Financial Sector in Nicaragua 407 indicators covering financial sector for Nicaragua. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Domestic finance, S1 - Security markets 1 2014 unchanged 79th Domestic finance, S1 - Banking supervisions 2 2014 up 100.0% 40th Nonbank financial institutions’ assets to GDP 2.9% 2021 up 16.2% 64th Securities Other Than Shares, Money Market Instruments 0 2008 down 100.0% 37th Account ownership at a financial institution or with a 23.5% 2024 up 20.7% 114th Contingent short-term net drains on foreign currency assets (nominal) -391.50 million 2025 up 34.7% 44th Official Reserve Assets and Other Foreign Currency Assets 0 2025 — 32nd Official Reserve Assets and Other Foreign Currency Assets 0 2025 — 42nd Account ownership at a financial institution or with a 21.2% 2024 up 47.2% 102nd Account ownership at a financial institution or with a 26.0% 2024 up 5.0% 106th Account ownership at a financial institution or with a 21.8% 2024 down 6.8% 106th Account ownership at a financial institution or with a 28.3% 2024 up 154.6% 101st Account ownership at a financial institution or with a 13.3% 2024 up 66.2% 105th Account ownership at a financial institution or with a 33.5% 2024 up 26.9% 104th Official Reserve Assets and Other Foreign Currency Assets 0 2025 — 17th Official Reserve Assets and Other Foreign Currency Assets 0 2025 — 23rd Account ownership at a financial institution or with a 19.6% 2024 up 121.7% 100th Account ownership at a financial institution or with a 26.1% 2024 down 1.6% 102nd Assets, Claims on Depository corporations (OFCS) 15.79 billion 2024 up 99.2% 44th Assets, Claims on Nonresidents (OFCS) 12.87 billion 2024 up 4,889.9% 39th Assets, Claims on Private sector (OFCS) 23.65 billion 2024 up 188.8% 41st Assets, Claims on Public non-financial corporations (OFCS) 530,000 2024 — 47th Assets, Claims on Central Government (OFCS) 3.73 billion 2024 up 211.1% 50th Assets, Claims on Other sectors (OFCS) 24.06 billion 2024 up 193.8% 42nd Assets, Claims on State and Local Governments (OFCS) 409.99 million 2024 — 15th Deposit rate, Foreign Currency, Rate, Percent per annum 2.39 2025 up 156.1% 13th Foreign banks among total banks 60.0% 2013 up 20.0% 45th Assets, Total (OFC4SR) 61.64 billion 2024 up 227.3% 45th Official Reserve Assets and Other Foreign Currency Assets 0 2025 — 31st Claims on other sectors of the domestic economy 32.5% 2024 down 5.5% 47th Official Reserve Assets and Other Foreign Currency Assets 0 2025 — 14th Contingent short-term net drains on foreign currency assets (nominal) -1.09 billion 2025 down 36.5% 39th Lending rate, Foreign Currency, Rate, Percent per annum 9.32 2025 up 6.9% 9th Insurance company assets to GDP 3.1% 2020 up 60.2% 98th Average transaction cost of sending remittances to a specific country 2.3% 2023 down 41.7% 64th Official Reserve Assets and Other Foreign Currency Assets 0 2025 — 13th Official Reserve Assets and Other Foreign Currency Assets 0 2025 — 7th Official Reserve Assets and Other Foreign Currency Assets 0 2025 — 9th Official Reserve Assets and Other Foreign Currency Assets 0 2025 — 12th National Definitions of Money, Base Money 29.14 billion Domestic currency 2016 up 258.8% 72nd Savings rate, Foreign Currency, Rate, Percent per annum 0.9446 2025 down 3.4% 10th Number of Loan Accounts, Commercial Banks, of Which: Household Sector 1.72 million 2024 up 69.3% 43rd Household Sector Loan Accounts with Commercial Banks per 1,000 Adults 349.24 2024 up 40.6% 46th Foreign bank assets among total bank assets 39.0% 2012 up 30.0% 54th Bank accounts per 1,000 adults 399.67 2021 up 64.7% 65th Goods, Credit/Revenue (Share of Goods Exports in Total Exports) 71.87 2014 up 6.4% 47th Banking crisis dummy (1=banking crisis, 0=none), annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year 2002 — 3rd ← Previous Page 7 of 7