Nicaragua vs OECD members: Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP

Nicaragua
0.5591 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
OECD members
0.2187 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Nicaragua rank
28th
OECD members rank
30th

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

  • Nicaragua
  • OECD members
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How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 0.5591 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2187 current US$ per US$ of GDP in OECD members, a difference of 0.3404 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Nicaragua's figure about 2.6 times OECD members's.

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

Nicaragua ranks 28th and OECD members ranks 30th of 203 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Nicaragua OECD members Difference Ahead
1960s 0.3118 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0913 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2205 current US$ per US$ of GDP Nicaragua
1970s 0.2894 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1317 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1577 current US$ per US$ of GDP Nicaragua
1980s 0.3489 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1472 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2018 current US$ per US$ of GDP Nicaragua
1990s 0.38 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1492 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2309 current US$ per US$ of GDP Nicaragua
2000s 0.4388 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1987 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2401 current US$ per US$ of GDP Nicaragua
2010s 0.5688 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2236 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3452 current US$ per US$ of GDP Nicaragua
2020s 0.615 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2258 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3892 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$), per unit of gdp, Nicaragua or OECD members?
Nicaragua, at 0.5591 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2187 current US$ per US$ of GDP in OECD members as of 2025.
What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp between Nicaragua and OECD members?
0.3404 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Nicaragua ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and OECD members?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Nicaragua and OECD members rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Nicaragua ranks 28th and OECD members ranks 30th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), 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.