Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income was 18.3% in 2014. ▼ Falling
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income 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. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2014, proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Nicaragua stood at 18.3%.
That represents a change of up 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Nicaragua peaked at 26.0% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 16.6%, in 2009.
Nicaragua ranks 19th of 123 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 26.0% | — |
| 1998 | 22.2% | -14.6% |
| 2001 | 19.0% | -14.4% |
| 2005 | 17.1% | -10.0% |
| 2009 | 16.6% | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 18.3% | +10.2% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 18.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10.8%, 1.7× the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 18.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 18.0%, 1.0× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.1% | 22.2% | 26.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 17.6% | 16.6% | 19.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 18.3% | 18.3% | 18.3% | 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 proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Nicaragua?
- Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Nicaragua was 18.3% 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 proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 26.0% in 1993.
- What is the lowest proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.6% in 2009.
- How does Nicaragua rank for proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income?
- Nicaragua ranks 19th out of 123 countries with data for 2014.
- Is proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. 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. 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 Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people in the population who live in households whose per capita income or consumption is below half of the median income or consumption per capita. The median is measured at 2021 Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) using the Poverty and Inequality Platform (http://www.pip.worldbank.org). For some countries, medians are not reported due to grouped and/or confidential data. The reference year is the year in which the underlying household survey data was collected. In cases for which the data collection period bridged two calendar years, the first year in which data were collected is reported.