Nicaragua vs Peru: Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita

Nicaragua
1,774 current US$ per person
in 2025
Peru
1,754 current US$ per person
in 2025
Nicaragua rank
131st
Peru rank
133rd

Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita over time

  • Nicaragua
  • Peru
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How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 1,774 current US$ per person against 1,754 current US$ per person in Peru, a difference of 20 current US$ per person.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Nicaragua ahead.

Nicaragua ranks 131st and Peru ranks 133rd of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Nicaragua averaged higher in 4 and Peru in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nicaragua Peru Difference Ahead
1960s 66.48 current US$ per person 52.65 current US$ per person 13.82 current US$ per person Nicaragua
1970s 150.86 current US$ per person 92.27 current US$ per person 58.59 current US$ per person Nicaragua
1980s 231.81 current US$ per person 130.01 current US$ per person 101.81 current US$ per person Nicaragua
1990s 232.03 current US$ per person 238.41 current US$ per person 6.38 current US$ per person Peru
2000s 537.84 current US$ per person 498.97 current US$ per person 38.88 current US$ per person Nicaragua
2010s 1,084 current US$ per person 1,298 current US$ per person 213.83 current US$ per person Peru
2020s 1,534 current US$ per person 1,562 current US$ per person 27.93 current US$ per person Peru

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports (current us$), per capita, Nicaragua or Peru?
Nicaragua, at 1,774 current US$ per person against 1,754 current US$ per person in Peru as of 2025.
What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per capita between Nicaragua and Peru?
20 current US$ per person, with Nicaragua ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Peru?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Nicaragua and Peru rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per capita?
Nicaragua ranks 131st and Peru ranks 133rd of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita
Unit
current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
253 places, 14,842 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.