Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita was 9.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita in Nicaragua, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Nicaragua stood at 9.7%.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Nicaragua peaked at 14.2% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 9.0%, in 2019.
That places Nicaragua 92nd out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 9.1% | — |
| 1992 | 9.4% | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 9.3% | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 9.8% | +5.8% |
| 1995 | 10.1% | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 10.4% | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 10.9% | +5.1% |
| 1998 | 11.1% | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 11.8% | +5.9% |
| 2000 | 12.6% | +6.7% |
| 2001 | 12.5% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 13.1% | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 13.6% | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 14.2% | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 11.5% | -19.1% |
| 2006 | 11.7% | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 12.0% | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 9.0% | -25.0% |
| 2009 | 9.2% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 9.2% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 9.3% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 9.4% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 9.4% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 9.3% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 9.2% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 9.2% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 9.1% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 9.0% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 9.0% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 9.6% | +7.3% |
| 2021 | 9.9% | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 9.9% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 9.8% | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 9.7% | -1.0% |
| 2025 | 9.7% | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.2% | 9.1% | 11.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | 11.9% | 9.0% | 14.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.2% | 9.0% | 9.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.8% | 9.6% | 9.9% | 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 employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Nicaragua?
- Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Nicaragua was 9.7% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 14.2% in 2004.
- What is the lowest share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.0% in 2019.
- How does Nicaragua rank for share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita?
- Nicaragua ranks 92nd out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of employed women working in agriculture vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. 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) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of employed women working in agriculture vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of total employment working in the agriculture sector.