Import volume index in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Import volume index was 152.5 2015 = 100 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Import volume index in Nicaragua, 2005–2024
Source: UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Measured in 2015 = 100.
Analysis
The most recent figure for import volume index in Nicaragua is 152.5 2015 = 100, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.7% on the previous year and up 88.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, import volume index in Nicaragua peaked at 152.5 2015 = 100 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 49.4 2015 = 100, in 2005.
Nicaragua ranks 31st of 204 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 53.52 2015 = 100 | 49.4 2015 = 100 | 56.6 2015 = 100 | 5 |
| 2010s | 86.96 2015 = 100 | 60.2 2015 = 100 | 113.1 2015 = 100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 137.62 2015 = 100 | 103.1 2015 = 100 | 152.5 2015 = 100 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
- 28 Saudi Arabia 159.2 2015 = 100 compare
- 29 Philippines 155 2015 = 100 compare
- 30 Belarus 153.7 2015 = 100 compare
- 32 Dominican Republic 151.9 2015 = 100 compare
- 33 Benin 151.2 2015 = 100 compare
- 34 Iraq 150.3 2015 = 100 compare
More private sector data for Nicaragua
- Merchandise exports 8.89 billion current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures exports 37.0% (2024)
- Food exports 42.6% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 12.43 billion current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures imports 68.6% (2024)
- Food imports 16.6% (2024)
- Merchandise trade 95.9% (2025)
- Commercial service exports 1.19 billion current US$ (2024)
- Transport services 57.8% (2024)
- Computer, communications and other services 9.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is import volume index in Nicaragua?
- Import volume index in Nicaragua was 152.5 2015 = 100 in 2024, according to UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
- What is the highest import volume index recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 152.5 2015 = 100 in 2024.
- What is the lowest import volume index recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.4 2015 = 100 in 2005.
- How does Nicaragua rank for import volume index?
- Nicaragua ranks 31st out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is import volume index rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 88.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), published as part of Import volume index (2015 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Import volume indexes are derived from UNCTAD's volume index series and are the ratio of the import value indexes to the corresponding unit value indexes. Unit value indexes are based on data reported by countries that demonstrate consistency under UNCTAD quality controls, supplemented by UNCTAD's estimates using the previous year's trade values at the Standard International Trade Classification three-digit level as weights.