Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange was 5.77 billion SDR in 2025. β Volatile
Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange in Nicaragua, 1950β2025
Source: International Monetary Fund. Measured in SDR.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 5.77 billion SDR for reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange in 2025. That is the highest value across all 72 years on record.
The figure is up 32.0% on the previous year and up 239.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange in Nicaragua peaked at 5.77 billion SDR in 2025 and was at its lowest, 290,000 SDR, in 1950.
Nicaragua ranks 83rd of 194 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 8.35 million SDR | 290,000 SDR | 13.27 million SDR | 10 |
| 1960s | 34.06 million SDR | 8.57 million SDR | 57.23 million SDR | 10 |
| 1970s | 82.10 million SDR | 34.63 million SDR | 122.24 million SDR | 10 |
| 1980s | 71.54 million SDR | 12.27 million SDR | 154.29 million SDR | 6 |
| 1990s | 152.90 million SDR | 40.04 million SDR | 371.22 million SDR | 10 |
| 2000s | 523.30 million SDR | 302.05 million SDR | 898.52 million SDR | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.44 billion SDR | 1.06 billion SDR | 1.84 billion SDR | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.61 billion SDR | 2.16 billion SDR | 5.77 billion SDR | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
- 80 Banque Centrale des Γtats de l'Afrique de l'Ouest (BCEAO) 6.11 billion SDR compare
- 81 Mauritius 6.00 billion SDR compare
- 82 Afghanistan 5.81 billion SDR compare
- 84 Albania 5.67 billion SDR compare
- 85 Iceland 4.94 billion SDR compare
- 86 Iran, Islamic Republic of 4.79 billion SDR compare
More financial sector data for Nicaragua
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 27,229 current LCU per person (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 9.56 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 16.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 0 SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 0 SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 6.08 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 6.08 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 6.08 billion SDR (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 29.1% (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports 5.72 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange in Nicaragua?
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange in Nicaragua was 5.77 billion SDR in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 5.77 billion SDR in 2025.
- What is the lowest reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 290,000 SDR in 1950.
- How does Nicaragua rank for reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange?
- Nicaragua ranks 83rd out of 194 countries with data for 2025.
- Is reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 239.8%. 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 Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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International liquidity consists of all the resources that are available to the monetary authorities of countries for the purpose of meeting balance of payments financing needs.