Nicaragua international reserves
Where Nicaragua is
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Total reserves
$10.1B
Data for September 2026
1-month change
+0.9%
12-month change
+28.9%
High since 2000
$10.1B
September 2026
Monthly history (IMF)
$10.1 billion
September 2026+1,978.1% vs January 2000
Gross reserves in US dollars with gold at market value. Source: IMF, International Liquidity.
Composition
What the central bank holds its reserves in, as of September 2026.
- Foreign exchange$9.7B · 95.9%
- SDRs$372M · 3.7%
- IMF reserve position$44M · 0.4%
Gold
Nicaragua does not report gold holdings.
In context
Reserves per person
US$ 1,438
Months of imports covered
9.9
Usual benchmark: under 3 months is considered low.
