Iceland vs Nicaragua: Claims on central government, etc.
Iceland
-3.9%
in 2025
Nicaragua
-3.3%
in 2024
Iceland rank
162nd
Nicaragua rank
160th
Claims on central government, etc. over time
- Iceland
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports -3.3% against -3.9% in Iceland, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Iceland ranks 162nd and Nicaragua ranks 160th of 187 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 1 and Nicaragua in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.6% | 1.2% | 0.4% | Iceland |
| 1970s | 1.2% | 1.9% | 0.7% | Nicaragua |
| 1980s | 1.8% | 26.4% | 24.6% | Nicaragua |
| 1990s | 4.2% | 78.3% | 74.1% | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | -5.4% | 39.6% | 45.0% | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | -5.4% | 13.5% | 18.9% | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | -5.2% | 2.2% | 7.4% | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher claims on central government, etc., Iceland or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at -3.3% against -3.9% in Iceland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in claims on central government, etc. between Iceland and Nicaragua?
- 0.6%, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Nicaragua?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Iceland and Nicaragua rank globally for claims on central government, etc.?
- Iceland ranks 162nd and Nicaragua ranks 160th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Claims on central government, etc. (% GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Claims on central government include loans to central government institutions net of deposits. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.