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Nicaragua

NI

Managua · pop. 7M · Spanish · Nicaraguan córdoba

Trajectories

economic complexity

#111

Sliding in the complexity rankings, from #95 in 1995.

2024 · −0.89

Harvard Growth Lab · thin line is the world’s median
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1995high−0.49
1996−0.97−0.47 pts
1997−0.92+0.04 pts
1998−0.95−0.03 pts
1999−0.70+0.24 pts
2000−0.88−0.17 pts
2001−0.80+0.08 pts
2002−1.09−0.29 pts
2003−0.95+0.14 pts
2004−1.05−0.10 pts
2005−1.02+0.03 pts
2006−0.90+0.12 pts
2007−0.99−0.09 pts
2008−1.06−0.07 pts
2009−1.09−0.03 pts
2010−1.06+0.03 pts
2011−1.19−0.13 pts
2012−1.09+0.10 pts
2013−1.06+0.02 pts
2014−1.04+0.02 pts
2015low−1.28−0.24 pts
2016−1.20+0.08 pts
2017−1.11+0.09 pts
2018−1.02+0.09 pts
2019−1.18−0.16 pts
2020−1.10+0.08 pts
2021−1.11−0.01 pts
2022−1.16−0.05 pts
2023−1.11+0.05 pts
2024latest−0.89+0.22 pts

economic momentum

$2,848

Tripled since 2000. GDP per head in 2024, in current US dollars.

2024 · $2,848

World Bank · thin line is the world’s median
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whenvaluechange
1990low$243
1991$350+44.1%
1992$411+17.7%
1993$394−4.2%
1994$849+115.3%
1995$892+5.0%
1996$911+2.1%
1997$913+0.2%
1998$949+4.0%
1999$980+3.3%
2000$1,017+3.8%
2001$1,052+3.4%
2002$1,014−3.6%
2003$1,021+0.7%
2004$1,099+7.6%
2005$1,183+7.7%
2006$1,248+5.5%
2007$1,350+8.2%
2008$1,524+12.8%
2009$1,467−3.7%
2010$1,527+4.1%
2011$1,680+10.0%
2012$1,785+6.3%
2013$1,835+2.8%
2014$1,958+6.7%
2015$2,074+5.9%
2016$2,132+2.8%
2017$2,183+2.4%
2018$2,035−6.8%
2019$1,959−3.8%
2020$1,938−1.0%
2021$2,138+10.3%
2022$2,323+8.6%
2023$2,609+12.3%
2024latest$2,848+9.1%

prices

4.6%

A year’s rise in consumer prices, in 2024. The world’s median was 3.1%.

2024 · 4.6%

World Bank · thin line is the world’s median
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whenvaluechange
20007.1%
20016.0%−1.08 pts
20023.8%−2.24 pts
20035.3%+1.55 pts
20048.5%+3.17 pts
20059.6%+1.13 pts
20069.1%−0.46 pts
200711.1%+1.99 pts
2008high19.8%+8.70 pts
20093.7%−16.1 pts
20105.5%+1.77 pts
20118.1%+2.63 pts
20127.2%−0.89 pts
20137.1%−0.06 pts
20146.0%−1.10 pts
20154.0%−2.04 pts
2016low3.5%−0.47 pts
20173.9%+0.33 pts
20184.9%+1.10 pts
20195.4%+0.43 pts
20203.7%−1.69 pts
20214.9%+1.25 pts
202210.5%+5.54 pts
20238.4%−2.08 pts
2024latest4.6%−3.76 pts

demographic curve

2.2 children per woman

Near replacement (2.1): the population is stabilising. Fell from 6.0 in 1980.

2024 · 2.2

World Bank · thin line is the world’s median · rule marks replacement (2.1)
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whenvaluechange
1960high7.2
19617.1−0.7%
19627.1−0.2%
19637.1−0.3%
19647.1−0.2%
19657.0−0.4%
19667.0−0.6%
19676.9−0.7%
19686.9−0.8%
19696.8−0.9%
19706.8−0.8%
19716.7−0.9%
19726.7−0.9%
19736.6−1.0%
19746.5−1.0%
19756.4−1.2%
19766.4−1.2%
19776.3−1.4%
19786.2−1.8%
19796.1−1.5%
19806.0−1.8%
19815.8−2.0%
19825.7−1.8%
19835.6−2.2%
19845.5−2.2%
19855.4−2.4%
19865.2−2.6%
19875.1−2.8%
19884.9−2.8%
19894.8−3.4%
19904.6−3.5%
19914.4−3.6%
19924.3−3.7%
19934.1−3.9%
19943.9−4.0%
19953.8−4.1%
19963.6−4.1%
19973.5−4.1%
19983.3−3.9%
19993.2−3.6%
20003.1−3.0%
20013.0−4.0%
20022.9−3.6%
20032.8−2.1%
20042.8−1.5%
20052.8−0.7%
20062.7−1.2%
20072.7−1.3%
20082.7−1.4%
20092.6−1.3%
20102.6−1.1%
20112.6−1.5%
20122.5−1.2%
20132.5−1.4%
20142.5−1.2%
20152.4−1.2%
20162.4−1.1%
20172.4−1.2%
20182.3−1.3%
20192.3−1.1%
20202.3−0.9%
20212.3−1.5%
20222.2−1.1%
20232.2−1.0%
2024latest2.2−0.5%

Metrics

  1. population
    7M
    106 of 176
    REST Countries · UN data
  2. gdp
    $18B
    127 of 170
    World Bank · latest available
  3. gdp per capita
    $2,609
    121 of 170
    World Bank · latest available
  4. military spending
    $99M
    134 of 151
    SIPRI via World Bank
  5. military % of gdp
    0.6%
    138 of 148
    SIPRI via World Bank
  6. area
    130K km²
    100 of 176
    REST Countries
  7. population density
    53.8 /km²
    107 of 176
    zuhd — derived from population and area
  8. life expectancy
    74.9 yr
    77 of 175
    World Bank · latest available
  9. internet access
    58%
    117 of 166
    ITU via World Bank
  10. co₂ per capita
    0.83 t
    119 of 163
    World Bank · Climate Watch
  11. urbanisation
    59%
    102 of 168
    World Bank · UN DESA
  12. fertility rate
    2.2
    78 of 168
    World Bank · UN DESA
  13. foreign-born share
    0.6%
    143 of 167
    World Bank · UN DESA
  14. remittances % of gdp
    27%
    5 of 155
    World Bank · IMF BOP
  15. r&d % of gdp
    0.1%
    109 of 123
    UNESCO UIS via World Bank
  16. scientific articles / yr
    41
    147 of 168
    NSF / World Bank
  17. high-tech exports %
    1%
    139 of 153
    World Bank · UN Comtrade
  18. youth unemployment
    10%
    63 of 166
    ILO via World Bank
  19. democracy (v-dem)
    0.02
    160 of 163
    V-Dem via Our World in Data
  20. clean government
    14
    156 of 164
    Transparency International via Our World in Data
  21. press freedom
    40.0
    106 of 163
    RSF via Our World in Data
  22. human development
    0.706
    102 of 164
    UNDP via Our World in Data
  23. refugees hosted
    311
    126 of 150
    UNHCR via Our World in Data
  24. refugees produced
    30K
    36 of 152
    UNHCR via Our World in Data