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Nicaragua - Unemployment Rate 5.04

World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 187 economies tracked

Latest value

5.04 (2025)

Global rank

##88 of 187 economies

vs global median

1.0×

Growth since 1991

0.64×

Ranking Race — Unemployment Rate

1 = global #1 · lower value ranks higher

#1#20#39#58#77#9619911996200120062011201620212025#114#882022 overtook Mozambique2023 overtook India
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Real annual global ranks, 1991 - 2025. Nicaragua climbed from #114 to #88 (overtook Mozambique). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Nicaragua ↓

Key Events — Nicaragua

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2005
Climbed 16 places in global rank auto
2008
Fell 23 places in global rank auto
2009
Fell 15 places in global rank auto
2011
Climbed 18 places in global rank auto
2012
Climbed 15 places in global rank auto
2016
Climbed 20 places in global rank auto
2018
Fell 55 places in global rank auto
2022
Overtook Mozambique in global rank auto

Unemployment Rate, 1991-2025

World Bank WDI · % of total labor force · linear scale · ranking in the race above
199120012011202120253.34.926.548.16

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