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Nicaragua Trade

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

Overall Exports and Imports for Nicaragua 2021

  • The total value of exports (FOB) is US$ 6,495 million.
  • The total value of imports (CIF) is US$ 9,826 million.
  • At the HS6 digit level, 1,968 products are exported to 127 countries and 3,638 products are imported from 174 countries.

Top 5 Products exports imports at HS 6 digit level 2021

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 US$ 867,704.74 million.
  • Nicaragua exported Ignition wiring sets&oth wiring sets of a kind , worth US$ 589,761.38 million.
  • Nicaragua exported T-shirts, singlets and other vests, of cotton, , worth US$ 545,890.18 million.
  • Nicaragua exported Coffee, not roasted or decaffeinated , worth US$ 507,895.24 million.
  • Nicaragua exported Cigars, cheroots and cigarillos containing toba , worth US$ 355,221.59 million.

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 US$ 1,260,568.45 million.
  • Nicaragua imported Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminou , worth US$ 384,421.90 million.
  • Nicaragua imported Weft knits or crocheted fabrics of cotton , worth US$ 331,302.72 million.
  • Nicaragua imported T-shirts, singlets and other vests, of cotton, , worth US$ 313,994.42 million.
  • Nicaragua imported Other medicaments of mixed or unmixed products, , worth US$ 273,573.65 million.

Nicaragua top 5 Export and Import partners 2021

The top five countries to which Nicaragua exported 2021 along with the partner share in percentage are:

  1. Nicaragua exports to United States worth US$ 3,671 million, with a partner share of 56.52 percent.
  2. Nicaragua exports to Mexico worth US$ 769 million, with a partner share of 11.83 percent.
  3. Nicaragua exports to El Salvador worth US$ 386 million, with a partner share of 5.95 percent.
  4. Nicaragua exports to Honduras worth US$ 337 million, with a partner share of 5.19 percent.
  5. Nicaragua exports to Costa Rica worth US$ 189 million, with a partner share of 2.92 percent.

The top five countries to which Nicaragua imported goods 2021 along with the share in percentage are

  1. Nicaragua imports from United States worth US$ 2,443 million, with a partner share of 24.86 percent.
  2. Nicaragua imports from China worth US$ 1,224 million, with a partner share of 12.46 percent.
  3. Nicaragua imports from Mexico worth US$ 868 million, with a partner share of 8.84 percent.
  4. Nicaragua imports from Netherlands worth US$ 724 million, with a partner share of 7.37 percent.
  5. Nicaragua imports from Guatemala worth US$ 719 million, with a partner share of 7.31 percent.

Nicaragua Exports and Imports of Product Groups 2021

Exports and imports of products by stages of processing in 2021 are below along with their corresponding Product Share as percent of total export or import.


Tariff and Trade Barriers

Tariffs 2021

Tariffs imposed by Nicaragua in 2021 are below.

  • The maximum rate of tariff in percentage on any product is 60.
  • The simple average tariff across all products is 3.04.
  • The trade weighted average tariff is 1.96.
  • The total duty free imports in thousands of US dollars are 6,403,859.21 and duty free tariff line items share is 64.24.

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) 2021

Key Development Indicators of Nicaragua in 2021 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