Net financial flows, others (NFL, current US$), per unit of GDP in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Net financial flows, others (NFL, current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.0097 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Net financial flows, others (NFL, current US$), per unit of GDP in Nicaragua, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2024, net financial flows, others (nfl, current us$), per unit of gdp in Nicaragua stood at 0.0097 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
The figure is down 52.9% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net financial flows, others (nfl, current us$), per unit of gdp in Nicaragua peaked at 0.0885 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1997 and was at its lowest, -0.0036 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1987.
Nicaragua ranks 8th of 121 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Net financial flows, others (NFL, current US$), per unit of GDP in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.008 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1971 | 0.0109 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +36.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0065 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -40.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0046 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -29.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0067 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +45.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0056 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0066 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +16.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0085 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +28.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0071 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0297 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +315.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0082 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -72.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0112 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +35.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0008 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -93.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0035 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +357.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0001 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -97.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0005 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +466.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0017 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +216.6% |
| 1987 | -0.0036 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -311.2% |
| 1988 | -0.0024 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -32.6% |
| 1989 | -0.0012 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -49.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0049 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -491.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0168 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +245.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0016 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -90.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0135 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +722.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0195 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +44.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0077 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -60.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0016 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -79.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0885 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5461.7% |
| 1998 | -0.0004 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -100.4% |
| 1999 | -0.0009 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +129.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0012 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -232.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0006 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -47.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0019 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +193.9% |
| 2003 | -0.0004 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -122.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0045 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1166.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0046 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0043 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0005 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -88.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0011 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +124.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0025 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +124.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0043 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +72.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0036 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -16.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0041 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0063 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +53.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0091 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +45.8% |
| 2015 | 0.008 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0093 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +16.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0086 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0228 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +164.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0114 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -49.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0194 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +70.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0208 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0208 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0207 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0097 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -52.9% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 0.0097 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0002 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 51.5× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 0.0097 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0001 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 106.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net financial flows, others (NFL, current US$), per unit of GDP in Nicaragua changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +5461.7% | 0.0016 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0885 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 2004 | +1166.8% | -0.0004 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0045 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 1993 | +722.5% | 0.0016 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0135 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0094 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0046 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0297 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0019 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0036 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0112 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0153 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0009 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0885 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0021 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0004 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0046 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0088 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0036 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0228 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0183 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0097 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0208 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
- 5 Tunisia 0.0121 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 6 Guinea-Bissau 0.0103 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 7 Gambia 0.0102 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 9 Guinea 0.0097 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 10 Kosovo 0.0063 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 11 Senegal 0.006 NFL, 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 net financial flows, others (nfl, current us$), per unit of gdp in Nicaragua?
- Net financial flows, others (nfl, current us$), per unit of gdp in Nicaragua was 0.0097 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest net financial flows, others (nfl, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0885 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1997.
- What is the lowest net financial flows, others (nfl, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.0036 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1987.
- How does Nicaragua rank for net financial flows, others (nfl, current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Nicaragua ranks 8th out of 121 countries with data for 2024.
- Is net financial flows, others (nfl, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. 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 Net financial flows, others (NFL, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Net financial flows, others (NFL, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.