Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets was -830.54 million in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Nicaragua, 2010–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Nicaragua is -830.54 million, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.0% on the previous year and down 230.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Nicaragua peaked at -143.71 million in 2010 and was at its lowest, -1.03 billion, in 2022.
Nicaragua ranks 35th of 86 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | -143.71 million | — |
| 2011 | -164.02 million | +14.1% |
| 2012 | -155.91 million | -4.9% |
| 2013 | -182.22 million | +16.9% |
| 2014 | -206.71 million | +13.4% |
| 2015 | -251.71 million | +21.8% |
| 2016 | -283.13 million | +12.5% |
| 2017 | -343.65 million | +21.4% |
| 2018 | -374.17 million | +8.9% |
| 2019 | -351.59 million | -6.0% |
| 2020 | -730.10 million | +107.7% |
| 2021 | -946.14 million | +29.6% |
| 2022 | -1.03 billion | +8.5% |
| 2023 | -894.04 million | -12.9% |
| 2024 | -873.89 million | -2.3% |
| 2025 | -830.54 million | -5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | -245.68 million | -374.17 million | -143.71 million | 10 |
| 2020s | -883.49 million | -1.03 billion | -730.10 million | 6 |
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More financial sector data for Nicaragua
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate 2.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate 32 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.2596 SDR per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 823.74 SDR per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate 29.85 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 867.41 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate 29.85 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 867.41 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Nicaragua?
- Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Nicaragua was -830.54 million in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was -143.71 million in 2010.
- What is the lowest predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.03 billion in 2022.
- How does Nicaragua rank for predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets?
- Nicaragua ranks 35th out of 86 countries with data for 2025.
- Is predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is down 230.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets (nominal value), Total foreign currency loans securities and deposits (International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity: Guidelines for a Data Template 2013 (IRFCL 2013), Monetary Authorities and Central Government excluding Social . Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity (IRFCL, or the “Reserves Data Template”) dataset includes data on the amount and composition of countries’ official reserve assets, other foreign currency assets held by monetary authorities and central governments, and short-term foreign currency obligations and related activities of monetary authorities and central governments that can lead to drains on official reserves and other foreign currency assets. This website re-disseminates IMF member countries' data on international reserves and foreign currency liquidity in a common template and in a common currency (the U.S. dollar). Historical data by country are also available. Please note that the re-dissemination of the template data by the Fund does not constitute endorsement of the quality of the data by the Fund.