Bank Z-score in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Bank Z-score was 25.13 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Bank Z-score in Nicaragua, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
Analysis
The most recent figure for bank z-score in Nicaragua is 25.13, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 52.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank z-score in Nicaragua peaked at 25.55 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 11.2, in 2001.
Nicaragua ranks 29th of 169 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 | 15.07 | 11.2 | 18.67 | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.64 | 15.85 | 25.55 | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.72 | 24.3 | 25.13 | 2 |
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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 z-score in Nicaragua?
- Bank z-score in Nicaragua was 25.13 in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank z-score recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 25.55 in 2019.
- What is the lowest bank z-score recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.2 in 2001.
- How does Nicaragua rank for bank z-score?
- Nicaragua ranks 29th out of 169 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank z-score rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.5%. 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 Z-score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
It captures the probability of default of a country's banking system. Z-score compares the buffer of a country's banking system (capitalization and returns) with the volatility of those returns. It is estimated as (ROA+(equity/assets))/sd(ROA); sd(ROA) is the standard deviation of ROA. ROA, equity, and assets are country-level aggregate figures Calculated from underlying bank-by-bank unconsolidated data from Bankscope.