Nicaragua vs Zimbabwe: External debt stocks, total
External debt stocks, total over time
- Nicaragua
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 15.49 billion DOD, current US$ against 14.40 billion DOD, current US$ in Zimbabwe, a difference of 1.09 billion DOD, current US$.
That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.1 times Zimbabwe's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Nicaragua ranks 55th and Zimbabwe ranks 57th of 121 countries.
Nicaragua has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nicaragua | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 839.69 million DOD, current US$ | 266.01 million DOD, current US$ | 573.68 million DOD, current US$ | Nicaragua |
| 1980s | 5.65 billion DOD, current US$ | 2.19 billion DOD, current US$ | 3.46 billion DOD, current US$ | Nicaragua |
| 1990s | 9.35 billion DOD, current US$ | 4.41 billion DOD, current US$ | 4.93 billion DOD, current US$ | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 5.56 billion DOD, current US$ | 5.03 billion DOD, current US$ | 528.65 million DOD, current US$ | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 10.85 billion DOD, current US$ | 10.15 billion DOD, current US$ | 696.99 million DOD, current US$ | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 14.93 billion DOD, current US$ | 14.04 billion DOD, current US$ | 885.80 million DOD, current US$ | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher external debt stocks, total, Nicaragua or Zimbabwe?
- Nicaragua, at 15.49 billion DOD, current US$ against 14.40 billion DOD, current US$ in Zimbabwe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in external debt stocks, total between Nicaragua and Zimbabwe?
- 1.09 billion DOD, current US$, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Zimbabwe?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Nicaragua and Zimbabwe rank globally for external debt stocks, total?
- Nicaragua ranks 55th and Zimbabwe ranks 57th of 121 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total external debt is debt owed to nonresidents repayable in currency, goods, or services. Total external debt is the sum of public, publicly guaranteed, and private nonguaranteed long-term debt, use of IMF credit, and short-term debt. Short-term debt includes all debt having an original maturity of one year or less and interest in arrears on long-term debt. Data are in current U.S. dollars.