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Nicaragua: External debt stocks, total
15.49Bcurrent USD · 2024+41.3% since 2014
Total external debt is debt owed to nonresidents repayable in currency, goods, or services. Total external debt is the sum of public, publicly guaranteed, and private nonguaranteed long-term debt, use of IMF credit, and short-term debt. Short-term debt includes all debt having an original maturity of one year or less and interest in arrears on long-term debt. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Annual figures for Nicaragua from 1970 to 2024.
Every year
| Year | Value (current USD) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 15,490,530,047.6 | |
| 2023 | 15,360,449,736.8 | |
| 2022 | 15,131,422,389.3 | |
| 2021 | 14,824,686,632.9 | |
| 2020 | 13,840,341,958.2 | |
| 2019 | 13,682,755,037.4 | |
| 2018 | 13,016,798,421.6 | |
| 2017 | 12,741,482,690.8 | |
| 2016 | 12,218,682,282.7 | |
| 2015 | 11,513,227,717.4 | |
| 2014 | 10,965,052,288.8 | |
| 2013 | 10,255,435,645 | |
| 2012 | 9,154,589,728.9 | |
| 2011 | 7,938,152,810.7 | |
| 2010 | 7,017,467,446.6 | |
| 2009 | 5,923,375,456.1 | |
| 2008 | 4,718,042,360.2 | |
| 2007 | 4,113,792,029.7 | |
| 2006 | 4,190,303,477.1 | |
| 2005 | 5,011,294,159 | |
| 2004 | 5,096,750,020.7 | |
| 2003 | 6,854,198,401.8 | |
| 2002 | 6,440,411,044 | |
| 2001 | 6,387,014,039 | |
| 2000 | 6,822,420,902 | |
| 1999 | 6,409,337,546.3 | |
| 1998 | 6,379,424,177.2 | |
| 1997 | 6,321,398,617.4 | |
| 1996 | 6,174,328,565 | |
| 1995 | 10,591,398,107.2 | |
| 1994 | 12,406,061,120.5 | |
| 1993 | 11,657,293,343.5 | |
| 1992 | 11,407,262,916.9 | |
| 1991 | 11,128,234,987.6 | |
| 1990 | 10,976,880,083.2 | |
| 1989 | 9,875,552,769.9 | |
| 1988 | 8,811,780,896 | |
| 1987 | 8,091,567,355.3 | |
| 1986 | 6,895,951,891.5 | |
| 1985 | 5,880,204,932.9 | |
| 1984 | 4,912,584,153.2 | |
| 1983 | 4,202,530,072.2 | |
| 1982 | 3,037,458,636.8 | |
| 1981 | 2,561,916,287.3 | |
| 1980 | 2,273,188,106.6 | |
| 1979 | 1,615,169,381.3 | |
| 1978 | 1,525,327,856.3 | |
| 1977 | 1,355,890,701.5 | |
| 1976 | 962,314,691.1 | |
| 1975 | 871,394,018.7 | |
| 1974 | 675,465,603.5 | |
| 1973 | 498,244,781.6 | |
| 1972 | 354,332,865.6 | |
| 1971 | 295,916,932.6 | |
| 1970 | 242,870,748.6 |
Source
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