Poverty & Inequality in Nicaragua 89 indicators covering poverty & inequality for Nicaragua. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 0 surveys 2025 down 100.0% 147th Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person 2025 down 100.0% 146th Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP 2025 down 100.0% 147th Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 2.22 live births per woman 2023 down 11.0% 98th Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 2,515 kg per hectare 2023 up 42.7% 103rd Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 down 12.0% 45th Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 6.63 % change on previous year 2023 up 171.2% 40th Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 27.78 2022 up 33.4% 49th Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 27.8% 2022 up 33.4% 49th Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2022 down 10.1% 48th Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 2.74 % change on previous year 2022 down 11.4% 87th Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via -100 % change on previous year 2024 down 300.0% 144th Gender Inequality Index 0.408 2023 down 4.0% 68th Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 20.2% 2023 up 14.0% 87th Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.1027 2023 down 10.5% 116th Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.1027 2023 down 10.5% 116th Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1264 2023 down 13.7% 114th Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 6.6% 2014 down 60.0% 36th Poverty gap at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 1.8% 2014 down 60.9% 35th Poverty headcount ratio at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 15.7% 2014 down 49.8% 38th Poverty headcount ratio at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 46.5% 2014 down 28.9% 43rd Prosperity gap 4.2 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day 2014 down 30.0% 42nd Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.3528 2023 up 12.6% 57th Poverty gap at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 4.4% 2014 down 56.9% 36th Poverty headcount ratio at societal poverty line 29.2% 2014 down 11.8% 29th Poverty gap at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 18.2% 2014 down 39.3% 39th Population living in slums 5.5% 2020 down 91.8% 111th Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index 0.535 2023 up 6.2% 101st Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index vs. Human Development Index 0.535 2023 up 6.2% 101st Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index vs. GDP per capita 0.535 2023 up 6.2% 101st Proportion of population below international poverty line 6.6% 2014 down 60.0% 38th Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$ 81.5 2023 up 57.5% 110th Income share held by second 20% 9.2% 2014 up 8.2% 113th Income share held by third 20% 13.7% 2014 up 7.0% 115th Income share held by fourth 20% 19.9% 2014 up 3.1% 117th Income share held by highest 20% 52.1% 2014 down 4.6% 8th Income share held by highest 10% 37.2% 2014 down 6.1% 8th Income share held by lowest 10% 2.0% 2014 up 5.3% 100th Income share held by lowest 20% 5.1% 2014 up 6.2% 106th Gini index 46.2 2014 down 5.3% 8th Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income 18.3% 2014 up 7.0% 19th Total shortfall from extreme poverty 120.36 million international-$ in 2021 prices 2014 down 55.3% 55th Poverty gap index at $3 a day 1.8% 2014 down 60.7% 34th Official development assistance grants for poverty reduction, by 0.0745 2024 down 86.8% 88th Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants 0.1% 2024 down 87.7% 82nd Use of interpolation and extrapolation on original Gini coefficient data 5,214 2017 up 54.7% 116th Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social 5.4% 2024 up 61.3% 106th Share of population living in extreme poverty vs. GDP per capita 6.6% 2014 down 60.2% 35th Income inequality vs. GDP per capita 0.4616 2014 down 5.5% 8th Total population living in extreme poverty by world region 398,591 people 2014 down 54.8% 54th Share of population living with less than $3 and $4.20 per day 6.6% 2014 down 60.2% 35th How does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty? 6.6% 2014 down 60.2% 35th Share in extreme poverty vs. poverty gap index 6.6% 2014 down 60.2% 35th Distribution of population between different poverty lines 2.58 million people 2014 up 82.4% 83rd Share of population living in extreme poverty vs. mean income or consumption per day 6.6% 2014 down 60.2% 35th Share in poverty relative to different poverty lines 6.6% 2014 down 60.2% 35th Distribution of population between different poverty lines 229,227 people 2014 up 89.8% 79th Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day 93.4% 2014 down 2.6% 48th Share of population living in extreme poverty 6.6% 2014 down 60.2% 35th Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day 46.5% 2014 down 28.9% 43rd Page 1 of 2 Next →