Nicaragua vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within

Nicaragua
50.8%
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa
15.2%
in 2023
Nicaragua rank
16th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
18th

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within over time

  • Nicaragua
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
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How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 50.8% against 15.2% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 35.6%.

That makes Nicaragua's figure about 3.3 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Nicaragua has been ahead every year.

Nicaragua ranks 16th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 18th of 203 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Nicaragua Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 16.3% 8.0% 8.3% Nicaragua
1970s 29.3% 7.7% 21.7% Nicaragua
1980s 37.0% 9.5% 27.5% Nicaragua
1990s 32.5% 14.2% 18.3% Nicaragua
2000s 39.1% 16.2% 22.8% Nicaragua
2010s 39.1% 16.2% 22.9% Nicaragua
2020s 44.3% 15.2% 29.1% Nicaragua

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within, Nicaragua or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Nicaragua, at 50.8% against 15.2% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within between Nicaragua and Sub-Saharan Africa?
35.6%, with Nicaragua ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Sub-Saharan Africa?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Nicaragua and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within?
Nicaragua ranks 16th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 18th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within region (% 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 within region (% 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
249 places, 13,090 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within region are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from other low- and middle-income economies in the same World Bank region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are 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. No figures are shown for high-income economies, because they are a separate category in the World Bank classification of economies.