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it in Purchasing Power Parity terms with added estimates for the size of the informal economy and adjustments for out-of-date GDP base year data.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 39% by the IMF.

Using the World Economics GDP database, Nicaragua's GDP would be $81 billion - 51% larger than official estimates, Nicaragua's debt ratio would be smaller at 26%

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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% of GDP
Japan 227.7
Sudan 168.6
Singapore 158.3
Lebanon 149.8
Greece 129.9
Italy 113.0
United States 112.7
Libya 97.8
France 97.0
Canada 95.1
Bahrain 92.4
United Kingdom 91.9
Belgium 88.4
Spain 85.1
Cabo Verde 84.8
Portugal 80.2
Sri Lanka 77.6
Laos 76.9
Austria 73.3
Zambia 73.2
Jordan 72.2
Finland 71.7
China 71.6
Bhutan 71.3
Ukraine 66.7
Mauritius 65.9
Brazil 65.7
Argentina 63.7
Tunisia 62.1
Mozambique 61.4
Suriname 61.4
Egypt 61.3
Hungary 59.3
El Salvador 59.2
Bahamas, The 58.3
Israel 58.0
Germany 56.8
Cyprus 56.7
India 56.7
Malawi 56.7
Yemen, Rep. 55.8
Slovenia 55.3
Bolivia 53.9
Morocco 53.9
Iceland 53.5
Senegal 52.4
Slovak Republic 52.0
South Africa 51.2
Ghana 50.8
Guinea-Bissau 50.0
Congo, Rep. 49.0
Rwanda 49.0
Malaysia 48.8
Costa Rica 48.2
Burundi 48.0
Pakistan 47.8
Jamaica 47.6
Togo 46.3
Croatia 46.0
Dominican Republic 45.8
Kenya 45.6
Poland 45.6
Albania 45.5
Thailand 45.5
Namibia 45.0
Australia 44.1
Uruguay 44.1
Romania 44.0
Colombia 43.1
Korea, Rep. 42.9
New Zealand 42.9
Trinidad and Tobago 42.8
Mexico 41.8
North Macedonia 41.4
Netherlands 40.5
Philippines 40.2
Gambia 39.1
Ecuador 38.9
Ireland 38.1
Lesotho 37.8
Norway 37.8
Burkina Faso 37.7
Czechia 37.6
Cote d'Ivoire 37.5
Latvia 37.5
Armenia 37.1
Malta 37.0
Myanmar 36.9
Panama 36.6
Zimbabwe 36.4
Gabon 36.2
Benin 35.7
Liberia 35.6
Algeria 35.4
Papua New Guinea 34.6
Uganda 34.0
Chile 33.8
Serbia 33.4
Qatar 32.9
Mongolia 32.6
Sweden 32.3
Kyrgyzstan 31.9
Lithuania 31.6
Niger 31.6
Madagascar 30.8
Belarus 30.7
Angola 30.6
Nepal 30.2
Switzerland 29.8
Central African Republic 29.7
Mali 29.2
Tanzania 29.2
Mauritania 29.0
Indonesia 28.1
Bangladesh 27.6
Honduras 27.4
Cameroon 27.2
Paraguay 27.2
Oman 27.0
Moldova 26.9
Nigeria 26.8
Uzbekistan 26.7
Bosnia and Herzegovina 26.1
Nicaragua 26.0
United Arab Emirates 25.5
Georgia 25.4
Denmark 25.2
Comoros 25.0
Luxembourg 24.5
Vietnam 23.7
Eswatini 23.6
Sierra Leone 23.6
Guinea 22.7
Taiwan 22.0
Tajikistan 22.0
Ethiopia 21.8
Peru 21.5
Saudi Arabia 19.9
Türkiye 19.5
Guyana 18.8
Bulgaria 18.3
Guatemala 18.3
Kazakhstan 18.2
Estonia 17.8
Chad 16.9
Russia 15.8
Botswana 15.3
Cambodia 14.3
Azerbaijan 13.9
Haiti 8.9
Hong Kong 7.9
Congo, Dem. Rep 6.1
Kuwait 5.2
Afghanistan 3.8
Turkmenistan 3.4
Brunei 1.5





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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