Monthly minimum wage (Local currency), per capita in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Monthly minimum wage (Local currency), per capita was 0.0011 units per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Monthly minimum wage (Local currency), per capita in Nicaragua, 1995–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for monthly minimum wage (local currency), per capita in Nicaragua is 0.0011 units per person, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.6% on the previous year and up 75.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, monthly minimum wage (local currency), per capita in Nicaragua peaked at 0.0011 units per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 units per person, in 1996.
Nicaragua ranks 78th of 170 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.
Monthly minimum wage (Local currency), per capita in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.0001 units per person | — |
| 1996 | 0.0001 units per person | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0001 units per person | +96.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0001 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0001 units per person | +18.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0001 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0001 units per person | +10.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0001 units per person | +7.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0002 units per person | +11.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0002 units per person | +7.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0002 units per person | +13.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0002 units per person | +15.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0003 units per person | +16.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0003 units per person | +13.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0004 units per person | +29.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0004 units per person | +10.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0005 units per person | +11.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0005 units per person | +11.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0006 units per person | +10.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0006 units per person | +9.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0007 units per person | +9.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0008 units per person | +7.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0008 units per person | +7.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0009 units per person | +9.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0009 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0009 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0009 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0009 units per person | +5.6% |
| 2023 | 0.001 units per person | +8.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0011 units per person | +8.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0004 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0007 units per person | 0.0004 units per person | 0.0009 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.001 units per person | 0.0009 units per person | 0.0011 units per person | 5 |
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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 monthly minimum wage (local currency), per capita in Nicaragua?
- Monthly minimum wage (local currency), per capita in Nicaragua was 0.0011 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest monthly minimum wage (local currency), per capita recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0011 units per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest monthly minimum wage (local currency), per capita recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 units per person in 1996.
- How does Nicaragua rank for monthly minimum wage (local currency), per capita?
- Nicaragua ranks 78th out of 170 countries with data for 2024.
- Is monthly minimum wage (local currency), per capita rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 75.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Monthly minimum wage (Local currency), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Monthly minimum wage (Local currency) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Monthly minimum wage (Local currency) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Monthly minimum wage International Labour Organization
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Monthly minimum wage (Local currency) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.