Potatoes: Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) … capita US in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Potatoes: Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) … capita US was 0.0059 1000 USD per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Potatoes — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand US$) in Nicaragua, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 USD per person.
Analysis
In 2023, potatoes — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand us$) in Nicaragua stood at 0.0059 1000 USD per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.1% on the previous year and up 80.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand us$) in Nicaragua peaked at 0.0077 1000 USD per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0003 1000 USD per person, in 1971.
That places Nicaragua 84th out of 115 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Potatoes: Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) … capita US in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0005 1000 USD per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0005 1000 USD per person | -0.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0005 1000 USD per person | -5.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0004 1000 USD per person | -10.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0004 1000 USD per person | -3.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0004 1000 USD per person | -10.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0003 1000 USD per person | -11.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0003 1000 USD per person | +5.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0003 1000 USD per person | -3.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0003 1000 USD per person | -3.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0003 1000 USD per person | -3.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0003 1000 USD per person | +5.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0003 1000 USD per person | +4.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0004 1000 USD per person | +3.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0004 1000 USD per person | +2.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0004 1000 USD per person | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0004 1000 USD per person | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0004 1000 USD per person | -2.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0004 1000 USD per person | -2.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0004 1000 USD per person | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0005 1000 USD per person | +41.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0026 1000 USD per person | +430.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0029 1000 USD per person | +12.2% |
| 1984 | 0.003 1000 USD per person | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 0.004 1000 USD per person | +31.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0039 1000 USD per person | -3.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0038 1000 USD per person | -2.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0037 1000 USD per person | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0037 1000 USD per person | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0036 1000 USD per person | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0037 1000 USD per person | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0038 1000 USD per person | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 0.004 1000 USD per person | +5.7% |
| 1994 | 0.004 1000 USD per person | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0039 1000 USD per person | -3.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0038 1000 USD per person | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0038 1000 USD per person | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0036 1000 USD per person | -5.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0037 1000 USD per person | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0033 1000 USD per person | -11.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0035 1000 USD per person | +6.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0036 1000 USD per person | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0037 1000 USD per person | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0037 1000 USD per person | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0038 1000 USD per person | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0039 1000 USD per person | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0039 1000 USD per person | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0039 1000 USD per person | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0041 1000 USD per person | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 0.004 1000 USD per person | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0031 1000 USD per person | -23.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0025 1000 USD per person | -20.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0033 1000 USD per person | +34.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0036 1000 USD per person | +9.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0037 1000 USD per person | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0042 1000 USD per person | +13.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0062 1000 USD per person | +47.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0068 1000 USD per person | +9.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0068 1000 USD per person | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0069 1000 USD per person | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0077 1000 USD per person | +11.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0055 1000 USD per person | -28.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0059 1000 USD per person | +8.1% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 0.0059 1000 USD per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0088 1000 USD per person, 68% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 0.0059 1000 USD per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0068 1000 USD per person, 87% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Potatoes: Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) … capita US in Nicaragua changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | +430.4% | 0.0005 1000 USD per person | 0.0026 1000 USD per person |
| 2017 | +47.6% | 0.0042 1000 USD per person | 0.0062 1000 USD per person |
| 1981 | +41.0% | 0.0004 1000 USD per person | 0.0005 1000 USD per person |
| 2013 | +34.2% | 0.0025 1000 USD per person | 0.0033 1000 USD per person |
| 1985 | +31.5% | 0.003 1000 USD per person | 0.004 1000 USD per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0004 1000 USD per person | 0.0003 1000 USD per person | 0.0005 1000 USD per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0004 1000 USD per person | 0.0003 1000 USD per person | 0.0004 1000 USD per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0028 1000 USD per person | 0.0004 1000 USD per person | 0.004 1000 USD per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0038 1000 USD per person | 0.0036 1000 USD per person | 0.004 1000 USD per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0037 1000 USD per person | 0.0033 1000 USD per person | 0.0041 1000 USD per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0044 1000 USD per person | 0.0025 1000 USD per person | 0.0068 1000 USD per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0065 1000 USD per person | 0.0055 1000 USD per person | 0.0077 1000 USD per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
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 potatoes — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand us$) in Nicaragua?
- Potatoes — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand us$) in Nicaragua was 0.0059 1000 USD per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest potatoes — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand us$) recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0077 1000 USD per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest potatoes — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand us$) recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0003 1000 USD per person in 1971.
- How does Nicaragua rank for potatoes — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand us$)?
- Nicaragua ranks 84th out of 115 countries with data for 2023.
- Is potatoes — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand us$) rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 80.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Potatoes — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Potatoes — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Potatoes — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Potatoes — Gross Production Value Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Potatoes — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.