Government net lending/borrowing in Nicaragua

International Monetary Fund · Annual · Importance

IMF forecast (WEO): 2026: 1.4% 2027: 1.6% 2028: 1.8% 2029: 2.0% 2030: 2.0% 2031: 2.1%

2.1 (2031) ANUAL · % of GDP · Annual · CSV

Period	% of GDP
Jan 2031	2.1
Jan 2030	2.0
Jan 2029	2.0
Jan 2028	1.8
Jan 2027	1.6
Jan 2026	1.4
Jan 2025	2.1
Jan 2024	2.3
Jan 2023	2.3
Jan 2022	0.6
Jan 2021	-1.3
Jan 2020	-2.6
Jan 2019	-1.1
Jan 2018	-4.3
Jan 2017	-1.8
Jan 2016	-1.9
Jan 2015	-1.6
Jan 2014	-0.9
Jan 2013	-0.3
Jan 2012	0.2
Jan 2011	0.6
Jan 2010	0.7
Jan 2009	-0.9
Jan 2008	0.3
Jan 2007	1.9
Jan 2006	1.4
Jan 2005	1.7
Jan 2004	1.7
Jan 2003	1.3
Jan 2002	2.1
Jan 2001	0.3
Jan 2000	2.2

About this indicator

Source

International Monetary Fund

Frequency

Annual

Release

Published annually (with quarterly advance estimates in some economies), subject to revision with the national accounts.

What it is

Measures the balance of Nicaragua's government accounts: a deficit occurs when spending exceeds revenue, a surplus when the reverse holds. Published by the Ministry of Finance and Public Credit and usually expressed as a percentage of GDP.

How it's calculated

Calculated as the gap between public-sector revenue and spending under the IMF government finance statistics framework, and expressed relative to GDP. Both the central government balance and the consolidated public-sector balance, which includes social security and state enterprises, are commonly tracked.

Market implications

Nicaragua's deficit matters for debt sustainability and access to multilateral financing, which is conditioned by the political context and by sanctions. A deterioration pressures reserves, external funding and the credit rating.

Limitations

It is a low-frequency series prone to revision. The central government should be distinguished from the consolidated public sector, and the weight of external grants and cooperation, highly sensitive to the political environment, needs watching.