Dollar Access Data Center
Latin America: Dollar Access Data
Inflation, currencies, remittances, reserves, and financial inclusion across 11 Latin America economies, each figure linked to its official source.
11 economies, 54 figures, every number linked to the central bank, statistics office, or international institution that published it. Use it to see where local money loses value or dollars are hard to reach.
Latin America is where dollar demand is most visible. Remittances run into the tens of billions, and in several economies they are worth a fifth or more of everything the country produces.
Latin America · economy by economy
- Remittances
- Inflation
- Reserves
- Financial access
- Institutional
- Policy rate
- Currency
- Dollar holdings
Mexico
Banco de Mexico (Banxico)- $62.47B Family remittances received (annual)
- 3.69% Annual headline inflation (INPC, December)
- 4.45% Annual headline inflation (INPC, latest)
- $256.26B Gross international (FX) reserves
- 76.5% Adults (18-70) with at least one formal financial product
Argentina
Banco Central de la Republica Argentina (BCRA)- 31.5% Annual inflation (CPI, full year)
- 2.8% Monthly inflation (CPI)
- $20B IMF Extended Fund Facility (48-month arrangement)
- $12B IMF EFF upfront disbursement
- ~$41.2B Gross international reserves (BCRA)
Brazil
Banco Central do Brasil (BCB)- 4.26% Inflation (IPCA, full-year)
- 15.00% Policy interest rate (Selic target)
- $358.2B International (FX) reserves
- -12.5% (BRL stronger) BRL vs USD move (USD/BRL change over year)
- $4.90B Personal remittances received
Colombia
Banco de la República- 5.10% Annual inflation (CPI, 12-month variation)
- $13.098B Remittances received (workers abroad)
- 3,757/USD Peso vs USD, year-end TRM (peso appreciated ~14.8% in 2025)
- $66.3B Net international (FX) reserves
- 96.3% Adults with at least one financial (deposit/credit) product
Peru
Banco Central de Reserva del Perú (BCRP)- 1.51% Annual inflation (Lima Metropolitana CPI, 12-month)
- $5.368B Remittances received (workers abroad), +$434M vs 2024
- $90.2B Net international reserves (RIN)
- 3.57/USD Sol vs USD, annual average (sol appreciated ~10% in 2025)
- 32.8% Deposit dollarization (share of deposits in foreign currency)
Guatemala
Banco de Guatemala (Banguat)- $25,530.2M Family remittances received (annual)
- 20.7% Remittances as share of GDP
- 1.65% Annual inflation (CPI, year-end)
- ~$32.2B Net international monetary reserves
El Salvador
Banco Central de Reserva de El Salvador (BCR)- $9,987.9M Family remittances received (annual)
- $851.13M Monthly remittances (latest)
- ~24% Remittances as share of GDP
- USD legal tender since 2001 Official currency / dollarization
- ~2.6 months of imports FX reserves coverage
Honduras
Banco Central de Honduras (BCH)- $12,212M Family remittances received (annual)
- 25.3% Remittances annual growth
- ~25.6% Remittances as share of GDP
- 4.5% Accumulated inflation
- >$9.4B Net international reserves
Venezuela
Banco Central de Venezuela (BCV)- 475.28% Annual inflation (CPI), full year 2025
- 51.94% Accumulated inflation, first two months of 2026
- ~479% Bolivar depreciation vs USD (official rate) over 2025
- ~$13.4B International reserves (gold + FX)
- ~80% Share of currency exchanges via crypto/parallel platforms (transactional dollarization)
Bolivia
Banco Central de Bolivia (BCB)- 20.40% Annual inflation (CPI), full year 2025 (highest in 21st century)
- 6.96 Bs/USD Official exchange rate (pegged)
- ~9.6-13 Bs/USD Parallel-market exchange rate (USD shortage premium)
- $2.807B Net international reserves
- data 2011-2024 Account ownership (ages 15+)
Nicaragua
Banco Central de Nicaragua (BCN)- $1,441.3M Family remittances received, Q1 2025
- 26.3% Remittances year-over-year growth, Q1 2025
- $5,243.1M (29.4% of GDP) Remittances received, full year 2024 (record), share of GDP
- $8,006.7M Gross international reserves (record)
- 24% Account ownership (ages 15+), among lowest in LAC
Figures are dated to the period they cover, with a focus on full-year 2025 and the latest 2026 releases. Official data is often revised, so follow each link for the current version. A dagger marks a figure from a secondary or industry source, used where an official release was not directly available.
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