| 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Nicaragua NI: External Debt: DOD: PPG: Private Creditors (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 9.27
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Nicaragua NI: External Debt: DOD: Stocks: Long-Term: Public Sector (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 4,188.87
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Nicaragua NI: External Debt: Present Value (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 4,268.47
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2016 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Nicaragua NI: External Debt: Present Value: % of Exports of Goods, Services and ... (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 82.04
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2016 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Nicaragua NI: External Debt: Present Value: % of GNI (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 33.15
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2016 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Nicaragua NI: External Debt: Residual: Stock-Flow Reconciliation (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 10.27
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Nicaragua NI: External Debt: DOD: Stocks: Variable Rate (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 5,655.98
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Nicaragua NI: External Debt: Buyback (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Nicaragua NI: External Debt: Stock: Reduction (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Nicaragua NI: External Debt: Stock: Rescheduled (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Nicaragua NI: External Debt: Average Grace Period on New External Debt Commitmen... (Year)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 4.22
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Nicaragua NI: External Debt: Average Grace Period on New External Debt Commitmen... (Year)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 4.24
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Nicaragua NI: External Debt: Average Grace Period on New External Debt Commitmen... (Year)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 2.08
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Nicaragua NI: External Debt: Average Grant Element on New External Debt Commitme... (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 53.01
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Nicaragua NI: External Debt: Average Grant Element on New External Debt Commitme... (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 53.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Nicaragua NI: External Debt: Average Grant Element on New External Debt Commitme... (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 54.29
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Nicaragua NI: External Debt: Average Interest on New External Debt Commitments (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 2.43
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Nicaragua NI: External Debt: Average Interest on New External Debt Commitments: ... (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 2.44
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Nicaragua NI: External Debt: Average Interest on New External Debt Commitments: ... (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Nicaragua NI: External Debt: INT: PPG: Official Creditors: Bilateral (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 8.48
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Nicaragua NI: External Debt: INT: PPG: Official Creditors: Bilateral: Concession... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 7.87
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Nicaragua NI: External Debt: INT: Interest Payments: Total (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 225.40
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Nicaragua NI: External Debt: Interest Payments: % of Exports of Goods, Services ... (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 4.33
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1977 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Nicaragua NI: External Debt: Interest Payments: % of GNI (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1.75
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Nicaragua NI: External Debt: INT: IMF Charges (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.15
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Nicaragua NI: External Debt: INT: Interest Payments: Long-Term (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 100.13
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Nicaragua NI: External Debt: INT: Interest Payments: Private Non-Guaranteed (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 14.92
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Nicaragua NI: External Debt: INT: Interest Payments: Public and Publicly Guarant... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 74.22
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Nicaragua NI: External Debt: INT: Interest Payments: Short-Term (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 13.27
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Nicaragua NI: External Debt: INT: Public and Publicly Guaranteed (PPG): The Inte... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Nicaragua NI: External Debt: INT: PPG: International Development Association (ID... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 4.13
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Nicaragua NI: External Debt: INT: PPG: Official Creditors: Multilateral (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 76.70
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Nicaragua NI: External Debt: INT: PPG: Official Creditors: Multilateral: Concess... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 32.52
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Nicaragua NI: External Debt: INT: PPG: Official Creditors (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 85.19
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Nicaragua NI: External Debt: INT: PPG: Private Creditors: Bonds (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Nicaragua NI: External Debt: INT: PPG: Private Creditors: Commercial Banks (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.01
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Nicaragua NI: External Debt: INT: Private Non-Guaranteed (PNG): Bonds (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Nicaragua NI: External Debt: INT: PNG: Commercial Banks and Other Creditors (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 137.78
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Nicaragua NI: External Debt: INT: PPG: Private Creditors: Others (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.01
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Nicaragua NI: External Debt: INT: PPG: Private Creditors (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.02
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Nicaragua NI: External Debt: Interest Arrears: Public and Publicly Guaranteed (P... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 555.78
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Nicaragua NI: External Debt: Net Change in Interest Arrears (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 8.36
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Nicaragua NI: External Debt: Interest Arrears: Official Creditors (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 555.78
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Nicaragua NI: External Debt: Interest Arrears: Private Creditors (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Nicaragua NI: External Debt: Interest Forgiven (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Nicaragua NI: External Debt: Interest Rescheduled: Capitalized (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Nicaragua NI: External Debt: Interest Rescheduled: Official (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Nicaragua NI: External Debt: Interest Rescheduled: Private (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Nicaragua NI: External Debt: Average Maturity on New External Debt Commitments (Year)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 25.22
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Nicaragua NI: External Debt: Average Maturity on New External Debt Commitments: ... (Year)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 25.25
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Nicaragua NI: External Debt: Average Maturity on New External Debt Commitments: ... (Year)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 19.17
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Nicaragua NI: External Debt: NFL: Net Financial Flows: Bilateral (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 15.80
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Nicaragua NI: External Debt: NFL: PPG: Official Creditors: Bilateral: Concession... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 15.80
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Nicaragua NI: External Debt: NFL: Net Flows: Portfolio Investment: Bonds: Public... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Nicaragua NI: External Debt: NFL: Net Flows: Total (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 460.11
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Nicaragua NI: External Debt: NFL: Net Flows: Long-Term (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 359.80
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Nicaragua NI: External Debt: NFL: Net Flows: Private Non-Guaranteed (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 75.76
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Nicaragua NI: External Debt: NFL: Net Flows: Public and Publicly Guaranteed (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 284.04
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Nicaragua NI: External Debt: NFL: Net Flows: Short-Term (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 129.36
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Nicaragua NI: Net Official Flows from UN Agencies: IFAD (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 3.62
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1980 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Nicaragua NI: External Debt: NFL: Net Financial Flows: IMF Concessional (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -29.05
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Nicaragua NI: External Debt: NFL: Net Financial Flows: IMF Nonconcessional (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Nicaragua NI: External Debt: NFL: Net Financial Flows: The International Bank fo... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Nicaragua NI: External Debt: NFL: Net Financial Flows: International Development... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 14.84
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Nicaragua NI: External Debt: NFL: Net Financial Flows: Multilateral (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 261.24
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Nicaragua NI: External Debt: NFL: PPG: Official Creditors: Multilateral: Concess... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 162.84
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Nicaragua NI: External Debt: NFL: Net Financial Flows: Others (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 124.39
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Nicaragua NI: External Debt: NFL: European Bank for Reconstruction and Developme... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Nicaragua NI: External Debt: NFL: International Finance Corporation: Private Non... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 16.62
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Nicaragua NI: External Debt: NFL: Public and Publicly Guaranteed (PPG): Official... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 277.04
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Nicaragua NI: External Debt: NFL: PPG: Private Creditors: Bonds (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Nicaragua NI: External Debt: NFL: PPG: Private Creditors: Commercial Banks (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 7.07
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Nicaragua NI: External Debt: Net Flows and Net Transfers (NFL): Commercial Banks... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 82.76
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Nicaragua NI: External Debt: NFL: Private Non-Guaranteed (PNG): Bonds (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Nicaragua NI: External Debt: NFL: PNG: Commercial Banks and Other Creditors (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 75.76
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Nicaragua NI: External Debt: NFL: PPG: Private Creditors: Others (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -0.06
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Nicaragua NI: External Debt: NFL: PPG: Private Creditors (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 7.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Nicaragua NI: External Debt: NFL: Net Financial Flows: Regional Development Bank... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 56.69
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Nicaragua NI: External Debt: NFL: Net Financial Flows: Regional Development Bank... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 65.48
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Nicaragua NI: Net Official Flows from UN Agencies: UNAIDS (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2006 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Nicaragua NI: Net Official Flows from UN Agencies: UNICEF (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1.22
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Nicaragua NI: Net Official Flows from UN Agencies: UNDP (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -0.03
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1968 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Nicaragua NI: Net Official Flows from UN Agencies: UNFPA (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.95
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1977 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Nicaragua NI: Net Official Flows from UN Agencies: UNTA (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1.40
            
                                            2008
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1969 - 2008
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Nicaragua NI: Net Official Flows from UN Agencies: WFP (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.54
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1972 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Nicaragua NI: External Debt: NTR: PPG: Official Creditors: Bilateral (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 7.93
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Nicaragua NI: External Debt: NTR: PPG: Official Creditors: Bilateral: Concession... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 7.93
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Nicaragua NI: External Debt: NTR: Net Transfers: Total (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 234.71
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Nicaragua NI: External Debt: NTR: Net Transfers: Long-Term (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 147.81
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Nicaragua NI: External Debt: NTR: Net Transfers: Private Non-Guaranteed (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -62.02
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Nicaragua NI: External Debt: NTR: Net Transfers: Public and Publicly Guaranteed ... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 209.82
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Nicaragua NI: External Debt: NTR: Public and Publicly Guaranteed (PPG): The Inte... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Nicaragua NI: External Debt: NTR: PPG: International Development Association (ID... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 10.72
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Nicaragua NI: External Debt: NTR: PPG: Official Creditors: Multilateral (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 195.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Nicaragua NI: External Debt: NTR: PPG: Official Creditors: Multilateral: Concess... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 130.32
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Nicaragua NI: External Debt: NTR: PPG: Official Creditors (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 202.93
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Nicaragua NI: External Debt: NTR: PPG: Private Creditors: Bonds (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Nicaragua NI: External Debt: NTR: PPG: Private Creditors: Commercial Banks (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 6.98
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Nicaragua NI: External Debt: NTR: Private Non-Guaranteed (PNG): Bonds (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Nicaragua NI: External Debt: NTR: PNG: Commercial Banks and Other Creditors (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -62.02
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1970 - 2016
                                         |