Exports of goods and services in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Exports of goods and services was 41.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Exports of goods and services in Nicaragua, 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 41.6% for exports of goods and services in 2025.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, exports of goods and services in Nicaragua peaked at 49.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 11.8%, in 1987.
That places Nicaragua 80th out of 193 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Exports of goods and services in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 23.7% | — |
| 1961 | 23.4% | -1.1% |
| 1962 | 26.4% | +12.9% |
| 1963 | 28.8% | +9.1% |
| 1964 | 28.9% | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 29.3% | +1.5% |
| 1966 | 27.1% | -7.5% |
| 1967 | 26.5% | -2.4% |
| 1968 | 26.7% | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 24.4% | -8.6% |
| 1970 | 26.7% | +9.6% |
| 1971 | 26.3% | -1.6% |
| 1972 | 35.3% | +34.2% |
| 1973 | 28.2% | -20.1% |
| 1974 | 29.1% | +3.1% |
| 1975 | 28.0% | -3.5% |
| 1976 | 33.0% | +17.7% |
| 1977 | 32.1% | -2.7% |
| 1978 | 34.4% | +7.2% |
| 1979 | 42.0% | +22.1% |
| 1980 | 24.2% | -42.3% |
| 1981 | 22.3% | -7.8% |
| 1982 | 16.0% | -28.5% |
| 1983 | 19.4% | +21.4% |
| 1984 | 16.4% | -15.2% |
| 1985 | 14.8% | -10.2% |
| 1986 | 12.8% | -13.5% |
| 1987 | 11.8% | -7.9% |
| 1988 | 18.0% | +52.8% |
| 1989 | 32.5% | +81.0% |
| 1990 | 24.9% | -23.3% |
| 1991 | 21.8% | -12.5% |
| 1992 | 17.3% | -20.9% |
| 1993 | 20.4% | +18.4% |
| 1994 | 13.1% | -35.7% |
| 1995 | 16.1% | +22.5% |
| 1996 | 16.8% | +4.7% |
| 1997 | 19.4% | +15.3% |
| 1998 | 19.3% | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 18.5% | -4.2% |
| 2000 | 20.1% | +8.5% |
| 2001 | 19.0% | -5.3% |
| 2002 | 18.8% | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 20.7% | +9.9% |
| 2004 | 23.1% | +11.4% |
| 2005 | 24.4% | +5.7% |
| 2006 | 31.3% | +28.2% |
| 2007 | 33.1% | +5.7% |
| 2008 | 34.5% | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 34.0% | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 40.5% | +19.1% |
| 2011 | 45.0% | +11.2% |
| 2012 | 47.5% | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 45.2% | -4.8% |
| 2014 | 45.0% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 40.1% | -10.9% |
| 2016 | 38.9% | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 41.3% | +6.3% |
| 2018 | 42.3% | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 44.8% | +6.0% |
| 2020 | 41.7% | -6.8% |
| 2021 | 46.4% | +11.2% |
| 2022 | 49.9% | +7.5% |
| 2023 | 45.9% | -8.1% |
| 2024 | 41.0% | -10.6% |
| 2025 | 41.6% | +1.5% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 41.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 24.6%, 1.7× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 41.6% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 37.2%, 1.1× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Exports of goods and services in Nicaragua changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | +81.0% | 18.0% | 32.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 26.5% | 23.4% | 29.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 31.5% | 26.3% | 42.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 18.8% | 11.8% | 32.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.8% | 13.1% | 24.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.9% | 18.8% | 34.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.1% | 38.9% | 47.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.4% | 41.0% | 49.9% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Nicaragua
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.29 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.5 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 73.80 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0037 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 10.67 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 1.35 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 21.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0687 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 195.53 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 36.36 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is exports of goods and services in Nicaragua?
- Exports of goods and services in Nicaragua was 41.6% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest exports of goods and services recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 49.9% in 2022.
- What is the lowest exports of goods and services recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.8% in 1987.
- How does Nicaragua rank for exports of goods and services?
- Nicaragua ranks 80th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is exports of goods and services rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of Exports of goods and services (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Exports of goods includes changes in the economic ownership of goods from residents of the compiling economy to non-residents, irrespective of physical movement of goods across national borders. Exports of services includes services provided by residents to non-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.