Liquid liabilities to GDP (%) in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Liquid liabilities to GDP (%) was 31.4% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Liquid liabilities to GDP in Nicaragua, 1963–2021
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 31.4% for liquid liabilities to gdp in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, liquid liabilities to gdp in Nicaragua peaked at 79.0% in 1963 and was at its lowest, 8.9%, in 1992.
Nicaragua ranks 151st of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 59 years of available data.
Liquid liabilities to GDP (%) in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 79.0% | — |
| 1964 | 67.7% | -14.4% |
| 1965 | 60.0% | -11.3% |
| 1966 | 51.1% | -14.9% |
| 1967 | 38.1% | -25.5% |
| 1968 | 26.5% | -30.3% |
| 1969 | 20.8% | -21.7% |
| 1970 | 18.6% | -10.7% |
| 1971 | 15.9% | -14.1% |
| 1972 | 15.7% | -1.5% |
| 1973 | 16.4% | +4.7% |
| 1974 | 14.8% | -10.2% |
| 1975 | 13.9% | -6.2% |
| 1976 | 17.0% | +22.9% |
| 1977 | 14.9% | -12.4% |
| 1978 | 14.3% | -4.0% |
| 1979 | 23.5% | +64.2% |
| 1980 | 21.3% | -9.5% |
| 1981 | 24.9% | +17.2% |
| 1982 | 26.9% | +7.8% |
| 1983 | 42.5% | +58.0% |
| 1984 | 53.8% | +26.7% |
| 1985 | 50.5% | -6.3% |
| 1986 | 44.7% | -11.4% |
| 1987 | 46.6% | +4.1% |
| 1988 | 50.8% | +9.1% |
| 1989 | 17.1% | -66.4% |
| 1990 | 17.2% | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 9.2% | -46.5% |
| 1992 | 8.9% | -3.1% |
| 1993 | 9.3% | +4.3% |
| 1994 | 13.9% | +49.3% |
| 1995 | 15.7% | +12.5% |
| 1996 | 20.5% | +30.9% |
| 1997 | 27.4% | +33.7% |
| 1998 | 30.6% | +11.7% |
| 1999 | 31.1% | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 30.1% | -3.2% |
| 2001 | 25.7% | -14.8% |
| 2002 | 28.1% | +9.6% |
| 2003 | 29.1% | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 29.6% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 27.9% | -5.5% |
| 2006 | 26.7% | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 27.2% | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 24.6% | -9.6% |
| 2009 | 27.5% | +11.8% |
| 2010 | 29.8% | +8.4% |
| 2011 | 28.5% | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 29.2% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 32.0% | +9.8% |
| 2014 | 32.5% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 34.7% | +6.6% |
| 2016 | 35.2% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 36.5% | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 28.9% | -20.8% |
| 2019 | 29.2% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 31.8% | +9.0% |
| 2021 | 31.4% | -1.2% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 31.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 39.9%, 79% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 31.4% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 60.5%, 52% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 49.0% | 20.8% | 79.0% | 7 |
| 1970s | 16.5% | 13.9% | 23.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 37.9% | 17.1% | 53.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.4% | 8.9% | 31.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 27.7% | 24.6% | 30.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.7% | 28.5% | 36.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.6% | 31.4% | 31.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
- 148 Sao Tome and Principe 32.8% compare
- 149 Benin 32.4% compare
- 150 Haiti 31.4% compare
- 152 Sierra Leone 31.2% compare
- 153 Ghana 29.6% compare
- 154 Kazakhstan 29.6% compare
More financial sector data for Nicaragua
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 6.35 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0015 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 4.64 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 6.35 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is liquid liabilities to gdp in Nicaragua?
- Liquid liabilities to gdp in Nicaragua was 31.4% in 2021, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest liquid liabilities to gdp recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 79.0% in 1963.
- What is the lowest liquid liabilities to gdp recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.9% in 1992.
- How does Nicaragua rank for liquid liabilities to gdp?
- Nicaragua ranks 151st out of 186 countries with data for 2021.
- Is liquid liabilities to gdp rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Liquid liabilities to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of liquid liabilities to GDP, calculated using the following deflation method: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is liquid liabilities, P_e is end-of period CPI, and P_a is average annual CPI. Raw data are from the electronic version of the IMF's International Financial Statistics. Liquid liabilities (IFS lines 55L or, if not available, line 35L); GDP in local currency (IFS line 99B..ZF or, if not available, line 99B.CZF); end-of period CPI (IFS line 64M..ZF or, if not available, 64Q..ZF); and average annual CPI is calculated using the monthly CPI values (IFS line 64M..ZF) For Eurocurrency area countries liquid liabilities are estimated by summing IFS items 34A, 34B and 35.