Bank return on equity in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Bank return on equity was 15.2% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Bank return on equity in Nicaragua, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %, before tax.
Analysis
In 2021, bank return on equity in Nicaragua stood at 15.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 43.8% on the previous year and down 49.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank return on equity in Nicaragua peaked at 49.4% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 10.6%, in 2020.
That places Nicaragua 58th 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 | %, before tax | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14.1% | — |
| 2001 | 11.1% | -21.5% |
| 2002 | 42.6% | +285.9% |
| 2003 | 42.6% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 49.4% | +16.0% |
| 2005 | 39.4% | -20.3% |
| 2006 | 34.7% | -12.1% |
| 2007 | 22.5% | -35.0% |
| 2008 | 40.4% | +79.2% |
| 2009 | 21.3% | -47.4% |
| 2010 | 22.8% | +7.5% |
| 2011 | 30.5% | +33.3% |
| 2012 | 33.9% | +11.4% |
| 2013 | 33.0% | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 31.2% | -5.5% |
| 2015 | 31.4% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 34.2% | +8.9% |
| 2017 | 27.9% | -18.3% |
| 2018 | 20.1% | -27.9% |
| 2019 | 14.1% | -30.0% |
| 2020 | 10.6% | -24.7% |
| 2021 | 15.2% | +43.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.8% | 11.1% | 49.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.9% | 14.1% | 34.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.9% | 10.6% | 15.2% | 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 return on equity in Nicaragua?
- Bank return on equity in Nicaragua was 15.2% 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 49.4% in 2004.
- What is the lowest bank return on equity recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.6% in 2020.
- How does Nicaragua rank for bank return on equity?
- Nicaragua ranks 58th 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 49.9%. 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 (%, before tax). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Raw data are from Bankscope. Data10270[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.