Bank return on equity in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Bank return on equity was 9.8% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Bank return on equity in Nicaragua, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %, after tax.
Analysis
In 2021, bank return on equity in Nicaragua stood at 9.8%.
That represents a change of up 47.8% on the previous year and down 52.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank return on equity in Nicaragua peaked at 34.8% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 6.6%, in 2020.
That places Nicaragua 88th out of 168 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Bank return on equity in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | %, after tax | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14.1% | — |
| 2001 | 11.1% | -21.5% |
| 2002 | 30.9% | +179.2% |
| 2003 | 28.3% | -8.3% |
| 2004 | 34.8% | +23.0% |
| 2005 | 28.3% | -18.8% |
| 2006 | 25.4% | -10.3% |
| 2007 | 16.2% | -36.2% |
| 2008 | 26.2% | +61.8% |
| 2009 | 13.8% | -47.2% |
| 2010 | 15.2% | +10.1% |
| 2011 | 20.6% | +35.6% |
| 2012 | 22.8% | +10.7% |
| 2013 | 23.0% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 21.8% | -5.3% |
| 2015 | 21.7% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 23.1% | +6.1% |
| 2017 | 19.5% | -15.3% |
| 2018 | 13.5% | -30.6% |
| 2019 | 9.0% | -33.3% |
| 2020 | 6.6% | -26.6% |
| 2021 | 9.8% | +47.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.9% | 11.1% | 34.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.0% | 9.0% | 23.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.2% | 6.6% | 9.8% | 2 |
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More financial sector data for Nicaragua
- 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)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate 29.85 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 867.41 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank return on equity in Nicaragua?
- Bank return on equity in Nicaragua was 9.8% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank return on equity recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 34.8% in 2004.
- What is the lowest bank return on equity recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.6% in 2020.
- How does Nicaragua rank for bank return on equity?
- Nicaragua ranks 88th out of 168 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank return on equity rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD), published as part of Bank return on equity (%, after tax). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Raw data are from Bankscope. Data2115[t] / ((data2055[t] + data2055[t-1])/2). Numerator and denominator are first 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.