Money (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency), per capita in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Money (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency), per capita was 1,807 units per person in 2008. ◆ Volatile
Money (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency), per capita in Nicaragua, 1960–2008
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2008, money (depository corporations survey, domestic currency), per capita in Nicaragua stood at 1,807 units per person. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.
The figure is up 13.0% on the previous year and up 245.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, money (depository corporations survey, domestic currency), per capita in Nicaragua peaked at 1,807 units per person in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 1960.
Nicaragua ranks 139th of 160 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Money (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency), per capita in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1962 | 0 units per person | +25.6% |
| 1963 | 0 units per person | +9.3% |
| 1964 | 0 units per person | +12.4% |
| 1965 | 0 units per person | +13.2% |
| 1966 | 0 units per person | +2.0% |
| 1967 | 0 units per person | -7.3% |
| 1968 | 0 units per person | -13.1% |
| 1969 | 0 units per person | +2.6% |
| 1970 | 0 units per person | +9.2% |
| 1971 | 0 units per person | +3.8% |
| 1972 | 0 units per person | +17.5% |
| 1973 | 0 units per person | +48.7% |
| 1974 | 0 units per person | +11.1% |
| 1975 | 0 units per person | -7.3% |
| 1976 | 0 units per person | +24.8% |
| 1977 | 0 units per person | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 0 units per person | -9.7% |
| 1979 | 0 units per person | +91.0% |
| 1980 | 0 units per person | +28.8% |
| 1981 | 0 units per person | +23.4% |
| 1982 | 0 units per person | +22.3% |
| 1983 | 0 units per person | +69.0% |
| 1984 | 0 units per person | +79.0% |
| 1985 | 0 units per person | +156.6% |
| 1986 | 0 units per person | +244.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0001 units per person | +620.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0084 units per person | +11406.2% |
| 1989 | 0.2032 units per person | +2311.1% |
| 1990 | 12.68 units per person | +6139.3% |
| 1991 | 178.04 units per person | +1304.2% |
| 1992 | 193.87 units per person | +8.9% |
| 1993 | 180.86 units per person | -6.7% |
| 1994 | 241.18 units per person | +33.4% |
| 1995 | 267.59 units per person | +11.0% |
| 1996 | 349.87 units per person | +30.7% |
| 1997 | 429.23 units per person | +22.7% |
| 1998 | 522.39 units per person | +21.7% |
| 1999 | 636.05 units per person | +21.8% |
| 2000 | 679.27 units per person | +6.8% |
| 2001 | 603.98 units per person | -11.1% |
| 2002 | 607.44 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 729.96 units per person | +20.2% |
| 2004 | 911.58 units per person | +24.9% |
| 2005 | 1,083 units per person | +18.8% |
| 2006 | 1,224 units per person | +13.1% |
| 2007 | 1,599 units per person | +30.6% |
| 2008 | 1,807 units per person | +13.0% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 1,807 units per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 35,525 units per person, 5% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 1,807 units per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 6,620 units per person, 27% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Money (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency), per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | +11406.2% | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0084 units per person |
| 1990 | +6139.3% | 0.2032 units per person | 12.68 units per person |
| 1989 | +2311.1% | 0.0084 units per person | 0.2032 units per person |
| 1991 | +1304.2% | 12.68 units per person | 178.04 units per person |
| 1987 | +620.3% | 0 units per person | 0.0001 units per person |
| 1986 | +244.1% | 0 units per person | 0 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0212 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.2032 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 301.18 units per person | 12.68 units per person | 636.05 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,027 units per person | 603.98 units per person | 1,807 units per person | 9 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
More financial sector data for Nicaragua
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 6.35 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0015 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 4.64 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 6.35 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is money (depository corporations survey, domestic currency), per capita in Nicaragua?
- Money (depository corporations survey, domestic currency), per capita in Nicaragua was 1,807 units per person in 2008, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest money (depository corporations survey, domestic currency), per capita recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 1,807 units per person in 2008.
- What is the lowest money (depository corporations survey, domestic currency), per capita recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1960.
- How does Nicaragua rank for money (depository corporations survey, domestic currency), per capita?
- Nicaragua ranks 139th out of 160 countries with data for 2008.
- Is money (depository corporations survey, domestic currency), per capita rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 245.8%. 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 Money (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Money (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Money (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Money International Monetary Fund
- 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
Money (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.