Imports by region of origin, per unit of GDP in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Imports by region of origin, per unit of GDP was 0.2612 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.2612 current US$ per US$ of GDP
Change on year
up 43.3%
World rank
7th
of 201 countries
All-time high
0.3121 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2022
All-time low
0.0426 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 1987
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Imports by region of origin, per unit of GDP in Nicaragua, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 0.2612 current US$ per US$ of GDP for imports by region of origin, per unit of gdp in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 43.3% on the previous year and up 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, imports by region of origin, per unit of gdp in Nicaragua peaked at 0.3121 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0426 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1987.
Nicaragua ranks 7th of 201 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Imports by region of origin, per unit of GDP in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.2178 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1961 | 0.2023 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.1% |
| 1962 | 0.2492 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +23.1% |
| 1963 | 0.2449 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.7% |
| 1964 | 0.259 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.8% |
| 1965 | 0.1905 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -26.4% |
| 1966 | 0.2095 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.0% |
| 1967 | 0.2152 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.7% |
| 1968 | 0.1878 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.7% |
| 1969 | 0.1584 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.7% |
| 1970 | 0.1735 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.6% |
| 1971 | 0.167 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.8% |
| 1972 | 0.163 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.4% |
| 1973 | 0.2014 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +23.5% |
| 1974 | 0.2237 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.0% |
| 1975 | 0.1922 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.1% |
| 1976 | 0.1817 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.5% |
| 1977 | 0.1913 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.3% |
| 1978 | 0.1719 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.2% |
| 1979 | 0.1418 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -17.5% |
| 1980 | 0.2777 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +95.9% |
| 1981 | 0.2618 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.7% |
| 1982 | 0.1973 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -24.7% |
| 1983 | 0.1918 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.8% |
| 1984 | 0.1191 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -37.9% |
| 1985 | 0.1312 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0551 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -58.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0426 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -22.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0638 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +49.6% |
| 1989 | 0.139 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +117.9% |
| 1990 | 0.2231 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +60.5% |
| 1991 | 0.2785 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +24.9% |
| 1992 | 0.3018 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.4% |
| 1993 | 0.2637 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.6% |
| 1994 | 0.1268 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -51.9% |
| 1995 | 0.163 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +28.6% |
| 1996 | 0.1926 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +18.2% |
| 1997 | 0.2418 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +25.5% |
| 1998 | 0.234 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.2% |
| 1999 | 0.2877 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +22.9% |
| 2000 | 0.2096 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -27.1% |
| 2001 | 0.2063 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.1977 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 0.2133 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.9% |
| 2004 | 0.2141 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.2236 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 0.2648 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +18.5% |
| 2007 | 0.2951 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.4% |
| 2008 | 0.2703 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.4% |
| 2009 | 0.2208 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -18.3% |
| 2010 | 0.2605 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +18.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2637 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.2754 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 0.2464 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.6% |
| 2014 | 0.2382 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 0.2445 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 0.2445 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2527 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 0.2421 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 0.2323 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.1% |
| 2020 | 0.2372 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 0.2894 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +22.0% |
| 2022 | 0.3121 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.8% |
| 2023 | 0.1823 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -41.6% |
| 2024 | 0.2612 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +43.3% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 0.2612 current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0119 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 21.9× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 0.2612 current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1563 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.7× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Imports by region of origin, 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 | +117.9% | 0.0638 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.139 current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 1980 | +95.9% | 0.1418 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2777 current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2135 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1584 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.259 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1808 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1418 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2237 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1479 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0426 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2777 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2313 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1268 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3018 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2316 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1977 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2951 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.25 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2323 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2754 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2565 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1823 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3121 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
- 4 Belize 0.3144 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 5 El Salvador 0.2686 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 6 Honduras 0.2661 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 8 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.2606 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 9 Bahamas 0.2535 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 10 Micronesia (country) 0.2514 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$), annual growth rate 36.36 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is imports by region of origin, per unit of gdp in Nicaragua?
- Imports by region of origin, per unit of gdp in Nicaragua was 0.2612 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest imports by region of origin, per unit of gdp recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3121 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2022.
- What is the lowest imports by region of origin, per unit of gdp recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0426 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1987.
- How does Nicaragua rank for imports by region of origin, per unit of gdp?
- Nicaragua ranks 7th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is imports by region of origin, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.7%. 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 Imports by region of origin, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Imports by region of origin divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Imports by region of origin ÷ GDP (current US$)
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- Imports by region of origin International Monetary Fund (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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Imports by region of origin divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.