Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Merchandise exports to high-income economies was 71.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Nicaragua, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 71.6% for merchandise exports to high-income economies in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.9% on the previous year and up 24.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to high-income economies in Nicaragua peaked at 94.8% in 1962 and was at its lowest, 52.9%, in 2009.
Nicaragua ranks 85th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 92.6% | — |
| 1961 | 94.4% | +2.0% |
| 1962 | 94.8% | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 94.1% | -0.8% |
| 1964 | 93.3% | -0.8% |
| 1965 | 89.1% | -4.5% |
| 1966 | 87.2% | -2.1% |
| 1967 | 86.6% | -0.6% |
| 1968 | 82.4% | -4.9% |
| 1969 | 78.1% | -5.2% |
| 1970 | 71.9% | -8.0% |
| 1971 | 72.6% | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 73.9% | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 76.2% | +3.1% |
| 1974 | 65.0% | -14.7% |
| 1975 | 71.5% | +10.1% |
| 1976 | 73.3% | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 67.8% | -7.6% |
| 1978 | 69.7% | +2.9% |
| 1979 | 70.6% | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 79.7% | +12.9% |
| 1981 | 72.7% | -8.7% |
| 1982 | 74.1% | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 71.2% | -3.8% |
| 1984 | 81.7% | +14.7% |
| 1985 | 78.6% | -3.8% |
| 1986 | 71.0% | -9.6% |
| 1987 | 71.4% | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 80.5% | +12.7% |
| 1989 | 63.5% | -21.1% |
| 1990 | 70.8% | +11.4% |
| 1991 | 69.3% | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 64.1% | -7.5% |
| 1993 | 71.9% | +12.0% |
| 1994 | 68.3% | -4.9% |
| 1995 | 75.9% | +11.2% |
| 1996 | 71.0% | -6.5% |
| 1997 | 72.4% | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 73.4% | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 66.9% | -8.8% |
| 2000 | 68.4% | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 60.7% | -11.3% |
| 2002 | 58.3% | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 54.9% | -5.9% |
| 2004 | 59.5% | +8.4% |
| 2005 | 57.8% | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 58.4% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 56.5% | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 57.0% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 52.9% | -7.3% |
| 2010 | 57.4% | +8.6% |
| 2011 | 60.8% | +5.9% |
| 2012 | 59.4% | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 57.6% | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 64.3% | +11.6% |
| 2015 | 65.8% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 63.6% | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 67.1% | +5.4% |
| 2018 | 64.7% | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 69.0% | +6.7% |
| 2020 | 70.7% | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 69.0% | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 66.4% | -3.9% |
| 2023 | 71.6% | +7.9% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 71.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 51.0%, 1.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 71.6% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 66.4%, 1.1× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 89.3% | 78.1% | 94.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 71.3% | 65.0% | 76.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 74.4% | 63.5% | 81.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 70.4% | 64.1% | 75.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 58.4% | 52.9% | 68.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.0% | 57.4% | 69.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.4% | 66.4% | 71.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
- 82 Cambodia 73.4% compare
- 83 American Samoa 73.2% compare
- 84 Bermuda 71.8% compare
- 86 Trinidad and Tobago 71.5% compare
- 87 Ukraine 71.0% compare
- 88 Philippines 70.9% 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 merchandise exports to high-income economies in Nicaragua?
- Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Nicaragua was 71.6% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to high-income economies recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 94.8% in 1962.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to high-income economies recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.9% in 2009.
- How does Nicaragua rank for merchandise exports to high-income economies?
- Nicaragua ranks 85th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to high-income economies rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise exports to high-income economies (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise exports to high-income economies are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.