Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US) … unit GDP in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US) … unit GDP was 0.1328 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising
Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) in Nicaragua, 2001–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in US dollar per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2024, other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) in Nicaragua stood at 0.1328 US dollar per US$ of GDP.
The figure is down 5.5% on the previous year and down 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) in Nicaragua peaked at 0.2043 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0505 US dollar per US$ of GDP, in 2003.
That places Nicaragua 111th out of 169 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US) … unit GDP in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | US dollar per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.1517 US dollar per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2002 | 0.0954 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -37.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0505 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -47.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0557 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +10.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0815 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +46.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0883 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +8.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0939 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +6.3% |
| 2008 | 0.1126 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +20.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1488 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +32.1% |
| 2010 | 0.1806 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +21.4% |
| 2011 | 0.1341 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -25.8% |
| 2012 | 0.1393 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 0.1474 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +5.8% |
| 2014 | 0.1411 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 0.1194 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -15.4% |
| 2016 | 0.1243 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 0.1179 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -5.1% |
| 2018 | 0.1543 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +30.9% |
| 2019 | 0.1886 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +22.2% |
| 2020 | 0.2043 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +8.3% |
| 2021 | 0.1751 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -14.3% |
| 2022 | 0.152 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -13.2% |
| 2023 | 0.1406 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -7.5% |
| 2024 | 0.1328 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -5.5% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 0.1328 US dollar per US$ of GDP is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.123 US dollar per US$ of GDP, 1.1× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 0.1328 US dollar per US$ of GDP is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.162 US dollar per US$ of GDP, 82% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0976 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0505 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.1517 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.1447 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.1179 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.1886 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1609 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.1328 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.2043 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
- 108 Iraq 0.1353 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 109 Aruba 0.1352 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 110 Egypt 0.1337 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 112 Bolivia 0.1326 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 113 Armenia 0.1325 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 114 North Macedonia 0.1301 US dollar 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 other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) in Nicaragua?
- Other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) in Nicaragua was 0.1328 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2043 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2020.
- What is the lowest other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0505 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2003.
- How does Nicaragua rank for other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar)?
- Nicaragua ranks 111th out of 169 countries with data for 2024.
- Is other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.