Commercial bank branches in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Commercial bank branches was 9.38 per 100,000 adults in 2024. ▲ Rising
Commercial bank branches in Nicaragua, 2004–2024
Source: Financial Access Survey, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in per 100,000 adults.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 9.38 per 100,000 adults for commercial bank branches in 2024.
The figure is up 18.0% on the previous year and up 20.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, commercial bank branches in Nicaragua peaked at 11.44 per 100,000 adults in 2017 and was at its lowest, 5.01 per 100,000 adults, in 2004.
Nicaragua ranks 107th of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Commercial bank branches in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 5.01 per 100,000 adults | — |
| 2005 | 6.37 per 100,000 adults | +27.2% |
| 2006 | 7.09 per 100,000 adults | +11.3% |
| 2007 | 7.55 per 100,000 adults | +6.5% |
| 2008 | 8.35 per 100,000 adults | +10.6% |
| 2009 | 8.28 per 100,000 adults | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 6.94 per 100,000 adults | -16.2% |
| 2011 | 7.32 per 100,000 adults | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 7.22 per 100,000 adults | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 7.58 per 100,000 adults | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 7.77 per 100,000 adults | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 8.3 per 100,000 adults | +6.7% |
| 2016 | 11.34 per 100,000 adults | +36.7% |
| 2017 | 11.44 per 100,000 adults | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 9.67 per 100,000 adults | -15.5% |
| 2019 | 9 per 100,000 adults | -6.9% |
| 2020 | 8.17 per 100,000 adults | -9.3% |
| 2021 | 8.15 per 100,000 adults | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 8.02 per 100,000 adults | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 7.95 per 100,000 adults | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 9.38 per 100,000 adults | +18.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.11 per 100,000 adults | 5.01 per 100,000 adults | 8.35 per 100,000 adults | 6 |
| 2010s | 8.66 per 100,000 adults | 6.94 per 100,000 adults | 11.44 per 100,000 adults | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.33 per 100,000 adults | 7.95 per 100,000 adults | 9.38 per 100,000 adults | 5 |
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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 commercial bank branches in Nicaragua?
- Commercial bank branches in Nicaragua was 9.38 per 100,000 adults in 2024, according to Financial Access Survey, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest commercial bank branches recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 11.44 per 100,000 adults in 2017.
- What is the lowest commercial bank branches recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.01 per 100,000 adults in 2004.
- How does Nicaragua rank for commercial bank branches?
- Nicaragua ranks 107th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is commercial bank branches rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from Financial Access Survey, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Commercial bank branches (per 100,000 adults). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Commercial bank branches are retail locations of resident commercial banks and other resident banks that function as commercial banks that provide financial services to customers and are physically separated from the main office but not organized as legally separated subsidiaries.