Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports) in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports) was 21.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Medium and high-tech exports in Nicaragua, 1990–2024
Source: Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). Measured in % manufactured exports.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 21.4% for medium and high-tech exports in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.2% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medium and high-tech exports in Nicaragua peaked at 26.7% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 8.8%, in 2011.
That places Nicaragua 100th out of 153 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports) in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | % manufactured exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 15.5% | — |
| 1991 | 15.5% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 15.5% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 15.5% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 16.2% | +4.7% |
| 1995 | 22.7% | +40.2% |
| 1996 | 23.1% | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 25.2% | +9.0% |
| 1998 | 15.8% | -37.3% |
| 1999 | 16.3% | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 12.5% | -23.3% |
| 2001 | 15.6% | +24.4% |
| 2002 | 17.3% | +11.2% |
| 2003 | 18.0% | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 18.3% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 18.1% | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 16.6% | -8.0% |
| 2007 | 16.6% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 18.7% | +12.5% |
| 2009 | 20.9% | +11.7% |
| 2010 | 9.4% | -55.2% |
| 2011 | 8.8% | -6.4% |
| 2012 | 20.2% | +130.5% |
| 2013 | 22.9% | +13.4% |
| 2014 | 21.7% | -5.2% |
| 2015 | 23.0% | +5.8% |
| 2016 | 26.7% | +16.2% |
| 2017 | 23.0% | -13.9% |
| 2018 | 20.8% | -9.5% |
| 2019 | 19.7% | -5.2% |
| 2020 | 17.2% | -12.6% |
| 2021 | 19.8% | +15.2% |
| 2022 | 20.6% | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 23.6% | +14.4% |
| 2024 | 21.4% | -9.2% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 21.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 18.9%, 1.1× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 21.4% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 24.6%, 87% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports) in Nicaragua changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +130.5% | 8.8% | 20.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.1% | 15.5% | 25.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.3% | 12.5% | 20.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.6% | 8.8% | 26.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.5% | 17.2% | 23.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
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)
- Commercial service imports 1.28 billion current US$ (2024)
- Food exports 42.6% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 37.0% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 8.89 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 1.19 billion current US$ (2024)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,269 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is medium and high-tech exports in Nicaragua?
- Medium and high-tech exports in Nicaragua was 21.4% in 2024, according to Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).
- What is the highest medium and high-tech exports recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 26.7% in 2016.
- What is the lowest medium and high-tech exports recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.8% in 2011.
- How does Nicaragua rank for medium and high-tech exports?
- Nicaragua ranks 100th out of 153 countries with data for 2024.
- Is medium and high-tech exports rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), published as part of Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of medium and high-tech manufactured exports in total manufactured exports.