Total shortfall from extreme poverty in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Total shortfall from extreme poverty was 120.36 million international-$ in 2021 prices in 2014. ◆ Volatile
Total shortfall from extreme poverty in Nicaragua, 1993–2014
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in international-$ in 2021 prices.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 120.36 million international-$ in 2021 prices for total shortfall from extreme poverty in 2014. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is down 55.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total shortfall from extreme poverty in Nicaragua peaked at 1.16 billion international-$ in 2021 prices in 1993 and was at its lowest, 120.36 million international-$ in 2021 prices, in 2014.
That places Nicaragua 55th out of 120 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 982.35 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 806.09 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 1.16 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 2 |
| 2000s | 347.78 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 251.20 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 522.67 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 3 |
| 2010s | 120.36 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 120.36 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 120.36 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 1 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
- 52 Tajikistan 131.02 million international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 53 Laos 130.94 million international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 54 Mauritania 123.29 million international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 56 El Salvador 120.21 million international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 57 Nepal 102.02 million international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 58 Sri Lanka 98.27 million international-$ in 2021 prices compare
More poverty & inequality data for Nicaragua
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 0 surveys (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)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 27.8% (2022)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.408 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 20.2% (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.1027 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.1027 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1264 (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.3528 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total shortfall from extreme poverty in Nicaragua?
- Total shortfall from extreme poverty in Nicaragua was 120.36 million international-$ in 2021 prices in 2014, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total shortfall from extreme poverty recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 1.16 billion international-$ in 2021 prices in 1993.
- What is the lowest total shortfall from extreme poverty recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 120.36 million international-$ in 2021 prices in 2014.
- How does Nicaragua rank for total shortfall from extreme poverty?
- Nicaragua ranks 55th out of 120 countries with data for 2014.
- Is total shortfall from extreme poverty rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Total shortfall from extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This is the amount of money that would be theoretically needed to lift the income or consumption of all people in poverty up to $3 per day. However, this is not a measure of the actual cost of eliminating poverty, since it does not take into account the costs involved in making the necessary transfers nor any changes in behavior they would bring about.