Nicaragua vs Zambia: Merchandise trade
Merchandise trade over time
- Nicaragua
- Zambia
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 95.9% against 91.7% in Zambia, a difference of 4.2%.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Zambia ahead.
Nicaragua ranks 30th and Zambia ranks 33rd of 204 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Nicaragua averaged higher in 3 and Zambia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nicaragua | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 59.0% | 79.6% | 20.6% | Zambia |
| 1970s | 56.2% | 71.8% | 15.6% | Zambia |
| 1980s | 50.1% | 60.4% | 10.3% | Zambia |
| 1990s | 52.6% | 52.7% | 0.1% | Zambia |
| 2000s | 67.7% | 53.8% | 13.8% | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 97.1% | 67.6% | 29.5% | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 103.6% | 80.1% | 23.5% | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise trade, Nicaragua or Zambia?
- Nicaragua, at 95.9% against 91.7% in Zambia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in merchandise trade between Nicaragua and Zambia?
- 4.2%, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Zambia?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Nicaragua and Zambia rank globally for merchandise trade?
- Nicaragua ranks 30th and Zambia ranks 33rd of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Trade Organization (WTO), published as Merchandise trade (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
General merchandise trade includes goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e. It is the total of merchandise exports plus merchandise imports. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.