Kenya vs Nicaragua: Domestic credit to private sector by banks
Domestic credit to private sector by banks over time
- Kenya
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 29.7% against 29.1% in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Kenya ranks 116th and Nicaragua ranks 118th of 187 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 3 and Nicaragua in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.1% | 18.4% | 5.4% | Nicaragua |
| 1970s | 17.9% | 26.4% | 8.5% | Nicaragua |
| 1980s | 19.7% | 27.3% | 7.7% | Nicaragua |
| 1990s | 22.1% | 20.7% | 1.3% | Kenya |
| 2000s | 24.7% | 22.2% | 2.5% | Kenya |
| 2010s | 30.7% | 31.1% | 0.4% | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 31.2% | 27.0% | 4.1% | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher domestic credit to private sector by banks, Kenya or Nicaragua?
- Kenya, at 29.7% against 29.1% in Nicaragua as of 2024.
- What is the difference in domestic credit to private sector by banks between Kenya and Nicaragua?
- 0.6%, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Nicaragua?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and Nicaragua rank globally for domestic credit to private sector by banks?
- Kenya ranks 116th and Nicaragua ranks 118th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Domestic credit to private sector by banks (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Domestic credit to private sector by banks refers to financial resources provided to the private sector by other depository corporations (deposit taking corporations except central banks), such as through loans, purchases of nonequity securities, and trade credits and other accounts receivable, that establish a claim for repayment. For some countries these claims include credit to public enterprises. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.