Bank credit to bank deposits in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Bank credit to bank deposits was 78.0% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Bank credit to bank deposits in Nicaragua, 1960–2021
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 78.0% for bank credit to bank deposits in 2021.
The figure is down 5.9% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank credit to bank deposits in Nicaragua peaked at 267.2% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 36.1%, in 1988.
Nicaragua ranks 86th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 62 years of available data.
Bank credit to bank deposits in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 223.9% | — |
| 1961 | 219.4% | -2.0% |
| 1962 | 190.9% | -13.0% |
| 1963 | 168.6% | -11.7% |
| 1964 | 158.1% | -6.2% |
| 1965 | 152.6% | -3.5% |
| 1966 | 173.2% | +13.5% |
| 1967 | 190.3% | +9.9% |
| 1968 | 235.4% | +23.7% |
| 1969 | 235.6% | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 217.3% | -7.8% |
| 1971 | 197.6% | -9.1% |
| 1972 | 166.4% | -15.8% |
| 1973 | 151.8% | -8.8% |
| 1974 | 171.7% | +13.1% |
| 1975 | 170.9% | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 146.8% | -14.1% |
| 1977 | 166.2% | +13.3% |
| 1978 | 203.4% | +22.4% |
| 1979 | 245.7% | +20.8% |
| 1980 | 267.2% | +8.7% |
| 1981 | 239.7% | -10.3% |
| 1982 | 237.3% | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 82.6% | -65.2% |
| 1984 | 44.6% | -46.0% |
| 1985 | 43.8% | -1.8% |
| 1986 | 50.0% | +14.2% |
| 1987 | 40.3% | -19.3% |
| 1988 | 36.1% | -10.6% |
| 1989 | 44.5% | +23.4% |
| 1990 | 98.1% | +120.3% |
| 1991 | 110.1% | +12.3% |
| 1992 | 166.9% | +51.5% |
| 1993 | 184.8% | +10.7% |
| 1994 | 140.1% | -24.2% |
| 1995 | 125.8% | -10.2% |
| 1996 | 71.5% | -43.1% |
| 1997 | 65.7% | -8.2% |
| 1998 | 71.4% | +8.7% |
| 1999 | 82.8% | +15.9% |
| 2000 | 88.6% | +7.0% |
| 2001 | 53.3% | -39.9% |
| 2002 | 53.7% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 60.5% | +12.8% |
| 2004 | 66.3% | +9.4% |
| 2005 | 80.7% | +21.8% |
| 2006 | 98.7% | +22.3% |
| 2007 | 110.6% | +12.0% |
| 2008 | 114.4% | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 88.4% | -22.8% |
| 2010 | 76.6% | -13.3% |
| 2011 | 79.1% | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 86.3% | +9.1% |
| 2013 | 86.4% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 90.7% | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 92.9% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 100.0% | +7.7% |
| 2017 | 103.9% | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 119.1% | +14.7% |
| 2019 | 97.3% | -18.3% |
| 2020 | 82.9% | -14.9% |
| 2021 | 78.0% | -5.9% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 78.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 69.5%, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 78.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 76.2%, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Bank credit to bank deposits in Nicaragua changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +120.3% | 44.5% | 98.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 194.8% | 152.6% | 235.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 183.8% | 146.8% | 245.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 108.6% | 36.1% | 267.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 111.7% | 65.7% | 184.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 81.5% | 53.3% | 114.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.2% | 76.6% | 119.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.4% | 78.0% | 82.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
More financial sector data for Nicaragua
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 6.35 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0015 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 4.64 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 6.35 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank credit to bank deposits in Nicaragua?
- Bank credit to bank deposits in Nicaragua was 78.0% in 2021, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest bank credit to bank deposits recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 267.2% in 1980.
- What is the lowest bank credit to bank deposits recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.1% in 1988.
- How does Nicaragua rank for bank credit to bank deposits?
- Nicaragua ranks 86th out of 186 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank credit to bank deposits rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Bank credit to bank deposits (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Raw data are from the electronic version of the IMF’s International Financial Statistics. Private credit by deposit money banks (IFS line 22d); bank deposits (IFS lines 24 and 25).