Nicaragua vs Uruguay: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin

Nicaragua
50.8%
in 2023
Uruguay
39.3%
in 2023
Nicaragua rank
1st
Uruguay rank
3rd

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin over time

  • Nicaragua
  • Uruguay
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How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 50.8% against 39.3% in Uruguay, a difference of 11.5%.

That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.3 times Uruguay's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Uruguay ahead.

Nicaragua ranks 1st and Uruguay ranks 3rd of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Nicaragua averaged higher in 2 and Uruguay in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nicaragua Uruguay Difference Ahead
1960s 16.3% 22.8% 6.6% Uruguay
1970s 29.3% 33.0% 3.6% Uruguay
1980s 37.0% 40.6% 3.6% Uruguay
1990s 32.5% 47.5% 15.0% Uruguay
2000s 39.1% 47.1% 8.0% Uruguay
2010s 39.1% 36.6% 2.5% Nicaragua
2020s 44.3% 37.5% 6.8% Nicaragua

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in latin, Nicaragua or Uruguay?
Nicaragua, at 50.8% against 39.3% in Uruguay as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in latin between Nicaragua and Uruguay?
11.5%, with Nicaragua ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Uruguay?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Nicaragua and Uruguay rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in latin?
Nicaragua ranks 1st and Uruguay ranks 3rd of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin America & the Caribbean (% of total merchandise imports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin America & the Caribbean (% of total merchandise imports)
Unit
% of total merchandise imports
Source
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
253 places, 12,628 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin America and the Caribbean are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Latin America and the Caribbean region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.