Human capital per capita in Nicaragua

Nicaragua: Human capital per capita was 10,614 current US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
10,614 current US$
Change on year
down 2.0%
World rank
108th
of 150 countries
All-time high
12,204 current US$
in 2017
All-time low
5,210 current US$
in 1999
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Human capital per capita in Nicaragua, 1995–2020

02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k1995200720201995: 5.2k current US$1996: 5.3k current US$1997: 5.3k current US$1998: 5.4k current US$1999: 5.2k current US$2000: 5.4k current US$2001: 5.6k current US$2002: 6.7k current US$2003: 6.7k current US$2004: 7.2k current US$2005: 7.6k current US$2006: 7.6k current US$2007: 8.2k current US$2008: 9.4k current US$2009: 8.9k current US$2010: 8.8k current US$2011: 9.8k current US$2012: 10.3k current US$2013: 10.5k current US$2014: 11.2k current US$2015: 11.8k current US$2016: 12.0k current US$2017: 12.2k current US$2018: 11.5k current US$2019: 10.8k current US$2020: 10.6k current US$

Source: World Bank. Measured in current US$.

Analysis

Nicaragua recorded 10,614 current US$ for human capital per capita in 2020.

The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and up 20.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, human capital per capita in Nicaragua peaked at 12,204 current US$ in 2017 and was at its lowest, 5,210 current US$, in 1999.

Nicaragua ranks 108th of 150 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 5,301 current US$ 5,210 current US$ 5,441 current US$ 5
2000s 7,332 current US$ 5,423 current US$ 9,428 current US$ 10
2010s 10,885 current US$ 8,826 current US$ 12,204 current US$ 10
2020s 10,614 current US$ 10,614 current US$ 10,614 current US$ 1

Countries ranked near Nicaragua

  1. 105 Egypt 11,046 current US$ compare
  2. 106 Benin 10,903 current US$ compare
  3. 107 Solomon Islands 10,754 current US$ compare
  4. 109 Zimbabwe 10,195 current US$ compare
  5. 110 Bangladesh 9,384 current US$ compare
  6. 111 Ethiopia 9,113 current US$ compare

See the full ranking of 151 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is human capital per capita in Nicaragua?
Human capital per capita in Nicaragua was 10,614 current US$ in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest human capital per capita recorded in Nicaragua?
The highest recorded value was 12,204 current US$ in 2017.
What is the lowest human capital per capita recorded in Nicaragua?
The lowest recorded value was 5,210 current US$ in 1999.
How does Nicaragua rank for human capital per capita?
Nicaragua ranks 108th out of 150 countries with data for 2020.
Is human capital per capita rising or falling in Nicaragua?
Over the last ten years it is up 20.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Human capital per capita (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Human capital per capita (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
151 places, 3,885 data points, 1995–2020
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