Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP was 0.2955 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising
Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP in Nicaragua, 2001–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in US dollar per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 0.2955 US dollar per US$ of GDP for reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp in 2024. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 63.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp in Nicaragua peaked at 0.2955 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0718 US dollar per US$ of GDP, in 2001.
Nicaragua ranks 37th of 169 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | US dollar per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.0718 US dollar per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2002 | 0.0868 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +20.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0955 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +10.1% |
| 2004 | 0.1153 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +20.8% |
| 2005 | 0.1066 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -7.6% |
| 2006 | 0.1271 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +19.2% |
| 2007 | 0.139 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +9.4% |
| 2008 | 0.125 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -10.1% |
| 2009 | 0.1793 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +43.4% |
| 2010 | 0.1949 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +8.7% |
| 2011 | 0.1834 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -5.9% |
| 2012 | 0.1688 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -8.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1706 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.1807 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +5.9% |
| 2015 | 0.1844 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1728 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -6.3% |
| 2017 | 0.1881 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +8.8% |
| 2018 | 0.1597 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -15.1% |
| 2019 | 0.1732 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +8.4% |
| 2020 | 0.236 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +36.3% |
| 2021 | 0.2694 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +14.1% |
| 2022 | 0.2669 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.2915 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +9.2% |
| 2024 | 0.2955 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +1.4% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 0.2955 US dollar per US$ of GDP is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1557 US dollar per US$ of GDP, 1.9× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 0.2955 US dollar per US$ of GDP is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1609 US dollar per US$ of GDP, 1.8× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1163 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0718 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.1793 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.1777 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.1597 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.1949 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2718 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.236 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.2955 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
- 34 Japan 0.3082 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 35 North Macedonia 0.3031 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 36 Micronesia, Federated States of 0.2965 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 38 Republic of Moldova 0.2951 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 39 Russian Federation 0.2947 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 40 Iraq 0.2874 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
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 reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp in Nicaragua?
- Reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp in Nicaragua was 0.2955 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2955 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2024.
- What is the lowest reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0718 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2001.
- How does Nicaragua rank for reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp?
- Nicaragua ranks 37th out of 169 countries with data for 2024.
- Is reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 63.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.