Starting a business - Score in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Starting a business - Score was 79.57 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Starting a business - Score in Nicaragua, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for starting a business - score in Nicaragua is 79.57, measured in 2019.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 19.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business - score in Nicaragua peaked at 79.84 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 53.57, in 2003.
That places Nicaragua 146th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Starting a business - Score in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 53.57 | — |
| 2004 | 60.26 | +12.5% |
| 2005 | 62.32 | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 64.33 | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 65.82 | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 65.63 | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 66.78 | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 66.04 | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 66.54 | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 67.45 | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 70.91 | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 78.55 | +10.8% |
| 2015 | 78.77 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 79.28 | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 79.61 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 79.84 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 79.57 | -0.3% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 79.57 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 82.73, 96% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 79.57 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 85.6, 93% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 62.67 | 53.57 | 66.78 | 7 |
| 2010s | 74.66 | 66.04 | 79.84 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
- 143 Papua New Guinea 80.15 compare
- 144 Syria 80.14 compare
- 145 Costa Rica 79.91 compare
- 147 Angola 79.4 compare
- 148 Seychelles 78.75 compare
- 149 El Salvador 78.64 compare
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 starting a business - score in Nicaragua?
- Starting a business - score in Nicaragua was 79.57 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business - score recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 79.84 in 2018.
- What is the lowest starting a business - score recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.57 in 2003.
- How does Nicaragua rank for starting a business - score?
- Nicaragua ranks 146th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business - score rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.2%. 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 Starting a business - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The score for starting a business is the simple average of the scores for each of the component indicators: the procedures, time and cost for an entrepreneur to start and formally operate a business, as well as the paid-in minimum capital requirement.