Real interest rate in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Real interest rate was 1.4% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Real interest rate in Nicaragua, 1988–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 1.4% for real interest rate in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 60.3% on the previous year and down 65.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, real interest rate in Nicaragua peaked at 628.3% in 1988 and was at its lowest, -97.7%, in 1990.
Nicaragua ranks 111th of 148 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 269.9% | -88.4% | 628.3% | 2 |
| 1990s | -22.8% | -97.7% | 7.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.1% | -2.6% | 14.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.9% | 0.3% | 10.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.5% | -1.2% | 5.9% | 6 |
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More financial sector data for Nicaragua
- Domestic credit to private sector 32.3% (2024)
- Net domestic credit 188.32 billion current LCU (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports 5.72 (2024)
- Net foreign assets 161.92 billion current LCU (2024)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 29.1% (2024)
- Claims on central government, etc. -3.3% (2024)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 29.1% (2024)
- Broad money 39.3% (2022)
- Official exchange rate 36.62 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration -8,371 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is real interest rate in Nicaragua?
- Real interest rate in Nicaragua was 1.4% in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest real interest rate recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 628.3% in 1988.
- What is the lowest real interest rate recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was -97.7% in 1990.
- How does Nicaragua rank for real interest rate?
- Nicaragua ranks 111th out of 148 countries with data for 2025.
- Is real interest rate rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is down 65.2%. 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 Real interest rate (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An interest rate is the amount charged, expressed as a percentage of the principal over a period of time, by the owners of certain kinds of financial assets for putting the financial assets at the disposal of another institutional unit. The real interest rate is the lending interest rate adjusted for inflation as measured by the GDP deflator. The terms and conditions attached to lending rates differ by country, however, limiting their comparability. This indicator is expressed as a percentage (a÷b)*100.