Nicaragua - Imports of goods and services

Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$)

The latest value for Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$) in Nicaragua was $5,938,200,000 as of 2020. Over the past 43 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $7,579,600,000 in 2017 and $512,500,000 in 1979.

Definition: Imports of goods and services comprise all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from nonresidents to residents of general merchandise, nonmonetary gold, and services. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.

See also:

Year Value
1977 $843,400,000
1978 $659,900,000
1979 $512,500,000
1980 $906,600,000
1981 $1,032,600,000
1982 $827,000,000
1983 $870,500,000
1984 $884,300,000
1985 $923,700,000
1986 $836,500,000
1987 $894,900,000
1988 $856,400,000
1989 $666,500,000
1990 $682,000,000
1991 $824,200,000
1992 $919,100,000
1993 $816,000,000
1994 $953,400,000
1995 $1,101,900,000
1996 $1,296,200,000
1997 $1,610,000,000
1998 $1,664,800,000
1999 $2,032,800,000
2000 $2,003,900,000
2001 $1,981,000,000
2002 $1,972,900,000
2003 $2,102,900,000
2004 $2,436,700,000
2005 $2,852,800,000
2006 $3,785,100,000
2007 $4,459,700,000
2008 $5,296,400,000
2009 $4,397,100,000
2010 $5,238,700,000
2011 $6,527,400,000
2012 $7,128,600,000
2013 $7,206,100,000
2014 $7,325,500,000
2015 $7,411,800,000
2016 $7,293,700,000
2017 $7,579,600,000
2018 $6,754,200,000
2019 $6,251,500,000
2020 $5,938,200,000

Imports of goods and services (current US$)

The latest value for Imports of goods and services (current US$) in Nicaragua was $5,951,238,000 as of 2020. Over the past 60 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $7,587,993,000 in 2017 and $58,580,560 in 1960.

Definition: Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

See also:

Year Value
1960 $58,580,560
1961 $59,056,820
1962 $76,678,620
1963 $88,585,220
1964 $104,301,900
1965 $183,600,000
1966 $207,000,000
1967 $230,300,000
1968 $211,500,000
1969 $203,300,000
1970 $226,700,000
1971 $235,900,000
1972 $261,100,000
1973 $413,400,000
1974 $648,014,300
1975 $587,500,000
1976 $588,400,000
1977 $838,300,000
1978 $669,400,000
1979 $429,821,100
1980 $947,294,700
1981 $1,022,920,000
1982 $642,304,400
1983 $822,800,000
1984 $914,600,000
1985 $585,776,800
1986 $601,139,800
1987 $529,941,100
1988 $1,533,033,000
1989 $660,512,100
1990 $467,806,500
1991 $781,711,400
1992 $954,960,000
1993 $840,604,500
1994 $1,002,162,000
1995 $1,157,042,000
1996 $1,362,968,000
1997 $1,693,911,000
1998 $1,746,535,000
1999 $2,136,873,000
2000 $2,103,726,000
2001 $2,072,739,000
2002 $2,050,198,000
2003 $2,207,226,000
2004 $2,557,901,000
2005 $2,987,690,000
2006 $3,790,401,000
2007 $4,451,148,000
2008 $5,295,609,000
2009 $4,399,272,000
2010 $5,246,109,000
2011 $6,530,237,000
2012 $7,131,020,000
2013 $7,223,494,000
2014 $7,329,047,000
2015 $7,412,976,000
2016 $7,298,277,000
2017 $7,587,993,000
2018 $6,735,006,000
2019 $6,245,815,000
2020 $5,951,238,000

Imports of goods and services (current LCU)

The value for Imports of goods and services (current LCU) in Nicaragua was 204,378,000,000.00 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 228,026,000,000.00 in 2017 and a minimum value of 0.12 in 1960.

Definition: Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in current local currency.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

Year Value
1960 0.12
1961 0.12
1962 0.16
1963 0.19
1964 0.22
1965 0.26
1966 0.29
1967 0.32
1968 0.30
1969 0.28
1970 0.32
1971 0.33
1972 0.37
1973 0.58
1974 0.91
1975 0.82
1976 0.82
1977 1.17
1978 0.94
1979 0.82
1980 1.80
1981 2.05
1982 1.48
1983 1.97
1984 2.65
1985 5.04
1986 18.15
1987 74.19
1988 37,715.38
1989 1,994,800.00
1990 72,510,000.00
1991 3,791,300,000.00
1992 4,774,800,000.00
1993 5,144,500,000.00
1994 6,734,529,000.00
1995 8,712,528,000.00
1996 11,496,630,000.00
1997 16,004,250,000.00
1998 18,482,010,000.00
1999 25,236,480,000.00
2000 26,696,280,000.00
2001 27,865,480,000.00
2002 29,215,320,000.00
2003 33,337,940,000.00
2004 40,747,360,000.00
2005 49,993,920,000.00
2006 66,600,000,000.00
2007 82,117,000,000.00
2008 102,586,000,000.00
2009 89,479,000,000.00
2010 112,038,000,000.00
2011 146,436,000,000.00
2012 167,912,000,000.00
2013 178,585,000,000.00
2014 190,254,000,000.00
2015 202,054,000,000.00
2016 208,884,000,000.00
2017 228,026,000,000.00
2018 212,511,000,000.00
2019 206,872,000,000.00
2020 204,378,000,000.00

Imports of goods and services (constant 2010 US$)

The latest value for Imports of goods and services (constant 2010 US$) in Nicaragua was 6,569,709,000 as of 2020. Over the past 60 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 7,969,223,000 in 2017 and 403,579,700 in 1960.

Definition: Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in constant 2010 U.S. dollars.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

See also:

Year Value
1960 403,579,700
1961 438,129,300
1962 570,241,700
1963 638,184,600
1964 778,168,500
1965 899,041,500
1966 927,484,700
1967 1,088,872,000
1968 926,044,200
1969 853,577,200
1970 909,449,000
1971 902,977,300
1972 950,754,400
1973 1,343,440,000
1974 1,394,808,000
1975 1,184,994,000
1976 1,207,513,000
1977 1,639,800,000
1978 1,237,803,000
1979 1,005,348,000
1980 1,825,735,000
1981 1,745,376,000
1982 1,271,906,000
1983 1,485,615,000
1984 1,462,953,000
1985 1,471,434,000
1986 1,260,322,000
1987 1,304,427,000
1988 1,556,865,000
1989 1,273,128,000
1990 1,271,044,000
1991 1,497,996,000
1992 1,660,942,000
1993 1,501,242,000
1994 1,685,765,000
1995 1,928,028,000
1996 2,190,305,000
1997 2,677,796,000
1998 2,881,842,000
1999 3,442,379,000
2000 3,279,055,000
2001 3,301,921,000
2002 3,297,387,000
2003 3,412,432,000
2004 3,691,916,000
2005 4,009,411,000
2006 4,187,474,000
2007 4,695,999,000
2008 5,173,465,000
2009 4,700,841,000
2010 5,268,028,000
2011 5,873,945,000
2012 6,272,629,000
2013 6,420,069,000
2014 6,618,625,000
2015 7,412,976,000
2016 7,714,583,000
2017 7,969,223,000
2018 6,766,002,000
2019 6,504,886,000
2020 6,569,709,000

Imports of goods and services (annual % growth)

The value for Imports of goods and services (annual % growth) in Nicaragua was 1.00 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 59 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 81.60 in 1980 and a minimum value of -27.13 in 1982.

Definition: Annual growth rate of imports of goods and services based on constant local currency. Aggregates are based on constant 2010 U.S. dollars. Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

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Year Value
1961 8.56
1962 30.15
1963 11.91
1964 21.93
1965 15.53
1966 3.16
1967 17.40
1968 -14.95
1969 -7.83
1970 6.55
1971 -0.71
1972 5.29
1973 41.30
1974 3.82
1975 -15.04
1976 1.90
1977 35.80
1978 -24.52
1979 -18.78
1980 81.60
1981 -4.40
1982 -27.13
1983 16.80
1984 -1.53
1985 0.58
1986 -14.35
1987 3.50
1988 19.35
1989 -18.22
1990 -0.16
1991 17.86
1992 10.88
1993 -9.62
1994 12.29
1995 14.37
1996 13.60
1997 22.26
1998 7.62
1999 19.45
2000 -4.74
2001 0.70
2002 -0.14
2003 3.49
2004 8.19
2005 8.60
2006 4.44
2007 12.14
2008 10.17
2009 -9.14
2010 12.07
2011 11.50
2012 6.79
2013 2.35
2014 3.09
2015 12.00
2016 4.07
2017 3.30
2018 -15.10
2019 -3.86
2020 1.00

Imports of goods and services (constant LCU)

The value for Imports of goods and services (constant LCU) in Nicaragua was 104,490,000,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 126,749,000,000 in 2017 and a minimum value of 6,418,860,000 in 1960.

Definition: Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in constant local currency.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

Year Value
1960 6,418,860,000
1961 6,968,366,000
1962 9,069,587,000
1963 10,150,210,000
1964 12,376,630,000
1965 14,299,090,000
1966 14,751,470,000
1967 17,318,300,000
1968 14,728,560,000
1969 13,575,990,000
1970 14,464,620,000
1971 14,361,690,000
1972 15,121,570,000
1973 21,367,160,000
1974 22,184,160,000
1975 18,847,110,000
1976 19,205,270,000
1977 26,080,710,000
1978 19,687,020,000
1979 15,989,880,000
1980 29,037,980,000
1981 27,759,880,000
1982 20,229,430,000
1983 23,628,430,000
1984 23,268,000,000
1985 23,402,880,000
1986 20,045,180,000
1987 20,746,670,000
1988 24,761,640,000
1989 20,248,860,000
1990 20,215,710,000
1991 23,825,340,000
1992 26,416,980,000
1993 23,876,970,000
1994 26,811,770,000
1995 30,664,930,000
1996 34,836,390,000
1997 42,589,840,000
1998 45,835,170,000
1999 54,750,400,000
2000 52,152,750,000
2001 52,516,430,000
2002 52,444,320,000
2003 54,274,100,000
2004 58,719,240,000
2005 63,768,940,000
2006 66,601,000,000
2007 74,689,000,000
2008 82,283,000,000
2009 74,766,000,000
2010 83,787,000,000
2011 93,424,000,000
2012 99,765,000,000
2013 102,110,000,000
2014 105,268,000,000
2015 117,902,000,000
2016 122,699,000,000
2017 126,749,000,000
2018 107,612,000,000
2019 103,459,000,000
2020 104,490,000,000

Imports of goods and services (% of GDP)

Imports of goods and services (% of GDP) in Nicaragua was 47.15 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 67.71 in 2012, while its lowest value was 13.76 in 1987.

Definition: Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

See also:

Year Value
1960 26.17
1961 24.55
1962 28.90
1963 30.24
1964 30.50
1965 32.41
1966 34.12
1967 35.04
1968 30.39
1969 27.18
1970 29.19
1971 28.54
1972 29.64
1973 37.80
1974 42.61
1975 36.94
1976 31.84
1977 37.43
1978 31.25
1979 28.13
1980 43.27
1981 41.78
1982 26.06
1983 29.99
1984 29.45
1985 21.83
1986 20.83
1987 13.76
1988 58.27
1989 65.19
1990 46.34
1991 52.51
1992 53.27
1993 47.86
1994 25.94
1995 27.94
1996 31.64
1997 38.59
1998 37.68
1999 44.01
2000 41.19
2001 38.94
2002 39.24
2003 41.47
2004 44.14
2005 47.26
2006 56.04
2007 59.96
2008 62.32
2009 53.01
2010 59.90
2011 66.81
2012 67.71
2013 65.77
2014 61.69
2015 58.11
2016 54.93
2017 55.04
2018 51.71
2019 49.53
2020 47.15

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: Balance of payments