Bank accounts per 1,000 adults in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Bank accounts per 1,000 adults was 399.67 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Bank accounts per 1,000 adults in Nicaragua, 2008–2021
Source: Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Analysis
In 2021, bank accounts per 1,000 adults in Nicaragua stood at 399.67. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.2% on the previous year and up 64.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank accounts per 1,000 adults in Nicaragua peaked at 399.67 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 223.72, in 2010.
That places Nicaragua 65th out of 103 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Bank accounts per 1,000 adults in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 251.8 | — |
| 2009 | 228.19 | -9.4% |
| 2010 | 223.72 | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 242.68 | +8.5% |
| 2012 | 228.44 | -5.9% |
| 2013 | 240.83 | +5.4% |
| 2014 | 263.4 | +9.4% |
| 2015 | 282.48 | +7.2% |
| 2016 | 312.26 | +10.5% |
| 2017 | 373.05 | +19.5% |
| 2018 | 317.04 | -15.0% |
| 2019 | 317.68 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 352.93 | +11.1% |
| 2021 | 399.67 | +13.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 239.99 | 228.19 | 251.8 | 2 |
| 2010s | 280.16 | 223.72 | 373.05 | 10 |
| 2020s | 376.3 | 352.93 | 399.67 | 2 |
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More financial sector data for Nicaragua
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), annual growth rate 29.85 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 867.41 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate 2.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate 32 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.2596 SDR per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 823.74 SDR per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate 29.85 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 867.41 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank accounts per 1,000 adults in Nicaragua?
- Bank accounts per 1,000 adults in Nicaragua was 399.67 in 2021, according to Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest bank accounts per 1,000 adults recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 399.67 in 2021.
- What is the lowest bank accounts per 1,000 adults recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 223.72 in 2010.
- How does Nicaragua rank for bank accounts per 1,000 adults?
- Nicaragua ranks 65th out of 103 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank accounts per 1,000 adults rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Bank accounts per 1,000 adults. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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For each country calculated as: 1,000*reported number of depositors/adult population in the reporting country.