Economy
Source: IMF — International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity (IRFCL), International Liquidity (IL), Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), World Economic Outlook (WEO). · updated 2025-12-31
Nicaragua's government debt stands at 34.63% as of 2025-12-31, down from 37.86% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1997 to 2025 (29 observations).
In 2025, Nicaragua's government debt was 34.63%, down from 37.86% in 2024.
In 2024, Nicaragua's government debt was 37.86%, down from 42.39% in 2023.
In 2023, Nicaragua's government debt was 42.39%, down from 45.92% in 2022.
In 2022, Nicaragua's government debt was 45.92%, down from 48.43% in 2021.
In 2021, Nicaragua's government debt was 48.43%, down from 49.16% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 34.63% | -3.23% |
| 2024 | 37.86% | -4.53% |
| 2023 | 42.39% | -3.53% |
| 2022 | 45.92% | -2.51% |
| 2021 | 48.43% | -0.7263% |
| 2020 | 49.16% | +4.96% |
| 2019 | 44.2% | +5.11% |
| 2018 | 39.09% | +4.44% |
| 2017 | 34.65% | +3.73% |
| 2016 | 30.92% | +2.01% |
| 2015 | 28.91% | +0.2212% |
| 2014 | 28.69% | -0.1458% |
| 2013 | 28.84% | +0.983% |
| 2012 | 27.85% | -0.9419% |
| 2011 | 28.79% | -1.55% |
| 2010 | 30.35% | +1.09% |
| 2009 | 29.26% | +3.26% |
| 2008 | 26% | -4.92% |
| 2007 | 30.92% | -20.24% |
| 2006 | 51.16% | -15.45% |
| 2005 | 66.61% | -17.44% |
| 2004 | 84.05% | -25.49% |
| 2003 | 109.54% | -0.8453% |
| 2002 | 110.39% | +22.91% |
| 2001 | 87.48% | -7.74% |
| 2000 | 95.22% | -4.61% |
| 1999 | 99.83% | +13.36% |
| 1998 | 86.47% | +0.0654% |
| 1997 | 86.4% | — |
Source: IMF — International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity (IRFCL), International Liquidity (IL), Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), World Economic Outlook (WEO). · Download this series as CSV — free, attribution required (CC BY 4.0).
Nicaragua's government debt is 34.63% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 37.86% in 2024. Source: IMF — International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity (IRFCL), International Liquidity (IL), Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), World Economic Outlook (WEO).
The highest recorded value is 110.39% (2002); the lowest is 26% (2008), across data from 1997 to 2025.
Source: IMF — International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity (IRFCL), International Liquidity (IL), Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), World Economic Outlook (WEO). Figures are republished with attribution and updated as the source releases new observations.