Compensation of employees in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Compensation of employees was 34.98 billion current LCU in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Compensation of employees in Nicaragua, 1990–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
In 2024, compensation of employees in Nicaragua stood at 34.98 billion current LCU. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 91.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, compensation of employees in Nicaragua peaked at 34.98 billion current LCU in 2024 and was at its lowest, 22.45 million current LCU, in 1990.
Nicaragua ranks 89th of 156 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 902.48 million current LCU | 22.45 million current LCU | 1.68 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.32 billion current LCU | 1.89 billion current LCU | 10.18 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.31 billion current LCU | 10.66 billion current LCU | 27.61 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.52 billion current LCU | 28.04 billion current LCU | 34.98 billion current LCU | 5 |
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More public sector data for Nicaragua
- Arms imports 13.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2019)
- Tax revenue 20.1% (2024)
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains 41.3% (2024)
- Taxes on goods and services 47.5% (2024)
- Net investment in nonfinancial assets 3.2% (2024)
- Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) 2.3% (2024)
- Interest payments 7.0% (2024)
- Grants and other revenue 7.1% (2024)
- Interest payments 9.2% (2023)
- Other taxes 0.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is compensation of employees in Nicaragua?
- Compensation of employees in Nicaragua was 34.98 billion current LCU in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest compensation of employees recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 34.98 billion current LCU in 2024.
- What is the lowest compensation of employees recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.45 million current LCU in 1990.
- How does Nicaragua rank for compensation of employees?
- Nicaragua ranks 89th out of 156 countries with data for 2024.
- Is compensation of employees rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 91.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Compensation of employees (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Compensation of employees is defined as the total remuneration, in cash or in kind, payable by an enterprise to an employee in return for work done by the latter during the accounting period. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.