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Exchange rate
7.64
Q/US$
Oct 6, 2026
Inflation, year on year
3.37%
Aug 2026
Family remittances
US$2.3B
Aug 2026
International reserves
US$33.5B
Aug 2026
Policy rate
3.5%
Sep 2026
Ministerio de Energía y Minas
Figures it publishes
Ministerio de Energía y Minas (MEM)
114 figures
Figures it publishes
114
Manufacturing, construction & mining
106
Costs
8
Area under mining exploitation licences
886
km²
No comparison
2018
MEM
↗
Mining exploitation licences granted
0
licences
↓
from 1
in 2017
2018
MEM
↗
Mining exploration licences granted
0
licences
No change
vs 2017
2018
MEM
↗
Mining reconnaissance licences granted
0
licences
No change
vs 2017
2018
MEM
↗
Value of mining production: metallic minerals
Q466.2M
↓
−76.2%
vs 2017
2018
MEM
↗
Value of mining production: non-metallic minerals
Q244.0M
↑
+6.9%
vs 2017
2018
MEM
↗
Value of mining production
Q710.2M
↓
−67.6%
vs 2017
2018
MEM
↗
Quantity of clay sold
227K
t
No comparison
2018
MEM
↗
Quantity of white sand sold
1.1M
m³
No comparison
2018
MEM
↗
Quantity of foundry sand sold
722
m³
No comparison
2018
MEM
↗
Quantity of river sand sold
248K
m³
No comparison
2018
MEM
↗
Quantity of river sand and gravel sold
455K
m³
No comparison
2018
MEM
↗
Quantity of silica sand sold
66.7K
t
No comparison
2018
MEM
↗
Quantity of ballast (select) sold
994K
m³
No comparison
2018
MEM
↗
Quantity of barite sold
63.2
t
No comparison
2018
MEM
↗
Quantity of basalt and andesite sold
3.3M
m³
No comparison
2018
MEM
↗
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