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

Nicaragua
0.5591 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
World
0.2256 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Nicaragua rank
28th
World rank
24th

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

  • Nicaragua
  • World
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How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 0.5591 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2256 current US$ per US$ of GDP in World, a difference of 0.3335 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Nicaragua's figure about 2.5 times World's.

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

Nicaragua ranks 28th and World ranks 24th of 203 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Nicaragua World Difference Ahead
1960s 0.3118 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0947 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2171 current US$ per US$ of GDP Nicaragua
1970s 0.2894 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1338 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1556 current US$ per US$ of GDP Nicaragua
1980s 0.3489 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1538 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1952 current US$ per US$ of GDP Nicaragua
1990s 0.38 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1637 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2164 current US$ per US$ of GDP Nicaragua
2000s 0.4388 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2169 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2219 current US$ per US$ of GDP Nicaragua
2010s 0.5688 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2307 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3382 current US$ per US$ of GDP Nicaragua
2020s 0.615 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2272 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3879 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$), per unit of gdp, Nicaragua or World?
Nicaragua, at 0.5591 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2256 current US$ per US$ of GDP in World as of 2025.
What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp between Nicaragua and World?
0.3335 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Nicaragua ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and World?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Nicaragua and World rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Nicaragua ranks 28th and World ranks 24th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), 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.