Nicaragua - Domestic credit to private sector

Domestic credit to private sector by banks (% of GDP)

Domestic credit to private sector by banks (% of GDP) in Nicaragua was 27.91 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 55.24 in 1982, while its lowest value was 11.27 in 1989.

Definition: Domestic credit to private sector by banks refers to financial resources provided to the private sector by other depository corporations (deposit taking corporations except central banks), 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.

Source: International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates.

See also:

Year Value
1960 15.37
1961 14.94
1962 14.82
1963 14.71
1964 15.58
1965 17.97
1966 20.85
1967 21.89
1968 22.63
1969 22.34
1970 22.94
1971 23.57
1972 23.77
1973 25.97
1974 24.93
1975 23.90
1976 22.97
1977 22.57
1978 25.85
1979 47.99
1980 48.31
1981 52.55
1982 55.24
1983 28.01
1984 17.56
1985 16.19
1986 16.24
1987 13.14
1988 14.96
1989 11.27
1990 36.50
1991 15.49
1992 22.70
1993 28.37
1994 15.70
1995 16.55
1996 12.87
1997 16.17
1998 19.81
1999 23.14
2000 23.52
2001 13.67
2002 15.08
2003 17.63
2004 19.58
2005 22.55
2006 26.39
2007 30.12
2008 28.15
2009 25.38
2010 24.27
2011 23.95
2012 26.74
2013 29.37
2014 31.17
2015 34.14
2016 36.69
2017 39.08
2018 35.97
2019 30.09
2020 27.91

Domestic credit to private sector (% of GDP)

Domestic credit to private sector (% of GDP) in Nicaragua was 30.02 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 42.71 in 2017, while its lowest value was 13.72 in 2001.

Definition: Domestic credit to private sector refers to financial resources provided to the private sector by financial corporations, 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. The financial corporations include monetary authorities and deposit money banks, as well as other financial corporations where data are available (including corporations that do not accept transferable deposits but do incur such liabilities as time and savings deposits). Examples of other financial corporations are finance and leasing companies, money lenders, insurance corporations, pension funds, and foreign exchange companies.

Source: International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates.

See also:

Year Value
2001 13.72
2002 15.13
2003 17.68
2004 19.64
2005 22.62
2006 26.46
2007 32.96
2008 31.39
2009 28.46
2010 26.79
2011 26.20
2012 28.73
2013 31.87
2014 33.86
2015 36.85
2016 38.58
2017 42.71
2018 39.86
2019 33.02
2020 30.02

Classification

Topic: Financial Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Assets