NICARAGUA

Benchmark Studies

NORTHWEST, NICARAGUA - LIVING WAGE

Nicaragua Benchmarks
Benchmark Report: Living Wage Report for Northwest Nicaragua
Benchmark Report: Living Wage Report for Northwest Nicaragua

This report estimates a living wage for Northwest Nicaragua, a region dominated by labor intensive export agriculture, such as coffee, bananas, sugar cane and tobacco. In total, this region employs up to 1 million agricultural workers every year, most of whom are paid the cash minimum wage of about USD 5 per day (in addition, workers also receive three free meals each workday).

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MANAGUA, NICARAGUA - LIVING WAGE

Nicaragua Benchmarks
Benchmark Report: Living Wage Report for Managua, Nicaragua
Benchmark Report: Living Wage Report for Managua, Nicaragua

This report estimates a living wage for workers in the capital of Nicaragua, with a special focus on workers in the Las Mercedes Industrial Park and Free Trade Zone near the airport of Managua. The report builds on a previous living wage report carried out in the northwestern part of Nicaragua in October of 2017 covering coffee, bananas and other laborintensive agricultural sectors where workers generally lived in small towns and commuted to work (Andersen and Hernani-Limarino, 2018). Since Managua is the richest part of Nicaragua and the Northwest the poorest region, this report will shed light on the extent to which a living wage estimated for one part of a country might be used in another part of the country.

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Update Reports

NORTHWEST, NICARAGUA - LIVING WAGE

Nicaragua Benchmarks
Living Wage Update Report: Northwest Nicaragua, 2023
Living Wage Update Report: Northwest Nicaragua, 2023

This report provides updated estimates of family living expenses and living wage for Northwest, Nicaragua, a region dominated by labor-intensive export agriculture, such as coffee, bananas, sugar cane and tobacco. The update for 2023 takes into account inflation and changes in payroll deductions since the original Anker living wage study carried out in October 2017 (Andersen and Hernani-Limarino, 2017).

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Living Wage Update Report Northwest Nicaragua 2022
Living Wage Update Report Northwest Nicaragua 2022

This estimate has been revised to reflect the actual inflation rate in the country during 2022. The 2022 update previously published was calculated with the IMF projected inflation for the year. This report provides updated estimates of family living expenses and living wages for Northwest, Nicaragua, a region dominated by labor-intensive export agriculture, such as coffee, bananas, sugar cane and tobacco. The update for mid-2022 takes into account inflation and changes in payroll deductions since the original Anker living wage study carried out in October 2017 (Andersen, Hernani-Limarino, 2017).

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NORTHWEST, NICARAGUA - LIVING WAGE

Nicaragua Benchmarks
Living Wage Update Report: Managua, Nicaragua, 2023
Living Wage Update Report: Managua, Nicaragua, 2023

This report provides updated estimates of family living expenses and living wage for Managua, Nicaragua, with a focus on the manufacturing sector in the Free Trade Zone. The update for 2023 takes into account inflation and changes in payroll deductions since the original Anker living wage study carried out in November 2019 (Andersen, Anker & Anker, 2019).

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Living Wage Update Report: Managua, Nicaragua, 2022
Living Wage Update Report: Managua, Nicaragua, 2022

This report provides updated estimates of family living expenses and living wage for Managua, Nicaragua, with a focus on the manufacturing sector in the Free Trade Zone. The update for 2022 takes into account inflation and changes in payroll deductions since the original Anker living wage study carried out in November 2019 (Andersen, Anker & Anker, 2019).

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