Extreme poverty rate — all countries

Extreme poverty rate — Nicaragua

Extreme poverty rate in Nicaragua in 2014 — 6.6%. Ranked 62 in the world out of 84. Since 1993, the indicator has fallen by 40.5 pp.

2014 6.6% −7.3 pp vs 2009
World rank 62of 84
Period maximum 47.1%1993
Period minimum 6.6%2014

Trend over time

1993–2014 · % of population

Extreme poverty rate — Nicaragua, 1993–20140204060199319961999200220052008201120141993: 47.1%1998: 34.7%2001: 26.3%2005: 16.5%2009: 13.9%2014: 6.6%
Change over the period: −40.5 pp Annual average: -1.93 pp

Comparison, 2014

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Nicaragua

Nicaragua 6.6%
World 14.5%
Central America computed 7.8%
Extreme poverty rate — Nicaragua, by year Nicaragua All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2014 6.6
2009 13.9
2005 16.5
2001 26.3
1998 34.7
1993 47.1

Central America, 2014

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The share of the population whose consumption or income falls below the international extreme poverty line — $2.15 a day in 2017 prices at purchasing power parity. This is the very indicator by which the first UN Sustainable Development Goal is tracked. The line is revised as the PPP conversion factors are updated, so historical values are recalculated retrospectively.

Important: The estimates are built on household surveys held once every few years; between surveys the values are interpolated.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.