Non-performing loans to total gross loans (%) in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Non-performing loans to total gross loans (%) was 1.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Non-performing loans to total gross loans in Nicaragua, 2008–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 1.2% for non-performing loans to total gross loans in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 18.4% on the previous year and up 24.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, non-performing loans to total gross loans in Nicaragua peaked at 3.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2016.
Nicaragua ranks 139th of 156 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Non-performing loans to total gross loans (%) in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 2.5% | — |
| 2009 | 2.5% | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 2.0% | -19.8% |
| 2011 | 1.9% | -6.4% |
| 2012 | 1.9% | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 2.0% | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 1.0% | -49.6% |
| 2015 | 0.9% | -11.2% |
| 2016 | 0.9% | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 1.0% | +20.8% |
| 2018 | 2.4% | +133.4% |
| 2019 | 3.1% | +28.2% |
| 2020 | 3.7% | +19.3% |
| 2021 | 2.5% | -33.9% |
| 2022 | 1.5% | -37.1% |
| 2023 | 1.5% | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 1.2% | -18.4% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 1.2% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.7%, 19% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 1.2% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.8%, 44% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.7% | 0.9% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.1% | 1.2% | 3.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
More development goals data for Nicaragua
- Red List Index 0.8326 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 445.91 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 327.14 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 53 (2023)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 53 (2023)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 53 (2023)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 9 (2023)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 9 (2023)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 9 (2023)
- Infant deaths 1,246 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is non-performing loans to total gross loans in Nicaragua?
- Non-performing loans to total gross loans in Nicaragua was 1.2% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest non-performing loans to total gross loans recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 3.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest non-performing loans to total gross loans recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2016.
- How does Nicaragua rank for non-performing loans to total gross loans?
- Nicaragua ranks 139th out of 156 countries with data for 2024.
- Is non-performing loans to total gross loans rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Non-performing loans to total gross loans (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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