Cost of a healthy diet in Nicaragua

A healthy diet in Nicaragua cost Int$4.90 per person per day in 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2017.

Measure: Cost of a healthy diet per person per day Unit: International dollars (PPP) per person per day Data: 2017 to 2023 Source: FAOSTAT
The latest value for Nicaragua is for 2023. Most countries have figures for 2025.
The latest value carries the source flag “Estimate”.
Nicaragua, 2023 Int$4.90e (Estimate) International dollars (PPP) per person per day
Change from 2022 +6.8% 2022: Int$4.59 per person per day

Cost of a healthy diet in Nicaragua over time

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International dollars (PPP) per person per day. Source: FAO, FAOSTAT. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Cost of a healthy diet per person per day (international dollars (PPP) per person per day), 2017 to 2023
Period Nicaragua
2023 Int$4.90 per person per daye (Estimated value)
2022 Int$4.59 per person per daye (Estimated value)
2021 Int$4.06 per person per daye (Estimated value)
2020 Int$3.89 per person per daye (Estimated value)
2019 Int$3.78 per person per daye (Estimated value)
2018 Int$3.73 per person per daye (Estimated value)
2017 Int$3.72 per person per daye (Estimated value)

Flags: e Estimated value . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • That is a change of +6.8% from Int$4.59 per person per day in 2022.
  • Since 2017, when it was Int$3.72 per person per day, the figure has changed by +31.7%.

Source and dates

Original producer
FAOSTAT
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, FAOSTAT
Dataset or series code
CAHD · dataset details · view at source
Selection
Item Code=70040 Element Code=6226
Observation period
2017 to 2023 for Nicaragua
Provider update
Not stated by the provider
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (FAO statistical database terms)
Attribution
Source: FAO, FAOSTAT. Licence: CC BY 4.0