| Nicaragua | |
| Rank: 117 · Score: 20.1 |
| Basic facts | ||||
| Population (millions) | 6.9 | IPOs and pulic issues (quartile) | Bottom | |
| GDP (US$ billions) | 15.7 | M&A volume (quartile) | Bottom | |
| GDP per capita (US$) | 2,257.8 | Venture capital investments (quartile) | Bottom | |
| GDP growth (per cent) | 3.0 | Private equity investments (quartile) | Bottom |
Performance Overview
| Indicator | Rank / 125 | Rank Trend | Score | |
| VC/PE Country Attractiveness Index | 117 | 7, 11, 15, 9, 8 | 20.1 | |
| 1 | Economic Activity | 103 | 17, 26, 41, 23, 22 | 59.4 |
| 2 | Depth of Capital Market | 112 | 7, 20, 19, 21, 13 | 6.9 |
| 3 | Taxation | 111 | 17, 15, 15, 16, 14 | 61.5 |
| 4 | Investor Protection and Corporate Governance | 118 | 6, 6, 6, 7, 7 | 34.6 |
| 5 | Human and Social Environment | 117 | 12, 12, 10, 9, 8 | 18.0 |
| 6 | Entrepreneurial Opportunities | 113 | 16, 16, 16, 7, 12 | 23.5 |
| Historic performance, 2019-2023 | Key driver performance, 2023 |
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Peer Group Comparison
| Regional Peers | Economic Activity | Depth of Capital Market | Taxation | Investor Protection and Corporate Governance |
Human and Social Environment |
Entrepreneurial Opportunites |
| Dominican Republic | 73.0 | 12.4 | 81.5 | 56.1 | 25.0 | 24.3 |
| Bolivia | 67.4 | 13.9 | 55.5 | 24.9 | 17.6 | 33.4 |
| Guatemala | 77.0 | 6.9 | 88.9 | 45.2 | 21.4 | 26.1 |
| El Salvador | 66.0 | 6.3 | 73.1 | 39.7 | 23.1 | 26.5 |
| Paraguay | 67.5 | 6.9 | 110.7 | 38.8 | 18.1 | 21.8 |
| Nicaragua | 59.4 | 6.9 | 61.5 | 34.6 | 18.0 | 23.5 |
| Venezuela | 64.0 | 7.9 | 7.7 | 8.3 | 7.2 | 11.7 |
Last updated: 4 Nov 2023