The financial institution specified that this is the result of a $40.3 million decrease in private external debt and a $37.2 million increase in public external debt.

According to the Central Bank of Nicaragua, the country’s total external debt balance for the first quarter of 2025 was $15,778.9 million, of which 55,1% corresponds to the public sector and 44,9% to the private sector.

The document detailed that of this total debt, 44,1% was owed to multilateral official creditors, 31,3% to bilateral creditors, while 24,6% was owed to commercial banks, suppliers, and others.

The Central Bank of Argentina added that disbursements during the quarter totaled $749.6 million, of which 85,7% came from private creditors and 14,3% from official creditors.

Among the main economic activities to which these resources were allocated are electricity, gas, and water; commerce; financial intermediation; manufacturing construction; mining; public administration; and other sectors.

Of the total disbursements, $642.1 million went to the private sector and $107.5 million to the public sector, the report highlighted.

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