24Peaks / North America / Nicaragua / Total External Debt Stocks (% of GDP)

Nicaragua - Total External Debt Stocks (% of GDP) 71.96

World Bank · updated 2026-10-03 · 175 economies tracked

Latest value

71.96 (2025)

Global rank

##65 of 175 economies

Share of global total

0.5%

Growth since 1991

0.24×

Ranking Race — Total External Debt Stocks (% of GDP)

1 = global #1 · lower value ranks higher

#1#24#47#70#93#116#13919901995200020052010201520202025#91#652024 overtook Croatia2025 overtook Mauritania
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Real annual global ranks, 1990 - 2025. Nicaragua climbed from #91 to #65 (overtook Croatia). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Nicaragua ↓

Key Events — Nicaragua

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2003
Fell 15 places in global rank auto
2004
Climbed 17 places in global rank auto
2006
Climbed 15 places in global rank auto
2024
Overtook Croatia in global rank auto
2025
Overtook Mauritania in global rank auto
2025
Climbed 56 places in global rank auto

Total External Debt Stocks (% of GDP), 1991-2025

World Bank · % of GDP · linear scale · ranking in the race above
1991200120112021202555.42144.05232.69321.32

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