Nicaragua vs Paraguay: Claims on central government, etc.
Nicaragua
-3.3%
in 2024
Paraguay
-4.1%
in 2025
Nicaragua rank
160th
Paraguay rank
163rd
Claims on central government, etc. over time
- Nicaragua
- Paraguay
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports -3.3% against -4.1% in Paraguay, a difference of 0.8%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Paraguay ahead.
Nicaragua ranks 160th and Paraguay ranks 163rd of 187 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Nicaragua averaged higher in 6 and Paraguay in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nicaragua | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.2% | 2.2% | 1.0% | Paraguay |
| 1970s | 1.9% | 0.5% | 1.4% | Nicaragua |
| 1980s | 26.4% | 0.0% | 26.4% | Nicaragua |
| 1990s | 78.3% | 0.1% | 78.3% | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 39.6% | -0.1% | 39.6% | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 13.5% | -6.2% | 19.7% | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 2.2% | -6.7% | 9.0% | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher claims on central government, etc., Nicaragua or Paraguay?
- Nicaragua, at -3.3% against -4.1% in Paraguay as of 2024.
- What is the difference in claims on central government, etc. between Nicaragua and Paraguay?
- 0.8%, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Paraguay?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Nicaragua and Paraguay rank globally for claims on central government, etc.?
- Nicaragua ranks 160th and Paraguay ranks 163rd 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.