Laos vs Nicaragua: Public and publicly guaranteed debt service
Public and publicly guaranteed debt service over time
- Laos
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 7.5% against 7.3% in Laos, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1988 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Laos ranks 55th and Nicaragua ranks 53rd of 120 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 3 and Nicaragua in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 13.5% | 8.4% | 5.2% | Laos |
| 1990s | 6.8% | 40.9% | 34.1% | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 6.5% | 8.6% | 2.0% | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 6.9% | 2.9% | 4.0% | Laos |
| 2020s | 7.8% | 6.3% | 1.4% | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher public and publicly guaranteed debt service, Laos or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 7.5% against 7.3% in Laos as of 2024.
- What is the difference in public and publicly guaranteed debt service between Laos and Nicaragua?
- 0.2%, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Nicaragua?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2024.
- How do Laos and Nicaragua rank globally for public and publicly guaranteed debt service?
- Laos ranks 55th and Nicaragua ranks 53rd of 120 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as Public and publicly guaranteed debt service (% of exports of goods, services and primary income). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Public and publicly guaranteed debt service to exports of goods, services, and income. Public and publicly guaranteed debt service is the sum of principal repayments and interest actually paid in currency, goods, or services on long-term obligations of public debtors and long-term private obligations guaranteed by a public entity. Exports of goods, services and primary income is the sum of goods (merchandise) exports, exports of (nonfactor) services and income (factor) receipts.