Imports of goods and services — all countries

Imports of goods and services — Nicaragua

Imports of goods and services in Nicaragua in 2025 — 12,198,469,836 US$. Ranked 100 in the world out of 138. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 20,414.7%.

2025 12.2B US$ +6.49% vs 2024
World rank 100of 138
Period maximum 12.2B US$2025
Period minimum 59.46M US$1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · US$

Imports of goods and services — Nicaragua, 1960–202505B10B15B19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 59,462,106 US$1962: 77,832,506 US$1964: 105,871,526 US$1966: 207,159,869 US$1968: 210,576,069 US$1970: 227,279,250 US$1972: 260,426,280 US$1974: 648,227,312 US$1976: 584,906,472 US$1978: 664,891,168 US$1980: 927,803,482 US$1982: 639,525,499 US$1984: 918,158,455 US$1986: 601,158,384 US$1988: 1,533,030,883 US$1990: 467,806,452 US$1992: 954,960,000 US$1994: 1,002,161,964 US$1996: 1,362,967,813 US$1998: 1,746,565,268 US$2000: 2,104,655,848 US$2002: 2,050,007,301 US$2004: 2,556,737,616 US$2006: 3,790,567,751 US$2008: 5,295,609,531 US$2010: 5,246,135,011 US$2012: 7,131,030,120 US$2014: 7,329,057,911 US$2016: 7,298,277,151 US$2018: 6,735,028,773 US$2020: 5,967,676,881 US$2022: 10,249,854,374 US$2024: 11,455,318,548 US$2025: 12,198,469,836 US$
Change over the period: +12.14B (+20,414.7%) Average annual rate: 8.54 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Nicaragua

Nicaragua 12.2B US$
World 33.73T US$
Central America computed 865B US$
Lower-middle-income countries computed 2.62T US$
Imports of goods and services — Nicaragua, by year Nicaragua All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2025 12.2B +743M +6.49%
2024 11.46B +922M +8.76%
2023 10.53B +283M +2.76%
2022 10.25B +1.75B +20.62%
2021 8.5B +2.53B +42.39%
2020 5.97B −285M −4.56%
2019 6.25B −482M −7.16%
2018 6.74B −853M −11.24%
2017 7.59B +290M +3.97%
2016 7.3B −115M −1.55%
2015 7.41B +83.91M +1.14%
2014 7.33B +106M +1.46%
2013 7.22B +92.47M +1.3%
2012 7.13B +601M +9.2%
2011 6.53B +1.28B +24.48%
2010 5.25B +847M +19.25%
2009 4.4B −896M −16.93%
2008 5.3B +844M +18.97%
2007 4.45B +661M +17.43%
2006 3.79B +803M +26.87%
2005 2.99B +431M +16.86%
2004 2.56B +350M +15.84%
2003 2.21B +157M +7.66%
2002 2.05B −33.87M −1.63%
2001 2.08B −20.78M −0.99%
2000 2.1B −32.35M −1.51%
1999 2.14B +390M +22.35%
1998 1.75B +52.65M +3.11%
1997 1.69B +331M +24.28%
1996 1.36B +206M +17.8%
1995 1.16B +155M +15.45%
1994 1B +162M +19.22%
1993 841M −114M −11.97%
1992 955M +173M +22.16%
1991 782M +314M +67.1%
1990 468M −193M −29.18%
1989 661M −873M −56.91%
1988 1.53B +1B +189.28%
1987 530M −71.22M −11.85%
1986 601M +15.41M +2.63%
1985 586M −332M −36.2%
1984 918M +92.43M +11.19%
1983 826M +186M +29.12%
1982 640M −394M −38.15%
1981 1.03B +106M +11.44%
1980 928M +487M +110.38%
1979 441M −224M −33.67%
1978 665M −169M −20.23%
1977 833M +249M +42.5%
1976 585M +667,726 +0.11%
1975 584M −63.99M −9.87%
1974 648M +235M +56.9%
1973 413M +153M +58.64%
1972 260M +23.96M +10.13%
1971 236M +9.19M +4.04%
1970 227M +23.43M +11.49%
1969 204M −6.72M −3.19%
1968 211M −19.71M −8.56%
1967 230M +23.13M +11.16%
1966 207M +24.29M +13.28%
1965 183M +77M +72.73%
1964 106M +15.95M +17.74%
1963 89.92M +12.09M +15.53%
1962 77.83M +17.89M +29.84%
1961 59.95M +483,426 +0.81%
1960 59.46M

Central America, 2025

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About the indicator

Imports of goods and services in current US dollars — the value of all goods and market services received from the rest of the world. Together with exports it determines the contribution of foreign trade to GDP; the difference between exports and imports is the trade balance.

Source: UNCTADstat (UNCTAD), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.