Middle income vs Nicaragua: Total debt service
Middle income
3.4%
in 2024
Nicaragua
9.7%
in 2024
Middle income rank
20th
Nicaragua rank
18th
Total debt service over time
- Middle income
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 9.7% against 3.4% in Middle income, a difference of 6.3%.
That makes Nicaragua's figure about 2.9 times Middle income's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Middle income ranks 20th and Nicaragua ranks 18th of 32 groups.
Across the 6 decades both report, Middle income averaged higher in 1 and Nicaragua in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Middle income | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.3% | 5.2% | 0.9% | Nicaragua |
| 1980s | 4.7% | 4.3% | 0.4% | Middle income |
| 1990s | 4.5% | 10.5% | 6.0% | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 4.3% | 4.4% | 0.1% | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 2.9% | 16.3% | 13.4% | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 3.6% | 12.1% | 8.5% | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total debt service, Middle income or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 9.7% against 3.4% in Middle income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total debt service between Middle income and Nicaragua?
- 6.3%, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Middle income and Nicaragua?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2024.
- How do Middle income and Nicaragua rank globally for total debt service?
- Middle income ranks 20th 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.