Bulgaria vs Nicaragua: Net flows on external debt, private nonguaranteed (PNG) (NFL, current)

Bulgaria
106.50 million NFL, current US$
in 2022
Nicaragua
68.51 million NFL, current US$
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
41st
Nicaragua rank
44th

Net flows on external debt, private nonguaranteed (PNG) (NFL, current) over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Nicaragua
-5.0B05.0B10.0B15.0B199620102025

How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 106.50 million NFL, current US$ against 68.51 million NFL, current US$ in Nicaragua, a difference of 37.99 million NFL, current US$.

That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.6 times Nicaragua's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 41st and Nicaragua ranks 44th of 94 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 3 and Nicaragua in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Nicaragua Difference Ahead
1990s 197.91 million NFL, current US$ 80.76 million NFL, current US$ 117.15 million NFL, current US$ Bulgaria
2000s 3.70 billion NFL, current US$ 130.66 million NFL, current US$ 3.57 billion NFL, current US$ Bulgaria
2010s 292.95 million NFL, current US$ 452.02 million NFL, current US$ 159.07 million NFL, current US$ Nicaragua
2020s 446.54 million NFL, current US$ -126.75 million NFL, current US$ 573.29 million NFL, current US$ Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net flows on external debt, private nonguaranteed (png), Bulgaria or Nicaragua?
Bulgaria, at 106.50 million NFL, current US$ against 68.51 million NFL, current US$ in Nicaragua as of 2022.
What is the difference in net flows on external debt, private nonguaranteed (png) between Bulgaria and Nicaragua?
37.99 million NFL, current US$, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Nicaragua?
24 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2022.
How do Bulgaria and Nicaragua rank globally for net flows on external debt, private nonguaranteed (png)?
Bulgaria ranks 41st and Nicaragua ranks 44th of 94 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as Net flows on external debt, private nonguaranteed (PNG) (NFL, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Net flows on external debt, private nonguaranteed (PNG) (NFL, current US$)
Unit
NFL, current US$
Source
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
107 places, 3,805 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Private nonguaranteed external debt is an external obligation of a private debtor that is not guaranteed for repayment by a public entity. Net flows (or net lending or net disbursements) received by the borrower during the year are disbursements minus principal repayments. Long-term external debt is defined as debt that has an original or extended maturity of more than one year and that is owed to nonresidents by residents of an economy and repayable in currency, goods, or services. Data are in current U.S. dollars.