Broad money in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Broad money was 220.40 billion current LCU in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Broad money in Nicaragua, 1960–2022
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 220.40 billion current LCU for broad money in 2022. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.3% on the previous year and up 165.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, broad money in Nicaragua peaked at 220.40 billion current LCU in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0594 current LCU, in 1960.
Nicaragua ranks 110th of 166 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1113 current LCU | 0.0594 current LCU | 0.152 current LCU | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4285 current LCU | 0.1657 current LCU | 0.8863 current LCU | 10 |
| 1980s | 119,239 current LCU | 1.15 current LCU | 1.15 million current LCU | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.56 billion current LCU | 89.51 million current LCU | 17.84 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2000s | 33.01 billion current LCU | 19.51 billion current LCU | 52.59 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 118.24 billion current LCU | 63.99 billion current LCU | 174.06 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2020s | 197.43 billion current LCU | 173.92 billion current LCU | 220.40 billion current LCU | 3 |
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More financial sector data for Nicaragua
- Domestic credit to private sector 32.3% (2024)
- Claims on central government, etc. -3.3% (2024)
- Broad money 39.3% (2022)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 29.1% (2024)
- Net foreign assets 161.92 billion current LCU (2024)
- Net domestic credit 188.32 billion current LCU (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports 5.72 (2024)
- Net migration -8,371 (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 29.1% (2024)
- Official exchange rate 36.62 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is broad money in Nicaragua?
- Broad money in Nicaragua was 220.40 billion current LCU in 2022, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest broad money recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 220.40 billion current LCU in 2022.
- What is the lowest broad money recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0594 current LCU in 1960.
- How does Nicaragua rank for broad money?
- Nicaragua ranks 110th out of 166 countries with data for 2022.
- Is broad money rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 165.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Broad money (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Broad money is the sum of all liquid financial instruments held by money-holding sectors that are widely accepted in an economy as a medium of exchange, plus those that can be converted into a medium of exchange at short notice at, or close to, their full nominal value. 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.