Bank concentration in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Bank concentration was 84.0% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Bank concentration in Nicaragua, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, bank concentration in Nicaragua stood at 84.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank concentration in Nicaragua peaked at 96.5% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 67.2%, in 2002.
Nicaragua ranks 51st of 169 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 78.5% | 67.2% | 96.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.9% | 82.3% | 94.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.0% | 84.0% | 84.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
More financial sector data for Nicaragua
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 29.1% (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports 5.72 (2024)
- Net domestic credit 188.32 billion current LCU (2024)
- Net foreign assets 161.92 billion current LCU (2024)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 29.1% (2024)
- Broad money 39.3% (2022)
- Claims on central government, etc. -3.3% (2024)
- Domestic credit to private sector 32.3% (2024)
- Official exchange rate 36.62 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration -8,371 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank concentration in Nicaragua?
- Bank concentration in Nicaragua was 84.0% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank concentration recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 96.5% in 2007.
- What is the lowest bank concentration recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.2% in 2002.
- How does Nicaragua rank for bank concentration?
- Nicaragua ranks 51st out of 169 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank concentration rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD), published as part of Bank concentration (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Raw data are from Bankscope. (Sum(data2025) for three largest banks in Bankscope) / (Sum(data2025) for all banks in Bankscope). Only reported if number of banks in Bankscope is 3 or more. Calculated from underlying bank-by-bank unconsolidated data from Bankscope.