🇳🇮 Nicaragua National Debt Clock
Live tracker for Nicaragua government debt. The national debt currently stands at approximately $8.0 billion, growing at $11 per second based on IMF fiscal deficit projections. Debt-to-GDP: 35%. Per-citizen share: $1,173.
Among the 135 governments tracked here, Nicaragua ranks 111th by debt-to-GDP, 128th by total debt and 115th by debt per person.
About Nicaragua's National Debt
Nicaragua carries a moderate debt load and relies on concessional financing amid international sanctions and a difficult political climate.
Nicaragua's debt-to-GDP ratio of 35% is low by international standards: higher than 18% of the 135 governments tracked here. No ratio is safe or dangerous on its own — whether a debt is sustainable depends on the interest rate on it, how fast the economy grows, the currency it is owed in and who holds it. By total government debt, Nicaragua ranks 128th of the 135 governments tracked here.
At the current borrowing rate of $11 per second, Nicaragua adds about $950 thousand to its government debt every day — roughly $347 million per year. Each of Nicaragua's 7 million residents carries an individual share of approximately $1,173. That is below the world average of roughly $14,600 in government debt per person.
Figures are computed by Global Debt Clock by linear extrapolation from each country's baseline figure, named in the source line on this page (for most countries, the IMF World Economic Outlook, October 2026). Actual debt changes through discrete bond issuances — these counters illustrate the approximate scale and pace of sovereign borrowing.
Nicaragua National Debt — Frequently Asked Questions
What is Nicaragua's national debt right now?
Nicaragua's national debt is approximately $8.0 billion as of October 27, 2026, growing at $11 per second. Its debt-to-GDP ratio is 35% and each citizen's share is about $1,173.
How fast is Nicaragua's debt growing?
Nicaragua's government debt is growing at approximately $11 per second — about $950 thousand per day — derived from the IMF's projections for 2026.
What is Nicaragua's debt per capita?
Each of Nicaragua's 7 million residents carries a notional share of approximately $1,173 of the national debt.
What is Nicaragua's debt-to-GDP ratio?
Nicaragua's debt-to-GDP ratio is 35%. That is higher than 18% of the 135 governments tracked here.
Why is Nicaragua's government debt at this level?
Nicaragua carries a moderate debt load and relies on concessional financing amid international sanctions and a difficult political climate.
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Data & Citation
Source: IMF WEO October 2026 (GGXWDG, end-2025 stock) · baseline anchored .
Methodology: debt = 7,701,373,261 + 11 × seconds_since(2026-01-01)
Machine-readable data: /api/debt?c=ni (live JSON) · /data/debt.json (full dataset)
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