Nicaragua vs Zimbabwe: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), gaps

Nicaragua
8.06 billion current US$
in 2023
Zimbabwe
7.26 billion current US$
in 2023
Nicaragua rank
121st
Zimbabwe rank
123rd

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), gaps over time

  • Nicaragua
  • Zimbabwe
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How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 8.06 billion current US$ against 7.26 billion current US$ in Zimbabwe, a difference of 806.94 million current US$.

That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.1 times Zimbabwe's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Zimbabwe ahead.

Nicaragua ranks 121st and Zimbabwe ranks 123rd of 206 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Nicaragua averaged higher in 3 and Zimbabwe in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nicaragua Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1960s 152.93 million current US$ 248.46 million current US$ 95.53 million current US$ Zimbabwe
1980s 614.28 million current US$ 1.04 billion current US$ 428.40 million current US$ Zimbabwe
1990s 1.01 billion current US$ 2.17 billion current US$ 1.16 billion current US$ Zimbabwe
2000s 2.57 billion current US$ 2.15 billion current US$ 425.38 million current US$ Nicaragua
2010s 5.25 billion current US$ 4.29 billion current US$ 966.75 million current US$ Nicaragua
2020s 6.75 billion current US$ 5.96 billion current US$ 791.87 million current US$ Nicaragua

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), gaps, Nicaragua or Zimbabwe?
Nicaragua, at 8.06 billion current US$ against 7.26 billion current US$ in Zimbabwe as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), gaps between Nicaragua and Zimbabwe?
806.94 million current US$, with Nicaragua ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Zimbabwe?
46 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2023.
How do Nicaragua and Zimbabwe rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), gaps?
Nicaragua ranks 121st and Zimbabwe ranks 123rd of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), gaps filled
Unit
current US$
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
253 places, 13,570 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) with 55 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.