Nicaragua's multilateral debt service (% of public and publicly guaranteed debt service) was 89.41% in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 11.95 percentage points from 77.46% in 2014.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 89.41% | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | 83.82% | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | 77.46% | 2014 |
| Highest | 90.05% | 2023 |
| Lowest | 17.58% | 1973 |
| Average since 2015 | 85.28% | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | 28.01% | 1970 |
What the numbers say
In 2024, Nicaragua's multilateral debt service (% of public and publicly guaranteed debt service) fell 0.64 percentage points on 2023 (from 90.05% to 89.41%).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +1.23 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 13.07 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 27.1 percentage points in 1979 and the biggest yearly fall was 32.07 percentage points in 1995. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2015 to 2024 the straight-line trend is upward, about 0.86 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 81% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2024, Nicaragua had the 9th highest value of the 119 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Nicaragua | 89.41% | 2024 |
| Lower middle income | 33.05% | 2024 |
Closest to Nicaragua in the 2024 ranking
- Moldova — 5th of 119: 95.16%
- Timor-Leste — 6th of 119: 93.7%
- Liberia — 7th of 119: 91.75%
- Kosovo — 9th of 119: 83.53%
- Ukraine — 10th of 119: 83.26%
- São Tomé and Principe — 11th of 119: 82.32%
What this measures
Multilateral debt service is the repayment of principal and interest to the World Bank, regional development banks, and other multilateral agencies. public and publicly guaranteed debt service is the sum of principal repayments and interest actually paid in currency, goods, or services on long-term obligations of public debtors and long-term private obligations guaranteed by a public entity.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 55 values
| Year | Multilateral debt service (% of public and publicly guaranteed debt service) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 89.41 |
| 2023 | 90.05 |
| 2022 | 86.08 |
| 2021 | 86.03 |
| 2020 | 86 |
| 2019 | 83.82 |
| 2018 | 82.28 |
| 2017 | 84.51 |
| 2016 | 83.88 |
| 2015 | 80.72 |
| 2014 |
Multilateral debt service (% of public and publicly guaranteed debt service) in nearby economies
More economic policy & debt data for Nicaragua
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) — US$2.53 billion (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) — 92.55 billion (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) — US$2.07 billion (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant LCU) — 29.48 billion (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP) — 11.36% (2025)
- Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) — US$13.16 billion (2025)
- Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (constant LCU) — 195.05 billion (2025)
- Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure per capita (constant 2015 US$)
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Questions people ask
- What is Nicaragua's multilateral debt service (% of public and publicly guaranteed debt service)?
- 89.41% in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1970?
- It is up 61.4 percentage points from 28.01% in 1970. The highest value was 90.05% in 2023 and the lowest 17.58% in 1973.
- How does Nicaragua rank?
- 9th highest of 119 economies with data for 2024.
- Is the latest change in multilateral debt service (% of public and publicly guaranteed debt service) unusual for Nicaragua?
- In 2024, Nicaragua's multilateral debt service (% of public and publicly guaranteed debt service) fell 0.64 percentage points on 2023 (from 90.05% to 89.41%). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +1.23 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 13.07 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator DT.TDS.MLAT.PG.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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