Ores and metals imports in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Ores and metals imports was 0.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Ores and metals imports in Nicaragua, 1965–2024
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise imports.
Analysis
In 2024, ores and metals imports in Nicaragua stood at 0.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.9% on the previous year and up 62.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ores and metals imports in Nicaragua peaked at 1.9% in 1969 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2008.
That places Nicaragua 157th out of 196 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 54 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.3% | 1.0% | 1.9% | 5 |
| 1970s | 1.2% | 0.8% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9% | 0.7% | 1.5% | 7 |
| 1990s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.9% | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
More energy & mining data for Nicaragua
- Ores and metals exports 1.1% (2024)
- Fuel imports 12.8% (2024)
- Fuel exports 0.7% (2024)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 21.5% (2023)
- Mineral rents 2.7% (2021)
- Natural gas rents 0.0% (2021)
- Total natural resources rents 3.8% (2021)
- Alternative and nuclear energy 17.3% (2023)
- Electric power consumption 640.57 kWh per capita (2023)
- Combustible renewables and waste 38.2% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ores and metals imports in Nicaragua?
- Ores and metals imports in Nicaragua was 0.7% in 2024, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest ores and metals imports recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 1.9% in 1969.
- What is the lowest ores and metals imports recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2008.
- How does Nicaragua rank for ores and metals imports?
- Nicaragua ranks 157th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is ores and metals imports rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 62.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Ores and metals imports (% of merchandise imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ores and metals comprise the commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 27 (crude fertilizer, minerals nes); 28 (metalliferous ores, scrap); and 68 (non-ferrous metals). Imports of services are services provided by non-residents to residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise imports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a non-resident and a 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.