How does Nicaragua rank for external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp?

Nicaragua ranks 37th out of 121 countries with data for 2024.

Is external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Nicaragua?

Over the last ten years it is down 46.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Nicaragua

Name: External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Nicaragua
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Nicaragua: External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.0683 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0.0683 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP

Change on year

up 18.2%

World rank

37th

of 121 countries

All-time high

2.41 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1990

All-time low

0.0578 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2023

Years of data

1970–2024

External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Nicaragua, 1970–2024

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

In 2024, external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in Nicaragua stood at 0.0683 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 18.2% on the previous year and down 46.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in Nicaragua peaked at 2.41 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0578 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2023.

Nicaragua ranks 37th of 121 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Nicaragua, year by year

Annual values for External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Nicaragua, 1970 to 2024.
Year	DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Change
1970	0.0617 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1971	0.0712 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+15.5%
1972	0.0831 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+16.7%
1973	0.0961 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+15.7%
1974	0.0946 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.5%
1975	0.1196 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+26.3%
1976	0.1143 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.4%
1977	0.1926 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+68.5%
1978	0.2351 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+22.1%
1979	0.2504 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.5%
1980	0.2202 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-12.1%
1981	0.1403 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-36.3%
1982	0.1717 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+22.4%
1983	0.2474 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+44.1%
1984	0.2213 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.5%
1985	0.3177 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+43.6%
1986	0.3528 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+11.0%
1987	0.3952 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+12.0%
1988	0.6501 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+64.5%
1989	2.04 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+214.5%
1990	2.41 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+18.1%
1991	1.17 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-51.5%
1992	1.03 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-11.7%
1993	1.11 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.8%
1994	0.5973 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-46.4%
1995	0.4333 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-27.5%
1996	0.1844 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-57.5%
1997	0.1907 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.4%
1998	0.1588 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-16.7%
1999	0.1725 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+8.7%
2000	0.1785 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.5%
2001	0.1262 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-29.3%
2002	0.1065 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-15.6%
2003	0.1122 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.4%
2004	0.0858 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-23.5%
2005	0.0855 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.4%
2006	0.0913 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.8%
2007	0.1558 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+70.7%
2008	0.1353 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-13.1%
2009	0.1207 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.8%
2010	0.1601 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+32.6%
2011	0.1487 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.1%
2012	0.1619 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+8.9%
2013	0.1548 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.4%
2014	0.1273 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-17.8%
2015	0.1004 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-21.1%
2016	0.1068 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.4%
2017	0.1048 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.9%
2018	0.1056 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.8%
2019	0.0949 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.1%
2020	0.0818 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-13.8%
2021	0.076 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.1%
2022	0.0731 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.8%
2023	0.0578 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-20.9%
2024	0.0683 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+18.2%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	0.1319 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0617 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2504 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.4761 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1403 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	2.04 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.7474 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1588 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	2.41 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.1198 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0855 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1785 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.1265 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0949 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1619 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.0714 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0578 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0818 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP	5

Countries ranked near Nicaragua

34 Argentina 0.0761 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
35 El Salvador 0.076 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
36 China 0.0697 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
38 Kazakhstan 0.0672 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
39 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.0665 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
40 Somalia 0.0628 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

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More external debt data for Nicaragua

IFC, private nonguaranteed -9.44 million NFL, US$ (2024)
IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per capita -1.36 NFL, US$ per person (2024)
IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per unit of GDP -0.0005 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per square kilometre -235.99 NFL, US$ per square kilometre (2023)
Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 3.4% (2024)
Net financial flows, IDA 71.03 million NFL, current US$ (2024)
Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per capita 10.27 NFL, current US$ per person (2024)
Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0036 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
Net financial flows, IBRD -4.65 million NFL, current US$ (2001)
Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 7.5% (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in Nicaragua?: External debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in Nicaragua was 0.0683 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Nicaragua?: The highest recorded value was 2.41 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1990.
What is the lowest external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Nicaragua?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0578 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023.
How does Nicaragua rank for external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp?: Nicaragua ranks 37th out of 121 countries with data for 2024.
Is external debt stocks, short-term (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Nicaragua?: Over the last ten years it is down 46.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Nicaragua data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: External debt stocks, short-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, 6,110 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed: 27 August 2026

External debt stocks, short-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.