Nominal bank loans growth fell 17.1% to 14.7% in Nicaragua in 2017, according to the National Central Bank.
Historically, nominal bank loans growth in Nicaragua reached an all time high of 28.9% in 2012 and an all time low of 14.7% in 2017. When compared to Nicaragua's main peers, nominal bank loans growth in Costa Rica amounted to 8.02%, 7.85% in El Salvador, 9.90% in Honduras and 9.06% in Mexico in 2017.
Nicaragua has been ranked 16th within the group of 100 countries we follow in terms of nominal bank loans growth, 16 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Bank Loans Growth (Nominal) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Belize | % | 2.64% | 1.24% | 2.71% | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Costa Rica | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 12.2% | 12.4% | 8.02% | ... | -1.65% | ... | |||||||
| El Salvador | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4.67% | 2.48% | 7.85% | ... | 5.76% | |||||||||||
| Guatemala | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 13.8% | 6.14% | 3.42% | ... | 5.56% | |||||||
| Honduras | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7.52% | 13.0% | 9.90% | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||
| Mexico | % | 14.4% | 14.9% | 9.06% | ... | 3.52% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Nicaragua | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 24.3% | 17.7% | 14.7% | ... | -18.6% | ... | |||||
| Panama | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11.0% | 3.05% | 1.29% | ... | 0.916% | ||||||
| USA | % | 7.67% | 6.15% | 5.07% | ... | ... |
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