Nicaragua vs Zambia: Value of imported goods as a share of GDP (International Monetary)
Nicaragua
42.5%
in 2025
Zambia
43.4%
in 2025
Nicaragua rank
63rd
Zambia rank
60th
Value of imported goods as a share of GDP (International Monetary) over time
- Nicaragua
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 43.4% against 42.5% in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.9%.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Nicaragua ranks 63rd and Zambia ranks 60th of 201 countries.
Nicaragua has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nicaragua | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 26.9% | 26.3% | 0.6% | Nicaragua |
| 1970s | 26.8% | 24.7% | 2.1% | Nicaragua |
| 1980s | 32.5% | 24.5% | 8.0% | Nicaragua |
| 1990s | 35.1% | 23.4% | 11.6% | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 39.0% | 28.5% | 10.5% | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 45.3% | 33.5% | 11.8% | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 44.3% | 36.2% | 8.1% | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher value of imported goods as a share of gdp, Nicaragua or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 43.4% against 42.5% in Nicaragua as of 2025.
- What is the difference in value of imported goods as a share of gdp between Nicaragua and Zambia?
- 0.9%, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Zambia?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2025.
- How do Nicaragua and Zambia rank globally for value of imported goods as a share of gdp?
- Nicaragua ranks 63rd and Zambia ranks 60th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund (2026); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Value of imported goods as a share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Value of a country’s total goods imports, including freight and insurance costs, as a percentage of a country’s gross domestic product (GDP).