Nicaragua vs Uruguay: Monetary Sector credit to private sector
Monetary Sector credit to private sector over time
- Nicaragua
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 30.8% against 29.1% in Nicaragua, a difference of 1.7%.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times Nicaragua's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Uruguay ahead.
Nicaragua ranks 117th and Uruguay ranks 115th of 187 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Nicaragua averaged higher in 2 and Uruguay in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nicaragua | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18.1% | 25.1% | 6.9% | Uruguay |
| 1970s | 26.4% | 21.8% | 4.7% | Nicaragua |
| 1980s | 27.3% | 47.5% | 20.1% | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 21.0% | 29.5% | 8.6% | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 22.3% | 35.3% | 13.0% | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 31.2% | 24.3% | 6.9% | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 27.0% | 27.9% | 0.9% | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher monetary sector credit to private sector, Nicaragua or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 30.8% against 29.1% in Nicaragua as of 2025.
- What is the difference in monetary sector credit to private sector between Nicaragua and Uruguay?
- 1.7%, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Uruguay?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Nicaragua and Uruguay rank globally for monetary sector credit to private sector?
- Nicaragua ranks 117th and Uruguay ranks 115th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Monetary Sector credit to private sector (% 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 refers to financial resources provided to the private sector, 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.