BCN: exportaciones nicaragüenses crecen 22.4% en el tercer trimestre de 2025
El Banco Central de Nicaragua (BCN) publicó el Informe y Estadísticas de Comercio Exterior correspondiente del tercer trimestre del año 2025.
TL;DR
- Total exports in Q3 2025 reached US$2,372.6 million, a 22.4% increase from the previous year.
- Merchandise exports grew by 40.3% in Q3, accounting for 58.5% of total exports.
- Free zone exports increased by 3.7% in Q3.
- Accumulated total exports by September were US$6,813.9 million, up 15.8% year-on-year.
- Merchandise export growth was driven by mining (49.2%), agriculture (43.1%), and manufacturing (4.3%).
- Free zone export growth included harnesses (+7.6%), textile products (+2.3%), and fruits/vegetables (+13.0%), offset by decreases in fishery products and palm oil.
- Total imports (FOB) by September reached US$8,515.6 million, a 6.2% increase.
- Merchandise imports grew by 7.1%, with capital goods, consumer goods, and intermediate goods increasing, while oil purchases decreased by 10.4%.
- Free zone imports of raw materials increased by 2.9%.
- The trade deficit in Q3 was US$518.3 million, a 31.9% reduction compared to Q3 2024.
- The accumulated trade deficit by September was US$1,701.7 million, 20.2% lower than in the same period of 2024.