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Nicaragua: Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) (% of GDP)

2.33percent · 2024+935.9% since 2014

Net lending (+) / net borrowing (–) equals government revenue minus expense, minus net investment in nonfinancial assets. It is also equal to the net result of transactions in financial assets and liabilities. Net lending/net borrowing is a summary measure indicating the extent to which government is either putting financial resources at the disposal of other sectors in the economy or abroad, or utilizing the financial resources generated by other sectors in the economy or from abroad. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. Reported as: -. Annual figures for Nicaragua from 1990 to 2024.

19902024

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
20242.334
20232.659
20221.297
2021-0.731
2020-1.048
20190.258
2018-1.939
2017-0.588
2016-0.586
2015-0.583
2014-0.279
20130.065
20120.509
20110.459
2010-0.722
2009-1.691
2008-0.874
20070.322
20060.052
2005-1.412
2004-1.711
2003-2.194
2002-1.899
2001-4.935
2000-2.799
1999-1.677
1998-0.616
1997-0.383
1996-0.501
19950.491
1994-1.61
19930.082
1992-2.281
19916.067
1990-34.236

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World Bank (2026). Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) (% of GDP). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-net-lending-net-borrowing-zs (accessed 2026-11-08). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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