Bank branches per 100,000 adults in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Bank branches per 100,000 adults was 7.98 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Bank branches per 100,000 adults in Nicaragua, 2004–2021
Source: Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Analysis
The most recent figure for bank branches per 100,000 adults in Nicaragua is 7.98, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank branches per 100,000 adults in Nicaragua peaked at 11.16 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 4.87, in 2004.
Nicaragua ranks 123rd of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Bank branches per 100,000 adults in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 4.87 | — |
| 2005 | 6.2 | +27.3% |
| 2006 | 6.9 | +11.3% |
| 2007 | 7.34 | +6.5% |
| 2008 | 8.12 | +10.6% |
| 2009 | 8.05 | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 6.75 | -16.2% |
| 2011 | 7.11 | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 7.02 | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 7.37 | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 7.57 | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 8.09 | +6.9% |
| 2016 | 11.07 | +36.8% |
| 2017 | 11.16 | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 9.44 | -15.4% |
| 2019 | 8.8 | -6.8% |
| 2020 | 7.99 | -9.2% |
| 2021 | 7.98 | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.91 | 4.87 | 8.12 | 6 |
| 2010s | 8.44 | 6.75 | 11.16 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.98 | 7.98 | 7.99 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
More financial sector data for Nicaragua
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 27,229 current LCU per person (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 9.56 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 16.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 0 SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 0 SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 5.77 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 6.08 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 6.08 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 6.08 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 867.41 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank branches per 100,000 adults in Nicaragua?
- Bank branches per 100,000 adults in Nicaragua was 7.98 in 2021, according to Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest bank branches per 100,000 adults recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 11.16 in 2017.
- What is the lowest bank branches per 100,000 adults recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.87 in 2004.
- How does Nicaragua rank for bank branches per 100,000 adults?
- Nicaragua ranks 123rd out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank branches per 100,000 adults rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.1%. 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 branches per 100,000 adults. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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For each country calculated as: 100,000*reported number of depositors/adult population in the reporting country.