Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Percent of GDP in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Percent of GDP was 68.45 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Percent of GDP in Nicaragua, 1960–2019
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 68.45 for capital stock, general government, constant prices, percent of gdp in 2019.
That represents a change of up 8.7% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, capital stock, general government, constant prices, percent of gdp in Nicaragua peaked at 103.67 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 49.4, in 1974.
Nicaragua ranks 63rd of 177 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 60 years of available data.
Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Percent of GDP in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 74.62 | — |
| 1961 | 72.52 | -2.8% |
| 1962 | 66.47 | -8.3% |
| 1963 | 63.7 | -4.2% |
| 1964 | 58.6 | -8.0% |
| 1965 | 54.41 | -7.1% |
| 1966 | 54 | -0.8% |
| 1967 | 52.88 | -2.1% |
| 1968 | 55.1 | +4.2% |
| 1969 | 53.39 | -3.1% |
| 1970 | 54.91 | +2.8% |
| 1971 | 54.26 | -1.2% |
| 1972 | 54.5 | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 53.27 | -2.3% |
| 1974 | 49.4 | -7.3% |
| 1975 | 51.11 | +3.5% |
| 1976 | 50.85 | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 50.03 | -1.6% |
| 1978 | 57.23 | +14.4% |
| 1979 | 79.32 | +38.6% |
| 1980 | 74.9 | -5.6% |
| 1981 | 72.01 | -3.9% |
| 1982 | 75.28 | +4.5% |
| 1983 | 73.56 | -2.3% |
| 1984 | 76.46 | +4.0% |
| 1985 | 81.55 | +6.7% |
| 1986 | 84.21 | +3.3% |
| 1987 | 86.32 | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 100.3 | +16.2% |
| 1989 | 103.16 | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 103.5 | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 103.67 | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 102.97 | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 103.56 | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 100.2 | -3.2% |
| 1995 | 95.96 | -4.2% |
| 1996 | 91.54 | -4.6% |
| 1997 | 89.53 | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 86.22 | -3.7% |
| 1999 | 80.42 | -6.7% |
| 2000 | 78.96 | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 77.96 | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 78.62 | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 76.68 | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 73.06 | -4.7% |
| 2005 | 70.82 | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 68.59 | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 65.47 | -4.5% |
| 2008 | 63.82 | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 67.06 | +5.1% |
| 2010 | 65.61 | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 62.68 | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 59.93 | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 58.41 | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 57.34 | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 56.42 | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 56.76 | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 57.1 | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 62.96 | +10.2% |
| 2019 | 68.45 | +8.7% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 68.45 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 50.8, 1.3× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 68.45 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 73.3, 93% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Percent of GDP in Nicaragua changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | +38.6% | 57.23 | 79.32 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 60.57 | 52.88 | 74.62 | 10 |
| 1970s | 55.49 | 49.4 | 79.32 | 10 |
| 1980s | 82.77 | 72.01 | 103.16 | 10 |
| 1990s | 95.76 | 80.42 | 103.67 | 10 |
| 2000s | 72.1 | 63.82 | 78.96 | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.57 | 56.42 | 68.45 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
More public sector data for Nicaragua
- Arms imports 13.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2019)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 2.01 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2019)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2019)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -91.86 % change on previous year (2017)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 13.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2019)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 15.22 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0053 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 6.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 105.26 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 108.03 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is capital stock, general government, constant prices, percent of gdp in Nicaragua?
- Capital stock, general government, constant prices, percent of gdp in Nicaragua was 68.45 in 2019, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest capital stock, general government, constant prices, percent of gdp recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 103.67 in 1991.
- What is the lowest capital stock, general government, constant prices, percent of gdp recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.4 in 1974.
- How does Nicaragua rank for capital stock, general government, constant prices, percent of gdp?
- Nicaragua ranks 63rd out of 177 countries with data for 2019.
- Is capital stock, general government, constant prices, percent of gdp rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Percent of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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This dataset provides comprehensive data for investment and capital stock for the general government, private sector and public-private partnerships, across the Fund member countries.