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Nicaragua

Nicaragua's inflation rate is 2.08 %, the 2nd lowest of 123. And its debt per person is $1,104, ranked 16th of 123.

Of 14 fields published for Nicaragua, these two sit furthest from the middle of the atlas.

Inflation rate2 / 123

Is it expensive, or does the pay keep up?

Price level

34 % of US prices

34 of 125 · 2025 · the figure and its source →

Money's value

20.20 %

100 saved in Nicaragua in 2000 buys what 20 buys today — 80 % of its purchasing power is gone.

86 of 116 · 2025 · the figure and its source →

Price level34 / 125

What is left after the state takes its share?

Minimum wage

$565 PPP/mo

The law in Nicaragua sets the floor at about $565 a month, measured in dollars adjusted for what they buy locally.

49 of 85 · 2024 · the figure and its source →

Minimum wage49 / 85

Does money in the bank keep its value?

Savings vs inflation

0.19 %

A bank account in Nicaragua currently gains about 0.2 pp of purchasing power a year.

43 of 69 · 2025 · the figure and its source →

Deposit rate

2.27 %

51 of 70 · 2025 · the figure and its source →

Inflation rate

2.08 %

At 2.1 % a year, prices double in about 35 years if it holds.

2 of 123 · 2025 · the figure and its source →

Savings vs inflation43 / 69

GDP per capita

$3,173

ranked 105th of 127

$325 since 2024 $2,156 since 2000

GDP growth

4.92 %

ranked 25th of 127

1.34 pp since 2024 0.82 pp since 2000

Government debt

34.80 %

ranked 28th of 124

3.10 pp since 2024 51.60 pp since 1997

Money's value

20.20 %

ranked 86th of 116

0.40 pp since 2024 79.80 pp since 2000

Price level

34 % of US prices

ranked 34th of 125

Deposit rate

2.27 %

ranked 51st of 70

Where Nicaragua sits, field by field

Each dot is Nicaragua’s position among every country that publishes that field. Sorted by distance from the middle, so what is unusual about the country comes first.

  1. Inflation rate2.08 %2 of 123
  2. Debt per person$1,10416 of 123
  3. GDP per capita$3,173105 of 127
  4. GDP growth4.92 %25 of 127
  5. Government debt34.80 %28 of 124
  6. Money's value20.20 %86 of 116
  7. Price level34 % of US prices34 of 125
  8. Deposit rate2.27 %51 of 70
  9. Bank spread6.89 %45 of 62
  10. Savings vs inflation0.19 %43 of 69
  11. Minimum wage$565 PPP/mo49 of 85
  12. Lending rate9.16 %37 of 67
  13. Unemployment rate5.04 %57 of 124
  14. Public holidays12 days49 of 104

Financially nearest · computed, not curated

Cambodia

avg gap 16.3 pp · 11 shared fields

Most separates them: public holidays 12 days (Nicaragua) vs 21 days

Tanzania

avg gap 16.9 pp · 10 shared fields

Most separates them: unemployment 5.04 % (Nicaragua) vs 1.57 %

Peru

avg gap 17.3 pp · 14 shared fields

Most separates them: money's value 20.20 % (Nicaragua) vs 47.80 %

Guatemala

avg gap 17.6 pp · 14 shared fields

Most separates them: savings vs inflation 0.19 % (Nicaragua) vs 3.62 %

Where Nicaragua is unremarkable
Bank spread6.89 %ranked 45th of 62
Savings vs inflation0.19 %ranked 43rd of 69
Minimum wage$565 PPP/moranked 49th of 85
Lending rate9.16 %ranked 37th of 67
Unemployment rate5.04 %ranked 57th of 124
Public holidays12 daysranked 49th of 104

14 fields published for Nicaragua, every one dated and sourced · 21 not published yet

Awaiting an official source for Nicaragua: mortgage rate, real policy rate, take-home pay, tax on pay, house price growth since 2015, house price growth, rent, petrol, electricity, tax wedge, minimum wage, retirement age (men), retirement age (women), average salary, monthly earnings, median earnings, median income, vat, corporate tax, top income tax, currency.

Sources for all 14 figures
What would a loan cost here?Taxes in Nicaragua