India vs Nicaragua: GDP per unit of energy use

India
12.91 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent
in 2023
Nicaragua
13.16 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent
in 2023
India rank
104th
Nicaragua rank
103rd

GDP per unit of energy use over time

  • India
  • Nicaragua
468101214199020062023

How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 13.16 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent against 12.91 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent in India, a difference of 0.25 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Nicaragua ahead.

India ranks 104th and Nicaragua ranks 103rd of 171 countries.

Nicaragua has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade India Nicaragua Difference Ahead
1990s 4.21 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent 4.51 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent 0.3055 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent Nicaragua
2000s 6.43 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent 6.52 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent 0.0882 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent Nicaragua
2010s 8.73 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent 8.8 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent 0.07 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent Nicaragua
2020s 11.86 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent 12.15 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent 0.2924 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent Nicaragua

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdp per unit of energy use, India or Nicaragua?
Nicaragua, at 13.16 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent against 12.91 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent in India as of 2023.
What is the difference in gdp per unit of energy use between India and Nicaragua?
0.25 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent, with Nicaragua ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Nicaragua?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do India and Nicaragua rank globally for gdp per unit of energy use?
India ranks 104th and Nicaragua ranks 103rd of 171 countries.
Where does this data come from?
IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as GDP per unit of energy use (PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
GDP per unit of energy use (PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent)
Unit
PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent
Source
IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
218 places, 6,469 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

GDP per unit of energy use is the PPP GDP per kilogram of oil equivalent of energy use. PPP GDP is gross domestic product converted to current international dollars using purchasing power parity rates based on the 2017 ICP round. An international dollar has the same purchasing power over GDP as a U.S. dollar has in the United States.