Nicaragua vs Trinidad and Tobago: Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports)
Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports) over time
- Nicaragua
- Trinidad and Tobago
How they compare
Trinidad and Tobago currently reports 69.0% against 68.6% in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1968 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Nicaragua ranks 60th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 58th of 196 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Nicaragua averaged higher in 6 and Trinidad and Tobago in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nicaragua | Trinidad and Tobago | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 81.9% | 32.9% | 49.0% | Nicaragua |
| 1970s | 76.1% | 38.2% | 37.9% | Nicaragua |
| 1980s | 64.0% | 63.6% | 0.4% | Nicaragua |
| 1990s | 67.8% | 68.4% | 0.6% | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 2000s | 61.5% | 56.2% | 5.2% | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 66.6% | 50.2% | 16.4% | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 68.2% | 63.5% | 4.7% | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher manufactures imports, Nicaragua or Trinidad and Tobago?
- Trinidad and Tobago, at 69.0% against 68.6% in Nicaragua as of 2025.
- What is the difference in manufactures imports between Nicaragua and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 0.4%, with Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2024.
- How do Nicaragua and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for manufactures imports?
- Nicaragua ranks 60th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 58th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as Manufactures 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
Manufactures comprise commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 5 (chemicals), 6 (basic manufactures), 7 (machinery and transport equipment), and 8 (miscellaneous manufactured goods), excluding division 68 (non-ferrous metals). 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.