Trade in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Trade was 96.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Trade in Nicaragua, 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 96.4% for trade in 2025.
The figure is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trade in Nicaragua peaked at 115.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 25.5%, in 1987.
Nicaragua ranks 72nd of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Trade 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
- 69 Qatar 100.2% compare
- 70 Mozambique 97.1% compare
- 71 Poland 97.0% compare
- 73 Timor-Leste 95.4% compare
- 74 Cape Verde 95.3% compare
- 75 Bosnia and Herzegovina 95.1% 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)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 17.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.2426 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 770 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 6.49 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.5486 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 1,741 current US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 6.49 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 20.09 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is trade in Nicaragua?
- Trade in Nicaragua was 96.4% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest trade recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 115.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest trade recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.5% in 1987.
- How does Nicaragua rank for trade?
- Nicaragua ranks 72nd out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is trade 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 Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Trade (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Trade is the sum of exports and imports of goods and services. 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.