Nicaragua: Foreign aid

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 Nicaragua

Foreign aid and official development assistance received

 Latest value 581.78
 Year 2023
 Measure million U.S. dollars
 Data availability 1960 - 2023
 Average 341.03
 Min - Max 7.46 - 1,127.42
 Source World Bank
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The latest value from 2023 is 581.78 million U.S. dollars, a decline from 1127.42 million U.S. dollars in 2022. In comparison, the world average is 1270.07 million U.S. dollars, based on data from 130 countries. Historically, the average for Nicaragua from 1960 to 2023 is 341.03 million U.S. dollars. The minimum value, 7.46 million U.S. dollars, was reached in 1962 while the maximum of 1127.42 million U.S. dollars was recorded in 2022. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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 Recent values Nicaragua: Foreign aid
 2023 581.78
 2022 1,127.42
 2021 754.05
 2020 460.90
 2019 388.13
 2018 353.86
 2017 562.59
 2016 430.98




Definition: Net official development assistance (ODA) consists of disbursements of loans made on concessional terms (net of repayments of principal) and grants by official agencies of the members of the Development Assistance Committee (DAC), by multilateral institutions, and by non-DAC countries to promote economic development and welfare in countries and territories in the DAC list of ODA recipients. It includes loans with a grant element of at least 25 percent (calculated at a rate of discount of 10 percent). Net official aid refers to aid flows (net of repayments) from official donors to countries and territories in part II of the DAC list of recipients: more advanced countries of Central and Eastern Europe, the countries of the former Soviet Union, and certain advanced developing countries and territories. Official aid is provided under terms and conditions similar to those for ODA. Part II of the DAC List was abolished in 2005. The collection of data on official aid and other resource flows to Part II countries ended with 2004 data. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

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