Interest payments in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Interest payments was 10.90 billion current LCU in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Interest payments in Nicaragua, 1990–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 10.90 billion current LCU for interest payments in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 12.0% on the previous year and up 313.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, interest payments in Nicaragua peaked at 10.90 billion current LCU in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8,000 current LCU, in 1990.
Nicaragua ranks 87th of 155 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 511.15 million current LCU | 8,000 current LCU | 1.05 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.50 billion current LCU | 1.04 billion current LCU | 1.92 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.30 billion current LCU | 1.99 billion current LCU | 5.41 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.78 billion current LCU | 5.48 billion current LCU | 10.90 billion current LCU | 5 |
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More public sector data for Nicaragua
- Arms imports 13.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2019)
- Tax revenue 20.1% (2024)
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains 41.3% (2024)
- Taxes on goods and services 47.5% (2024)
- Net investment in nonfinancial assets 3.2% (2024)
- Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) 2.3% (2024)
- Interest payments 7.0% (2024)
- Grants and other revenue 7.1% (2024)
- Interest payments 9.2% (2023)
- Other taxes 0.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is interest payments in Nicaragua?
- Interest payments in Nicaragua was 10.90 billion current LCU in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest interest payments recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 10.90 billion current LCU in 2024.
- What is the lowest interest payments recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,000 current LCU in 1990.
- How does Nicaragua rank for interest payments?
- Nicaragua ranks 87th out of 155 countries with data for 2024.
- Is interest payments rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 313.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Interest payments (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Interest payments include interest payments on government debt (including long-term bonds, long-term loans, and other debt instruments) to domestic and foreign residents. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.