Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per capita in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per capita was 0.0002 million USD per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per capita in Nicaragua, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total fdi inflows — value us$, per capita in Nicaragua is 0.0002 million USD per person, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 6.2% on the previous year and up 32.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi inflows — value us$, per capita in Nicaragua peaked at 0.0002 million USD per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0 million USD per person, in 1990.
Nicaragua ranks 78th of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per capita in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | million USD per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0 million USD per person | — |
| 1991 | 0 million USD per person | +6025.8% |
| 1992 | 0 million USD per person | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 0 million USD per person | -6.8% |
| 1994 | 0 million USD per person | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 0 million USD per person | +84.7% |
| 1996 | 0 million USD per person | +26.3% |
| 1997 | 0 million USD per person | +74.5% |
| 1998 | 0 million USD per person | +11.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0001 million USD per person | +51.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0001 million USD per person | -12.4% |
| 2001 | 0 million USD per person | -44.4% |
| 2002 | 0 million USD per person | +34.1% |
| 2003 | 0 million USD per person | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 0 million USD per person | +22.7% |
| 2005 | 0 million USD per person | -4.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0001 million USD per person | +17.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0001 million USD per person | +31.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0001 million USD per person | +61.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0001 million USD per person | -31.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0001 million USD per person | +15.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0002 million USD per person | +87.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0001 million USD per person | -21.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0001 million USD per person | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0001 million USD per person | +6.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0002 million USD per person | +6.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0001 million USD per person | -6.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0002 million USD per person | +13.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0001 million USD per person | -20.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0001 million USD per person | -40.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0001 million USD per person | +46.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0002 million USD per person | +61.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0002 million USD per person | +4.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0002 million USD per person | -6.2% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 0.0002 million USD per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0 million USD per person, 6.2× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 0.0002 million USD per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0004 million USD per person, 47% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per capita in Nicaragua changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +6025.8% | 0 million USD per person | 0 million USD per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 million USD per person | 0 million USD per person | 0.0001 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0001 million USD per person | 0 million USD per person | 0.0001 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0001 million USD per person | 0.0001 million USD per person | 0.0002 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0002 million USD per person | 0.0001 million USD per person | 0.0002 million USD per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
- 75 Belarus 0.0002 million USD per person compare
- 76 Dominica 0.0002 million USD per person compare
- 77 Turkmenistan 0.0002 million USD per person compare
- 79 Mauritania 0.0002 million USD per person compare
- 80 Japan 0.0002 million USD per person compare
- 81 Kazakhstan 0.0002 million USD per person compare
More economy & growth data for Nicaragua
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.29 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.5 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0168 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 53.46 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -0.8097 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0123 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 39.04 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate -11.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.014 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fdi inflows — value us$, per capita in Nicaragua?
- Total fdi inflows — value us$, per capita in Nicaragua was 0.0002 million USD per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total fdi inflows — value us$, per capita recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0002 million USD per person in 2022.
- What is the lowest total fdi inflows — value us$, per capita recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 million USD per person in 1990.
- How does Nicaragua rank for total fdi inflows — value us$, per capita?
- Nicaragua ranks 78th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi inflows — value us$, per capita rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.3%. 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 Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total FDI inflows — Value US$ divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Total FDI inflows — Value US$ ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Total FDI inflows — 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
Total FDI inflows — 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.