External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors was 45.2% in 2021. ▲ Rising
External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Nicaragua, 1995–2021
Source: Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Measured in % of domestic bank deposits.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 45.2% for external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in 2021.
That represents a change of down 13.6% on the previous year and down 21.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Nicaragua peaked at 63.2% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 13.5%, in 2003.
Nicaragua ranks 48th of 181 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | % of domestic bank deposits | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 49.2% | — |
| 1996 | 52.5% | +6.8% |
| 1997 | 28.6% | -45.6% |
| 1998 | 29.3% | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 29.3% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 40.4% | +37.9% |
| 2001 | 63.2% | +56.3% |
| 2002 | 39.1% | -38.1% |
| 2003 | 13.5% | -65.3% |
| 2004 | 15.1% | +11.6% |
| 2005 | 20.7% | +37.1% |
| 2006 | 35.8% | +72.7% |
| 2007 | 35.4% | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 48.3% | +36.5% |
| 2009 | 55.2% | +14.3% |
| 2010 | 61.7% | +11.9% |
| 2011 | 57.5% | -6.9% |
| 2012 | 41.9% | -27.2% |
| 2013 | 40.7% | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 37.2% | -8.6% |
| 2015 | 29.9% | -19.5% |
| 2016 | 28.9% | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 32.7% | +12.9% |
| 2018 | 47.4% | +45.0% |
| 2019 | 53.7% | +13.2% |
| 2020 | 52.4% | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 45.2% | -13.6% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 45.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 23.3%, 1.9× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 45.2% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 30.4%, 1.5× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 37.8% | 28.6% | 52.5% | 5 |
| 2000s | 36.7% | 13.5% | 63.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.2% | 28.9% | 61.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.8% | 45.2% | 52.4% | 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 external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Nicaragua?
- External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Nicaragua was 45.2% in 2021, according to Bank for International Settlements (BIS).
- What is the highest external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 63.2% in 2001.
- What is the lowest external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.5% in 2003.
- How does Nicaragua rank for external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors?
- Nicaragua ranks 48th out of 181 countries with data for 2021.
- Is external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from Bank for International Settlements (BIS), published as part of External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors (% of domestic bank deposits). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Data is from BIS Statistical Appendix Table 7A: External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors; bank deposits from IFS (IFS lines 24 and 25). End of year data (i.e. December data) are used.