What is the difference in 24_international reserves between Nicaragua and Portugal?

697.58 million excluding gold, with Portugal ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Portugal?

36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

IMF, published as 24_International reserves (excluding gold). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Nicaragua vs Portugal: 24_International reserves

Nicaragua

6.60 billion excluding gold

in 2025

Portugal

7.30 billion excluding gold

in 2025

Nicaragua rank

84th

Portugal rank

82nd

24_International reserves over time

Nicaragua
Portugal

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 7.30 billion excluding gold against 6.60 billion excluding gold in Nicaragua, a difference of 697.58 million excluding gold.

That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times Nicaragua's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.

Nicaragua ranks 84th and Portugal ranks 82nd of 175 countries.

Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nicaragua	Portugal	Difference	Ahead
1990s	185.88 million excluding gold	14.88 billion excluding gold	14.69 billion excluding gold	Portugal
2000s	677.03 million excluding gold	5.26 billion excluding gold	4.58 billion excluding gold	Portugal
2010s	2.13 billion excluding gold	6.17 billion excluding gold	4.04 billion excluding gold	Portugal
2020s	4.55 billion excluding gold	8.10 billion excluding gold	3.55 billion excluding gold	Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher 24_international reserves, Nicaragua or Portugal?: Portugal, at 7.30 billion excluding gold against 6.60 billion excluding gold in Nicaragua as of 2025.
What is the difference in 24_international reserves between Nicaragua and Portugal?: 697.58 million excluding gold, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Portugal?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Nicaragua and Portugal rank globally for 24_international reserves?: Nicaragua ranks 84th and Portugal ranks 82nd of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?: IMF, published as 24_International reserves (excluding gold). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: 24_International reserves (excluding gold)
Unit: excluding gold
Source: IMF
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 175 places, 6,019 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed: 10 August 2026

The data on international reserve assets refer to entries published in the world tables of the IMF’s International Financial Statistics (IFS).