Public debt rose 8.13% to USD 5.83 bil in Nicaragua in 2020, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, public debt in Nicaragua reached an all time high of USD 5.83 bil in 2020 and an all time low of USD 2.16 bil in 2008. When compared to Nicaragua's main peers, public debt in Costa Rica amounted to USD 41.1 bil, USD 19.1 bil in El Salvador, USD 10.5 bil in Honduras and USD 652 bil in Mexico in 2020.
Nicaragua has been ranked 129th within the group of 167 countries we follow in terms of public debt, 3 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Public Debt (USD) | Unit | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
| Belize | USD bil | 1.85 | 1.88 | 1.91 | 1.95 | 1.98 | ||||||||||||||||
| Costa Rica | USD bil | 28.5 | 32.4 | 36.2 | 41.1 | 45.9 | ||||||||||||||||
| El Salvador | USD bil | 16.9 | 17.5 | 18.3 | 19.1 | 20.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Guatemala | USD bil | 18.7 | 19.8 | 20.9 | 22.7 | 24.5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Honduras | USD bil | 9.07 | 9.51 | 10.1 | 10.5 | 11.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mexico | USD bil | 625 | 656 | 696 | 652 | 684 | ||||||||||||||||
| Nicaragua | USD bil | 4.61 | 5.02 | 5.39 | 5.83 | 6.33 | ||||||||||||||||
| Panama | USD bil | 23.4 | 24.7 | 25.7 | 26.7 | 27.9 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | USD bil | 20,499 | 21,773 | 23,157 | 24,524 | 25,960 |
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