Nicaragua: Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure per capita (constant 2015 US$)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2025, Nicaragua's households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure per capita (constant 2015 US$) rose US$78.96 on 2024 (from US$1,799 to US$1,878).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +US$29.94 and a typical year strayed about US$42.07 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.2 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was US$260.38 in 1988 and the biggest yearly fall was US$500.82 in 1979. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2016 to 2025 the straight-line trend is upward, about US$40.5 a year. A straight line explains 56% of the movement over 10 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2025, Nicaragua had the 94th highest value of the 129 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Nicaragua in the 2025 ranking

• West Bank and Gaza — 91st of 129: US$2,002
• Kyrgyz Republic — 92nd of 129: US$1,995
• Algeria — 93rd of 129: US$1,969
• São Tomé and Principe — 95th of 129: US$1,787
• Pakistan — 96th of 129: US$1,564
• Côte d'Ivoire — 97th of 129: US$1,532

What this measures

This field includes expenditure on goods and services by the Household and NPISH sector for the direct satisfaction of human needs or wants, whether individual or collective. The core indicator has been divided by the general population to achieve a per capita estimate.This indicator is expressed in constant prices, meaning the series has been adjusted to account for price changes over time. The reference year for this adjustment is 2015. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.

Limitations: Because policymakers have tended to focus on fostering the growth of output, and because data on production are easier to collect than data on spending, many countries generate their primary estimate of GDP using the production approach. Moreover, many countries do not estimate all the components of national expenditures but instead derive some of the main aggregates indirectly using GDP (based on the production approach) as the control total. Household final consumption expenditure is often estimated as a residual, by subtracting all other known expenditures from GDP. The resulting aggregate may incorporate fairly large discrepancies.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 66 values

Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure per capita (constant 2015 US$) in nearby economies

• Argentina — US$9,022 (2025)
• Bahamas, The — US$20,957 (2024)
• Belize — US$4,119 (2024)
• Bolivia — US$2,185 (2024)
• Brazil — US$6,276 (2025)
• Chile — US$9,482 (2025)
• Colombia — US$5,356 (2025)
• Costa Rica — US$9,721 (2025)

More economic policy & debt data for Nicaragua

• General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) — US$2.53 billion (2025)
• General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) — 92.55 billion (2025)
• General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) — US$2.07 billion (2025)
• General government final consumption expenditure (constant LCU) — 29.48 billion (2025)
• General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP) — 11.36% (2025)
• Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) — US$13.16 billion (2025)
• Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (constant LCU) — 195.05 billion (2025)
• Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$)

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Questions people ask

What is Nicaragua's households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure per capita (constant 2015 US$)?

US$1,878 in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1960?

It is up 54.24% from US$1,218 in 1960 (0.67% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$1,887 in 1977 and the lowest US$645.34 in 1987.

How does Nicaragua rank?

94th highest of 129 economies with data for 2025.

Is the latest change in households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure per capita (constant 2015 US$) unusual for Nicaragua?

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NE.CON.PRVT.PC.KD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs); National Accounts data files, Central Banks; Staff estimates, World Bank (WB) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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