Lending rate, Foreign Currency, Rate, Percent per annum in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Lending rate, Foreign Currency, Rate, Percent per annum was 9.32 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Lending rate, Foreign Currency, Rate, Percent per annum in Nicaragua, 1994–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 9.32 for lending rate, foreign currency, rate, percent per annum in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10,904.9% on the previous year and up 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lending rate, foreign currency, rate, percent per annum in Nicaragua peaked at 15.87 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.0847, in 2024.
Nicaragua ranks 9th of 33 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Lending rate, Foreign Currency, Rate, Percent per annum in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 13 | — |
| 1995 | 13.42 | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 14.63 | +9.0% |
| 1997 | 15.27 | +4.4% |
| 1998 | 15.5 | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 15.5 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 15.39 | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 15.87 | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 14.28 | -10.0% |
| 2003 | 12.05 | -15.6% |
| 2004 | 10.94 | -9.2% |
| 2005 | 10.32 | -5.7% |
| 2006 | 10.45 | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 10.96 | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 11 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 12.83 | +16.7% |
| 2010 | 10.77 | -16.0% |
| 2011 | 9.41 | -12.6% |
| 2012 | 8.65 | -8.1% |
| 2013 | 8.63 | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 8.72 | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 8.71 | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 8.18 | -6.0% |
| 2017 | 8.1 | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 9.37 | +15.7% |
| 2019 | 11.37 | +21.3% |
| 2020 | 10.27 | -9.7% |
| 2021 | 9.49 | -7.6% |
| 2022 | 8.64 | -9.0% |
| 2023 | 8.69 | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0847 | -99.0% |
| 2025 | 9.32 | +10904.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.55 | 13 | 15.5 | 6 |
| 2000s | 12.41 | 10.32 | 15.87 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.19 | 8.1 | 11.37 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.75 | 0.0847 | 10.27 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
- 6 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 10.05 compare
- 7 Mongolia 9.45 compare
- 8 Saint Lucia 9.33 compare
- 10 Georgia 9.16 compare
- 11 Haiti 9.07 compare
- 12 Antigua and Barbuda 9 compare
More financial sector data for Nicaragua
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), annual growth rate 29.85 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 867.41 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate 2.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate 32 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.2596 SDR per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 823.74 SDR per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate 29.85 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 867.41 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lending rate, foreign currency, rate, percent per annum in Nicaragua?
- Lending rate, foreign currency, rate, percent per annum in Nicaragua was 9.32 in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest lending rate, foreign currency, rate, percent per annum recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 15.87 in 2001.
- What is the lowest lending rate, foreign currency, rate, percent per annum recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0847 in 2024.
- How does Nicaragua rank for lending rate, foreign currency, rate, percent per annum?
- Nicaragua ranks 9th out of 33 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lending rate, foreign currency, rate, percent per annum rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Lending rate, Foreign Currency, Rate, Percent per annum. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), Interest Rates dataset presents country-specific interest rate data across sectors and instruments, based on nationally defined methodologies.