Guatemala vs Nicaragua: Food imports (% of merchandise imports)
Food imports (% of merchandise imports) over time
- Guatemala
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Guatemala currently reports 16.9% against 16.6% in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Guatemala ranks 84th and Nicaragua ranks 87th of 196 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Guatemala averaged higher in 2 and Nicaragua in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guatemala | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.2% | 10.7% | 0.5% | Guatemala |
| 1970s | 8.2% | 10.2% | 1.9% | Nicaragua |
| 1980s | 8.5% | 13.3% | 4.8% | Nicaragua |
| 1990s | 12.6% | 18.3% | 5.7% | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 12.3% | 14.7% | 2.4% | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 14.0% | 15.7% | 1.7% | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 16.7% | 15.5% | 1.2% | Guatemala |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food imports, Guatemala or Nicaragua?
- Guatemala, at 16.9% against 16.6% in Nicaragua as of 2025.
- What is the difference in food imports between Guatemala and Nicaragua?
- 0.3%, with Guatemala ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Nicaragua?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
- How do Guatemala and Nicaragua rank globally for food imports?
- Guatemala ranks 84th and Nicaragua ranks 87th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as Food imports (% of merchandise imports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Food comprises the commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 0 (food and live animals), 1 (beverages and tobacco), and 4 (animal and vegetable oils and fats) and division 22 (oil seeds, oil nuts, and oil kernels). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise imports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a non-resident and a resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.