Foreign liabilities in Nicaragua

Nicaragua: Foreign liabilities was 21.77 billion current US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
21.77 billion current US$
Change on year
up 5.2%
World rank
110th
of 150 countries
All-time high
21.77 billion current US$
in 2020
All-time low
6.68 billion current US$
in 1996
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Foreign liabilities in Nicaragua, 1995–2020

5.0B10.0B15.0B20.0B1995200720201995: 11.0B current US$1996: 6.7B current US$1997: 7.0B current US$1998: 7.3B current US$1999: 7.6B current US$2000: 8.3B current US$2001: 8.9B current US$2002: 9.4B current US$2003: 9.9B current US$2004: 9.0B current US$2005: 8.2B current US$2006: 8.0B current US$2007: 7.6B current US$2008: 8.7B current US$2009: 10.5B current US$2010: 11.6B current US$2011: 13.2B current US$2012: 13.7B current US$2013: 15.2B current US$2014: 16.3B current US$2015: 17.5B current US$2016: 18.6B current US$2017: 19.8B current US$2018: 20.4B current US$2019: 20.7B current US$2020: 21.8B current US$

Source: World Bank. Measured in current US$.

Analysis

In 2020, foreign liabilities in Nicaragua stood at 21.77 billion current US$. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

That represents a change of up 5.2% on the previous year and up 88.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, foreign liabilities in Nicaragua peaked at 21.77 billion current US$ in 2020 and was at its lowest, 6.68 billion current US$, in 1996.

That places Nicaragua 110th out of 150 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 7.93 billion current US$ 6.68 billion current US$ 11.00 billion current US$ 5
2000s 8.85 billion current US$ 7.57 billion current US$ 10.52 billion current US$ 10
2010s 16.71 billion current US$ 11.58 billion current US$ 20.69 billion current US$ 10
2020s 21.77 billion current US$ 21.77 billion current US$ 21.77 billion current US$ 1

Countries ranked near Nicaragua

  1. 107 Bolivia 24.27 billion current US$ compare
  2. 108 Papua New Guinea 22.71 billion current US$ compare
  3. 109 Gabon 22.29 billion current US$ compare
  4. 111 Bosnia and Herzegovina 21.60 billion current US$ compare
  5. 112 Zimbabwe 20.74 billion current US$ compare
  6. 113 Burkina Faso 19.69 billion current US$ compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is foreign liabilities in Nicaragua?
Foreign liabilities in Nicaragua was 21.77 billion current US$ in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest foreign liabilities recorded in Nicaragua?
The highest recorded value was 21.77 billion current US$ in 2020.
What is the lowest foreign liabilities recorded in Nicaragua?
The lowest recorded value was 6.68 billion current US$ in 1996.
How does Nicaragua rank for foreign liabilities?
Nicaragua ranks 110th out of 150 countries with data for 2020.
Is foreign liabilities rising or falling in Nicaragua?
Over the last ten years it is up 88.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Foreign liabilities (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Foreign liabilities (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
151 places, 3,851 data points, 1995–2020
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