The Central Bank of Nicaragua published the balance of payments results for the third quarter of 2025, reporting positive outcomes including a current account surplus of USD 736.9 million and a positive financial account result of USD 175.1 million. Reserve assets increased during the quarter, with gross international reserves (RIB) ending September at USD 7,821.6 million. Goods exports in Q3 2025 totalled USD 2,119.8 million, up 24.7% year on year, while goods imports reached USD 2,731.2 million, up 8.2%, resulting in a goods trade deficit of USD 611.4 million, down 25.8% versus Q3 2024. Cumulative goods exports through the third quarter were USD 6,107.8 million (+17.0%), driven by higher contracted prices (9.9%) and export volumes (7.1%), with increases in agricultural (41.8%), mining (49.2%) and manufacturing (2.9%) exports and a decline in fishing and aquaculture (-6.4%); cumulative imports were USD 8,036.3 million (+6.7%), reflecting higher capital goods (22.4%), consumption goods (9.8%) and intermediate goods (2.9%), taking the cumulative goods deficit to USD 1,928.5 million (-16.5%). The services balance posted a Q3 deficit of USD 27.2 million (exports USD 347.8 million; imports USD 375.0 million) and a cumulative deficit of USD 98.0 million (versus a USD 37.7 million surplus through Q3 2024), while other net income was USD 1,375.5 million in Q3 (+22.4%) and USD 3,765.4 million cumulatively (+24.5%). Gross foreign direct investment was USD 616.2 million in Q3 (net flows USD 341.8 million) and USD 2,270.6 million cumulatively (net flows USD 1,220.7 million); reserve assets rose by USD 606.9 million in Q3 and by USD 1,716.5 million in RIB terms over January to September.

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