Lower middle income vs Nicaragua: Total debt service
Lower middle income
3.8%
in 2024
Nicaragua
9.7%
in 2024
Lower middle income rank
15th
Nicaragua rank
18th
Total debt service over time
- Lower middle income
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 9.7% against 3.8% in Lower middle income, a difference of 5.9%.
That makes Nicaragua's figure about 2.5 times Lower middle income's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Lower middle income ranks 15th and Nicaragua ranks 18th of 32 groups.
Nicaragua has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lower middle income | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.8% | 5.4% | 3.6% | Nicaragua |
| 1980s | 3.5% | 4.3% | 0.8% | Nicaragua |
| 1990s | 4.2% | 10.5% | 6.4% | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 3.1% | 4.4% | 1.3% | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 2.6% | 16.3% | 13.8% | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 3.2% | 12.1% | 8.9% | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total debt service, Lower middle income or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 9.7% against 3.8% in Lower middle income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total debt service between Lower middle income and Nicaragua?
- 5.9%, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lower middle income and Nicaragua?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Lower middle income and Nicaragua rank globally for total debt service?
- Lower middle income ranks 15th and Nicaragua ranks 18th of 32 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as Total debt service (% of GNI). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total debt service is the sum of principal repayments and interest actually paid in currency, goods, or services on long-term debt, interest paid on short-term debt, and repayments (repurchases and charges) to the IMF.