Share of workers who are employees vs. GDP per capita in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Share of workers who are employees vs. GDP per capita was 55.5% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of workers who are employees vs. GDP per capita in Nicaragua, 1991–2024
Source: International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of workers who are employees vs. gdp per capita in Nicaragua stood at 55.5%. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of workers who are employees vs. gdp per capita in Nicaragua peaked at 55.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 51.9%, in 2005.
Nicaragua ranks 122nd of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of workers who are employees vs. GDP per capita in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 53.5% | — |
| 1992 | 53.4% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 53.3% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 53.4% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 53.5% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 53.6% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 53.8% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 54.0% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 54.1% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 54.3% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 54.4% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 53.8% | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 53.1% | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 52.5% | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 51.9% | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 52.2% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 52.5% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 52.8% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 52.8% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 53.0% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 53.2% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 53.5% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 53.7% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 54.0% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 54.3% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 54.5% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 54.8% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 55.0% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 55.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 54.4% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 54.8% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 55.0% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 55.3% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 55.5% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 53.6% | 53.3% | 54.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 53.0% | 51.9% | 54.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.1% | 53.0% | 55.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.0% | 54.4% | 55.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
- 119 Iran, Islamic Republic of 56.8% compare
- 120 Sao Tome and Principe 55.9% compare
- 121 Honduras 55.6% compare
- 123 Samoa 55.3% compare
- 124 Uzbekistan 54.3% compare
- 125 Colombia 54.3% compare
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 share of workers who are employees vs. gdp per capita in Nicaragua?
- Share of workers who are employees vs. gdp per capita in Nicaragua was 55.5% in 2024, according to International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of workers who are employees vs. gdp per capita recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 55.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of workers who are employees vs. gdp per capita recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.9% in 2005.
- How does Nicaragua rank for share of workers who are employees vs. gdp per capita?
- Nicaragua ranks 122nd out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of workers who are employees vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of workers who are employees vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of people in employment working as employees, as a percentage of total employment.