Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage (% of adults) in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage (% of adults) was 56.6% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage in Nicaragua, 2004–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of adults.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 56.6% for getting credit: credit bureau coverage in 2019.
The figure is down 4.9% on the previous year and up 99.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, getting credit: credit bureau coverage in Nicaragua peaked at 100.0% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2004.
That places Nicaragua 52nd out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage (% of adults) in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.0% | — |
| 2005 | 0.0% | — |
| 2006 | 3.4% | — |
| 2007 | 100.0% | +2841.2% |
| 2008 | 27.9% | -72.1% |
| 2009 | 28.4% | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 21.4% | -24.6% |
| 2011 | 31.9% | +49.1% |
| 2012 | 29.5% | -7.5% |
| 2013 | 32.3% | +9.5% |
| 2014 | 40.7% | +26.0% |
| 2015 | 48.7% | +19.7% |
| 2016 | 53.9% | +10.7% |
| 2017 | 55.9% | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 59.5% | +6.4% |
| 2019 | 56.6% | -4.9% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 56.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 8.2%, 6.9× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 56.6% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 52.6%, 1.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage (% of adults) in Nicaragua changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +2841.2% | 3.4% | 100.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.6% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 6 |
| 2010s | 43.0% | 21.4% | 59.5% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
More private sector data for Nicaragua
- Merchandise trade 95.9% (2025)
- Food imports 16.6% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 68.6% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 12.43 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 1.28 billion current US$ (2024)
- Food exports 42.6% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 37.0% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 8.89 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 1.19 billion current US$ (2024)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,269 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting credit: credit bureau coverage in Nicaragua?
- Getting credit: credit bureau coverage in Nicaragua was 56.6% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting credit: credit bureau coverage recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2007.
- What is the lowest getting credit: credit bureau coverage recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2004.
- How does Nicaragua rank for getting credit: credit bureau coverage?
- Nicaragua ranks 52nd out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting credit: credit bureau coverage rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 99.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage (% of adults). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The credit bureau coverage reports the number of individuals and firms listed in a credit bureau’s database as of January 1 with information on their borrowing history from the past five years, and the number of individuals and firms that have had no borrowing history in the past five years but for which a lender requested a credit report from the bureau in the previous calendar year. The number is expressed as a percentage of the adult population.