Share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices was 35.4% in 2014. ▼ Falling
Share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Nicaragua, 1993–2014
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 35.4% for share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in 2014. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 34.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Nicaragua peaked at 74.8% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 35.4%, in 2014.
Nicaragua ranks 44th of 119 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 74.8% | — |
| 1998 | 70.0% | -6.4% |
| 2001 | 63.3% | -9.6% |
| 2005 | 54.4% | -14.0% |
| 2009 | 50.2% | -7.7% |
| 2014 | 35.4% | -29.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 72.4% | 70.0% | 74.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 56.0% | 50.2% | 63.3% | 3 |
| 2010s | 35.4% | 35.4% | 35.4% | 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 share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Nicaragua?
- Share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Nicaragua was 35.4% in 2014, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 74.8% in 1993.
- What is the lowest share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.4% in 2014.
- How does Nicaragua rank for share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices?
- Nicaragua ranks 44th out of 119 countries with data for 2014.
- Is share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.9%. 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 (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $5.50 per day.