Monetary Sector credit to private sector in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Monetary Sector credit to private sector was 29.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Monetary Sector credit to private sector in Nicaragua, 1960–2024
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for monetary sector credit to private sector in Nicaragua is 29.1%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.6% on the previous year and down 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, monetary sector credit to private sector in Nicaragua peaked at 55.2% in 1982 and was at its lowest, 11.3%, in 1989.
Nicaragua ranks 117th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Monetary Sector credit to private sector in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | % GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 15.4% | — |
| 1961 | 14.9% | -2.8% |
| 1962 | 14.8% | -0.8% |
| 1963 | 14.7% | -0.8% |
| 1964 | 15.6% | +6.0% |
| 1965 | 18.0% | +15.4% |
| 1966 | 20.9% | +16.0% |
| 1967 | 21.9% | +5.0% |
| 1968 | 22.6% | +3.4% |
| 1969 | 22.3% | -1.2% |
| 1970 | 22.9% | +2.7% |
| 1971 | 23.6% | +2.7% |
| 1972 | 23.8% | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 26.0% | +9.2% |
| 1974 | 24.9% | -4.0% |
| 1975 | 23.9% | -4.1% |
| 1976 | 23.0% | -3.9% |
| 1977 | 22.6% | -1.7% |
| 1978 | 25.9% | +14.5% |
| 1979 | 48.0% | +85.6% |
| 1980 | 48.3% | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 52.5% | +8.8% |
| 1982 | 55.2% | +5.1% |
| 1983 | 28.0% | -49.3% |
| 1984 | 17.6% | -37.3% |
| 1985 | 16.2% | -7.8% |
| 1986 | 16.2% | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 13.1% | -19.1% |
| 1988 | 15.0% | +13.8% |
| 1989 | 11.3% | -24.6% |
| 1990 | 36.5% | +223.8% |
| 1991 | 15.5% | -57.6% |
| 1992 | 22.7% | +46.6% |
| 1993 | 28.4% | +25.0% |
| 1994 | 15.7% | -44.7% |
| 1995 | 16.6% | +5.7% |
| 1996 | 13.4% | -19.0% |
| 1997 | 16.8% | +25.1% |
| 1998 | 20.4% | +21.7% |
| 1999 | 23.7% | +15.8% |
| 2000 | 24.0% | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 13.7% | -42.8% |
| 2002 | 15.1% | +10.3% |
| 2003 | 17.7% | +16.9% |
| 2004 | 19.6% | +11.1% |
| 2005 | 22.6% | +15.2% |
| 2006 | 26.5% | +17.0% |
| 2007 | 30.2% | +14.1% |
| 2008 | 28.2% | -6.6% |
| 2009 | 25.4% | -9.8% |
| 2010 | 24.3% | -4.4% |
| 2011 | 24.0% | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 26.8% | +11.6% |
| 2013 | 29.4% | +9.8% |
| 2014 | 31.2% | +6.1% |
| 2015 | 34.2% | +9.5% |
| 2016 | 36.7% | +7.4% |
| 2017 | 39.1% | +6.5% |
| 2018 | 36.0% | -8.0% |
| 2019 | 29.9% | -16.9% |
| 2020 | 27.7% | -7.4% |
| 2021 | 25.5% | -8.0% |
| 2022 | 26.2% | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 26.8% | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 29.1% | +8.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18.1% | 14.7% | 22.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 26.4% | 22.6% | 48.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 27.3% | 11.3% | 55.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 21.0% | 13.4% | 36.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.3% | 13.7% | 30.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.2% | 24.0% | 39.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.0% | 25.5% | 29.1% | 5 |
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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 monetary sector credit to private sector in Nicaragua?
- Monetary sector credit to private sector in Nicaragua was 29.1% in 2024, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest monetary sector credit to private sector recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 55.2% in 1982.
- What is the lowest monetary sector credit to private sector recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.3% in 1989.
- How does Nicaragua rank for monetary sector credit to private sector?
- Nicaragua ranks 117th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is monetary sector credit to private sector rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Monetary Sector credit to private sector (% GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Domestic credit to private sector refers to financial resources provided to the private sector, such as through loans, purchases of nonequity securities, and trade credits and other accounts receivable, that establish a claim for repayment. For some countries these claims include credit to public enterprises. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.