Bank net interest margin in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Bank net interest margin was 6.6% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Bank net interest margin in Nicaragua, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for bank net interest margin in Nicaragua is 6.6%, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and down 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank net interest margin in Nicaragua peaked at 12.4% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 4.7%, in 2000.
Nicaragua ranks 20th of 165 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.6% | 4.7% | 12.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.7% | 6.9% | 8.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.5% | 6.5% | 6.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
- 17 Burundi 7.2% compare
- 18 Dominican Republic 7.1% compare
- 19 Madagascar 6.7% compare
- 21 Kyrgyzstan 6.5% compare
- 22 Honduras 6.2% compare
- 23 Kenya 6.1% compare
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 net interest margin in Nicaragua?
- Bank net interest margin in Nicaragua was 6.6% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank net interest margin recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 12.4% in 2008.
- What is the lowest bank net interest margin recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.7% in 2000.
- How does Nicaragua rank for bank net interest margin?
- Nicaragua ranks 20th out of 165 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank net interest margin rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.4%. 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 net interest margin (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Raw data are from Bankscope. Data2080[t] / ((data2010[t] + data2010[t-1])/2). Numerator and denominator are aggregated on the country level before division. Note that banks used in the calculation might differ between indicators. Calculated from underlying bank-by-bank unconsolidated data from Bankscope.