Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of GDP in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of GDP was 0.1513 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of GDP in Nicaragua, 1977–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of gdp in Nicaragua is 0.1513 current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.8% on the previous year and up 61.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of gdp in Nicaragua peaked at 0.1513 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0018 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1977.
Nicaragua ranks 21st of 192 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of GDP in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 0.0018 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1978 | 0.0019 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0029 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +49.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0056 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +94.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0142 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +155.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0129 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0181 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +40.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0221 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +21.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0342 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +55.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0431 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +26.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0618 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +43.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0626 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0627 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0721 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0824 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0896 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0974 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.8% |
| 2006 | 0.1031 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0996 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0965 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0928 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0942 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0935 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0965 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0985 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 0.096 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0939 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0954 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 0.1012 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1155 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.2% |
| 2019 | 0.1328 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.9% |
| 2020 | 0.1458 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.8% |
| 2021 | 0.1513 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of GDP 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +155.2% | 0.0056 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0142 current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 1992 | +94.3% | 0.0029 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0056 current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0022 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0018 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0029 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 3 |
| 1990s | 0.0265 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0056 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0618 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.0859 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0626 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1031 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1017 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0935 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1328 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1485 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1458 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1513 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
- 18 Guatemala 0.1782 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 19 Moldova 0.1548 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 20 Cape Verde 0.1533 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 22 Georgia 0.1402 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 23 Montenegro 0.1361 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 24 Marshall Islands 0.1319 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More reference data data for Nicaragua
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4575 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0819 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.53 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.4557 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 9.61 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 14.12 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4457 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of gdp in Nicaragua?
- Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of gdp in Nicaragua was 0.1513 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of gdp recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1513 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021.
- What is the lowest personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of gdp recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0018 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1977.
- How does Nicaragua rank for personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of gdp?
- Nicaragua ranks 21st out of 192 countries with data for 2021.
- Is personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 61.9%. 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 Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Personal remittances and foreign aid received divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Personal remittances and foreign aid received ÷ GDP (current US$)
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- Personal remittances and foreign aid received World Bank based on International Monetary Fund balance of payments data (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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Personal remittances and foreign aid received divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.