Deposit money banks'' assets to GDP in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Deposit money banks'' assets to GDP was 29.6% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Deposit money banks'' assets to GDP in Nicaragua, 1963–2021
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, deposit money banks'' assets to gdp in Nicaragua stood at 29.6%.
That represents a change of down 6.6% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, deposit money banks'' assets to gdp in Nicaragua peaked at 79.7% in 1963 and was at its lowest, 10.6%, in 1992.
Nicaragua ranks 142nd of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 59 years of available data.
Deposit money banks'' assets to GDP in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 79.7% | — |
| 1964 | 69.5% | -12.8% |
| 1965 | 63.6% | -8.4% |
| 1966 | 60.2% | -5.3% |
| 1967 | 50.4% | -16.3% |
| 1968 | 43.1% | -14.6% |
| 1969 | 33.9% | -21.4% |
| 1970 | 27.9% | -17.5% |
| 1971 | 22.9% | -18.0% |
| 1972 | 19.2% | -16.0% |
| 1973 | 19.1% | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 20.1% | +5.0% |
| 1975 | 18.4% | -8.4% |
| 1976 | 18.9% | +2.8% |
| 1977 | 18.9% | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 21.1% | +11.7% |
| 1979 | 38.7% | +83.1% |
| 1980 | 48.7% | +26.0% |
| 1981 | 42.3% | -13.2% |
| 1982 | 43.4% | +2.6% |
| 1983 | 43.9% | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 37.1% | -15.7% |
| 1985 | 29.2% | -21.2% |
| 1986 | 24.0% | -17.7% |
| 1987 | 26.9% | +12.1% |
| 1988 | 45.5% | +68.9% |
| 1989 | 20.4% | -55.1% |
| 1990 | 31.0% | +51.9% |
| 1991 | 11.8% | -62.1% |
| 1992 | 10.6% | -10.1% |
| 1993 | 13.1% | +24.3% |
| 1994 | 15.9% | +20.9% |
| 1995 | 16.6% | +4.4% |
| 1996 | 14.4% | -12.9% |
| 1997 | 17.1% | +18.4% |
| 1998 | 20.6% | +20.2% |
| 1999 | 25.5% | +24.0% |
| 2000 | 26.1% | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 16.2% | -38.1% |
| 2002 | 18.4% | +13.8% |
| 2003 | 22.2% | +20.9% |
| 2004 | 25.3% | +13.7% |
| 2005 | 28.1% | +11.2% |
| 2006 | 31.2% | +11.1% |
| 2007 | 34.5% | +10.6% |
| 2008 | 31.0% | -10.1% |
| 2009 | 28.3% | -8.9% |
| 2010 | 28.1% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 27.7% | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 29.7% | +7.2% |
| 2013 | 32.8% | +10.2% |
| 2014 | 34.0% | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 36.7% | +8.1% |
| 2016 | 39.8% | +8.2% |
| 2017 | 42.2% | +6.0% |
| 2018 | 37.5% | -11.0% |
| 2019 | 32.9% | -12.4% |
| 2020 | 31.7% | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 29.6% | -6.6% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 29.6% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 30.6%, 97% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 29.6% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 62.3%, 47% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 57.2% | 33.9% | 79.7% | 7 |
| 1970s | 22.5% | 18.4% | 38.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 36.2% | 20.4% | 48.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.7% | 10.6% | 31.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.1% | 16.2% | 34.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.1% | 27.7% | 42.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.6% | 29.6% | 31.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
- 139 Republic of Moldova 30.2% compare
- 140 Kazakhstan 30.0% compare
- 141 Suriname 30.0% compare
- 143 Kyrgyzstan 28.4% compare
- 144 Ghana 28.2% compare
- 145 Lesotho 27.7% compare
More financial sector data for Nicaragua
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 6.35 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0015 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 4.64 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 6.35 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is deposit money banks'' assets to gdp in Nicaragua?
- Deposit money banks'' assets to gdp in Nicaragua was 29.6% in 2021, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest deposit money banks'' assets to gdp recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 79.7% in 1963.
- What is the lowest deposit money banks'' assets to gdp recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.6% in 1992.
- How does Nicaragua rank for deposit money banks'' assets to gdp?
- Nicaragua ranks 142nd out of 187 countries with data for 2021.
- Is deposit money banks'' assets to gdp rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Deposit money banks'' assets to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Claims on domestic real nonfinancial sector by deposit money banks as a share of GDP, calculated using the following deflation method: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is deposit money bank claims, P_e is end-of period CPI, and P_a is average annual CPI. Raw data are from the electronic version of the IMF’s International Financial Statistics. Deposit money bank assets (IFS lines 22, a-d); GDP in local currency (IFS line 99B..ZF or, if not available, line 99B.CZF); end-of period CPI (IFS line 64M..ZF or, if not available, 64Q..ZF); and average annual CPI is calculated using the monthly CPI values (IFS line 64M..ZF).