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Nicaragua Trade

Latest trade data available from various sources.
Nicaragua monthly trade data
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TRADE SUMMARY FOR Nicaragua

Overall Exports and Imports for Nicaragua 2023

  • The total value of exports (FOB) is US$ 7,378 million.
  • The total value of imports (CIF) is US$ 10,912 million.
  • At the HS6 digit level, 1,954 products are exported to 129 countries and 3,581 products are imported from 162 countries.

Top 5 Products exports imports at HS 6 digit level 2023

The top five exported HS 6 digit level products to world by Nicaragua along with trade value are:

  • Nicaragua exported Gold in unwrought forms non-monetary , worth 1,128,988.76 (US$ Thousands).
  • Nicaragua exported Ignition wiring sets&oth wiring sets of a kind , worth 838,452.72 (US$ Thousands).
  • Nicaragua exported T-shirts, singlets and other vests, of cotton, , worth 705,114.95 (US$ Thousands).
  • Nicaragua exported Coffee, not roasted or decaffeinated , worth 607,053.75 (US$ Thousands).
  • Nicaragua exported Cigars, cheroots and cigarillos containing toba , worth 425,443.26 (US$ Thousands).

The top five imported HS 6 digit level products from world by Nicaragua along with trade value are

  • Nicaragua imported Petroleum oils, etc, (excl. crude); preparation , worth 834,943.12 (US$ Thousands).
  • Nicaragua imported Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminou , worth 604,926.46 (US$ Thousands).
  • Nicaragua imported T-shirts, singlets and other vests, of cotton, , worth 397,569.79 (US$ Thousands).
  • Nicaragua imported Other medicaments of mixed or unmixed products, , worth 319,505.34 (US$ Thousands).
  • Nicaragua imported Weft knits or crocheted fabrics of cotton , worth 251,609.14 (US$ Thousands).

Nicaragua top 5 Export and Import partners 2023

The top five countries to which Nicaragua exported 2023 along with the partner share in percentage are:

  1. Nicaragua exports to United States worth US$ 3,707 million, with a partner share of 50.24 percent.
  2. Nicaragua exports to Mexico worth US$ 1,010 million, with a partner share of 13.68 percent.
  3. Nicaragua exports to El Salvador worth US$ 482 million, with a partner share of 6.54 percent.
  4. Nicaragua exports to Canada worth US$ 427 million, with a partner share of 5.78 percent.
  5. Nicaragua exports to Honduras worth US$ 368 million, with a partner share of 4.99 percent.

The top five countries to which Nicaragua imported goods 2023 along with the share in percentage are

  1. Nicaragua imports from United States worth US$ 2,703 million, with a partner share of 24.77 percent.
  2. Nicaragua imports from China worth US$ 1,380 million, with a partner share of 12.65 percent.
  3. Nicaragua imports from Mexico worth US$ 1,021 million, with a partner share of 9.35 percent.
  4. Nicaragua imports from Honduras worth US$ 1,003 million, with a partner share of 9.19 percent.
  5. Nicaragua imports from Guatemala worth US$ 852 million, with a partner share of 7.81 percent.

Nicaragua Exports and Imports of Product Groups 2023

Exports and imports of products by stages of processing in 2023 are below along with their corresponding Product Share as percent of total export or import.


Tariff and Trade Barriers

Tariffs 2023

Tariffs imposed by Nicaragua in 2023 are below.

  • The maximum rate of tariff in percentage on any product is 60.
  • The simple average tariff across all products is 2.94.
  • The trade weighted average tariff is 1.89.
  • The total duty free imports in thousands of US dollars are 7,343,567.82 and duty free tariff line items share is 70.31.

Overall Trade Restrictiveness Index (OTRI) 2009

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  • Overall Trade Restrictiveness Index - Applied Tariff for the year 2009 is 0.12.
  • Overall Trade Restrictiveness Index - MFN Tariff for the year 2009 is 0.15.

Non-Tariff Measures (NTM)

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  • No Of NTM Measures is 55.
  • No Of NTM Affected Products (HS 6 Digit) is 1,026.

Temporary Trade Barriers Database (TTDB) .

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  • Temporary Trade Barriers in Effect - Simple Average for the year is not available.
  • Temporary Trade Barriers in Effect - Weighted Average for the year is not available.

Nicaragua World Development Indicators (WDI) 2023

Key Development Indicators of Nicaragua in 2023 are below

WDI

Nicaragua Doing Business 2019

  • The ease of doing business rank for Nicaragua is 142.
  • The trade across border rank is 84.
Doing Business

Nicaragua Country Policy and Institutional Assessment (CPIA), 2018

  • The CPIA Trade Ratings for 2018 is 4.50.
CPIA

NicaraguaLogistics Performance Index (LPI) 2016

  • The LPI score for Nicaragua in 2016 is 2.53.
  • The LPI rank is 102.
LPI

Nicaragua Services Service Policy Restrictive Database (SPRD)

  • Services Trade Restrictions Index (Over All) for Nicaragua is 12.80.
SPRD