Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) was 89.1% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Nicaragua, 2009–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2019, getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Nicaragua stood at 89.1%.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and up 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Nicaragua peaked at 89.6% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 77.9%, in 2010.
That places Nicaragua 139th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 79.3% | — |
| 2010 | 77.9% | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 79.4% | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 81.1% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 86.6% | +6.8% |
| 2014 | 87.6% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 87.9% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 88.6% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 89.2% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 89.6% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 89.1% | -0.6% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 89.1% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 89.1%, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 89.1% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 97.4%, 92% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 79.3% | 79.3% | 79.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 85.7% | 77.9% | 89.6% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
More private sector data for Nicaragua
- Merchandise trade 95.9% (2025)
- Food imports 16.6% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 68.6% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 12.43 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 42.6% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 37.0% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 8.89 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,269 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3999 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 18.23 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Nicaragua?
- Getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Nicaragua was 89.1% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 89.6% in 2018.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.9% in 2010.
- How does Nicaragua rank for getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita)?
- Nicaragua ranks 139th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The score for cost benchmarks economies with respect to the regulatory best practice on the indicator. The score ranges from 0 to 100, where 0 represents the worst regulatory performance and 100 the best regulatory performance.