Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita was 23,412 current LCU per person in 2024. β Volatile
Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita in Nicaragua, 1960β2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita in Nicaragua is 23,412 current LCU per person, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 12.5% on the previous year and up 799.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita in Nicaragua peaked at 23,412 current LCU per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, -5,201 current LCU per person, in 1994.
That places Nicaragua 92nd out of 186 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 current LCU per person | -0 current LCU per person | 0 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0 current LCU per person | -0 current LCU per person | 0 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.6624 current LCU per person | -6.46 current LCU per person | -0 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 1990s | -3,923 current LCU per person | -5,201 current LCU per person | -537.95 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2000s | -3,546 current LCU per person | -4,734 current LCU per person | -1,540 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,183 current LCU per person | 411.74 current LCU per person | 5,167 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 16,558 current LCU per person | 9,809 current LCU per person | 23,412 current LCU per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
- 89 Namibia 24,037 current LCU per person compare
- 90 Cyprus 23,471 current LCU per person compare
- 91 Botswana 23,430 current LCU per person compare
- 93 Poland, Republic of 22,702 current LCU per person compare
- 94 Syrian Arab Republic 22,460 current LCU per person compare
- 95 Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of 22,311 current LCU per person compare
More financial sector data for Nicaragua
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 29.1% (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports 5.72 (2024)
- Net domestic credit 188.32 billion current LCU (2024)
- Net foreign assets 161.92 billion current LCU (2024)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 29.1% (2024)
- Broad money 39.3% (2022)
- Claims on central government, etc. -3.3% (2024)
- Domestic credit to private sector 32.3% (2024)
- Official exchange rate 36.62 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration -8,371 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita in Nicaragua?
- Net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita in Nicaragua was 23,412 current LCU per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 23,412 current LCU per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was -5,201 current LCU per person in 1994.
- How does Nicaragua rank for net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita?
- Nicaragua ranks 92nd out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 799.9%. 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 Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Net foreign assets (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Net foreign assets (current LCU) Γ· Population, total
Computed from
- Net foreign assets International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- 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
Net foreign assets (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.