The Central Bank of Nicaragua released balance of payments results for the second quarter of 2025, reporting a current account surplus of USD 703.2 million alongside a positive financial account balance of USD 145.6 million. Goods exports totalled USD 2,130.4 million and goods imports USD 2,704.5 million, leaving a goods trade deficit of USD 574.1 million, while the services balance shifted to a deficit of USD 36.9 million. For the first half of 2025, accumulated goods exports reached USD 3,987.9 million, up 13.2% year on year mainly due to higher contracted prices (8.8%), with increases in agricultural, mining and manufacturing exports and a decline in fishing and aquaculture exports. Accumulated goods imports totalled USD 5,255.1 million, up 4.9% driven by higher imports of capital, consumption and intermediate goods, resulting in a first-half goods trade deficit of USD 1,267.2 million. The first-half services account recorded a deficit of USD 64.5 million on exports of USD 615.4 million and imports of USD 679.9 million, while “other net income” totalled USD 2,421.4 million. Gross foreign direct investment inflows were USD 611.6 million in the quarter (USD 344.1 million net) and USD 1,427.9 million in the first half (USD 818.7 million net). BCN reserve assets increased by USD 579.6 million in the quarter, lifting first-half reserve asset growth to USD 1,064.4 million and gross international reserves (RIB) to USD 7,206.0 million.

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