Exporter real gross domestic product, Per capita, US dollar in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Exporter real gross domestic product, Per capita, US dollar was 1,782 in 2014. ▼ Falling
Exporter real gross domestic product, Per capita, US dollar in Nicaragua, 1963–2014
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 1,782 for exporter real gross domestic product, per capita, us dollar in 2014.
The figure is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 27.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, exporter real gross domestic product, per capita, us dollar in Nicaragua peaked at 2,576 in 1977 and was at its lowest, 1,068, in 1993.
That places Nicaragua 118th out of 164 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 52 years of available data.
Exporter real gross domestic product, Per capita, US dollar in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 1,848 | — |
| 1964 | 1,993 | +7.8% |
| 1965 | 2,109 | +5.8% |
| 1966 | 2,114 | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 2,195 | +3.8% |
| 1968 | 2,158 | -1.7% |
| 1969 | 2,225 | +3.1% |
| 1970 | 2,187 | -1.7% |
| 1971 | 2,191 | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 2,172 | -0.9% |
| 1973 | 2,241 | +3.2% |
| 1974 | 2,482 | +10.8% |
| 1975 | 2,403 | -3.2% |
| 1976 | 2,451 | +2.0% |
| 1977 | 2,576 | +5.1% |
| 1978 | 2,304 | -10.6% |
| 1979 | 1,644 | -28.6% |
| 1980 | 1,671 | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 1,712 | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 1,652 | -3.5% |
| 1983 | 1,683 | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 1,615 | -4.0% |
| 1985 | 1,511 | -6.4% |
| 1986 | 1,461 | -3.3% |
| 1987 | 1,419 | -2.9% |
| 1988 | 1,215 | -14.4% |
| 1989 | 1,169 | -3.8% |
| 1990 | 1,143 | -2.2% |
| 1991 | 1,116 | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 1,096 | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 1,068 | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 1,080 | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 1,122 | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 1,170 | +4.3% |
| 1997 | 1,195 | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 1,218 | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 1,283 | +5.3% |
| 2000 | 1,315 | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 1,334 | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 1,326 | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 1,341 | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 1,394 | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 1,435 | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 1,475 | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 1,533 | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 1,557 | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 1,494 | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 1,523 | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 1,598 | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 1,668 | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 1,723 | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 1,782 | +3.4% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 1,782 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,409, 1.3× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 1,782 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 7,291, 24% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Exporter real gross domestic product, Per capita, US dollar 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | -28.6% | 2,304 | 1,644 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,092 | 1,848 | 2,225 | 7 |
| 1970s | 2,265 | 1,644 | 2,576 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,511 | 1,169 | 1,712 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,149 | 1,068 | 1,283 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,420 | 1,315 | 1,557 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,659 | 1,523 | 1,782 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
- 115 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 2,317 compare
- 116 Honduras 2,279 compare
- 117 Republic of Moldova 1,979 compare
- 119 Uzbekistan 1,749 compare
- 120 India 1,698 compare
- 121 Ghana 1,670 compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is exporter real gross domestic product, per capita, us dollar in Nicaragua?
- Exporter real gross domestic product, per capita, us dollar in Nicaragua was 1,782 in 2014, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest exporter real gross domestic product, per capita, us dollar recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 2,576 in 1977.
- What is the lowest exporter real gross domestic product, per capita, us dollar recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,068 in 1993.
- How does Nicaragua rank for exporter real gross domestic product, per capita, us dollar?
- Nicaragua ranks 118th out of 164 countries with data for 2014.
- Is exporter real gross domestic product, per capita, us dollar rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Exporter real gross domestic product, Per capita, US dollar (ACM1. Agricultural products). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset provides export quality indicators for over 800 products across 166 countries from 1963 to 2014, resulting in over 1.7 million observations. Higher index values indicate higher quality, and the index is normalized with a value of 1 representing the 90th percentile of export quality among all exporters (the world frontier). Data can be aggregated at various levels, including by product according to the Standard International Trade Classification (SITC) up to the 4-digit level, by Broad Economic Categories (BEC) up to the 3-digit level, and by aggregate sectors such as Agriculture, Commodities, and Manufactures.