Loans from nonresident banks (amounts outstanding) to GDP in Nicaragua

Nicaragua: Loans from nonresident banks (amounts outstanding) to GDP was 0.1% in 2001. ▼ Falling

Latest (2001)
0.1%
Change on year
down 4.1%
World rank
134th
of 136 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 1990
All-time low
0.1%
in 2001
Years of data
28
1974–2001

Loans from nonresident banks (amounts outstanding) to GDP in Nicaragua, 1974–2001

0.10.20.30.40.51974198720011974: 0.329 %1975: 0.314 %1976: 0.271 %1977: 0.223 %1978: 0.233 %1979: 0.327 %1980: 0.228 %1981: 0.204 %1982: 0.203 %1983: 0.182 %1984: 0.161 %1985: 0.186 %1986: 0.173 %1987: 0.13 %1988: 0.19 %1989: 0.493 %1990: 0.495 %1991: 0.336 %1992: 0.279 %1993: 0.285 %1994: 0.129 %1995: 0.121 %1996: 0.116 %1997: 0.114 %1998: 0.108 %1999: 0.103 %2000: 0.098 %2001: 0.094 %

Source: Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Measured in %.

Analysis

Nicaragua recorded 0.1% for loans from nonresident banks (amounts outstanding) to gdp in 2001. That is the lowest value across all 28 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.1% on the previous year and down 72.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, loans from nonresident banks (amounts outstanding) to gdp in Nicaragua peaked at 0.5% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2001.

That places Nicaragua 134th out of 136 countries with data for 2001, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.

Loans from nonresident banks (amounts outstanding) to GDP in Nicaragua, year by year

Annual values for Loans from nonresident banks (amounts outstanding) to GDP (%) in Nicaragua, 1974 to 2001.
Year % Change
1974 0.3%
1975 0.3% -4.4%
1976 0.3% -13.9%
1977 0.2% -17.5%
1978 0.2% +4.6%
1979 0.3% +40.2%
1980 0.2% -30.2%
1981 0.2% -10.6%
1982 0.2% -0.7%
1983 0.2% -10.1%
1984 0.2% -11.7%
1985 0.2% +15.7%
1986 0.2% -7.0%
1987 0.1% -25.1%
1988 0.2% +46.4%
1989 0.5% +159.7%
1990 0.5% +0.4%
1991 0.3% -32.2%
1992 0.3% -17.0%
1993 0.3% +2.1%
1994 0.1% -54.5%
1995 0.1% -6.7%
1996 0.1% -3.9%
1997 0.1% -1.9%
1998 0.1% -5.3%
1999 0.1% -4.5%
2000 0.1% -4.9%
2001 0.1% -4.1%

Nicaragua compared with similar countries

  • Nicaragua's 0.1% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9.1%, 1% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Nicaragua's 0.1% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 19.2%, 0% of the median. (29 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Loans from nonresident banks (amounts outstanding) to GDP 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.

YearChange FromTo
1989 +159.7% 0.2% 0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.3% 0.2% 0.3% 6
1980s 0.2% 0.1% 0.5% 10
1990s 0.2% 0.1% 0.5% 10
2000s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 2

Countries ranked near Nicaragua

  1. 131 Ethiopia 0.9%
  2. 132 Iran, Islamic Republic of 0.2% compare
  3. 133 Sudan 0.1% compare
  4. 135 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.1%
  5. 136 Algeria 0.1% compare

See the full ranking of 136 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is loans from nonresident banks (amounts outstanding) to gdp in Nicaragua?
Loans from nonresident banks (amounts outstanding) to gdp in Nicaragua was 0.1% in 2001, according to Bank for International Settlements (BIS).
What is the highest loans from nonresident banks (amounts outstanding) to gdp recorded in Nicaragua?
The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 1990.
What is the lowest loans from nonresident banks (amounts outstanding) to gdp recorded in Nicaragua?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2001.
How does Nicaragua rank for loans from nonresident banks (amounts outstanding) to gdp?
Nicaragua ranks 134th out of 136 countries with data for 2001.
Is loans from nonresident banks (amounts outstanding) to gdp rising or falling in Nicaragua?
Over the last ten years it is down 72.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
The figures come from Bank for International Settlements (BIS), published as part of Loans from nonresident banks (amounts outstanding) to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Loans from nonresident banks (amounts outstanding) to GDP (%)
Unit
%
Source
Bank for International Settlements (BIS)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
136 places, 4,260 data points, 1962–2021
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Ratio of outstanding offshore bank loans to GDP. An offshore bank is a bank located outside the country of residence of the depositor, typically in a low tax jurisdiction (or tax haven) that provides financial and legal advantages. Offshore bank loan data from BIS Statistical Appendix Table 7A: External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors.