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household debts in Nicaragua

Gross debt in Nicaragua

The government gross debt refers to the total of all sums of money that have to be paid to other countries, communities or institutions. Not included in the gross debt are the demands of a country to foreign ones.

The gross debt in Nicaragua in the period from 1998 to 2021 was between 2.2 billion and 6.9 billion USD. The highest level of the last years at seven billion US Dollar was reached in 2021.

Based on the number of inhabitants, this is a debt of 1,010 USD per person. For comparison, the average debt per person in the same year in the European Union was 33,695 USD.


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Gross debt of the last 23 years in billion USD




YearNicaragua totalNicaragua per capitaEU per capita
19984.01 bn USD816 USD14,079 USD
19994.85 bn USD971 USD14,032 USD
20004.86 bn USD959 USD11,232 USD
20014.66 bn USD905 USD11,255 USD
20025.77 bn USD1,105 USD12,258 USD
20035.83 bn USD1,102 USD15,286 USD
20044.87 bn USD908 USD17,595 USD
20054.21 bn USD774 USD18,327 USD
20063.46 bn USD627 USD18,877 USD
20072.30 bn USD411 USD20,898 USD
20082.21 bn USD390 USD24,086 USD
20092.43 bn USD423 USD25,361 USD
20102.66 bn USD456 USD26,496 USD
20112.81 bn USD477 USD29,231 USD
20122.93 bn USD490 USD28,174 USD
20133.17 bn USD522 USD29,981 USD
20143.41 bn USD555 USD30,648 USD
20153.69 bn USD586 USD25,918 USD
20164.11 bn USD643 USD26,261 USD
20174.70 bn USD725 USD27,024 USD
20184.91 bn USD747 USD28,448 USD
20195.26 bn USD789 USD27,168 USD
20206.05 bn USD895 USD30,783 USD
20216.92 bn USD1,010 USD33,695 USD


Comparison of gross debt per capita with the European Union in U.S. dollars



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