| Table Name | Nicaragua |
| 1.0 Contact Information | |
| 1.1 Name | Esmeralda Morales |
| 1.2 Designation (Job Title) | Jefe de Dirección de Operaciones Financieras Internacionales |
| 1.3 Organization | Banco Central de Nicaragua |
| 1.4 Mailing Address | Km 7 Carretera Sur, 100 metros al Este, Pista Juan Pablo II, Managua |
| 1.5 Country | Nicaragua |
| 1.6 Email | esmorales@bcn.gob.ni |
| 1.7 Telephone | 0050522650504/ 005052255 7171 |
| 2.0 Concepts, Definitions and Scope | |
| 2.1 Statistical frameworks for the compilation of external debt data | 2013 External Debt Statistics Guide (2013 EDS Guide)/6th Edition of Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual (BPM6) |
| 2.2 Consistency with the external debt liabilities of the International Investment Position (IIP) | Yes |
| 2.3 Additional Information on Concepts, Definitions and Scope | The external debt statistics compiled and published by the Banco Central de Nicaragua (BCN) have been elaborated following most of the recommendations established in the document "External Debt Statistics - Guide for Compilers and Users" 2013 |
| 3.0 Sector Classification/Coverage | |
| 3.1 Data coverage for Public Sector External Debt | Fully covered |
| 3.2 Data coverage for Publicly-Guaranteed Private Sector External Debt | Fully covered |
| 3.3 Data coverage for Private Sector External Debt Not Publicly Guaranteed | Fully covered |
| 3.4 Data coverage for Central Government | Fully covered |
| 3.5 Data coverage for General Government | Fully covered |
| 3.6 Data coverage for Nonfinancial public sector | Fully covered |
| 3.7 Data coverage for Total financial and nonfinancial public sector | Fully covered |
| 3.8 Data coverage for General Government if reporting Table 6 (SDDS prescribed component) | Fully covered |
| 3.9 Data coverage for Central Bank if reporting Table 6 (SDDS prescribed component) | Fully covered |
| 3.10 Data coverage for Deposit-taking corporations, except the Central Bank if reporting Table 6 (SDDS prescribed component) | Fully covered |
| 3.11 Data coverage for Other Sectors if reporting Table 6 (SDDS prescribed component) | Fully covered |
| 3.12 Data coverage for Other financial corporations if reporting Table 6 (SDDS prescribed component) | Fully covered |
| 3.13 Data coverage for Nonfinancial corporations if reporting Table 6 (SDDS prescribed component) | Fully covered |
| 3.14 Data coverage for HH and nonprofit institu. serving households (NPISHs) if reporting Table 6 (SDDS prescribed component) | Fully covered |
| 3.15 Data coverage for Direct Investment: Intercompany lending if reporting Table 6 (SDDS prescribed component) | Fully covered |
| 3.16 External debt include both foreign currency and domestic currency denominated debt instruments held by nonresidents | Yes |
| 3.17 Additional comments and explanations on Sector Classification/Coverage | External debt data do not include estimates of private external debt that has not been reported to the Banco Central de Nicaragua (in particular, a portion of very short-term commercial loans from suppliers). Data series are comparable from one period to another in terms of coverage; hence, historical statistics are updated as more private sector institutions report their external debt to the NCB. This information is described in Methodological Guide to the External Debt Report page, 12 link: http://www.bcn.gob.ni/publicaciones/periodicidad/trimestral/deuda_externa |
| 4.0 Debt Instrument Classification/Coverage | |
| 4.1 Data coverage for Currency and deposits | Fully covered |
| 4.2 Data coverage for Debt Securities | Fully covered |
| 4.3 Data coverage for Loans | Fully covered |
| 4.4 Data coverage for Trade credit and advances | Fully covered |
| 4.5 Data coverage for Other debt liabilities | Fully covered |
| 4.6 Data coverage for Special drawing rights (allocations) | Fully covered |
| 4.7 Data coverage for Debt liabilities of direct investment enterprises to direct investors | Fully covered |
| 4.8 Data coverage for Debt liabilities of direct investors to direct investment enterprises | Fully covered |
| 4.9 Data coverage for Debt liabilities to fellow enterprises | Fully covered |
| 4.10 Arrears (including interest that accrues on arrears) reported in the same debt instrument | Yes - Total debt in arrears is pending to be negotiated under the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries initiative (HIPC) with non-Paris Club official . |
| 4.11 Arrears separately identified in the memorandum items | Yes |
| 4.12 Classification of maturity for short-term/long-term debt instruments | Original maturity |
| 4.13 Additional comments and explanations on Debt Instrument Classification/Coverage | 1. SDR allocations are included starting from 2007Q3. (ii) External debt data do not include estimates of private external debt that has not been reported to the Banco Central de Nicaragua (in particular, a portion of very short-term commercial loans from suppliers). |
| 5.0 Valuation and Basis of Recording | |
| 5.1 Main valuation method for debt securities (in main table) | Nominal Value |
| 5.2 Main valuation method for debt securities (in memorandum items) | Nominal Value |
| 5.3 Other methods and weights used for valuation of debt securities | None |
| 5.4 Basis for compiling external debt statistics | Accrual Basis |
| 5.5 Inclusion of accrued interest costs that are not paid | Yes |
| 6.0 Data sources/Compiling Organizations | |
| 6.1 Main data source(s) for the external debt statistics | he Public External Debt has a lag of approximately 10 days, is registered with the Banco Central de Nicaragua(BCN) through the Debt Management and Analysis System (DMFAS), with 100% coverage.
The Private External Debt has a lag of 3 months, is registered with the Banco Central de Nicaragua. |
| 6.2 Link(s) to national website where the external debt statistics are being disseminated | http://www.bcn.gob.ni/publicaciones/periodicidad/trimestral/deuda_externa |
| 6.3 Link(s) to relevant metadata that currently exists and is consistent with your external debt statistics | None |
| 6.4 Primary agency responsible for compiling external debt statistics | Banco Central de Nicaragua |
| 6.5 Primary agency responsibile for disseminating external debt statistics | Banco Central de Nicaragua |
| 7.0 Periodicity and Timeliness | |
| 7.1 Frequency of external debt statistics compilation | Daily and Quarterly - The compilation is carried out daily for the Public External Debt as the Creditors make their transaction and for the part of the private external debt, as the companies send the information to the BCN, the compilation of the private external debt is quarterly. |
| 7.2 Frequency of external debt statistics dissemination | Monthly, Quarterly and Annual |
| 7.3 Timeliness of the publication of the external debt statistics | (i) Monthly: External External Debt Statistics (Service, balance and forgiveness)
(ii) Quarterly: External Debt Report (involves public and private external debt) and Public Debt Report (implies external and internal public debt)
(iii) Annual: Statistical Yearbook. Chapter VII (7) Public External Debt (Indicators of external debt, balance, service, disbursements, forgiveness, contracting of new loans, concessionality element, etc.) |
| 7.4 Additional comments on Periodicity and Timeliness | None |
| 8.0 Revision Policy | |
| 8.1 Data revision policy | Regular schedule |
| 9.0 Unit of Measure | |
| 9.1 Unit of Measure | Data are in USD. |
| 10.0 Reference Period | |
| 10.1 Reference Period | (i) Data are available starting from 2007Q3. (ii) Data converted through generic conversion from 2003 EDS Guide/BPM5 to 2013 EDS Guide/BPM6 basis by the World Bank from 2007Q3 to 2013Q3. (iii) Data reported by country on a 2013 EDS Guide/BPM6 basis starting from 2013Q4. (iv) As per 2013 EDS Guide/BPM6 methodology, data includes SDR allocations sourced from IMF (the creditor) for period 2007Q3 to 2013Q3, and reported by the country from 2013Q4 onward. |
| 11.0 Table Reporting | |
| 11.1 Table 1 -Gross External Debt Position: Public and Publicly Guar. Private Sector and Private Sector Not Publicly Guar. Debt | Yes |
| 11.2 Table 2 - Debt-Service Payment Schedule: Public and Publicly-Guaranteed Private Sector External Debt as of End-Period | Yes |
| 11.3 Table 3 - Public and Publicly-Guaranteed Private Sector External Debt: by Creditor Sector | Yes |
| 11.4 Table 4 - Public Sector Debt and Publicly-Guaranteed Private Sector Debt: by Instrument Breakdown | Yes |
| 11.5 Table 5 -Public and Publicly Guar. Private Sector External Debt: Foreign Currency and Domestic Currency Denominated Debt | Yes |
| 11.6 Table 6 - Gross External Debt Position: by Sector (SDDS prescribed component) | Yes |
| 12.0 Metadata Update | |
| 12.1 Metadata last updated | 01/30/2017 |