External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.0683 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ◆ Volatile
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$), per unit of GDP in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | DOD, current US$ 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% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 0.0683 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0418 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.6× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 0.0683 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0372 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.8× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in Nicaragua changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | +214.5% | 0.6501 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2.04 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
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 Laos 0.0665 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 40 Somalia 0.0628 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More external debt data for Nicaragua
- Net financial flows, IBRD -4.65 million NFL, current US$ (2001)
- 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)
- 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, IDA (NFL, current US$), per square kilometre 215.81 NFL, current US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Use of IMF credit 571.18 million DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) 7.44 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, long-term 13.97 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
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$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- External debt stocks, short-term International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.