Nicaragua vs Upper middle income: External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP

Nicaragua
0.6876 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Upper middle income
0.1291 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Nicaragua rank
12th
Upper middle income rank
11th

External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP over time

  • Nicaragua
  • Upper middle income
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How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 0.6876 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1291 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Upper middle income, a difference of 0.5585 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Nicaragua's figure about 5.3 times Upper middle income's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, Nicaragua has been ahead every year.

Nicaragua ranks 12th and Upper middle income ranks 11th of 121 countries.

Nicaragua has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nicaragua Upper middle income Difference Ahead
1970s 0.3972 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1108 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2864 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Nicaragua
1980s 2.13 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2057 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 1.92 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Nicaragua
1990s 3.46 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2163 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 3.24 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Nicaragua
2000s 0.7639 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1837 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.5802 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Nicaragua
2010s 0.7644 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1395 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.6249 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Nicaragua
2020s 0.8401 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1444 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.6957 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP Nicaragua

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp, Nicaragua or Upper middle income?
Nicaragua, at 0.6876 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1291 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Upper middle income as of 2024.
What is the difference in external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp between Nicaragua and Upper middle income?
0.5585 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Nicaragua ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Upper middle income?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Nicaragua and Upper middle income rank globally for external debt stocks, long-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp?
Nicaragua ranks 12th and Upper middle income ranks 11th of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
133 places, 6,263 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

External debt stocks, long-term (DOD, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.