Bank capital to assets ratio — all countries

Bank capital to assets ratio — Nicaragua

Bank capital to assets ratio in Nicaragua in 2025 — 9.16%. Ranked 42 in the world out of 89. Since 2008, the indicator has risen by 2.4 pp.

2025 9.16% +0.87 pp vs 2024
World rank 42of 89
Period maximum 9.33%2019
Period minimum 6.4%2011

Trend over time

2008–2025 · % of assets

Bank capital to assets ratio — Nicaragua, 2008–202567891020082010201220142016201820202022202420252008: 6.77%2009: 7.09%2010: 6.59%2011: 6.4%2012: 7.02%2013: 7.22%2014: 7.69%2015: 7.67%2016: 7.5%2017: 7.3%2018: 8.97%2019: 9.33%2020: 8.89%2021: 8.18%2022: 7.9%2023: 7.95%2024: 8.29%2025: 9.16%
Change over the period: +2.4 pp Annual average: 0.14 pp
Bank capital to assets ratio — Nicaragua, by year Nicaragua All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 9.16 +0.87 pp
2024 8.29 +0.34 pp
2023 7.95 +0.05 pp
2022 7.9 −0.29 pp
2021 8.18 −0.71 pp
2020 8.89 −0.44 pp
2019 9.33 +0.36 pp
2018 8.97 +1.67 pp
2017 7.3 −0.21 pp
2016 7.5 −0.16 pp
2015 7.67 −0.02 pp
2014 7.69 +0.47 pp
2013 7.22 +0.2 pp
2012 7.02 +0.62 pp
2011 6.4 −0.19 pp
2010 6.59 −0.49 pp
2009 7.09 +0.32 pp
2008 6.77

Central America, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The ratio of the book capital and reserves of banks to their total assets, without risk weighting. A simple but crude indicator of soundness: it does not account for the quality of assets, so in supervisory practice it is supplemented by capital adequacy requirements under the Basel standards.

Important: There are no aggregates for country groups: the correct weight is the total assets of banks, and we have no such series. The ratio is computed on book values, without adjusting for the risk of assets.

Source: World Economic Outlook (IMF), license IMF open data.