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Nicaragua · Income & inequality

Living standards, poverty and distribution.

10 indicators · 8 with data

Income

GNI per capita

current US$

135th of 182 · 31st in Latin America
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GNI per capitaNicaragua's gni per capita rose from US$880 in 1996 to US$2,850 in 2025.200020052010201520202025US$500US$1kUS$1.5kUS$2kUS$2.5kUS$3kUS$2,850

Nicaragua's gni per capita rose from US$880 in 1996 to US$2,850 in 2025.

GNI per capita, PPP (current international $)

current international $

131st of 181 · 29th in Latin America
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GNI per capita, PPP (current international $)Nicaragua's gni per capita, ppp (current international $) rose from intl $2,150 in 1996 to intl $8,780 in 2025.200020052010201520202025intl $0intl $2kintl $4kintl $6kintl $8kintl $10kintl $8,780

Nicaragua's gni per capita, ppp (current international $) rose from intl $2,150 in 1996 to intl $8,780 in 2025.

Household consumption per capita (constant 2015 US$)

constant 2015 US$

94th of 129 · 15th in Latin America
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Household consumption per capita (constant 2015 US$)Nicaragua's household consumption per capita (constant 2015 us$) rose from US$938.5 in 1996 to US$1,878 in 2025.200020052010201520202025US$800US$1kUS$1.2kUS$1.4kUS$1.6kUS$1.8kUS$2kUS$1,878

Nicaragua's household consumption per capita (constant 2015 us$) rose from US$938.5 in 1996 to US$1,878 in 2025.

Inequality

Gini index

index (0 = perfect equality, 100 = perfect inequality)

72nd of 84 · 7th in Latin America*
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Gini indexNicaragua's gini index fell from 57.1 in 1993 to 46.2 in 2014.1995200020052010404550556046.2

Nicaragua's gini index fell from 57.1 in 1993 to 46.2 in 2014.

Income share held by highest 10%

% of income

75th of 84 · 9th in Latin America*
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Income share held by highest 10%Nicaragua's income share held by highest 10% fell from 44.1 % in 1993 to 37.2 % in 2014.199520002005201035%40%45%37.2 %

Nicaragua's income share held by highest 10% fell from 44.1 % in 1993 to 37.2 % in 2014.

Income share held by lowest 20%

% of income

63rd of 84 · 3rd in Latin America*
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Income share held by lowest 20%Nicaragua's income share held by lowest 20% rose from 2.3 % in 1993 to 5.1 % in 2014.19952000200520100%2%4%6%5.1 %

Nicaragua's income share held by lowest 20% rose from 2.3 % in 1993 to 5.1 % in 2014.

Poverty

Extreme poverty

% of population

62nd of 84 · 10th in Latin America*
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Extreme povertyNicaragua's extreme poverty fell from 47.1 % in 1993 to 6.6 % in 2014.19952000200520100%10%20%30%40%50%6.6 %

Nicaragua's extreme poverty fell from 47.1 % in 1993 to 6.6 % in 2014.

Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines

% of population

42nd of 57 · 6th in Latin America*
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Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty linesNicaragua's poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines fell from 47.9 % in 1998 to 24.9 % in 2016.200020052010201520%30%40%50%24.9 %

Nicaragua's poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines fell from 47.9 % in 1998 to 24.9 % in 2016.

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