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World / Nicaragua

Nicaragua

30 indicators in 5 topics, latest figures from 1950 to 2025. Compare Nicaragua with other countries

Economy

CompareIndicatorLatest1 yr5 yr10 yrAmong countriesTrend
GDP2025 · current US$$22.24B+12.9%+74.7%+74.3%3rd quartile126 of 185 in 2025 · coverage
GDP per person (PPP)2025 · constant 2021 international $7.9K intl $+3.6%+21.6%+14.3%3rd quartile130 of 184 in 2025 · coverage
GDP growth20254.9%+1.3 pts+7.2 pts+0.1 pts2nd quartile49 of 185 in 2025 · coverage
Inflation (consumer prices)20252.1%−2.5 pts−1.6 pts−1.9 pts3rd quartile110 of 168 in 2025 · coverage
Unemployment rate2025 · modelled ILO estimate5.0%+0.1 pts−1.1 pts+0.3 pts3rd quartile94 of 181 in 2025 · coverage
Trade202596.4% of GDP−2.7 pts+7.8 pts−1.7 pts2nd quartile48 of 137 in 2025 · coverage
Exports202541.6% of GDP+0.6 pts−0.2 pts+1.5 pts2nd quartile55 of 137 in 2025 · coverage

People

CompareIndicatorLatest1 yr5 yr10 yrAmong countriesTrend
Population20257.0M people+1.3%+6.7%+14.0%3rd quartile108 of 215 in 2025 · coverage
Population growth20251.31%−0.03 pts+0.06 pts−0.05 pts2nd quartile80 of 215 in 2025 · coverage
Life expectancy at birth202475.1 years+0.2 years+1.3 years+2.3 years2nd quartile104 of 215 in 2024 · coverage
Births per woman20242.21 births−0.01 births−0.12 births−0.26 births2nd quartile93 of 215 in 2024 · coverage
Living in cities202559.4% of people+0.2 pts+0.7 pts+1.6 pts3rd quartile128 of 215 in 2025 · coverage
Aged 65 and over20255.7% of people+0.2 pts+0.5 pts+1.0 pts3rd quartile139 of 215 in 2025 · coverage

Energy and CO₂

CompareIndicatorLatest1 yr5 yr10 yrAmong countriesTrend
CO₂ emissions2024 · excluding land use (LULUCF)5.7 Mt CO₂+3.7%+7.8%+16.9%3rd quartile131 of 203 in 2024 · coverage
Fossil CO₂ emissions2024 · fossil fuels and cement, since 17505.6 Mt CO₂+3.7%+8.1%+19.3%3rd quartile133 of 215 in 2024 · coverage
Coal's share of fossil CO₂1950 · coal emissions as a share of all fossil CO₂0.1%−4.4 pts−2.0 pts−99.9 ptsLowest quartile144 of 152 in 1950 · coverage
CO₂ per person2024 · excluding land use (LULUCF)0.83 t CO₂+2.3%+1.1%+2.5%3rd quartile146 of 203 in 2024 · coverage
All greenhouse gases2024 · excluding land use (LULUCF), AR5 weights19.2 Mt CO₂e+1.0%+7.0%+16.3%3rd quartile121 of 203 in 2024 · coverage
Energy use per person2024613 kg oil eq.−1.0%−0.1%+4.6%Lowest quartile112 of 149 in 2024 · coverage
Renewables in final energy202150.4%−1.8 pts+0.9 pts−2.9 ptsHighest quartile48 of 212 in 2021 · coverage
Renewables in electricity202169.5%−0.7 pts+16.7 pts+35.5 ptsHighest quartile37 of 203 in 2021 · coverage
Nuclear in electricity20210.0%0.0 pts0.0 pts0.0 ptsHighest quartile33 of 207 in 2021 · coverage
Access to electricity202488.7% of people+0.4 pts+3.0 pts+6.8 ptsLowest quartile164 of 214 in 2024 · coverage

Land and air

CompareIndicatorLatest1 yr5 yr10 yrAmong countriesTrend
Forest202325.8% of land−14.5 pts−15.2 pts−16.1 pts3rd quartile116 of 213 in 2023 · coverage
Protected areas202510.1% of territory0.0 pts+0.1 pts−5.4 pts3rd quartile116 of 213 in 2025 · coverage
Fine-particle air pollution (PM2.5)2023 · mean annual exposure20.4 µg/m³−1.9%−3.5%−3.1%2nd quartile78 of 200 in 2023 · coverage

Health, learning and internet

CompareIndicatorLatest1 yr5 yr10 yrAmong countriesTrend
Health spending20238.3% of GDP−0.7 pts−0.2 pts+0.7 pts2nd quartile57 of 192 in 2023 · coverage
Deaths before age 5202411.2 per 1,000 births−18.8%−21.7%−38.8%3rd quartile116 of 195 in 2024 · coverage
Enrolled in tertiary education202330.4% gross–––3rd quartile93 of 128 in 2023 · coverage
Using the internet202461.4% of people+1.1 pts+22.4 pts+43.8 pts3rd quartile134 of 182 in 2024 · coverage
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30 indicators. Change is a percent change for totals and levels, and a difference in points or units for rates and shares. "Among countries" ranks Nicaragua against every country with a figure for the same year (1 is the highest value, which is not always the best). In the strip each tick is a country, the dot is Nicaragua, the taller gray tick is the world, and the faint rules are the quartile cuts. "Coverage" shows which countries have figures for which years.

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