Bank loans rose 9.88% to USD 5.41 bil in Nicaragua in 2017, according to the National Central Bank.
Historically, bank loans in Nicaragua reached an all time high of USD 5.41 bil in 2017 and an all time low of USD 2.04 bil in 2010. When compared to Nicaragua's main peers, bank loans in Costa Rica amounted to USD 38.2 bil, USD 1.49 bil in El Salvador, USD 13.2 bil in Honduras and USD 253 bil in Mexico in 2017.
Nicaragua has been ranked 82nd within the group of 108 countries we follow in terms of bank loans, 82 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Bank Loans (USD) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Belize | USD bil | 0.920 | 0.931 | 0.956 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Costa Rica | USD bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 33.3 | 36.3 | 38.2 | 36.3 | 37.8 | ... | ||||||||
| El Salvador | USD bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1.35 | 1.38 | 1.49 | 13.8 | 14.6 | ||||||||||||
| Guatemala | USD bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 20.3 | 21.8 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 24.9 | ||||||||
| Honduras | USD bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11.1 | 12.0 | 13.2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||||
| Mexico | USD bil | 232 | 221 | 253 | 271 | 293 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Nicaragua | USD bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4.39 | 4.93 | 5.41 | 5.01 | 3.89 | ... | ||||||
| Panama | USD bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 62.6 | 64.5 | 65.3 | 64.9 | 65.5 | |||||||
| USA | USD bil | 8,838 | 9,382 | 9,857 | ... | 10,772 |
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