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Nicaragua: Net flows on external debt, short-term

166.26Mcurrent USD · 2025+168.4% since 2015

Net flows (or net lending or net disbursements) received by the borrower during the year are disbursements minus principal repayments. Short-term external debt is defined as debt that has an original maturity of one year or less. Available data permit no distinction between public and private nonguaranteed short-term debt. Data are in current U.S. dollars. All creditors combined (IDS counterpart area: World); figures by creditor are not carried. Annual figures for Nicaragua from 1970 to 2025.

19862025

Every year

YearValue (current USD)Note
2025166,261,000
202470,422,000
2023-53,528,000
202235,916,000
202131,490,000
2020-178,643,000
2019-193,475,000
2018-104,628,000
201715,318,000
2016129,459,000
2015-243,020,000
2014-196,939,000
2013-15,361,000
2012239,726,000
201139,662,000
2010388,980,000
2009-172,532,000
2008-8,274,000
2007510,564,000
20063,000,000
200543,000,000
2004-28,000,000
200326,420,000
2002-4,210,000
200116,940,000
20002,640,000
199971,340,000
1998-216,767,000
1997-38,062,000
1996-6,844,000
199513,470,000
1994-66,563,000
1993-52,826,000
1992-18,335,000
1991-144,364,000
199021,189,000
198953,000,000
198820,000,000
1987164,000,000
198641,000,000
198553,000,000
1984-50,000,000
1983172,000,000
198265,000,000
1981-122,000,000
1980115,000,000
1979-140,000,000
197858,000,000
1977218,000,000
197620,000,000
197545,000,000
197439,000,000
197332,000,000
197214,000,000
197111,000,000
197048,000,000

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World Bank (2026). Net flows on external debt, short-term. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-net-flows-on-external-debt-short-term (accessed 2026-11-08). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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