Italy vs Nicaragua: Trade in services
Italy
13.5%
in 2025
Nicaragua
13.2%
in 2024
Italy rank
139th
Nicaragua rank
142nd
Trade in services over time
- Italy
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Italy currently reports 13.5% against 13.2% in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Italy ranks 139th and Nicaragua ranks 142nd of 200 countries.
Nicaragua has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.8% | 10.0% | 3.2% | Nicaragua |
| 1980s | 6.7% | 7.0% | 0.3% | Nicaragua |
| 1990s | 8.6% | 12.0% | 3.3% | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 10.1% | 15.1% | 5.0% | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 10.9% | 18.4% | 7.5% | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 11.7% | 14.2% | 2.6% | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher trade in services, Italy or Nicaragua?
- Italy, at 13.5% against 13.2% in Nicaragua as of 2025.
- What is the difference in trade in services between Italy and Nicaragua?
- 0.3%, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Nicaragua?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
- How do Italy and Nicaragua rank globally for trade in services?
- Italy ranks 139th and Nicaragua ranks 142nd of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Trade in services (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total trade in services includes services provided by residents to non-residents plus services provided by non-residents to residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.