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About

Spain-Nicaragua Trade: In 2022, Spain exported $74.4M to Nicaragua. The main products that Spain exported to Nicaragua were Packaged Medicaments ($8.62M), Iron Structures ($3.05M), and Mixed Mineral or Chemical Fertilizers ($2.41M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Spain to Nicaragua have increased at an annualized rate of 0.075%, from $74.2M in 2017 to $74.4M in 2022.

In 2022, Spain did not export any services to Nicaragua.

Nicaragua-Spain Trade: In 2022, Nicaragua exported $157M to Spain. The main products that Nicaragua exported to Spain were Petroleum Gas ($97.6M), Crustaceans ($29.6M), and Coffee ($17.2M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Nicaragua to Spain have increased at an annualized rate of 20.9%,  from $60.8M in 2017 to $157M in 2022.

In 2022, Nicaragua did not export any services to Spain.

Comparison: In 2022,  Spain ranked 33 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.81), and 20 in total exports ($394B). That same year, Nicaragua ranked 110 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.97), and 111 in total exports ($7.92B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, Spain exported $74.4M to Nicaragua. The main products exported from Spain to Nicaragua were Packaged Medicaments ($8.62M), Iron Structures ($3.05M), and Mixed Mineral or Chemical Fertilizers ($2.41M). During the last 5 years the exports of Spain to Nicaragua have increased at an annualized rate of 0.075%, from $74.2M in 2017 to $74.4M in 2022.

In 2017, Nicaragua exported $157M to Spain. The main products exported from Nicaragua to Spain were Petroleum Gas ($97.6M), Crustaceans ($29.6M), and Coffee ($17.2M). During the last 5 years the exports of Nicaragua to Spain have increased at an annualized rate of 20.9%, from $60.8M in 2022 to $157M in 2017.

Exports from Spain (Flag) to Nicaragua (Flag) (2022)

Exports from Nicaragua (Flag) to Spain (Flag) (2022)

Market Competitiveness

Color
Spain
Top Destination
France$65.2B
Nicaragua
Top Destination
United States$4.09B

This map shows whether countries import more from Spain or Nicaragua. Each country is colored based on the difference in imports they receive from Spain and Nicaragua or the difference in the growth in imports.

In 2022, countries that imported more from Spain than Nicaragua included France ($65.2B), Germany ($39.2B), and Portugal ($34.9B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Nicaragua than Spain included Honduras ($541M), El Salvador ($437M), and Haiti ($17.8M).

Difference in imports from Nicaragua (Flag) and Spain (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage Spain - Nicaragua

Flow
Scale

This chart compares trade between Spain and Nicaragua by product, considering products traded by both, Spain and Nicaragua.

During 2022, Spain had a large net trade with Nicaragua in the exports of Chemical Products ($19M), Machines ($14.5M), and Metals ($8.64M).

During 2017, Nicaragua had a large net trade with Spain in the exports of Mineral Products ($97.9M), Animal Products ($29.7M), and Vegetable Products ($20.2M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Spain Nicaragua+$5.55MPackaged Medicaments
Top Product Potential Nicaragua Spain+$9.95MCoffee

We estimate the export potential of an economy for each product and destination using an extension of the bilateral relatedness model of Jun et al. (2019).This extended gravity model considers similarities among products and geographies and explains more than 50% of the variance in future trade flows.

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

This visualization shows the product space at the HS4 level with the flags of Spain and Nicaragua. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Spain indicates it has a comparative advantage over Nicaragua. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Nicaragua indicates it has a comparative advantage over Spain.

Product Space of Spain (Flag) and Nicaragua (Flag) (2022)

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