Income share held by lowest 10% in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Income share held by lowest 10% was 2.0% in 2014. ▲ Rising
Income share held by lowest 10% in Nicaragua, 1993–2014
Source: World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ.
Analysis
The most recent figure for income share held by lowest 10% in Nicaragua is 2.0%, measured in 2014. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share held by lowest 10% in Nicaragua peaked at 2.0% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 1993.
That places Nicaragua 100th out of 123 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Income share held by lowest 10% in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0.6% | — |
| 1998 | 1.0% | +66.7% |
| 2001 | 1.4% | +40.0% |
| 2005 | 1.9% | +35.7% |
| 2009 | 2.0% | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 1.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.8% | 1.4% | 2.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 2.0% | 2.0% | 2.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
- 100 Paraguay 2.0% compare
- 100 Peru 2.0% compare
- 103 Argentina 1.9% compare
- 103 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 1.9% compare
- 103 El Salvador 1.9% compare
- 103 North Macedonia 1.9% compare
More poverty & inequality data for Nicaragua
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 0 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 2.22 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 2,515 (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 revenues vs income inequality 27.78 (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 2.74 % change on previous year (2022)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.408 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income share held by lowest 10% in Nicaragua?
- Income share held by lowest 10% in Nicaragua was 2.0% in 2014, according to World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ.
- What is the highest income share held by lowest 10% recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 2.0% in 2009.
- What is the lowest income share held by lowest 10% recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 1993.
- How does Nicaragua rank for income share held by lowest 10%?
- Nicaragua ranks 100th out of 123 countries with data for 2014.
- Is income share held by lowest 10% rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ, published as part of Income share held by lowest 10%. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Percentage share of income or consumption is the share that accrues to subgroups of population indicated by deciles or quintiles.