Nicaragua's net domestic credit (current LCU) was 188.32 billion in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 37.58% from 136.88 billion in 2014 (3.24% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 188.32 billion | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | 168.47 billion | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | 136.88 billion | 2014 |
| Highest | 198.95 billion | 2017 |
| Lowest | 0.08 | 1960 |
| Average since 2015 | 172.41 billion | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | 0.08 |
What the numbers say
In 2024, Nicaragua's net domestic credit (current LCU) rose 16.6% on 2023 (from 161.52 billion to 188.32 billion).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +6.6% and a typical year strayed about 8.1% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.2 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 17,682.7% in 1990 and the biggest yearly fall was 13.7% in 2019. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2015 to 2024 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 4% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2024, Nicaragua had the 22nd highest value of the 40 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
Closest to Nicaragua in the 2024 ranking
- Finland — 19th of 40: 364.43 billion
- Kyrgyz Republic — 20th of 40: 334.76 billion
- Portugal — 21st of 40: 333.86 billion
- Greece — 23rd of 40: 178.67 billion
- Comoros — 24th of 40: 157.23 billion
- Slovak Republic — 25th of 40: 108.47 billion
What this measures
Net domestic credit is the sum of net claims on the central government and claims on other sectors of the domestic economy. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.
All 65 values
| Year | Net domestic credit (current LCU) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 188,319,012,417 |
| 2023 | 161,515,724,376 |
| 2022 | 160,224,583,754 |
| 2021 | 157,950,373,254 |
| 2020 | 154,784,798,742 |
| 2019 | 168,470,110,374 |
| 2018 | 195,273,121,685 |
| 2017 | 198,946,084,008 |
| 2016 | 180,616,395,633 |
| 2015 | 158,044,633,800 |
Net domestic credit (current LCU) in nearby economies
- Antigua and Barbuda — 2.98 billion (2025)
- Argentina — 331.64 trillion (2025)
- Aruba — 4.03 billion (2023)
- Bahamas, The — 10.95 billion (2024)
- Barbados — 12.13 billion (2023)
- Belize — 4.15 billion (2025)
- Bolivia — 414.59 billion (2025)
- Brazil — 17.82 trillion (2025)
- Chile — 279.46 trillion (2025)
- Colombia — 970.94 trillion (2025)
- Costa Rica
More financial sector data for Nicaragua
- GDP deflator (base year varies by country) — 367.43 (2025)
- DEC alternative conversion factor (LCU per US$) — US$36.62 (2025)
- Official exchange rate (LCU per US$, period average) — US$36.62 (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks (% of GDP) — 29.05% (2024)
- Net foreign assets (current LCU) — 161.92 billion (2024)
- Monetary sector credit to private sector (% of GDP) — 29.05% (2024)
- Claims on central government, etc. (% of GDP) — -3.32% (2024)
- Inflation, GDP deflator (annual % growth) — 7.6% (2025)
- Claims on central government (annual growth as % of broad money)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Nicaragua's net domestic credit (current LCU)?
- 188.32 billion in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1960?
- It is up 238.2 trillion% from 0.08 in 1960 (56.1% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 198.95 billion in 2017 and the lowest 0.08 in 1960.
- How does Nicaragua rank?
- 22nd highest of 40 economies with data for 2024.
- Is the latest change in net domestic credit (current LCU) unusual for Nicaragua?
- In 2024, Nicaragua's net domestic credit (current LCU) rose 16.6% on 2023 (from 161.52 billion to 188.32 billion). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +6.6% and a typical year strayed about 8.1% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.2 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator FM.AST.DOMS.CN, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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