
| 2025 | 32.47 units per person | -17.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where IMF holdings of currency, SDR, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | +126.1% | 6.46 units per person | 14.61 units per person |
| 1979 | +109.5% | 11.69 units per person | 24.49 units per person |
| 2016 | +72.7% | 21.14 units per person | 36.5 units per person |
| 1961 | +48.7% | 4.74 units per person | 7.04 units per person |
| 1967 | -45.8% | 11.92 units per person | 6.46 units per person |
| 1963 | +42.0% | 6.84 units per person | 9.71 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.43 units per person | 4.74 units per person | 14.61 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 14.5 units per person | 9.69 units per person | 24.49 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 19.65 units per person | 16.77 units per person | 27.57 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 22.05 units per person | 16.39 units per person | 26.24 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.46 units per person | 22.98 units per person | 25.88 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.45 units per person | 21.14 units per person | 36.5 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.25 units per person | 32.47 units per person | 47.85 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
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)
- IMF holdings of currency, SDR, annual growth rate -16 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0102 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Lending to the IMF (GRA), SDR, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- SDR Allocation, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDR Allocation, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.023 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDR Allocation, US dollar, per capita 73.04 units per person (2025)
- SDR Allocation, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDR Allocation, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0168 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is imf holdings of currency, sdr, per capita in Nicaragua?
- Imf holdings of currency, sdr, per capita in Nicaragua was 32.47 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest imf holdings of currency, sdr, per capita recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 47.85 units per person in 2020.
- What is the lowest imf holdings of currency, sdr, per capita recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.74 units per person in 1960.
- How does Nicaragua rank for imf holdings of currency, sdr, per capita?
- Nicaragua ranks 127th out of 190 countries with data for 2025.
- Is imf holdings of currency, sdr, per capita rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.6%. 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 IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
IMF holdings of currency, SDR divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
IMF holdings of currency, SDR ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- IMF holdings of currency, SDR International Monetary Fund
- 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
IMF holdings of currency, SDR divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.