Net financial flows, RDB nonconcessional (NFL, current US$) in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Net financial flows, RDB nonconcessional (NFL, current US$) was -41.81 million NFL, current US$ in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Net financial flows, RDB nonconcessional in Nicaragua, 1970–2025
Source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB). Measured in NFL, current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net financial flows, rdb nonconcessional in Nicaragua is -41.81 million NFL, current US$, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is down 28.7% on the previous year and down 142.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net financial flows, rdb nonconcessional in Nicaragua peaked at 273.53 million NFL, current US$ in 2017 and was at its lowest, -41.81 million NFL, current US$, in 2025.
Nicaragua ranks 81st of 102 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Net financial flows, RDB nonconcessional (NFL, current US$) in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | NFL, current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 76,000 NFL, current US$ | — |
| 1971 | 185,000 NFL, current US$ | +143.4% |
| 1972 | -580,000 NFL, current US$ | -413.5% |
| 1973 | 377,000 NFL, current US$ | -165.0% |
| 1974 | -648,000 NFL, current US$ | -271.9% |
| 1975 | -1.10 million NFL, current US$ | +70.5% |
| 1976 | -1.29 million NFL, current US$ | +17.2% |
| 1977 | 1.61 million NFL, current US$ | -224.3% |
| 1978 | -292,000 NFL, current US$ | -118.1% |
| 1979 | -1.36 million NFL, current US$ | +367.1% |
| 1980 | -1.07 million NFL, current US$ | -21.4% |
| 1981 | -104,000 NFL, current US$ | -90.3% |
| 1982 | -1.28 million NFL, current US$ | +1133.7% |
| 1983 | 919,000 NFL, current US$ | -171.6% |
| 1984 | 9.44 million NFL, current US$ | +927.1% |
| 1985 | 4.54 million NFL, current US$ | -51.9% |
| 1986 | 14.90 million NFL, current US$ | +228.3% |
| 1987 | 18.41 million NFL, current US$ | +23.5% |
| 1988 | 9.03 million NFL, current US$ | -50.9% |
| 1989 | 2.19 million NFL, current US$ | -75.8% |
| 1991 | -14.01 million NFL, current US$ | -739.9% |
| 1992 | 22.52 million NFL, current US$ | -260.8% |
| 1993 | 14.84 million NFL, current US$ | -34.1% |
| 1994 | 21.12 million NFL, current US$ | +42.4% |
| 1995 | 22.65 million NFL, current US$ | +7.2% |
| 1996 | 12.53 million NFL, current US$ | -44.7% |
| 1997 | 2.37 million NFL, current US$ | -81.0% |
| 1998 | -6.21 million NFL, current US$ | -361.5% |
| 1999 | -3.91 million NFL, current US$ | -37.0% |
| 2000 | -9.15 million NFL, current US$ | +133.8% |
| 2001 | -8.54 million NFL, current US$ | -6.6% |
| 2002 | -1.05 million NFL, current US$ | -87.7% |
| 2003 | -1.19 million NFL, current US$ | +12.6% |
| 2004 | -1.54 million NFL, current US$ | +30.3% |
| 2005 | -9.11 million NFL, current US$ | +490.1% |
| 2006 | -9.30 million NFL, current US$ | +2.1% |
| 2007 | -9.37 million NFL, current US$ | +0.8% |
| 2008 | -6.08 million NFL, current US$ | -35.2% |
| 2009 | 29.45 million NFL, current US$ | -584.8% |
| 2010 | 43.71 million NFL, current US$ | +48.4% |
| 2011 | 49.83 million NFL, current US$ | +14.0% |
| 2012 | 74.30 million NFL, current US$ | +49.1% |
| 2013 | 72.54 million NFL, current US$ | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 77.88 million NFL, current US$ | +7.4% |
| 2015 | 99.61 million NFL, current US$ | +27.9% |
| 2016 | 65.48 million NFL, current US$ | -34.3% |
| 2017 | 273.53 million NFL, current US$ | +317.7% |
| 2018 | 90.71 million NFL, current US$ | -66.8% |
| 2019 | 111.59 million NFL, current US$ | +23.0% |
| 2020 | 127.50 million NFL, current US$ | +14.3% |
| 2021 | 170.42 million NFL, current US$ | +33.7% |
| 2022 | 43.42 million NFL, current US$ | -74.5% |
| 2023 | 1.95 million NFL, current US$ | -95.5% |
| 2024 | -32.49 million NFL, current US$ | -1765.1% |
| 2025 | -41.81 million NFL, current US$ | +28.7% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's -41.81 million NFL, current US$ is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 20.02 million NFL, current US$. (36 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's -41.81 million NFL, current US$ is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 14.83 million NFL, current US$. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net financial flows, RDB nonconcessional (NFL, current US$) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -1765.1% | 1.95 million NFL, current US$ | -32.49 million NFL, current US$ |
| 1982 | -1133.7% | -104,000 NFL, current US$ | -1.28 million NFL, current US$ |
| 1984 | +927.1% | 919,000 NFL, current US$ | 9.44 million NFL, current US$ |
| 1991 | -739.9% | 2.19 million NFL, current US$ | -14.01 million NFL, current US$ |
| 2009 | +584.8% | -6.08 million NFL, current US$ | 29.45 million NFL, current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -303,600 NFL, current US$ | -1.36 million NFL, current US$ | 1.61 million NFL, current US$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.70 million NFL, current US$ | -1.28 million NFL, current US$ | 18.41 million NFL, current US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.99 million NFL, current US$ | -14.01 million NFL, current US$ | 22.65 million NFL, current US$ | 9 |
| 2000s | -2.59 million NFL, current US$ | -9.37 million NFL, current US$ | 29.45 million NFL, current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.92 million NFL, current US$ | 43.71 million NFL, current US$ | 273.53 million NFL, current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.83 million NFL, current US$ | -41.81 million NFL, current US$ | 170.42 million NFL, current US$ | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
- 78 Turkmenistan -28.60 million NFL, current US$ compare
- 79 Mauritius -34.70 million NFL, current US$ compare
- 80 Bosnia and Herzegovina -34.71 million NFL, current US$ compare
- 82 Fiji -42.93 million NFL, current US$ compare
- 83 Democratic Republic of Congo -43.36 million NFL, current US$ compare
- 84 Gabon -43.59 million NFL, current US$ 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, rdb nonconcessional in Nicaragua?
- Net financial flows, rdb nonconcessional in Nicaragua was -41.81 million NFL, current US$ in 2025, according to International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest net financial flows, rdb nonconcessional recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 273.53 million NFL, current US$ in 2017.
- What is the lowest net financial flows, rdb nonconcessional recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was -41.81 million NFL, current US$ in 2025.
- How does Nicaragua rank for net financial flows, rdb nonconcessional?
- Nicaragua ranks 81st out of 102 countries with data for 2025.
- Is net financial flows, rdb nonconcessional rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is down 142.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as part of Net financial flows, RDB nonconcessional (NFL, current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net financial flows received by the borrower during the year are disbursements of loans and credits less repayments of principal. Nonconcessional financial flows cover all disbursements except those made through concessional lending facilities. Regional development banks are the African Development Bank, in Tunis, Tunisia, which serves all of Africa, including North Africa; the Asian Development Bank, in Manila, Philippines, which serves South and Central Asia and East Asia and Pacific; the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, in London, United Kingdom, which serves Europe and Central Asia; and the Inter-American Development Bank, in Washington, D.C., which serves the Americas. Aggregates include amounts for economies not specified elsewhere. Data are in current U.S. dollars.