Affordability - percentage of GDP per capita required to purchase in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Affordability - percentage of GDP per capita required to purchase was 12.91 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
12.91
Change on year
down 24.8%
World rank
26th
of 175 countries
All-time high
17.17
in 2020
All-time low
6.88
in 2012
Years of data
6
2012–2022
Affordability - percentage of GDP per capita required to purchase in Nicaragua, 2012–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase in Nicaragua is 12.91, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of down 24.8% on the previous year and up 87.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase in Nicaragua peaked at 17.17 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 6.88, in 2012.
Nicaragua ranks 26th of 175 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Affordability - percentage of GDP per capita required to purchase in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 6.88 | — |
| 2014 | 7.87 | +14.4% |
| 2016 | 8.35 | +6.1% |
| 2018 | 7.26 | -13.1% |
| 2020 | 17.17 | +136.5% |
| 2022 | 12.91 | -24.8% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 12.91 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 7.02, 1.8× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 12.91 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.4, 3.8× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7.59 | 6.88 | 8.35 | 4 |
| 2020s | 15.04 | 12.91 | 17.17 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
- 23 Samoa 13.95 compare
- 24 Tanzania 13.88 compare
- 25 Turkmenistan 13.17 compare
- 27 Uganda 12.76 compare
- 28 East Timor 12.55 compare
- 29 Sierra Leone 11.98 compare
More health data for Nicaragua
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.83 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6599 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,175 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 215 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.3497 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0458 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.323 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase in Nicaragua?
- Affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase in Nicaragua was 12.91 in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 17.17 in 2020.
- What is the lowest affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.88 in 2012.
- How does Nicaragua rank for affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase?
- Nicaragua ranks 26th out of 175 countries with data for 2022.
- Is affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 87.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Affordability - percentage of GDP per capita required to purchase 2000 cigarettes of the most sold brand. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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