Interest payments (% of revenue) in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Interest payments (% of revenue) was 7.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Interest payments in Nicaragua, 1990–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of revenue.
Analysis
The most recent figure for interest payments in Nicaragua is 7.0%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 42.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, interest payments in Nicaragua peaked at 18.8% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1990.
That places Nicaragua 76th out of 155 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Interest payments (% of revenue) in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | % of revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0% | — |
| 1991 | 3.7% | +23751.2% |
| 1992 | 11.7% | +216.3% |
| 1993 | 14.3% | +22.5% |
| 1994 | 18.8% | +31.3% |
| 1995 | 13.4% | -28.7% |
| 1996 | 10.4% | -22.3% |
| 1997 | 16.5% | +58.1% |
| 1998 | 15.9% | -3.3% |
| 1999 | 8.6% | -46.2% |
| 2000 | 11.1% | +29.5% |
| 2001 | 13.7% | +23.8% |
| 2002 | 12.8% | -7.1% |
| 2003 | 15.7% | +23.0% |
| 2004 | 10.1% | -35.5% |
| 2005 | 9.0% | -11.5% |
| 2006 | 7.9% | -11.3% |
| 2007 | 6.5% | -18.8% |
| 2008 | 5.4% | -17.0% |
| 2009 | 6.4% | +18.7% |
| 2010 | 6.5% | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 6.0% | -8.3% |
| 2012 | 5.6% | -6.0% |
| 2013 | 5.4% | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 4.9% | -9.1% |
| 2015 | 5.0% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 5.3% | +7.7% |
| 2017 | 5.7% | +6.1% |
| 2018 | 6.3% | +11.0% |
| 2019 | 6.6% | +5.2% |
| 2020 | 6.6% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 5.9% | -10.8% |
| 2022 | 5.4% | -8.0% |
| 2023 | 6.9% | +27.7% |
| 2024 | 7.0% | +0.9% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 7.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 8.6%, 81% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 7.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 12.5%, 56% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Interest payments (% of revenue) in Nicaragua changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +23751.2% | 0.0% | 3.7% |
| 1992 | +216.3% | 3.7% | 11.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.3% | 0.0% | 18.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.8% | 5.4% | 15.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.7% | 4.9% | 6.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.4% | 5.4% | 7.0% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is interest payments in Nicaragua?
- Interest payments in Nicaragua was 7.0% 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 18.8% in 1994.
- What is the lowest interest payments recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1990.
- How does Nicaragua rank for interest payments?
- Nicaragua ranks 76th out of 155 countries with data for 2024.
- Is interest payments rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 (% of revenue). 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 as a percentage of revenue which includes all transactions that add to the amount of economic value of a unit or sector.