Nicaragua international reserves
Total reserves
$9.9B
Data for July 2026
1-month change
+0.8%
12-month change
+33.1%
High since 2000
$9.9B
July 2026
Monthly history (IMF)
$9.9 billion
July 2026+1,938.8% 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 July 2026.
- Foreign exchange$9.5B · 95.8%
- SDRs$372M · 3.8%
- IMF reserve position$44M · 0.4%
Gold
Nicaragua does not report gold holdings.
In context
Reserves per person
US$ 1,411
Reserves as % of GDP (2025)
44.5%
Months of imports covered
9.7
Usual benchmark: under 3 months is considered low.