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% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 9.32 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9.19, 1.0× the median. (8 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 9.32 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 7.71, 1.2× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Lending rate, Foreign Currency, Rate, Percent per annum in Nicaragua changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | +10904.9% | 0.0847 | 9.32 |
| 2024 | -99.0% | 8.69 | 0.0847 |
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
- 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 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.