Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Nicaragua: Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
0.2226 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Nicaragua
0.5591 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
29th
Nicaragua rank
28th

Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP over time

  • Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
  • Nicaragua
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How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 0.5591 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2226 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 0.3365 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Nicaragua's figure about 2.5 times Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Nicaragua has been ahead every year.

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 29th and Nicaragua ranks 28th of 45 groups.

Nicaragua has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) Nicaragua Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0974 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3118 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2144 current US$ per US$ of GDP Nicaragua
1970s 0.1099 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2894 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1795 current US$ per US$ of GDP Nicaragua
1980s 0.112 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3489 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.237 current US$ per US$ of GDP Nicaragua
1990s 0.1331 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.38 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2469 current US$ per US$ of GDP Nicaragua
2000s 0.1827 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4388 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2561 current US$ per US$ of GDP Nicaragua
2010s 0.1895 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.5688 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3793 current US$ per US$ of GDP Nicaragua
2020s 0.2282 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.615 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3869 current US$ per US$ of GDP Nicaragua

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp, Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) or Nicaragua?
Nicaragua, at 0.5591 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2226 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2025.
What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp between Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Nicaragua?
0.3365 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Nicaragua ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Nicaragua?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Nicaragua rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 29th and Nicaragua ranks 28th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
250 places, 13,931 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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