External finance, Overall in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: External finance, Overall was 1 in 2014. ▲ Rising
Latest (2014)
1
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 90 countries
All-time high
1
in 1995
All-time low
0.125
in 1981
Years of data
42
1973–2014
External finance, Overall in Nicaragua, 1973–2014
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 1 for external finance, overall in 2014. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, external finance, overall in Nicaragua peaked at 1 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.125, in 1981.
Nicaragua ranks 1st of 90 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
External finance, Overall in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 0.875 | — |
| 1974 | 0.875 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.875 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.875 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.875 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.625 | -28.6% |
| 1979 | 0.625 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.625 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.125 | -80.0% |
| 1982 | 0.125 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.125 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.125 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.125 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.125 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.125 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.375 | +200.0% |
| 1989 | 0.375 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.5 | +33.3% |
| 1991 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1 | +100.0% |
| 1996 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1 | +0.0% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 1 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.5, 2.0× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 1 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.875, 1.1× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8036 | 0.625 | 0.875 | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.225 | 0.125 | 0.625 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.75 | 0.5 | 1 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
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More economy & growth data for Nicaragua
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate 37.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.29 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.5 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0168 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 53.46 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -0.8097 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0123 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 39.04 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate -11.79 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external finance, overall in Nicaragua?
- External finance, overall in Nicaragua was 1 in 2014, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest external finance, overall recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 1 in 1995.
- What is the lowest external finance, overall recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.125 in 1981.
- How does Nicaragua rank for external finance, overall?
- Nicaragua ranks 1st out of 90 countries with data for 2014.
- Is external finance, overall rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of External finance, Overall. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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