Foreign debt rose 0.330% to USD 11,691 bil in Nicaragua in 2019, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, foreign debt in Nicaragua reached an all time high of USD 12,406 bil in 1994 and an all time low of USD 243 bil in 1970. When compared to Nicaragua's main peers, foreign debt in Costa Rica amounted to USD 29,823 bil, USD 18,061 bil in El Salvador, USD 9,767 bil in Honduras and USD 469,729 bil in Mexico in 2019.
Nicaragua has been ranked 60th within the group of 110 countries we follow in terms of foreign debt, 3 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Foreign Debt (USD) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Belize | USD bil | 1,280 | 1,290 | 1,339 | 1,349 | 1,378 | ||||||||||||||||
| Costa Rica | USD bil | 23,589 | 25,563 | 25,616 | 28,369 | 29,801 | ||||||||||||||||
| El Salvador | USD bil | 15,570 | 16,567 | 17,179 | 16,725 | 17,379 | ||||||||||||||||
| Guatemala | USD bil | 20,378 | 21,130 | 23,265 | 24,275 | 25,035 | ||||||||||||||||
| Honduras | USD bil | 7,627 | 7,614 | 8,742 | 9,167 | 9,745 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mexico | USD bil | 530,515 | 544,177 | 578,105 | 606,454 | 610,189 | ||||||||||||||||
| Nicaragua | USD bil | 11,513 | 12,198 | 12,707 | 13,003 | 13,192 | ||||||||||||||||
| Panama | USD bil | 88,501 | 89,440 | 93,149 | 100,311 | 107,416 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| USA | USD bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
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