Poverty rate at national poverty lines in Nicaragua
24.9% of people in Nicaragua lived below the national poverty line in 2016. The value for 2016 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1998.
The latest value for Nicaragua is for 2016. Most countries have figures for 2021.
Nicaragua, 2016
24.9%
Change from 2014
−4.7percentage points
Poverty rate at national poverty lines in Nicaragua over time
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% of population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Nicaragua |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 24.9% |
| 2014 | 29.6% |
| 2009 | 42.5% |
| 2005 | 48.3% |
| 2001 | 45.8% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- The previous available figure was 29.6% in 2014, a change of −4.7 percentage points.
- Since 1998, when it was 47.9%, the figure has changed by −23.0 percentage points.