Savings rate, Foreign Currency, Rate, Percent per annum in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Savings rate, Foreign Currency, Rate, Percent per annum was 0.9446 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Savings rate, Foreign Currency, Rate, Percent per annum in Nicaragua, 1991–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 0.9446 for savings rate, foreign currency, rate, percent per annum in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 67.6% on the previous year and down 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savings rate, foreign currency, rate, percent per annum in Nicaragua peaked at 6.21 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.5635, in 2024.
Nicaragua ranks 10th of 21 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Savings rate, Foreign Currency, Rate, Percent per annum in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 5.49 | — |
| 1992 | 4.26 | -22.4% |
| 1993 | 4.85 | +13.7% |
| 1994 | 5.23 | +7.9% |
| 1995 | 5.71 | +9.2% |
| 1996 | 6.21 | +8.8% |
| 1997 | 5.95 | -4.2% |
| 1998 | 5.84 | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 5.81 | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 5.37 | -7.5% |
| 2001 | 5.49 | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 4.11 | -25.2% |
| 2003 | 3.19 | -22.2% |
| 2004 | 2.65 | -17.1% |
| 2005 | 2.53 | -4.4% |
| 2006 | 2.36 | -6.6% |
| 2007 | 2.24 | -5.4% |
| 2008 | 2.07 | -7.4% |
| 2009 | 1.91 | -8.0% |
| 2010 | 1.47 | -23.1% |
| 2011 | 1.08 | -26.0% |
| 2012 | 1.01 | -6.9% |
| 2013 | 0.8514 | -15.7% |
| 2014 | 0.788 | -7.4% |
| 2015 | 0.9776 | +24.1% |
| 2016 | 0.9782 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9375 | -4.2% |
| 2018 | 1.08 | +15.6% |
| 2019 | 1.19 | +9.8% |
| 2020 | 0.9676 | -18.6% |
| 2021 | 0.9852 | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 1 | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 0.9108 | -9.2% |
| 2024 | 0.5635 | -38.1% |
| 2025 | 0.9446 | +67.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.48 | 4.26 | 6.21 | 9 |
| 2000s | 3.19 | 1.91 | 5.49 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.04 | 0.788 | 1.47 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8959 | 0.5635 | 1 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
- 7 Afghanistan 1.21 compare
- 8 Honduras 1.15 compare
- 9 Dominica 0.9897 compare
- 11 Grenada 0.3444 compare
- 12 Antigua and Barbuda 0.3175 compare
- 13 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.2843 compare
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 savings rate, foreign currency, rate, percent per annum in Nicaragua?
- Savings rate, foreign currency, rate, percent per annum in Nicaragua was 0.9446 in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest savings rate, foreign currency, rate, percent per annum recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 6.21 in 1996.
- What is the lowest savings rate, foreign currency, rate, percent per annum recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5635 in 2024.
- How does Nicaragua rank for savings rate, foreign currency, rate, percent per annum?
- Nicaragua ranks 10th out of 21 countries with data for 2025.
- Is savings rate, foreign currency, rate, percent per annum rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Savings 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.