Nicaragua: Financial development

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 Nicaragua

Financial development

 Latest value 0.137
 Year 2021
 Measure index points
 Data availability 1980 - 2021
 Average 0.114
 Min - Max 0.080 - 0.148
 Source International Monetary Fund
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The latest value from 2021 is 0.137 index points, an increase from 0.133 index points in 2020. In comparison, the world average is 0.331 index points, based on data from 178 countries. Historically, the average for Nicaragua from 1980 to 2021 is 0.114 index points. The minimum value, 0.08 index points, was reached in 1995 while the maximum of 0.148 index points was recorded in 2017. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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 Recent values Nicaragua: Financial development
 2021 0.137
 2020 0.133
 2019 0.134
 2018 0.142
 2017 0.148
 2016 0.147
 2015 0.136
 2014 0.132




Definition: An index for overall financial development based on the two subindexes for financial institutions development and financial markets development. See the indicator menu and Svirydzenka, Katsiaryna (IMF, 2016) for more detail.

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