BCN: Foreign Trade Statistics 4th Quarter 2025
The Central Bank of Nicaragua (BCN) published the Foreign Trade Report and Statistics for the fourth quarter of 2025.
TL;DR
- Total exports in Q4 2025 were $2,096.7 million, a 14.5% increase year-on-year.
- Merchandise exports grew by 25.6% in Q4 2025, contributing 59.1% of total exports.
- Free zone goods exports increased by 1.5% in Q4 2025.
- Full-year 2025 total exports reached $8,908.9 million, a 15.4% increase.
- Merchandise export growth in 2025 was driven by agriculture, mining, and fishing sectors.
- Free zone export growth in 2025 was mainly due to harness exports.
- Total imports in Q4 2025 were $2,838.8 million, a 5.0% increase year-on-year.
- Full-year 2025 total imports were $11,399.5 million, a 7.5% increase.
- Import growth in 2025 was driven by capital goods, intermediate goods, and consumer goods.
- The trade deficit in Q4 2025 was $742.2 million, a 15.0% decrease year-on-year.
- The accumulated trade deficit for 2025 was $2,490.6 million, a 13.8% decrease from 2024.