Food exports in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Food exports was 42.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Food exports in Nicaragua, 1965–2024
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 42.6% for food exports in 2024.
The figure is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food exports in Nicaragua peaked at 84.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 37.6%, in 1974.
Nicaragua ranks 47th of 196 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 44.7% | 39.8% | 51.5% | 5 |
| 1970s | 53.7% | 37.6% | 61.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 65.1% | 56.0% | 74.6% | 7 |
| 1990s | 74.2% | 59.5% | 82.9% | 7 |
| 2000s | 76.8% | 48.4% | 84.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.7% | 44.1% | 77.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.1% | 42.6% | 48.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
More private sector data for Nicaragua
- Food imports 16.6% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 68.6% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 12.43 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise trade 95.9% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 37.0% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 8.89 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 1.19 billion current US$ (2024)
- Transport services 57.8% (2024)
- Computer, communications and other services 9.6% (2024)
- Commercial service imports 1.28 billion current US$ (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food exports in Nicaragua?
- Food exports in Nicaragua was 42.6% in 2024, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest food exports recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 84.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest food exports recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.6% in 1974.
- How does Nicaragua rank for food exports?
- Nicaragua ranks 47th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is food exports rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Food exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food comprises the commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 0 (food and live animals), 1 (beverages and tobacco), and 4 (animal and vegetable oils and fats) and division 22 (oil seeds, oil nuts, and oil kernels). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise exports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.