Value of imports from China as a share of GDP in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Value of imports from China as a share of GDP was 7.2% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Value of imports from China as a share of GDP in Nicaragua, 1974–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 7.2% for value of imports from china as a share of gdp in 2024. That is the highest value across all 48 years on record.
The figure is up 206.8% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, value of imports from china as a share of gdp in Nicaragua peaked at 7.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1984.
That places Nicaragua 37th out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Value of imports from China as a share of GDP in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 0.0% | — |
| 1975 | 0.0% | +143.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0% | -3.6% |
| 1977 | 0.1% | +428.4% |
| 1978 | 0.1% | -14.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0% | -35.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0% | -7.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0% | -5.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0% | -74.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0% | -45.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0% | -83.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0% | +1677.9% |
| 1986 | 0.3% | +1896.5% |
| 1987 | 0.2% | -33.2% |
| 1988 | 0.1% | -18.5% |
| 1989 | 0.1% | -19.4% |
| 1990 | 1.3% | +1046.8% |
| 1991 | 1.8% | +37.1% |
| 1992 | 1.4% | -21.9% |
| 1993 | 0.9% | -35.5% |
| 1994 | 0.5% | -44.3% |
| 1995 | 0.5% | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.4% | -21.4% |
| 1997 | 0.2% | -57.5% |
| 1998 | 0.2% | -6.6% |
| 1999 | 0.2% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 1.6% | +886.1% |
| 2004 | 2.0% | +25.9% |
| 2005 | 2.4% | +20.6% |
| 2006 | 3.1% | +32.4% |
| 2007 | 3.8% | +20.4% |
| 2008 | 4.0% | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 3.1% | -20.5% |
| 2010 | 4.4% | +41.2% |
| 2011 | 4.8% | +7.3% |
| 2012 | 5.5% | +15.3% |
| 2013 | 5.7% | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 7.2% | +25.7% |
| 2015 | 6.6% | -8.2% |
| 2016 | 6.7% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 6.2% | -8.4% |
| 2018 | 4.8% | -22.8% |
| 2019 | 4.5% | -5.3% |
| 2020 | 5.0% | +10.3% |
| 2021 | 6.4% | +28.2% |
| 2022 | 6.9% | +7.4% |
| 2023 | 2.4% | -65.6% |
| 2024 | 7.2% | +206.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 6 |
| 1980s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7% | 0.2% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.8% | 1.6% | 4.0% | 7 |
| 2010s | 5.7% | 4.4% | 7.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.6% | 2.4% | 7.2% | 5 |
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- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 7.22 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 27.89 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 88,491 current LCU per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 5.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.5919 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 1,878 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 6.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.875 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is value of imports from china as a share of gdp in Nicaragua?
- Value of imports from china as a share of gdp in Nicaragua was 7.2% in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest value of imports from china as a share of gdp recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 7.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest value of imports from china as a share of gdp recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1984.
- How does Nicaragua rank for value of imports from china as a share of gdp?
- Nicaragua ranks 37th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is value of imports from china as a share of gdp rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund (2025); 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 part of Value of imports from China as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Value of goods imported from China, including freight and insurance costs, as a percentage of a country’s gross domestic product (GDP).