Import value index in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Import value index was 162.4 2015 = 100 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Import value index in Nicaragua, 2005–2024
Source: UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Measured in 2015 = 100.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 162.4 2015 = 100 for import value index in 2024. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.0% on the previous year and up 65.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, import value index in Nicaragua peaked at 162.4 2015 = 100 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 41.9 2015 = 100, in 2005.
Nicaragua ranks 73rd of 204 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Import value index in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | 2015 = 100 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 41.9 2015 = 100 | — |
| 2006 | 48.2 2015 = 100 | +15.0% |
| 2007 | 56.5 2015 = 100 | +17.2% |
| 2008 | 67 2015 = 100 | +18.6% |
| 2009 | 55.7 2015 = 100 | -16.9% |
| 2010 | 67.9 2015 = 100 | +21.9% |
| 2011 | 90 2015 = 100 | +32.5% |
| 2012 | 96 2015 = 100 | +6.7% |
| 2013 | 94.7 2015 = 100 | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 98.4 2015 = 100 | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 100 2015 = 100 | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 82.5 2015 = 100 | -17.5% |
| 2017 | 109.2 2015 = 100 | +32.4% |
| 2018 | 104.1 2015 = 100 | -4.7% |
| 2019 | 96.8 2015 = 100 | -7.0% |
| 2020 | 90.3 2015 = 100 | -6.7% |
| 2021 | 144 2015 = 100 | +59.5% |
| 2022 | 159.3 2015 = 100 | +10.6% |
| 2023 | 154.6 2015 = 100 | -3.0% |
| 2024 | 162.4 2015 = 100 | +5.0% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 162.4 2015 = 100 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 148.6 2015 = 100, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 162.4 2015 = 100 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 141.05 2015 = 100, 1.2× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 53.86 2015 = 100 | 41.9 2015 = 100 | 67 2015 = 100 | 5 |
| 2010s | 93.96 2015 = 100 | 67.9 2015 = 100 | 109.2 2015 = 100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 142.12 2015 = 100 | 90.3 2015 = 100 | 162.4 2015 = 100 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
- 70 Bangladesh 162.9 2015 = 100 compare
- 71 Cote d'Ivoire 162.8 2015 = 100 compare
- 72 Costa Rica 162.7 2015 = 100 compare
- 74 Bahamas 162 2015 = 100 compare
- 75 Hungary 161.8 2015 = 100 compare
- 76 Latvia 161.3 2015 = 100 compare
More private sector data for Nicaragua
- Merchandise trade 95.9% (2025)
- Food imports 16.6% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 68.6% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 12.43 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 42.6% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 37.0% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 8.89 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,269 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3999 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 18.23 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is import value index in Nicaragua?
- Import value index in Nicaragua was 162.4 2015 = 100 in 2024, according to UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
- What is the highest import value index recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 162.4 2015 = 100 in 2024.
- What is the lowest import value index recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.9 2015 = 100 in 2005.
- How does Nicaragua rank for import value index?
- Nicaragua ranks 73rd out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is import value index rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 65.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), published as part of Import value index (2015 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Import value indexes are the current value of imports (c.i.f.) converted to U.S. dollars and expressed as a percentage of the average for the base period (2015). UNCTAD's import value indexes are reported for most economies.