Relative poverty: Share of population below 40% of the median in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Relative poverty: Share of population below 40% of the median was 10.3% in 2014. ▼ Falling
Relative poverty: Share of population below 40% of the median in Nicaragua, 1993–2014
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 10.3% for relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median in 2014.
That represents a change of up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median in Nicaragua peaked at 20.1% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 10.0%, in 2005.
Nicaragua ranks 25th of 120 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Relative poverty: Share of population below 40% of the median in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 20.1% | — |
| 1998 | 16.8% | -16.4% |
| 2001 | 13.1% | -21.6% |
| 2005 | 10.0% | -24.3% |
| 2009 | 10.9% | +9.2% |
| 2014 | 10.3% | -5.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.4% | 16.8% | 20.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 11.3% | 10.0% | 13.1% | 3 |
| 2010s | 10.3% | 10.3% | 10.3% | 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 relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median in Nicaragua?
- Relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median in Nicaragua was 10.3% in 2014, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 20.1% in 1993.
- What is the lowest relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.0% in 2005.
- How does Nicaragua rank for relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median?
- Nicaragua ranks 25th out of 120 countries with data for 2014.
- Is relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. 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 (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Relative poverty: Share of population below 40% of the median. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below 40% of the median.