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Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise exports)

Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise exports) in Nicaragua was 0.11 as of 2015. Its highest value over the past 49 years was 8.88 in 1983, while its lowest value was 0.02 in 1986.

Definition: Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World are the sum of merchandise exports by the reporting economy to economies in the Arab World. 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.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1966	0.07
1969	0.15
1972	0.29
1973	0.07
1974	0.18
1975	1.06
1976	0.54
1977	0.56
1978	0.05
1979	0.03
1981	0.20
1982	0.11
1983	8.88
1984	2.65
1985	4.73
1986	0.02
1987	0.18
2004	0.10
2005	0.08
2006	0.20
2007	0.12
2008	0.17
2009	0.15
2010	0.19
2011	0.20
2012	0.16
2013	0.18
2014	0.09
2015	0.11

Merchandise exports (current US$)

The value for Merchandise exports (current US$) in Nicaragua was 5,087,000,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 5,273,000,000 in 2019 and a minimum value of 63,000,000 in 1960.

Definition: Merchandise exports show the f.o.b. value of goods provided to the rest of the world valued in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Trade Organization.

See also:

Year	Value
1960	63,000,000
1961	68,000,000
1962	90,000,000
1963	107,000,000
1964	125,000,000
1965	149,000,000
1966	142,000,000
1967	152,000,000
1968	162,000,000
1969	159,000,000
1970	179,000,000
1971	187,000,000
1972	249,000,000
1973	278,000,000
1974	381,000,000
1975	375,000,000
1976	542,000,000
1977	637,000,000
1978	646,000,000
1979	567,000,000
1980	451,000,000
1981	508,000,000
1982	406,000,000
1983	429,000,000
1984	386,000,000
1985	302,000,000
1986	247,000,000
1987	273,000,000
1988	233,000,000
1989	311,000,000
1990	330,000,000
1991	272,000,000
1992	223,000,000
1993	267,000,000
1994	335,000,000
1995	466,000,000
1996	466,000,000
1997	577,000,000
1998	573,000,000
1999	545,000,000
2000	881,000,000
2001	895,000,000
2002	914,000,000
2003	1,056,000,000
2004	1,369,000,000
2005	1,654,000,000
2006	1,932,000,000
2007	2,186,000,000
2008	2,531,000,000
2009	2,391,000,000
2010	3,251,000,000
2011	4,133,000,000
2012	4,686,000,000
2013	4,794,000,000
2014	5,126,000,000
2015	4,839,000,000
2016	4,782,000,000
2017	5,170,000,000
2018	5,014,000,000
2019	5,273,000,000
2020	5,087,000,000

Merchandise exports to high-income economies (% of total merchandise exports)

Merchandise exports to high-income economies (% of total merchandise exports) in Nicaragua was 67.81 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 92.81 in 1962, while its lowest value was 44.03 in 1986.

Definition: 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.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

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Year	Value
1960	89.31
1961	91.95
1962	92.81
1963	90.62
1964	90.92
1965	87.38
1966	85.44
1967	85.42
1968	80.83
1969	76.59
1970	70.18
1971	70.96
1972	72.36
1973	73.08
1974	62.17
1975	69.37
1976	70.60
1977	64.33
1978	67.35
1979	68.28
1980	74.62
1981	66.13
1982	66.28
1983	62.25
1984	76.57
1985	66.28
1986	44.03
1987	44.70
1988	64.53
1989	51.24
1990	56.30
1991	58.04
1992	58.26
1993	67.78
1994	63.96
1995	70.88
1996	65.14
1997	68.15
1998	69.00
1999	63.21
2000	64.57
2001	54.64
2002	56.35
2003	52.28
2004	58.57
2005	55.32
2006	57.07
2007	55.20
2008	56.16
2009	52.09
2010	56.13
2011	59.73
2012	58.37
2013	56.46
2014	63.91
2015	65.63
2016	60.38
2017	61.96
2018	61.29
2019	65.38
2020	67.81

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise exports)

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise exports) in Nicaragua was 0.86 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 14.53 in 1983, while its lowest value was 0.03 in 1998.

Definition: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to other low- and middle-income economies in other World Bank regions 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.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1960	0.32
1963	0.56
1964	0.48
1965	2.08
1966	0.63
1967	0.73
1968	0.81
1969	0.54
1970	0.46
1971	0.26
1972	1.76
1973	0.33
1974	7.75
1975	2.18
1976	2.03
1977	6.89
1978	6.09
1979	11.83
1980	0.61
1981	6.05
1982	6.50
1983	14.53
1984	3.86
1985	6.77
1986	3.03
1987	3.22
1988	1.72
1989	1.94
1990	0.94
1991	0.48
1992	1.25
1995	0.28
1996	0.43
1997	0.05
1998	0.03
1999	0.13
2004	0.51
2005	2.54
2006	0.90
2007	1.24
2008	0.73
2009	0.62
2010	2.77
2011	1.92
2012	1.14
2013	2.25
2014	1.86
2015	1.40
2016	0.87
2017	1.23
2018	3.31
2019	1.41
2020	0.86

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise exports)

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise exports) in Nicaragua was 0.53 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 11.82 in 1979, while its lowest value was 0.03 in 1998.

Definition: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in East Asia and Pacific are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to low- and middle-income economies in the East Asia and Pacific region according to World Bank classification of economies. Data are 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.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1960	0.32
1963	0.56
1964	0.40
1965	2.08
1966	0.56
1967	0.73
1968	0.81
1969	0.37
1970	0.40
1971	0.24
1972	1.05
1973	0.25
1974	6.45
1975	1.08
1976	1.49
1977	4.79
1978	6.08
1979	11.82
1980	0.61
1981	5.31
1982	5.32
1983	2.18
1984	0.28
1985	0.34
1986	1.12
1987	1.05
1989	1.65
1990	0.94
1991	0.48
1992	1.25
1995	0.28
1996	0.43
1997	0.05
1998	0.03
1999	0.13
2004	0.34
2005	0.95
2006	0.16
2007	0.51
2008	0.31
2009	0.27
2010	0.47
2011	0.81
2012	0.46
2013	0.80
2014	0.75
2015	0.60
2016	0.51
2017	0.71
2018	2.75
2019	1.00
2020	0.53

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Europe & Central Asia (% of total merchandise exports)

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Europe & Central Asia (% of total merchandise exports) in Nicaragua was 0.21 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 48 years was 2.63 in 1983, while its lowest value was 0.13 in 2015.

Definition: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Europe and Central Asia are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to low- and middle-income economies in the Europe and Central Asia region according to World Bank classification of economies. Data are 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.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1972	0.27
1981	0.54
1982	1.18
1983	2.63
1984	0.93
1985	0.42
1986	1.89
1987	1.99
1988	1.72
1989	0.29
2004	0.16
2005	1.58
2006	0.74
2007	0.72
2008	0.40
2009	0.34
2010	1.18
2011	0.88
2012	0.58
2013	0.74
2014	0.38
2015	0.13
2016	0.31
2017	0.40
2018	0.45
2019	0.31
2020	0.21

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Latin America & the Caribbean (% of total merchandise exports)

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Latin America & the Caribbean (% of total merchandise exports) in Nicaragua was 27.43 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 42.85 in 2003, while its lowest value was 4.98 in 1962.

Definition: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Latin America and the Caribbean are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to low- and middle-income economies in the Latin America and the Caribbean region according to World Bank classification of economies. Data are 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.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1960	6.54
1961	5.12
1962	4.98
1963	5.16
1964	6.05
1965	8.66
1966	11.88
1967	12.34
1968	15.76
1969	20.58
1970	26.91
1971	26.37
1972	23.41
1973	22.48
1974	24.92
1975	25.23
1976	23.13
1977	22.34
1978	22.87
1979	16.40
1980	18.41
1981	19.37
1982	18.29
1983	14.31
1984	14.46
1985	11.83
1986	17.54
1987	17.18
1988	14.33
1989	27.97
1990	22.32
1991	25.18
1992	27.83
1993	26.55
1994	29.47
1995	21.63
1996	25.47
1997	25.96
1998	24.70
1999	31.09
2000	29.79
2001	35.13
2002	39.72
2003	42.85
2004	39.50
2005	40.12
2006	40.87
2007	42.11
2008	40.35
2009	37.92
2010	27.50
2011	24.74
2012	23.26
2013	24.59
2014	26.34
2015	26.73
2016	29.00
2017	25.10
2018	29.95
2019	27.85
2020	27.43

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Middle East & North Africa (% of total merchandise exports)

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Middle East & North Africa (% of total merchandise exports) in Nicaragua was 0.01 as of 2015. Its highest value over the past 49 years was 9.72 in 1983, while its lowest value was 0.01 in 1978.

Definition: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Middle East and North Africa are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to low- and middle-income economies in the Middle East and North Africa region according to World Bank classification of economies. Data are 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.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1966	0.07
1969	0.15
1972	0.29
1973	0.07
1974	0.18
1975	1.06
1976	0.54
1977	0.83
1978	0.01
1981	0.20
1983	9.72
1984	2.65
1985	4.73
1986	0.02
1987	0.18
2010	0.05
2011	0.05
2012	0.01
2013	0.07
2014	0.02
2015	0.01

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in South Asia (% of total merchandise exports)

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in South Asia (% of total merchandise exports) in Nicaragua was 0.12 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 46 years was 1.28 in 1985, while its lowest value was 0.00 in 2007.

Definition: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in South Asia are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to low- and middle-income economies in the South Asia region according to World Bank classification of economies. Data are 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.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1974	0.80
1977	1.26
1985	1.28
2004	0.01
2005	0.01
2007	0.00
2008	0.01
2009	0.02
2010	1.07
2011	0.03
2012	0.02
2013	0.09
2014	0.03
2015	0.05
2016	0.05
2017	0.11
2018	0.10
2019	0.09
2020	0.12

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% of total merchandise exports)

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% of total merchandise exports) in Nicaragua was 0.612 as of 2015. Its highest value over the past 51 years was 0.671 in 2014, while its lowest value was 0.000 in 1977.

Definition: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to low- and middle-income economies in the Sub-Saharan Africa region according to World Bank classification of economies. Data are 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.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1964	0.080
1969	0.023
1970	0.054
1971	0.019
1972	0.153
1973	0.009
1974	0.315
1975	0.032
1977	0.000
1979	0.009
1987	0.003
2010	0.011
2011	0.156
2012	0.052
2013	0.552
2014	0.671
2015	0.612

Merchandise exports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise exports)

Merchandise exports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise exports) in Nicaragua was 3.89 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 35.40 in 1986, while its lowest value was 1.16 in 2006.

Definition: Merchandise exports by the reporting economy residuals are the total merchandise exports by the reporting economy to the rest of the world as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database, less the sum of exports by the reporting economy to high-, low-, and middle-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Includes trade with unspecified partners or with economies not covered by World Bank classification. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1960	3.83
1961	2.93
1962	2.21
1963	3.66
1964	2.55
1965	1.88
1966	2.04
1967	1.52
1968	2.61
1969	2.29
1970	2.46
1971	2.41
1972	2.48
1973	4.11
1974	5.16
1975	3.22
1976	4.24
1977	6.45
1978	3.69
1979	3.49
1980	6.36
1981	8.45
1982	8.93
1983	8.91
1984	5.11
1985	15.12
1986	35.40
1987	34.91
1988	19.41
1989	18.85
1990	20.44
1991	16.30
1992	12.65
1993	5.67
1994	6.58
1995	7.21
1996	8.96
1997	5.84
1998	6.26
1999	5.58
2000	5.65
2001	10.23
2002	3.93
2003	4.88
2004	1.41
2005	2.02
2006	1.16
2007	1.46
2008	2.76
2009	9.37
2010	13.60
2011	13.62
2012	17.24
2013	16.70
2014	7.89
2015	6.24
2016	9.75
2017	11.71
2018	5.46
2019	5.35
2020	3.89

Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$)

The latest value for Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$) in Nicaragua was 2,851,995,000 as of 2020. Over the past 60 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 4,971,675,000 in 2014 and 62,700,000 in 1960.

Definition: Merchandise exports by the reporting economy are the total merchandise exports by the reporting economy to the rest of the world, as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database. Data are in current US$.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1960	62,700,000
1961	68,300,000
1962	90,400,000
1963	106,600,000
1964	125,600,000
1965	149,000,000
1966	142,200,000
1967	151,600,000
1968	161,200,000
1969	158,747,000
1970	180,115,000
1971	187,139,000
1972	249,439,000
1973	277,884,000
1974	380,103,000
1975	375,171,000
1976	541,983,000
1977	636,760,000
1978	645,965,000
1979	566,554,000
1980	414,089,000
1981	475,912,000
1982	370,194,000
1983	428,796,000
1984	386,651,000
1985	274,628,000
1986	233,561,000
1987	262,445,700
1988	220,909,000
1989	253,836,000
1990	330,579,000
1991	272,415,000
1992	223,121,000
1993	269,700,000
1994	334,600,000
1995	466,000,000
1996	466,400,000
1997	576,700,000
1998	573,200,000
1999	545,200,000
2000	643,398,500
2001	589,432,900
2002	561,059,100
2003	600,765,400
2004	759,856,100
2005	866,027,100
2006	1,049,928,000
2007	1,224,792,000
2008	1,488,653,000
2009	1,390,889,000
2010	1,851,090,000
2011	2,263,711,000
2012	2,677,006,000
2013	2,400,113,000
2014	4,971,675,000
2015	4,704,756,000
2016	2,226,358,000
2017	2,500,074,000
2018	2,535,450,000
2019	2,696,767,000
2020	2,851,995,000

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region (% of total merchandise exports)

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region (% of total merchandise exports) in Nicaragua was 27.43 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 42.85 in 2003, while its lowest value was 4.98 in 1962.

Definition: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to other low- and middle-income economies in the same World Bank region 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. No figures are shown for high-income economies, because they are a separate category in the World Bank classification of economies.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1960	6.54
1961	5.12
1962	4.98
1963	5.16
1964	6.05
1965	8.66
1966	11.88
1967	12.34
1968	15.76
1969	20.58
1970	26.91
1971	26.37
1972	23.41
1973	22.48
1974	24.92
1975	25.23
1976	23.13
1977	22.34
1978	22.87
1979	16.40
1980	18.41
1981	19.37
1982	18.29
1983	14.31
1984	14.46
1985	11.83
1986	17.54
1987	17.18
1988	14.33
1989	27.97
1990	22.32
1991	25.18
1992	27.83
1993	26.55
1994	29.47
1995	21.63
1996	25.47
1997	25.96
1998	24.70
1999	31.09
2000	29.79
2001	35.13
2002	39.72
2003	42.85
2004	39.50
2005	40.12
2006	40.87
2007	42.11
2008	40.35
2009	37.92
2010	27.50
2011	24.74
2012	23.26
2013	24.59
2014	26.34
2015	26.73
2016	29.00
2017	25.10
2018	29.95
2019	27.85
2020	27.43

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Exports