Growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Growth rate of real gdp per employed person was 1.02 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Nicaragua, 2000–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Nicaragua is 1.02, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 38.2% on the previous year and down 63.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Nicaragua peaked at 6.95 in 2021 and was at its lowest, -4.15, in 2019.
Nicaragua ranks 130th of 187 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.
Growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.9 | — |
| 2001 | -0.07 | -107.8% |
| 2002 | -1.87 | +2571.4% |
| 2003 | -0.33 | -82.4% |
| 2004 | 1.02 | -409.1% |
| 2005 | 0.14 | -86.3% |
| 2006 | 1.08 | +671.4% |
| 2007 | 1.72 | +59.3% |
| 2008 | 2.02 | +17.4% |
| 2009 | -3.87 | -291.6% |
| 2010 | 1.31 | -133.9% |
| 2011 | 2.23 | +70.2% |
| 2012 | 2.26 | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 2.4 | +6.2% |
| 2014 | 1.42 | -40.8% |
| 2015 | 2.8 | +97.2% |
| 2016 | 1.58 | -43.6% |
| 2017 | 1.91 | +20.9% |
| 2018 | -2.93 | -253.4% |
| 2019 | -4.15 | +41.6% |
| 2020 | -2.27 | -45.3% |
| 2021 | 6.95 | -406.2% |
| 2022 | -0.13 | -101.9% |
| 2023 | 1.68 | -1392.3% |
| 2024 | 1.65 | -1.8% |
| 2025 | 1.02 | -38.2% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 1.02 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.77, 57% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 1.02 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.23, 83% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Growth rate of real gdp per employed person 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | -2571.4% | -0.07 | -1.87 |
| 2023 | +1392.3% | -0.13 | 1.68 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.074 | -3.87 | 2.02 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.883 | -4.15 | 2.8 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.48 | -2.27 | 6.95 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
More work & labour data for Nicaragua
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 1.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 1.41 % change on previous year (2023)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 1.36 % change on previous year (2023)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate 0.2248 % change on previous year (2023)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 1.45 % change on previous year (2023)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 3,954 1000 No (2023)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 2,653 1000 No (2023)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 3,468 1000 No (2023)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 3,356 1000 No (2023)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 6,916 1000 No (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Nicaragua?
- Growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Nicaragua was 1.02 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest growth rate of real gdp per employed person recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 6.95 in 2021.
- What is the lowest growth rate of real gdp per employed person recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was -4.15 in 2019.
- How does Nicaragua rank for growth rate of real gdp per employed person?
- Nicaragua ranks 130th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is growth rate of real gdp per employed person rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is down 63.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Growth rate of real gdp per employed person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 26 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).