CPIA equity of public resource use rating (1=low to 6=high) in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: CPIA equity of public resource use rating (1=low to 6=high) was 3.5 1=low to 6=high in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
3.5 1=low to 6=high
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
30th
of 85 countries
All-time high
4 1=low to 6=high
in 2005
All-time low
3.5 1=low to 6=high
in 2009
Years of data
21
2005–2025
CPIA equity of public resource use rating in Nicaragua, 2005–2025
Source: CPIA database, World Bank Group (WBG). Measured in 1=low to 6=high.
Analysis
In 2025, cpia equity of public resource use rating in Nicaragua stood at 3.5 1=low to 6=high. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cpia equity of public resource use rating in Nicaragua peaked at 4 1=low to 6=high in 2005 and was at its lowest, 3.5 1=low to 6=high, in 2009.
That places Nicaragua 30th out of 85 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
CPIA equity of public resource use rating (1=low to 6=high) in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | 1=low to 6=high | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 4 1=low to 6=high | — |
| 2006 | 4 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 4 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 4 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | -12.5% |
| 2010 | 4 1=low to 6=high | +14.3% |
| 2011 | 4 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 4 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 4 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 4 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 4 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 4 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 4 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 4 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 4 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 4 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 4 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | -12.5% |
| 2023 | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 3.5 1=low to 6=high is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.5 1=low to 6=high, 1.0× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 3.5 1=low to 6=high is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.5 1=low to 6=high, 1.0× the median. (9 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.9 1=low to 6=high | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | 4 1=low to 6=high | 5 |
| 2010s | 4 1=low to 6=high | 4 1=low to 6=high | 4 1=low to 6=high | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.67 1=low to 6=high | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | 4 1=low to 6=high | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
- 30 Bangladesh 3.5 1=low to 6=high compare
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- 30 Cape Verde 3.5 1=low to 6=high compare
- 30 Democratic Republic of Congo 3.5 1=low to 6=high compare
- 30 Djibouti 3.5 1=low to 6=high compare
- 30 Ethiopia 3.5 1=low to 6=high compare
- 30 Gambia 3.5 1=low to 6=high compare
- 30 Grenada 3.5 1=low to 6=high compare
- 30 Guinea 3.5 1=low to 6=high compare
- 30 Honduras 3.5 1=low to 6=high compare
- 30 Kosovo 3.5 1=low to 6=high compare
- 30 Liberia 3.5 1=low to 6=high compare
- 30 Madagascar 3.5 1=low to 6=high compare
- 30 Maldives 3.5 1=low to 6=high compare
- 30 Moldova 3.5 1=low to 6=high compare
- 30 Nepal 3.5 1=low to 6=high compare
- 30 Pakistan 3.5 1=low to 6=high compare
- 30 Sierra Leone 3.5 1=low to 6=high compare
- 30 Saint Lucia 3.5 1=low to 6=high compare
- 30 Tajikistan 3.5 1=low to 6=high compare
- 30 Zimbabwe 3.5 1=low to 6=high compare
- 30 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 3.5 1=low to 6=high compare
More public sector data for Nicaragua
- Democracy, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Elected parliament, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cpia equity of public resource use rating in Nicaragua?
- Cpia equity of public resource use rating in Nicaragua was 3.5 1=low to 6=high in 2025, according to CPIA database, World Bank Group (WBG).
- What is the highest cpia equity of public resource use rating recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 4 1=low to 6=high in 2005.
- What is the lowest cpia equity of public resource use rating recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.5 1=low to 6=high in 2009.
- How does Nicaragua rank for cpia equity of public resource use rating?
- Nicaragua ranks 30th out of 85 countries with data for 2025.
- Is cpia equity of public resource use rating rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from CPIA database, World Bank Group (WBG), published as part of CPIA equity of public resource use rating (1=low to 6=high). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Equity of public resource use assesses the extent to which the pattern of public expenditures and revenue collection affects the poor and is consistent with national poverty reduction priorities.