Share of workers employed in agriculture vs. GDP per capita in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Share of workers employed in agriculture vs. GDP per capita was 30.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of workers employed in agriculture vs. GDP per capita in Nicaragua, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026); Broadberry and Gardner (2013); International Labor Organization (via World Bank) (2013) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 30.5% for share of workers employed in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in 2025.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of workers employed in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Nicaragua peaked at 36.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 30.2%, in 2017.
Nicaragua ranks 59th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Share of workers employed in agriculture vs. GDP per capita in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 32.8% | — |
| 1992 | 33.5% | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 33.3% | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 34.3% | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 34.6% | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 34.8% | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 35.6% | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 35.7% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 35.8% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 36.9% | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 36.6% | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 35.7% | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 34.6% | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 34.5% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 33.0% | -4.3% |
| 2006 | 33.3% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 33.7% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 32.3% | -4.4% |
| 2009 | 32.7% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 32.6% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 32.5% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 32.2% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 31.8% | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 31.4% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 31.0% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 30.5% | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 30.2% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 30.4% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 30.6% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 31.7% | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 31.7% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 31.5% | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 31.0% | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 30.7% | -1.1% |
| 2025 | 30.5% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34.5% | 32.8% | 35.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | 34.3% | 32.3% | 36.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.3% | 30.2% | 32.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.2% | 30.5% | 31.7% | 6 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Nicaragua
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 12.55 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1448 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 459.4 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.8714 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4056 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 14.5% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 14.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of workers employed in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Nicaragua?
- Share of workers employed in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Nicaragua was 30.5% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026); Broadberry and Gardner (2013); International Labor Organization (via World Bank) (2013) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of workers employed in agriculture vs. gdp per capita recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 36.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of workers employed in agriculture vs. gdp per capita recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.2% in 2017.
- How does Nicaragua rank for share of workers employed in agriculture vs. gdp per capita?
- Nicaragua ranks 59th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of workers employed in agriculture vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026); Broadberry and Gardner (2013); International Labor Organization (via World Bank) (2013) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of workers employed in agriculture vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of working people employed in agriculture, including hunting, forestry and fishing.