Trade as a share of GDP in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Trade as a share of GDP was 96.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
96.4%
Change on year
down 2.7%
World rank
70th
of 191 countries
All-time high
115.5%
in 2022
All-time low
25.5%
in 1987
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Trade as a share of GDP in Nicaragua, 1960–2025
Source: National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 96.4% for trade as a share of gdp in 2025.
That represents a change of down 2.7% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trade as a share of gdp in Nicaragua peaked at 115.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 25.5%, in 1987.
That places Nicaragua 70th out of 191 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.
Trade as a share of GDP in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 49.8% | — |
| 1961 | 48.0% | -3.7% |
| 1962 | 55.3% | +15.4% |
| 1963 | 59.1% | +6.7% |
| 1964 | 59.4% | +0.5% |
| 1965 | 61.7% | +3.9% |
| 1966 | 61.2% | -0.8% |
| 1967 | 61.5% | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 57.1% | -7.2% |
| 1969 | 51.6% | -9.7% |
| 1970 | 55.9% | +8.5% |
| 1971 | 54.8% | -1.9% |
| 1972 | 64.9% | +18.4% |
| 1973 | 66.0% | +1.7% |
| 1974 | 71.7% | +8.6% |
| 1975 | 65.0% | -9.3% |
| 1976 | 64.8% | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 69.5% | +7.2% |
| 1978 | 65.7% | -5.6% |
| 1979 | 70.2% | +6.9% |
| 1980 | 67.5% | -3.8% |
| 1981 | 64.1% | -5.0% |
| 1982 | 42.0% | -34.5% |
| 1983 | 49.4% | +17.5% |
| 1984 | 45.9% | -7.1% |
| 1985 | 36.6% | -20.3% |
| 1986 | 33.6% | -8.2% |
| 1987 | 25.5% | -24.0% |
| 1988 | 76.3% | +198.7% |
| 1989 | 97.7% | +28.2% |
| 1990 | 71.3% | -27.1% |
| 1991 | 74.3% | +4.3% |
| 1992 | 70.5% | -5.1% |
| 1993 | 68.3% | -3.2% |
| 1994 | 39.1% | -42.8% |
| 1995 | 44.0% | +12.7% |
| 1996 | 48.5% | +10.1% |
| 1997 | 58.0% | +19.6% |
| 1998 | 57.0% | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 62.5% | +9.7% |
| 2000 | 61.3% | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 58.0% | -5.4% |
| 2002 | 58.1% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 62.2% | +7.0% |
| 2004 | 67.2% | +8.1% |
| 2005 | 71.6% | +6.6% |
| 2006 | 87.3% | +21.9% |
| 2007 | 93.0% | +6.5% |
| 2008 | 96.8% | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 87.0% | -10.1% |
| 2010 | 100.4% | +15.4% |
| 2011 | 111.8% | +11.4% |
| 2012 | 115.2% | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 111.0% | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 106.7% | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 98.2% | -8.0% |
| 2016 | 93.8% | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 96.4% | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 94.0% | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 94.0% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 88.6% | -5.7% |
| 2021 | 106.2% | +19.8% |
| 2022 | 115.5% | +8.7% |
| 2023 | 105.0% | -9.0% |
| 2024 | 99.1% | -5.6% |
| 2025 | 96.4% | -2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 56.5% | 48.0% | 61.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 64.9% | 54.8% | 71.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 53.9% | 25.5% | 97.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 59.4% | 39.1% | 74.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 74.3% | 58.0% | 96.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 102.1% | 93.8% | 115.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 101.8% | 88.6% | 115.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
- 67 Qatar 100.2% compare
- 68 Mozambique 97.1% compare
- 69 Poland 97.0% compare
- 71 East Timor 95.4% compare
- 72 Cape Verde 95.3% compare
- 73 Bosnia and Herzegovina 95.1% compare
More economy & growth data for Nicaragua
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- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 7.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.2057 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 652.71 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), annual 7.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), per 2.3 constant LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), per 7,314 constant LCU per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate 8.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.452 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is trade as a share of gdp in Nicaragua?
- Trade as a share of gdp in Nicaragua was 96.4% in 2025, according to National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest trade as a share of gdp recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 115.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest trade as a share of gdp recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.5% in 1987.
- How does Nicaragua rank for trade as a share of gdp?
- Nicaragua ranks 70th out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is trade as a share of gdp rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Trade as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Trade in goods and services as a share of GDP, shown as a percentage.