{"id":184177,"date":"2026-03-02T00:16:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-02T06:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/confidencial.digital\/sin-categoria\/gold-and-coffee-drive-nicaraguas-exports-past-usd-8-billion-in-2025\/"},"modified":"2026-03-02T06:55:40","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T12:55:40","slug":"gold-and-coffee-drive-nicaraguas-exports-past-usd-8-billion-in-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/confidencial.digital\/en\/economy\/gold-and-coffee-drive-nicaraguas-exports-past-usd-8-billion-in-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Gold and Coffee Drive Nicaragua\u2019s Exports Past USD 8 Billion in 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Compared to 2024, total exports grew by USD 1.1917 billion (15.4%), according to the Central Bank of Nicaragua\u2019s Fourth Quarter 2025 Foreign Trade Report.<\/a> This performance was driven by the relentless rise in the average price of gold \u2014 up 41.8% over the year \u2014 as well as higher prices for coffee, cattle, and bananas. In terms of volume, the standout products were also coffee and cattle, along with lobster and beef. <\/p>\n\n

Exports brought exactly USD 8.9089 billion into the country, making them Nicaragua\u2019s main source of foreign currency. Remittances<\/a>, foreign direct investment<\/a>, international cooperation, and tourism<\/a> completed the group of external activities supplying foreign exchange to the national economy. <\/p>\n\n

Central Bank data show that most of the growth observed in 2025 came from a 27.1% increase in merchandise exports, equivalent to USD 1.1349 billion, and a 1.6% rise in free-zone exports, totaling USD 56.8 million. The strongest momentum was concentrated in the agricultural sector, which grew 46.1% (an additional USD 406.7 million); followed by the mining sector, up 44.4% (USD 617.6 million); and fishing and aquaculture, which rose 6.7% (USD 11.8 million). <\/p>\n\n

The increase in free-zone exports was driven mainly by higher sales of wire harnesses (USD 115.4 million; 14.4%), tobacco products (USD 9.9 million; 2.3%), and fruits and vegetables (USD 8.4 million; 16.9%), among others. On the other side of the ledger, declines were recorded of USD 24.5 million (\u221234.4%) in maquila-processed fish products; USD 22.4 million (\u221231.3%) in palm oil; and USD 21.0 million (\u221224.1%) in textile products. <\/p>\n\n

Gold: Unmatched growth<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n

In 2020, <\/a>gold became Nicaragua\u2019s top export, pushing beef sales into second place. Since then, the precious metal has remained firmly in the lead, significantly widening its advantage: the USD 124 million gap recorded in 2020 grew to more than USD 1 billion over both the second-ranked product (beef) and the third (coffee) by 2025. <\/p>\n\n

In any case, this explosive performance is explained more by prices than by volumes<\/a>. The troy ounce, which averaged USD 1,754.9 in 2020, rose 89.2% to reach USD 3,319.7 in 2025. Over the same period \u2014 which includes three years <\/a>of U.S. sanctions against the sector<\/a> \u2014 the country increased its exports from 379,000 ounces to 593,700, a growth of 56.6%. <\/p>\n\n

Another way to understand gold\u2019s importance is that the additional USD 617 million the country earned in 2025 accounts for 54.36% of the USD 1.1349 billion increase in merchandise exports.<\/p>\n\n

The USD 1.971 billion generated by gold sales exceeded the USD 1.842 billion from the manufacturing sector and the USD 1.2899 billion contributed by the entire agricultural sector.<\/p>\n\n

Manufacturing sells more<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n

By definition, and historically, Nicaragua is considered a country with a strong agricultural vocation. And while it is true that the country is largely self-sufficient in producing most of the food it consumes, statistics show that manufactured exports generate more revenue: USD 1.8424 billion versus USD 1.2899 billion. <\/p>\n\n

Beef is the standout product in this group, generating USD 960.8 million in revenue (up 27.1%), with dairy products in second place (USD 236.9 million, essentially unchanged from 2024). <\/p>\n\n

The third product is sugar<\/a>, which generated USD 165.9 million on the international market \u2014 30.4% less than the previous year. Beverages and rum (USD 65.3 million), tobacco products (USD 47.7 million), and chemical products (USD 30.7 million) round out the group of the most important exports. <\/p>\n\n

Agriculture with a coffee flavor<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n

Agricultural exports grew 46.1% between 2024 and 2025. Most of that growth was driven by the country\u2019s booming coffee exports, which \u2014 despite all the difficulties faced by local producers<\/a> \u2014 recorded a 24.4% increase in volume and a 75.1% rise in sales value. <\/p>\n\n

The other category that showed growth was live cattle (an additional USD 11.2 million), thanks to a combination of much higher export volumes (+230.3%) and a substantial price increase (333.3%). Despite these dramatic gains, the product did not generate large revenues in 2025 because it started from a very small base in 2024. <\/p>\n\n

A similar explanation applies to bananas, whose export value grew nearly 60% in 2025 \u2014 from USD 3.1 million in 2024 to USD 4.9 million in 2025.<\/p>\n\n

Foreign-exchange earnings from the rest of the products in this segment were all negative: sesame \u221228%; peanuts \u221210.9%; beans \u22123.1%; and raw tobacco \u22122.4%.<\/p>\n\n

The fishing sector generated an additional 6.7% in revenue, with increases in lobster and tuna exports and declines in shrimp, fresh fish, and sea cucumber exports.<\/p>\n\n

And China?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n

By destination, the United States remains the main buyer of Nicaraguan exports: USD 2.0257 billion, representing 38% of the country\u2019s total merchandise exports. Canada ranks second with USD 924.4 million, largely due to mining companies shipping more gold there and less to the United States. <\/p>\n\n

Central America as a whole fell to third place with USD 899.4 million, with El Salvador standing out as the main regional destination, purchasing USD 503.3 million worth of goods. European countries \u2014 both within and outside the European Union \u2014 bought USD 657.7 million in Nicaraguan products. Latin America and the Caribbean (USD 272.9 million) and Asia (USD 249.1 million) are the country\u2019s other major trading partners. <\/p>\n\n

The combined purchases of the regime\u2019s two ideological allies do not even reach USD 87 million. With roughly 1.4 billion potential consumers, China bought just USD 81.1 million worth of products<\/a> \u2014 far less than any of Nicaragua\u2019s Central American neighbors, including Panama (USD 87.8 million). Russia\u2019s purchases totaled only USD 5.7 million, even less than the USD 9.9 million sold to Colombia and the USD 7.2 million exported to Peru. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Compared to 2024, total exports grew by USD 1.1917 billion (15.4%), according to the Central Bank of Nicaragua\u2019s Fourth Quarter 2025 Foreign Trade Report. This performance was driven by the relentless rise in the average price of gold \u2014 up 41.8% over the year \u2014 as well as higher prices for coffee, cattle, and bananas. 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