Foreign exchange reserves, including gold in terms of months of imports rose 34.2% to 5.67 months in Nicaragua in 2020, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, foreign exchange reserves, including gold in terms of months of imports in Nicaragua reached an all time high of 5.67 months in 2020 and an all time low of 0.565 months in 1993. When compared to Nicaragua's main peers, foreign exchange reserves, including gold in terms of months of imports in Costa Rica amounted to 4.03 months, 3.02 months in El Salvador, 8.35 months in Honduras and 5.22 months in Mexico in 2020.
Nicaragua has been ranked 68th within the group of 141 countries we follow in terms of foreign exchange reserves, including gold in terms of months of imports, 31 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Foreign Exchange Reserves, Including Gold (Months of Imports) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Belize | months | 4.08 | 3.62 | 2.96 | 2.70 | 2.42 | ||||||||||||||||
| Costa Rica | months | 4.74 | 4.37 | 3.80 | 3.68 | 4.34 | ||||||||||||||||
| El Salvador | months | 2.75 | 3.21 | 3.32 | 3.06 | 3.80 | ||||||||||||||||
| Guatemala | months | 4.49 | 5.39 | 6.41 | 6.40 | 7.41 | ||||||||||||||||
| Honduras | months | 3.82 | 3.98 | 4.56 | 4.05 | 4.93 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Mexico | months | 4.57 | 4.67 | 4.23 | 3.84 | 4.02 | ||||||||||||||||
| Nicaragua | months | 3.77 | 3.69 | 3.97 | 3.62 | 4.22 | ||||||||||||||||
| Panama | months | 1.24 | 1.47 | 0.985 | 0.715 | 1.21 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| USA | months | 1.35 | 1.44 | 1.49 | 1.36 | 1.55 |
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