Nicaragua's Debt-to-GDP Ratio

DEBT TO GDP RATIO (PERCENTAGE)

The debt-to-GDP ratio is the ratio between a country's government debt and its gross domestic product (GDP).

World Economics has upgraded each country's GDP presenting it in Purchasing Power Parity terms with added estimates for the size of the informal economy and adjustments for out-of-date GDP base year data. Using the World Economics GDP Database it is possible to see more realistic debt levels for each country.

Nicaragua's is officially reported as having a debt-to-GDP ratio of 47% by the IMF.

Using the World Economics GDP database, Nicaragua's GDP would be $61 billion - 53% larger than official estimates, Nicaragua's debt ratio would be smaller at 30.8%

Nicaragua's data is highlighted in the table below, use the filter and sort order options to allow easy comparison with other countries.

Data source: World Economics Research, London


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Country Debt
% of GDP
Japan 240.7
Greece 139.9
Singapore 127.8
Italy 119.0
Lebanon 114.6
United States 113.8
France 98.9
Libya 98.8
Suriname 97.2
Sudan 95.8
Portugal 95.3
Spain 93.6
Sri Lanka 92.2
Canada 91.9
Bahrain 88.4
Belgium 87.2
Bhutan 84.0
United Kingdom 78.8
Mauritius 75.5
Laos 75.3
Cyprus 73.7
Austria 72.2
Jordan 72.2
Zambia 71.1
Tunisia 68.0
Mongolia 67.2
Mozambique 66.7
Brazil 66.2
Bahamas, The 66.1
Germany 63.9
China 62.4
Hungary 60.7
Jamaica 60.1
Iceland 59.9
Egypt 59.8
Finland 58.2
Ghana 57.7
Slovenia 56.2
Croatia 56.1
El Salvador 54.8
Argentina 54.3
Guinea-Bissau 53.9
Pakistan 53.8
India 53.6
Algeria 53.4
Costa Rica 53.4
Albania 53.3
Slovak Republic 52.7
Australia 51.6
Morocco 51.5
Malawi 51.4
New Zealand 51.4
Malaysia 51.2
Israel 50.9
Namibia 50.7
Senegal 49.3
Zimbabwe 49.2
Gambia 48.6
Rwanda 47.5
Kenya 47.2
South Africa 46.7
Bolivia 46.6
Sierra Leone 46.5
Kyrgyzstan 46.2
Colombia 45.9
Togo 45.9
Congo, Rep. 45.3
Uruguay 45.1
Malta 44.6
Korea, Rep. 44.1
Netherlands 43.9
Dominican Republic 43.6
Philippines 42.3
Thailand 42.0
Ireland 41.9
Mexico 41.9
North Macedonia 40.3
Romania 40.1
Ecuador 39.9
Poland 39.8
Burkina Faso 39.7
Myanmar 39.6
Serbia 38.4
Qatar 38.3
Armenia 37.6
Burundi 37.5
Switzerland 37.5
Niger 37.3
Benin 36.8
Latvia 36.8
Panama 36.7
Oman 36.1
Yemen, Rep. 36.0
Cote d'Ivoire 35.6
Liberia 35.1
Uganda 35.1
Norway 34.9
Lithuania 34.7
Mauritania 33.7
Papua New Guinea 33.7
Ukraine 33.0
Lesotho 32.7
Cameroon 32.4
Madagascar 31.2
Honduras 31.1
Ethiopia 30.9
Nicaragua 30.8
Chile 30.3
Angola 30.1
Mali 29.7
Nepal 29.5
Sweden 29.5
Indonesia 29.1
Vietnam 29.0
Tajikistan 28.7
Türkiye 28.6
Central African Republic 28.2
Denmark 27.5
Eswatini 27.4
Georgia 27.2
Bangladesh 26.9
Uzbekistan 26.8
Gabon 26.7
Paraguay 25.8
Moldova 25.6
Chad 25.5
United Arab Emirates 25.5
Belarus 25.4
Comoros 25.3
Tanzania 24.9
Bosnia and Herzegovina 23.9
Guinea 23.3
Luxembourg 23.1
Peru 22.8
Cambodia 21.1
Guatemala 20.3
Nigeria 20.0
Taiwan 19.7
Bulgaria 17.9
Kazakhstan 17.6
Saudi Arabia 17.6
Guyana 16.8
Azerbaijan 15.1
Botswana 15.1
Estonia 14.9
Haiti 14.2
Russia 11.7
Congo, Dem. Rep 7.7
Turkmenistan 6.3
Kuwait 5.2
Afghanistan 3.7
Hong Kong 2.9





Key:
Debt-to-GDP ratio expressed in percentage terms.

Grade definitions:
         A: Low debt
         B: Moderate debt
         C: High debt
         D: Very high debt
         E: Extremely high debt





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