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 150th of 185 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 59 years of available data.
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
- 147 Sao Tome and Principe 32.8% compare
- 148 Benin 32.4% compare
- 149 Haiti 31.4% compare
- 151 Sierra Leone 31.2% compare
- 152 Ghana 29.6% compare
- 153 Kazakhstan 29.6% compare
More financial sector data for Nicaragua
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 27,229 current LCU per person (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 9.56 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 16.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 0 SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 0 SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 5.77 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 6.08 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 6.08 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 6.08 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 867.41 SDR per person (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 150th out of 185 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.