US$ 22.2 billion75% since 2020
2010min US$ 8.8 billion · max US$ 22.2 billion2025
Higher than 33% of 190 countriesCentral America median US$ 65.0 billion
NXS-GRX-NIC · Central America · Indices
Nicaragua: twenty domain indices
Fiscal, financial, external, climate, hazard, water, health, food, energy, infrastructure, cyber, governance, conflict, social, demographic, environment, frontier technology, coping capacity, economy and space weather.
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01Domains
Twenty domain indices
| Index | Value | Change | Change % | 90% interval | Class · probability | Trend | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fiscal and public debt riskNXS-GRX-NIC · FIS |
– | – | – | – | – | ||
Financial stability riskNXS-GRX-NIC · FIN |
– | – | – | – | – | ||
External dependence riskNXS-GRX-NIC · ECO |
– | – | – | – | – | ||
Climate physical hazardNXS-GRX-NIC · CLI |
– | – | – | – | – | ||
Climate transition exposureNXS-GRX-NIC · CLI |
– | – | – | – | – | ||
Multi-hazard exposureNXS-GRX-NIC · HAZ |
– | – | – | – | – | ||
Environmental pressureNXS-GRX-NIC · ENV |
– | – | – | – | – | ||
Water security riskNXS-GRX-NIC · WAT |
– | – | – | – | – | ||
Space-weather exposureNXS-GRX-NIC · SPC |
– | – | – | – | – | ||
Health security riskNXS-GRX-NIC · HLT |
– | – | – | – | – | ||
Food insecurity riskNXS-GRX-NIC · FOO |
– | – | – | – | – | ||
Socio-economic vulnerabilityNXS-GRX-NIC · SOC |
– | – | – | – | – | ||
Displacement pressureNXS-GRX-NIC · DEM |
– | – | – | – | – | ||
Conflict riskNXS-GRX-NIC · CON |
– | – | – | – | – | ||
Governance weaknessNXS-GRX-NIC · GOV |
– | – | – | – | – | ||
Energy security riskNXS-GRX-NIC · ENE |
– | – | – | – | – | ||
Infrastructure fragilityNXS-GRX-NIC · INF |
– | – | – | – | – | ||
Cyber riskNXS-GRX-NIC · CYB |
– | – | – | – | – | ||
Technology concentration riskNXS-GRX-NIC · TEC |
– | – | – | – | – | ||
Lack of coping capacityNXS-GRX-NIC · CRS |
– | – | – | – | – |
02Areas
Profile areas for Nicaragua
Fourteen areas, one at a time: the latest open figures with their trend and where the country stands among others, the tools to run and download them, and every platform, standard and working group across the Nexus institutions that carries the area.
Open data for Nicaragua 662 observations from 51 World Bank series · CC BY 4.0 · source and licence on every rowChoose an area. Figures first; the sources, standards and ways to take part follow.
Area 01 · Partly admitted
Macroeconomy and external position
Output, prices, external balance and reserves, monetary conditions and labour, with intervals and the change since the last edition.
US$ 3,17364% since 2020
2010min US$ 1,527 · max US$ 3,1732025
Higher than 28% of 190 countriesCentral America median US$ 7,232
4.9%7.2 pts since 2020
2010min -3.4% · max 10.4%2025
Higher than 74% of 189 countriesCentral America median 4.1%
2.1%1.6 pts since 2020
2010min 2.1% · max 10.5%2025
Higher than 33% of 177 countriesCentral America median 1.3%
4.2%of GDP1.8 pts since 2019
2010min -12.6% · max 8.2%2024
Higher than 78% of 177 countriesCentral America median -0.3%
5.7months of imports36% since 2019
2010min 3 · max 5.72024
Higher than 69% of 160 countriesCentral America median 4.2
5%of labour force1.1 pts since 2020
2010min 3.3% · max 7.8%2025
Higher than 48% of 179 countriesCentral America median 5%
Source standing
- Admitted
- 4
- Under legal review
- 4
- Prohibited
- 0
- Not in the register
- 1
14 indicators · 2 composites
Indicators, engines and sources
- Appears here
- Output, prices, external balance and reserves, monetary conditions and labour, with intervals and the change since the last edition. For Nicaragua, with intervals and class probabilities, when the edition releases it.
- Indicators
- 14 indicators and 2 composites: Gross domestic product, current US dollars; GDP per capita, PPP (ICP 2021); Real GDP growth; Volatility of real GDP growth (10-year); Consumer price inflation; Food price inflation; and 8 more.
- Engines
- Growth-at-Risk, macro VAR and local projections in the model registry. Kernels are reference-tested in the Foundry and not yet independently validated.
- Sources
- admitted: wb-wdi, fao-faostat-cpi, wb-ids, ilo-ilostatunder legal review: imf-weo, imf-cpi, imf-bop, imf-irfclnot in the register: national-cpi
- Status
- Some sources are admitted; the others wait for legal review or stay excluded, and the area publishes on what is admitted.
Area 02 · Partly admitted
Fiscal position and public debt
Debt path fan charts, gross financing needs, debt service and fiscal stress, with the assumptions published.
21.5%of GDP2.7 pts since 2019
2010min 14.7% · max 21.5%2024
Higher than 38% of 141 countriesCentral America median 21.5%
16.3%of GDP0.6 pts since 2018
2010min 15% · max 17.2%2023
Higher than 17% of 141 countriesCentral America median 22.5%
82.8%of GNI29 pts since 2019
2010min 82.4% · max 116%2024
Higher than 87% of 118 countriesCentral America median 43.9%
21.4%of exports9.8 pts since 2019
2010min 16.1% · max 54.8%2024
Higher than 73% of 116 countriesCentral America median 13.8%
Across the Nexus
Sovereign Capital Nexus · GRA Public Finance and Sovereign Debt · GRA Disaster Risk Finance · Capital Nexus.
Source standing
- Admitted
- 7
- Under legal review
- 13
- Prohibited
- 0
- Not in the register
- 8
37 indicators · 7 composites
Indicators, engines and sources
- Appears here
- Debt path fan charts, gross financing needs, debt service and fiscal stress, with the assumptions published. For Nicaragua, with intervals and class probabilities, when the edition releases it.
- Indicators
- 37 indicators and 7 composites: General government overall balance, share of GDP; General government primary balance, share of GDP; General government structural balance, share of potential GDP; Interest-rate-growth differential (r – g); General government revenue, current US dollars; General government revenue, share of GDP; and 31 more.
- Engines
- Debt fan chart on the SRDSF structure (not an IMF or World Bank DSA), fiscal stress. Kernels are reference-tested in the Foundry and not yet independently validated.
- Sources
- admitted: wb-wdi, oecd-revenue-statistics, wb-qpsd, oecd-sovereign-borrowing, wb-ids, wb-ppi, wb-country-climate-development-reportsunder legal review: imf-weo, imf-gfs, imf-fiscal-monitor, imf-gdd, imf-dsa, imf-sovereign-investor-base, imf-wb-lic-dsf, imf-public-sector-balance-sheet and 5 morenot in the register: unu-wider-grd, eiti, national-dmo, jpm-embi:licensed, national-bond-yields, cds-vendor:licensed, national-soe-reports, national-fiscal-risk-statements
- Status
- Some sources are admitted; the others wait for legal review or stay excluded, and the area publishes on what is admitted.
Area 03 · Partly admitted
Financial system
Banking-system capital and liquidity, credit growth, asset prices and contagion on the dependency network.
29.1%of GDP13 pts since 2019
2010min 28.1% · max 51.5%2024
Higher than 9% of 57 countriesCentral America median 73.4%
1%of loans2.7 pts since 2020
2010min 0.9% · max 3.7%2025
Higher than 8% of 144 countriesCentral America median 2.3%
9.2%0.3 pts since 2020
2010min 6.4% · max 9.3%2025
Higher than 52% of 144 countriesCentral America median 9.4%
9.2%2 pts since 2020
2010min 9.2% · max 15%2025
Higher than 53% of 111 countriesCentral America median 8.8%
Across the Nexus
Banking Nexus · Asset Management Nexus · GRA Fintech · Capital Nexus Markets · Private Equity Nexus · Institutional Funds Nexus.
Source standing
- Admitted
- 9
- Under legal review
- 4
- Prohibited
- 1
- Not in the register
- 8
32 indicators · 7 composites
Indicators, engines and sources
- Appears here
- Banking-system capital and liquidity, credit growth, asset prices and contagion on the dependency network. For Nicaragua, with intervals and class probabilities, when the edition releases it.
- Indicators
- 32 indicators and 7 composites: Regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets; Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets; Common Equity Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets; Capital to total assets (leverage); Non-performing loans net of provisions to capital; Non-performing loans to total gross loans; and 26 more.
- Engines
- VaR and expected shortfall, credit risk, DebtRank contagion. Kernels are reference-tested in the Foundry and not yet independently validated.
- Sources
- admitted: wb-wdi, bis-credit, bis-credit-gap, wb-findex, bis-rpp, oecd-house-prices, wb-gfdd, oecd-insurance and 1 moreunder legal review: imf-fsi, imf-mfs, imf-ifs, imf-gddprohibited: emdatnot in the register: national-supervisor, national-central-bank, fsb-nbfi-monitoring, swiss-re-sigma:licensed, munich-re-natcat:licensed, eiopa-protection-gap, bcbs-climate-disclosure-2025, national-supervisor-credit-register
- Status
- Some sources are admitted; the others wait for legal review or stay excluded, and the area publishes on what is admitted.
Area 04 · Partly admitted
Trade, economic structure and supply chains
Trade openness and concentration, commodity dependence and supply-chain exposure by sector.
96.5%of GDP7.8 pts since 2020
2010min 88.6% · max 115.5%2025
Higher than 65% of 169 countriesCentral America median 85.9%
41.6%of GDP0.2 pts since 2020
2010min 38.9% · max 49.9%2025
Higher than 62% of 169 countriesCentral America median 39.3%
0.7%of merchandise exports0.4 pts since 2019
2010min 0.2% · max 1.2%2024
Higher than 25% of 165 countriesCentral America median 0.8%
6.8%of GDP0.9 pts since 2020
2010min 4% · max 9.6%2025
Higher than 85% of 186 countriesCentral America median 2.3%
Across the Nexus
GCRI Trade and Strategic Resources · Food Nexus · GCRI Advanced Industry and Robotics.
Source standing
- Admitted
- 8
- Under legal review
- 6
- Prohibited
- 0
- Not in the register
- 5
18 indicators · 5 composites
Indicators, engines and sources
- Appears here
- Trade openness and concentration, commodity dependence and supply-chain exposure by sector. For Nicaragua, with intervals and class probabilities, when the edition releases it.
- Indicators
- 18 indicators and 5 composites: Trade openness (exports plus imports, share of GDP); International tourism receipts, share of exports; Personal remittances received, share of GDP; Net official development assistance received, share of GNI; Export product concentration (normalised HHI); Export market concentration (normalised HHI); and 12 more.
- Engines
- Leontief input–output, inoperability, supplier concentration. Kernels are reference-tested in the Foundry and not yet independently validated.
- Sources
- admitted: wb-wdi, wb-knomad, oecd-dac, unctad-stat, un-comtrade, wb-changing-wealth-of-nations, oecd-tiva, unctad-fdiunder legal review: imf-bop, un-tourism, imf-dots, usgs-mineral-commodity-summaries, unctad-eora, imf-portwatchnot in the register: harvard-growth-lab-atlas:licence-check, oec-world:licence-check, iea-critical-minerals, adb-mrio, ais-vessel-tracking:licensed
- Status
- Some sources are admitted; the others wait for legal review or stay excluded, and the area publishes on what is admitted.
Area 05 · Partly admitted
Water
Water stress, drought, access and quality, coupled to food, energy and health in the water, energy, food, health and biodiversity nexus.
2.2%of available freshwater0.1 pts since 2017
2010min 2.2% · max 2.6%2022
Higher than 18% of 177 countriesCentral America median 5.2%
23,209 m³6.2% since 2017
2010min 23,209 m³ · max 27,226 m³2022
Higher than 85% of 182 countriesCentral America median 15,450 m³
Across the Nexus
Water Nexus · GRF Diplomacy · GRF Climate and Nature Governance.
Source standing
- Admitted
- 3
- Under legal review
- 2
- Prohibited
- 2
- Not in the register
- 4
13 indicators · 5 composites
Indicators, engines and sources
- Appears here
- Water stress, drought, access and quality, coupled to food, energy and health in the water, energy, food, health and biodiversity nexus. For Nicaragua, with intervals and class probabilities, when the edition releases it.
- Indicators
- 13 indicators and 5 composites: Level of water stress; Baseline water stress score (sub-basin); Total renewable freshwater resources per capita; Groundwater storage decline; Water-use efficiency; Population using safely managed drinking water; and 7 more.
- Engines
- Baseline water stress, SPI drought, water balance, shallow-water flooding. Kernels are reference-tested in the Foundry and not yet independently validated.
- Sources
- admitted: fao-aquastat, wb-wdi, nasa-grace-founder legal review: un-sdg-database, wri-aqueduct-4prohibited: who-unicef-jmp, who-un-habitat-wastewaternot in the register: igrac-ggis, national-groundwater-monitoring, unep-gems-water, unece-unesco-sdg652
- Status
- Some sources are admitted; the others wait for legal review or stay excluded, and the area publishes on what is admitted.
Area 06 · Partly admitted
Energy
Supply security, import dependence, grid reliability, transition exposure and access.
88.7%of people3 pts since 2019
2010min 80.1% · max 88.7%2024
Higher than 26% of 194 countriesCentral America median 97.3%
50.4%of final consumption0.9 pts since 2016
2010min 48.9% · max 54.4%2021
Higher than 76% of 192 countriesCentral America median 32.5%
47%of energy use2.3 pts since 2019
2010min 39.9% · max 51.2%2024
Higher than 65% of 139 countriesCentral America median 58.9%
Across the Nexus
Source standing
- Admitted
- 7
- Under legal review
- 5
- Prohibited
- 1
- Not in the register
- 18
23 indicators · 6 composites
Indicators, engines and sources
- Appears here
- Supply security, import dependence, grid reliability, transition exposure and access. For Nicaragua, with intervals and class probabilities, when the edition releases it.
- Indicators
- 23 indicators and 6 composites: Population with access to electricity; Population relying primarily on clean cooking fuels and technologies; Electricity consumption per capita; Renewable share of total final energy consumption; Primary energy intensity of GDP; Electricity generation-mix concentration; and 17 more.
- Engines
- DC power flow and N-1 screening; an energy-security kernel is still to be built. Kernels are reference-tested in the Foundry and not yet independently validated.
- Sources
- admitted: wb-wdi, wb-icp, wri-global-power-plant-database, un-comtrade, eurostat-emergency-oil-stocks, wb-enterprise-surveys, wb-b-readyunder legal review: un-energy-statistics-database, imf-bop, us-eia-861, copernicus-era5, usgs-mineral-commodity-summariesprohibited: who-household-energy-databasenot in the register: iea-sdg7-tracking, national-household-surveys, iea-world-energy-balances, irena-renewable-energy-statistics, iea-electricity-information, ember-global-electricity-review, irena-renewable-capacity-statistics, iea-oil-information and 10 more
- Status
- Some sources are admitted; the others wait for legal review or stay excluded, and the area publishes on what is admitted.
Area 07 · Partly admitted
Food systems
Availability, access, prices and nutrition, and the drivers from water, energy, trade and conflict.
17.3%of people1.7 pts since 2017
2010min 15.5% · max 18.3%2022
Higher than 80% of 165 countriesCentral America median 5%
2,515kg per hectare10% since 2018
2010min 1,763 · max 2,5152023
Higher than 42% of 176 countriesCentral America median 3,259
17.3%of children
2012min 17.3% · max 17.3%2012
14.5%of GDP1.4 pts since 2020
2010min 14.5% · max 18.9%2025
Higher than 72% of 185 countriesCentral America median 6.2%
Across the Nexus
Food Nexus · GCRI Biotechnology and Biosecurity · GRF Climate and Nature Governance.
Source standing
- Admitted
- 14
- Under legal review
- 4
- Prohibited
- 0
- Not in the register
- 2
23 indicators · 6 composites
Indicators, engines and sources
- Appears here
- Availability, access, prices and nutrition, and the drivers from water, energy, trade and conflict. For Nicaragua, with intervals and class probabilities, when the edition releases it.
- Indicators
- 23 indicators and 6 composites: Prevalence of undernourishment; Number of people undernourished; Average dietary energy supply adequacy; Per capita food supply variability; Cereal import dependency ratio; Moderate or severe food insecurity (FIES); and 17 more.
- Engines
- Food energy gap, price anomaly, threshold evidence. Kernels are reference-tested in the Foundry and not yet independently validated.
- Sources
- admitted: fao-faostat-fs, fao-sofi, wb-wdi, fao-fies, wb-food-prices-for-nutrition, fao-giews-fpma, fao-faostat-cpi, ilo-ilostat and 6 moreunder legal review: ipc-API, ipc-famine-review-committee, un-national-accounts, noaa-star-vhpnot in the register: cadre-harmonise, fsin-grfc
- Status
- Some sources are admitted; the others wait for legal review or stay excluded, and the area publishes on what is admitted.
Area 08 · Partly admitted
Health security
Health-system capacity, outbreak preparedness, disease burden and the health effects of other systems.
75.1 years1.8% since 2019
2010min 70.5 years · max 75.1 years2024
Higher than 56% of 194 countriesCentral America median 74.4 years
11.2per 1,000 births22% since 2019
2010min 11.2 · max 23.22024
Higher than 41% of 193 countriesCentral America median 12.9
8.3%of GDP0.2 pts since 2018
2010min 7.5% · max 9.6%2023
Higher than 71% of 193 countriesCentral America median 7.3%
0.68per 1,000 people25% since 2013
2010min 0.68 · max 12018
Higher than 32% of 180 countriesCentral America median 1.45
Across the Nexus
Health Nexus · GCRI Biotechnology and Biosecurity · Health Nexus and Biosecurity Governance · Insurance Nexus.
Source standing
- Admitted
- 4
- Under legal review
- 2
- Prohibited
- 15
- Not in the register
- 8
31 indicators · 6 composites
Indicators, engines and sources
- Appears here
- Health-system capacity, outbreak preparedness, disease burden and the health effects of other systems. For Nicaragua, with intervals and class probabilities, when the edition releases it.
- Indicators
- 31 indicators and 6 composites: Under-five mortality rate; Neonatal mortality rate; Maternal mortality ratio; Life expectancy at birth; Premature mortality from major non-communicable diseases; Tuberculosis incidence; and 25 more.
- Engines
- SEIR, Rt estimation, outbreak detection. Kernels are reference-tested in the Foundry and not yet independently validated.
- Sources
- admitted: wb-wdi, un-wpp, oecd-health, wb-hnp-statsunder legal review: un-igme, un-mmeigprohibited: who-gho, who-ghe, who-global-tb-programme, who-world-malaria-report, who-nhwa, who-wb-financial-protection, who-ghed, who-unicef-wuenic and 7 morenot in the register: unaids, household-surveys, unicef-who-joint-database, map-accessibility-to-healthcare, openstreetmap, africa-cdc-epidemic-intelligence, unicef-who-wb-jme, smart-surveys
- Status
- Some sources are admitted; the others wait for legal review or stay excluded, and the area publishes on what is admitted.
Area 09 · Partly admitted
Environment and biodiversity
Ecosystem condition, biodiversity pressure, land and ocean change and nature dependence of the economy.
25.8%of land15 pts since 2018
2010min 25.8% · max 42.5%2023
Higher than 45% of 194 countriesCentral America median 43.5%
10.1%of territory0.1 pts since 2020
2013min 10% · max 15.5%2025
Higher than 44% of 193 countriesCentral America median 15.5%
20.4 µg/m³3.5% since 2018
2010min 19.1 µg/m³ · max 21.7 µg/m³2023
Higher than 60% of 193 countriesCentral America median 19.1 µg/m³
Source standing
- Admitted
- 9
- Under legal review
- 5
- Prohibited
- 1
- Not in the register
- 22
22 indicators · 6 composites
Indicators, engines and sources
- Appears here
- Ecosystem condition, biodiversity pressure, land and ocean change and nature dependence of the economy. For Nicaragua, with intervals and class probabilities, when the edition releases it.
- Indicators
- 22 indicators and 6 composites: PM2.5 exposure, population-weighted mean; Population exposed above the WHO PM2.5 guideline, share; Seasonal peak ozone exposure; Land area; Forest area, share of land area; Annual tree cover loss rate; and 16 more.
- Engines
- Nature pressure-overlap screening. Kernels are reference-tested in the Foundry and not yet independently validated.
- Sources
- admitted: wb-wdi, jrc-ghsl-ghs-pop, fao-faostat-land-use, geoboundaries, fao-fra, fao-fisheries-sofia, wb-what-a-waste, oecd-global-plastics-outlook and 1 moreunder legal review: copernicus-cams, un-sdg-database, copernicus-marine, noaa-oisst, un-habitat-waste-wise-citiesprohibited: who-ambient-air-quality-databasenot in the register: acag-satellite-pm25, state-of-global-air, toar, gfw-umd-tree-cover-loss, unccd-prais, trends-earth, openstreetmap, grip-global-roads and 14 more
- Status
- Some sources are admitted; the others wait for legal review or stay excluded, and the area publishes on what is admitted.
Area 10 · Partly admitted
Climate: physical and transition
Chronic and acute physical risk under scenarios, and transition exposure of the economy and the public balance sheet.
0.8 t CO₂e1.2% since 2019
2010min 0.7 t CO₂e · max 0.9 t CO₂e2024
Higher than 28% of 186 countriesCentral America median 1.3 t CO₂e
19.2 Mt CO₂e7% since 2019
2010min 14.2 Mt CO₂e · max 19.2 Mt CO₂e2024
Higher than 36% of 186 countriesCentral America median 19.2 Mt CO₂e
1.8%of people
2015min 1.8% · max 1.8%2015
Higher than 41% of 194 countriesCentral America median 1.8%
Source standing
- Admitted
- 10
- Under legal review
- 7
- Prohibited
- 0
- Not in the register
- 24
31 indicators · 8 composites
Indicators, engines and sources
- Appears here
- Chronic and acute physical risk under scenarios, and transition exposure of the economy and the public balance sheet. For Nicaragua, with intervals and class probabilities, when the edition releases it.
- Indicators
- 31 indicators and 8 composites: Surface warming since pre-industrial; Change in annual precipitation; Relative sea-level rise rate; Hottest day of the year (TXx); Share of warm days (TX90p); Change in very hot days (35 °C or more); and 25 more.
- Engines
- Return-period shift, bias correction, ensembles, sea level, climate-adjusted default risk. Kernels are reference-tested in the Foundry and not yet independently validated.
- Sources
- admitted: fao-faostat-temperature-change, wb-cckp, jrc-ghsl-ghs-pop, wb-wdi, wb-changing-wealth-of-nations, un-comtrade, oecd-fossil-fuel-support, ngfs-scenarios and 2 moreunder legal review: copernicus-era5, noaa-globaltemp, copernicus-sea-level, nasa-sea-level-change, nasa-sea-level-projection-tool, imf-fossil-fuel-subsidies, wb-wginot in the register: berkeley-earth, gpcc, cru-ts, psmsl, hadex3, national-met-services, gpcc-full-data-daily, entity-disclosures and 16 more
- Status
- Some sources are admitted; the others wait for legal review or stay excluded, and the area publishes on what is admitted.
Area 11 · Partly admitted
Conflict, governance and security
Violence and its spillovers, institutional quality, rule of law and state capacity.
11.3per 100,000 people56% since 2016
2010min 6.8 · max 13.72021
Higher than 83% of 140 countriesCentral America median 20.6
Across the Nexus
GCRI Registry · GCRI Campaigns · GCRI Agency · GRF Diplomacy · Governance Nexus · GRF Information Integrity and Public Trust.
Source standing
- Admitted
- 9
- Under legal review
- 4
- Prohibited
- 1
- Not in the register
- 14
39 indicators · 10 composites
Indicators, engines and sources
- Appears here
- Violence and its spillovers, institutional quality, rule of law and state capacity. For Nicaragua, with intervals and class probabilities, when the edition releases it.
- Indicators
- 39 indicators and 10 composites: Reported fatalities from organised political violence; Conflict fatalities per 100,000 population; Battle-related deaths (UCDP); Political violence events; Armed conflict events; Geographic diffusion of conflict; and 33 more.
- Engines
- Conflict kernels in the model registry. Kernels are reference-tested in the Foundry and not yet independently validated.
- Sources
- admitted: ucdp-ged, ucdp-battle-related-deaths, wb-wdi, oecd-states-of-fragility, wb-fcs-list, wb-cpia, wb-enterprise-surveys, wb-spi and 1 moreunder legal review: acled, wb-wgi, imf-isora, unsd-census-programmeprohibited: who-surveillance-system-attacks-health-carenot in the register: ghsl-pop, unodc-homicide, sipri-milex, iiss-military-balance, insecurity-insight, landmine-monitor, unmas, iep-global-peace-index and 6 more
- Status
- Some sources are admitted; the others wait for legal review or stay excluded, and the area publishes on what is admitted.
Area 12 · Partly admitted
Frontier technology and innovation
Frontier technology risk and capacity side by side: AI, compute, semiconductors, quantum, space, biotech, cyber resilience and digital infrastructure, with the innovation index below.
0.11%of GDP0 pts since 2011
2011min 0.08% · max 0.11%2015
0.6%of manufactured exports0.5 pts since 2019
2010min 0.3% · max 6.7%2024
Higher than 10% of 164 countriesCentral America median 4.6%
61.4%of people22 pts since 2019
2010min 10% · max 61.4%2024
Higher than 28% of 185 countriesCentral America median 69.6%
5.8per 100 people72% since 2019
2010min 1.3 · max 5.82024
Higher than 37% of 193 countriesCentral America median 11.1
150% since 2011
2011min 1 · max 42014
4139% since 2018
2010min 27 · max 532023
Higher than 20% of 194 countriesCentral America median 120
Source standing
- Admitted
- 9
- Under legal review
- 5
- Prohibited
- 1
- Not in the register
- 26
27 indicators · 10 composites
Indicators, engines and sources
- Appears here
- Frontier technology risk and capacity side by side: AI, compute, semiconductors, quantum, space, biotech, cyber resilience and digital infrastructure, with the innovation index below. For Nicaragua, with intervals and class probabilities, when the edition releases it.
- Indicators
- 27 indicators and 10 composites: Severe geomagnetic storm days per year; Geoelectric field amplitude at 100-year return period; Strong solar radiation storm days per year; GDP in GNSS-dependent activities, share; Critical services relying on satellites without backup, share; High-voltage grid in high geoelectric hazard zones, share; and 21 more.
- Engines
- Technology series XT-01 to XT-20; the innovation index is planned. Kernels are reference-tested in the Foundry and not yet independently validated.
- Sources
- admitted: first-member-directory, unctad-global-cyberlaw-tracker, oecd-stan, unctad-digital-economy, un-desa-egovernment-survey, oecd-msti, wb-wdi, un-comtrade and 1 moreunder legal review: noaa-swpc, usgs-geoelectric-hazard, osm-power-grid, eu-nis2-incident-reporting, un-national-accounts-main-aggregatesprohibited: who-jee-reportsnot in the register: gfz-kp-index, bgs-geoelectric-models, nexus-gic-model, goes-energetic-particles, nexus-gnss-dependence-model, national-accounts-value-added, euspa-market-report, nexus-expert-assessment and 18 more
- Status
- Some sources are admitted; the others wait for legal review or stay excluded, and the area publishes on what is admitted.
Area 13 · Partly admitted
Coping capacity and disaster finance
Preparedness, response and recovery capacity, risk financing and social protection.
13.7%of people
2014min 13.7% · max 13.7%2014
Source standing
- Admitted
- 9
- Under legal review
- 1
- Prohibited
- 1
- Not in the register
- 18
18 indicators · 5 composites
Indicators, engines and sources
- Appears here
- Preparedness, response and recovery capacity, risk financing and social protection. For Nicaragua, with intervals and class probabilities, when the edition releases it.
- Indicators
- 18 indicators and 5 composites: National DRR strategy aligned with the Sendai Framework; Local governments with DRR strategies aligned to the national strategy; Multi-hazard early warning system score; Multi-hazard monitoring and forecasting systems; People covered by early warning information; Local governments with a plan to act on early warnings; and 12 more.
- Engines
- Capability readiness ladder; disaster-finance readiness dossier. Kernels are reference-tested in the Foundry and not yet independently validated.
- Sources
- admitted: wmo-early-warnings-for-all-dashboard, wmo-observing-systems-capability-analysis, wb-gfdrr-drfip-country-profiles, wb-projects-database, wb-treasury-cat-bond-issuances, oecd-global-insurance-statistics, worldpop, oecd-crs-drr-marker and 1 moreunder legal review: undrr-sendai-framework-monitorprohibited: emdatnot in the register: mcr2030-resilience-roadmap, itu-cell-broadcast-deployments, national-civil-protection-reports, national-finance-ministry-publications, arc-annual-reports, ccrif-spc-annual-reports, pcric-annual-reports, seadrif-annual-reports and 10 more
- Status
- Some sources are admitted; the others wait for legal review or stay excluded, and the area publishes on what is admitted.
Area 14 · Partly admitted
Society, demography and mobility
Human development, inequality, ageing, urbanisation and displacement.
7.0 million6.7% since 2020
2010min 5.7 million · max 7.0 million2025
Higher than 45% of 194 countriesCentral America median 6.7 million
59.4%of people0.7 pts since 2020
2010min 56.8% · max 59.4%2025
Higher than 44% of 194 countriesCentral America median 62.8%
6.6%of people
2014min 6.6% · max 6.6%2014
46.2index 0–100
2014min 46.2 · max 46.22014
5.7%of people0.5 pts since 2020
2010min 4.4% · max 5.7%2025
Higher than 39% of 194 countriesCentral America median 7%
Source standing
- Admitted
- 11
- Under legal review
- 1
- Prohibited
- 0
- Not in the register
- 12
46 indicators · 11 composites
Indicators, engines and sources
- Appears here
- Human development, inequality, ageing, urbanisation and displacement. For Nicaragua, with intervals and class probabilities, when the edition releases it.
- Indicators
- 46 indicators and 11 composites: Extreme poverty headcount, USD 3.00 a day (2021 PPP); Poverty headcount, USD 4.20 a day (2021 PPP); Poverty headcount, USD 8.30 a day (2021 PPP); Poverty headcount at the national poverty line; Multidimensional poverty headcount (global MPI); Gini index; and 40 more.
- Engines
- Social and demographic composites (Indicator Standard). Kernels are reference-tested in the Foundry and not yet independently validated.
- Sources
- admitted: wb-pip, wb-wdi, wb-learning-poverty, ilo-ilostat, ilo-world-social-protection-database, wb-aspire, un-wpp, worldpop and 3 moreunder legal review: un-habitat-urban-indicatorsnot in the register: national-statistical-offices, undp-ophi-global-mpi, undp-hdr, unesco-uis, barro-lee, ipu-parline, unicef-mics, national-census and 4 more
- Status
- Some sources are admitted; the others wait for legal review or stay excluded, and the area publishes on what is admitted.
03Innovation
The innovation index (planned)
Capacity, not only risk: research, patents, talent, compute, digital infrastructure and capital for Nicaragua. These indicators are not in Indicator Standard yet; each needs its source admitted before it appears.
- R&D expenditure, share of GDP
- unesco-uis · not in the register
- Researchers per million people
- unesco-uis · not in the register
- Patent applications by residents
- wipo · not in the register
- High-technology exports, share of manufactured exports
- un-comtrade · admitted
- Fixed and mobile broadband subscriptions
- itu · not in the register
- Data-centre and compute capacity
- national-registers · not in the register
- Venture capital investment, share of GDP
- oecd · admitted
- AI adoption in firms and government
- oecd · admitted
- STEM graduates, share of graduates
- unesco-uis · not in the register
- E-government development
- un · under legal review
- Scientific publications and citations
- openalex · under legal review
- Critical-minerals processing capacity
- national-registers · not in the register
04Pillars
How the domains combine
HTE
Hazard and threat exposure
5 domain indices, combined by geometric mean with intervals propagated.
Method
VULHuman and systems vulnerability
8 domain indices, combined by geometric mean with intervals propagated.
Method
MSFMacro-financial and structural fragility
5 domain indices, combined by geometric mean with intervals propagated.
Method
LCCLack of coping and adaptive capacity
2 domain indices, combined by geometric mean with intervals propagated.
Method
05Global
Each index across all countries
- FISFiscal and public debt risk index
- FINFinancial stability risk index
- ECOExternal dependence risk index
- CLIClimate physical hazard index
- CLIClimate transition exposure index
- HAZMulti-hazard exposure index
- ENVEnvironmental pressure index
- WATWater security risk index
- SPCSpace-weather exposure index
- HLTHealth security risk index
- FOOFood insecurity risk index
- SOCSocio-economic vulnerability index
- DEMDisplacement pressure index
- CONConflict risk index
- GOVGovernance weakness index
- ENEEnergy security risk index
- INFInfrastructure fragility index
- CYBCyber risk index
- TECTechnology concentration risk index
- CRSLack of coping capacity index
Status
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