Regulatory Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets (%) in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Regulatory Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets (%) was 9.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Regulatory Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets in Nicaragua, 2008–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 9.6% for regulatory tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets in 2024.
The figure is down 4.5% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, regulatory tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets in Nicaragua peaked at 11.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 8.5%, in 2017.
That places Nicaragua 147th out of 155 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Regulatory Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets (%) in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 9.0% | — |
| 2009 | 10.9% | +21.0% |
| 2010 | 11.1% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 9.3% | -15.7% |
| 2012 | 8.6% | -7.4% |
| 2013 | 8.5% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 9.1% | +6.5% |
| 2015 | 8.7% | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 8.8% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 8.5% | -4.1% |
| 2018 | 10.2% | +21.1% |
| 2019 | 11.5% | +12.6% |
| 2020 | 11.8% | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 10.8% | -8.0% |
| 2022 | 10.0% | -7.5% |
| 2023 | 10.1% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 9.6% | -4.5% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 9.6% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 15.6%, 62% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 9.6% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 14.1%, 68% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.0% | 9.0% | 10.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 9.4% | 8.5% | 11.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.5% | 9.6% | 11.8% | 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 regulatory tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets in Nicaragua?
- Regulatory tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets in Nicaragua was 9.6% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest regulatory tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 11.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest regulatory tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.5% in 2017.
- How does Nicaragua rank for regulatory tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets?
- Nicaragua ranks 147th out of 155 countries with data for 2024.
- Is regulatory tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Regulatory Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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