Income inequality vs. GDP per capita in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Income inequality vs. GDP per capita was 0.4616 in 2014. ▼ Falling
Income inequality vs. GDP per capita in Nicaragua, 1993–2014
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2014, income inequality vs. gdp per capita in Nicaragua stood at 0.4616.
That represents a change of down 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income inequality vs. gdp per capita in Nicaragua peaked at 0.5712 in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.4394, in 2009.
Nicaragua ranks 8th of 120 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Income inequality vs. GDP per capita in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0.5712 | — |
| 1998 | 0.5438 | -4.8% |
| 2001 | 0.5287 | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 0.4882 | -7.7% |
| 2009 | 0.4394 | -10.0% |
| 2014 | 0.4616 | +5.0% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 0.4616 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3528, 1.3× the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 0.4616 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.4447, 1.0× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5575 | 0.5438 | 0.5712 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.4855 | 0.4394 | 0.5287 | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.4616 | 0.4616 | 0.4616 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
More poverty & inequality data for Nicaragua
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 0 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 2.22 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 2,515 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 6.63 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 27.78 (2022)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 27.8% (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income inequality vs. gdp per capita in Nicaragua?
- Income inequality vs. gdp per capita in Nicaragua was 0.4616 in 2014, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest income inequality vs. gdp per capita recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5712 in 1993.
- What is the lowest income inequality vs. gdp per capita recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4394 in 2009.
- How does Nicaragua rank for income inequality vs. gdp per capita?
- Nicaragua ranks 8th out of 120 countries with data for 2014.
- Is income inequality vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Income inequality vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Gini coefficient measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality.