Credit to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Share of Total Credit in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Credit to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Share of Total Credit was 12.17 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Credit to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Share of Total Credit in Nicaragua, 2003–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, credit to agriculture, forestry and fishing — share of total credit in Nicaragua stood at 12.17 %.
That represents a change of down 5.5% on the previous year and down 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, credit to agriculture, forestry and fishing — share of total credit in Nicaragua peaked at 17.64 % in 2003 and was at its lowest, 11.87 %, in 2018.
That places Nicaragua 12th out of 119 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Credit to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Share of Total Credit in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 17.64 % | — |
| 2004 | 15.1 % | -14.4% |
| 2005 | 14.74 % | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 14.02 % | -4.9% |
| 2007 | 15.18 % | +8.3% |
| 2008 | 16.86 % | +11.1% |
| 2009 | 17.13 % | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 16.92 % | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 17.08 % | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 16.12 % | -5.6% |
| 2013 | 14.62 % | -9.4% |
| 2014 | 13.9 % | -4.9% |
| 2015 | 13.24 % | -4.7% |
| 2016 | 12.59 % | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 12.65 % | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 11.87 % | -6.1% |
| 2019 | 12.25 % | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 14.41 % | +17.7% |
| 2021 | 13.28 % | -7.9% |
| 2022 | 12.87 % | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 12.17 % | -5.5% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 12.17 % is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.56 %, 2.7× the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 12.17 % is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.54 %, 4.8× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.81 % | 14.02 % | 17.64 % | 7 |
| 2010s | 14.12 % | 11.87 % | 17.08 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.18 % | 12.17 % | 14.41 % | 4 |
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More environment data for Nicaragua
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 3.64 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 4.53 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Standard Deviation 0.243 °C (2024)
- Temperature change 1.89 °C (2024)
- Total fisheries production (metric tons), annual growth rate -5.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total fisheries production (metric tons), per unit of GDP 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total fisheries production (metric tons), per capita 0.011 metric tons per person (2024)
- Cooling Degree Days, annual growth rate 3.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Heating Degree Days, gaps filled 0.04 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is credit to agriculture, forestry and fishing — share of total credit in Nicaragua?
- Credit to agriculture, forestry and fishing — share of total credit in Nicaragua was 12.17 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest credit to agriculture, forestry and fishing — share of total credit recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 17.64 % in 2003.
- What is the lowest credit to agriculture, forestry and fishing — share of total credit recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.87 % in 2018.
- How does Nicaragua rank for credit to agriculture, forestry and fishing — share of total credit?
- Nicaragua ranks 12th out of 119 countries with data for 2023.
- Is credit to agriculture, forestry and fishing — share of total credit rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Credit to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Share of Total Credit US$, 2015 prices. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Credit to agriculture measures the amount of loans and advances given by the banking sector to farmers, rural households, agricultural cooperatives, or any other agri-related businesses. Each country’s central bank compiles its credit stocks by economic activities as part of its monetary and financial statistics publications via annual or quarterly reports online. Data collection has been carried out mostly through reports found on the central bank websites. Data are collected and compiled according to the International Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities (ISIC Rev. 4: https://unstats.un.org/unsd/classifications/Econ/isic) with a special concentration on the credit to agriculture, forestry and fishing sector separately from the ones to manufacturing and services.