Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.5144 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising
Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Nicaragua, 1977–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 0.5144 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP for goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Nicaragua peaked at 0.5896 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.1907 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1987.
Nicaragua ranks 35th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 0.3162 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1978 | 0.26 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -17.8% |
| 1979 | 0.2481 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.6% |
| 1980 | 0.3744 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +50.9% |
| 1981 | 0.3727 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 0.2948 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -20.9% |
| 1983 | 0.2696 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.5% |
| 1984 | 0.2359 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.5% |
| 1985 | 0.2959 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +25.5% |
| 1986 | 0.2347 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -20.7% |
| 1987 | 0.1907 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -18.8% |
| 1988 | 0.273 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +43.2% |
| 1989 | 0.5402 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +97.9% |
| 1990 | 0.5644 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.5% |
| 1991 | 0.4621 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -18.1% |
| 1992 | 0.4299 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.0% |
| 1993 | 0.3754 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.7% |
| 1994 | 0.202 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -46.2% |
| 1995 | 0.2129 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.4% |
| 1996 | 0.2422 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.8% |
| 1997 | 0.3122 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +28.9% |
| 1998 | 0.3014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.5% |
| 1999 | 0.3497 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +16.0% |
| 2000 | 0.3235 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.5% |
| 2001 | 0.3022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.6% |
| 2002 | 0.3096 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 0.3243 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 0.35 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.9% |
| 2005 | 0.3804 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.7% |
| 2006 | 0.4732 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +24.4% |
| 2007 | 0.5089 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.6% |
| 2008 | 0.5318 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 0.4455 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -16.2% |
| 2010 | 0.5153 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +15.7% |
| 2011 | 0.58 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.6% |
| 2012 | 0.5896 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 0.5567 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.6% |
| 2014 | 0.5319 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 0.5007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.9% |
| 2016 | 0.4735 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.4% |
| 2017 | 0.4751 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.4454 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.2% |
| 2019 | 0.425 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.6% |
| 2020 | 0.4195 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.5261 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +25.4% |
| 2022 | 0.5821 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.6% |
| 2023 | 0.5268 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.5% |
| 2024 | 0.5144 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.4% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 0.5144 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2803 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.8× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 0.5144 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.3117 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.7× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Nicaragua changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | +97.9% | 0.273 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5402 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2748 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2481 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3162 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 3 |
| 1980s | 0.3082 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1907 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5402 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3452 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.202 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5644 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.395 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5318 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5093 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.425 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5896 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5138 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4195 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5821 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
- 32 Latvia 0.5266 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 33 Laos 0.5249 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 34 Estonia 0.5181 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 36 Lithuania 0.5078 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 37 Czechia 0.5036 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 38 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.4991 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
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$), annual growth rate 36.36 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Nicaragua?
- Goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Nicaragua was 0.5144 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5896 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2012.
- What is the lowest goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1907 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1987.
- How does Nicaragua rank for goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Nicaragua ranks 35th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Goods imports (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Goods imports (BoP, current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Goods imports Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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About this data
Goods imports (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.