Multilateral debt service (% of public and publicly guaranteed debt) in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Multilateral debt service (% of public and publicly guaranteed debt) was 89.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Multilateral debt service in Nicaragua, 1970–2024
Source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of public and publicly guaranteed debt service.
Analysis
In 2024, multilateral debt service in Nicaragua stood at 89.4%.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and up 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, multilateral debt service in Nicaragua peaked at 90.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 17.6%, in 1973.
That places Nicaragua 8th out of 123 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Multilateral debt service (% of public and publicly guaranteed debt) in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | % of public and publicly guaranteed debt service | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 28.0% | — |
| 1971 | 24.8% | -11.5% |
| 1972 | 29.1% | +17.3% |
| 1973 | 17.6% | -39.5% |
| 1974 | 26.7% | +51.7% |
| 1975 | 24.9% | -6.6% |
| 1976 | 22.6% | -9.2% |
| 1977 | 21.2% | -6.2% |
| 1978 | 20.7% | -2.3% |
| 1979 | 47.8% | +130.8% |
| 1980 | 53.8% | +12.5% |
| 1981 | 39.7% | -26.2% |
| 1982 | 28.1% | -29.2% |
| 1983 | 41.5% | +47.7% |
| 1984 | 40.2% | -3.1% |
| 1985 | 28.1% | -30.1% |
| 1986 | 50.4% | +79.7% |
| 1987 | 56.4% | +11.8% |
| 1988 | 73.7% | +30.6% |
| 1989 | 49.0% | -33.5% |
| 1990 | 46.4% | -5.3% |
| 1991 | 66.1% | +42.5% |
| 1992 | 70.1% | +6.1% |
| 1993 | 53.1% | -24.3% |
| 1994 | 62.9% | +18.5% |
| 1995 | 30.9% | -51.0% |
| 1996 | 44.1% | +42.9% |
| 1997 | 45.3% | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 49.7% | +9.6% |
| 1999 | 63.7% | +28.3% |
| 2000 | 67.5% | +5.9% |
| 2001 | 49.4% | -26.9% |
| 2002 | 27.0% | -45.3% |
| 2003 | 28.3% | +5.0% |
| 2004 | 53.3% | +88.2% |
| 2005 | 46.0% | -13.7% |
| 2006 | 62.3% | +35.3% |
| 2007 | 81.2% | +30.4% |
| 2008 | 49.9% | -38.5% |
| 2009 | 50.2% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 50.0% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 57.8% | +15.7% |
| 2012 | 72.9% | +26.1% |
| 2013 | 77.0% | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 77.5% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 80.7% | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 83.9% | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 84.5% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 82.3% | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 83.8% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 86.0% | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 86.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 86.1% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 90.0% | +4.6% |
| 2024 | 89.4% | -0.7% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 89.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 34.3%, 2.6× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 89.4% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 38.0%, 2.4× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Multilateral debt service (% of public and publicly guaranteed debt) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | +130.8% | 20.7% | 47.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 26.3% | 17.6% | 47.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 46.1% | 28.1% | 73.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 53.2% | 30.9% | 70.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 51.5% | 27.0% | 81.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.0% | 50.0% | 84.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.5% | 86.0% | 90.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
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 multilateral debt service in Nicaragua?
- Multilateral debt service in Nicaragua was 89.4% in 2024, according to International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest multilateral debt service recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 90.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest multilateral debt service recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.6% in 1973.
- How does Nicaragua rank for multilateral debt service?
- Nicaragua ranks 8th out of 123 countries with data for 2024.
- Is multilateral debt service rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as part of Multilateral debt service (% of public and publicly guaranteed debt service). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Multilateral debt service is the repayment of principal and interest to the World Bank, regional development banks, and other multilateral agencies. 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.