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Mexico-Nicaragua Trade: In 2022, Mexico exported $995M to Nicaragua. The main products that Mexico exported to Nicaragua were Insulated Wire ($175M), Heavy Pure Woven Cotton ($98.7M), and Other Plastic Products ($55.6M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Mexico to Nicaragua have increased at an annualized rate of 91%, from $39.1M in 2017 to $995M in 2022.

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

Nicaragua-Mexico Trade: In 2022, Nicaragua exported $333M to Mexico. The main products that Nicaragua exported to Mexico were Insulated Wire ($617M), Bovine Meat ($114M), and Palm Oil ($71.3M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Nicaragua to Mexico have increased at an annualized rate of 105%, from $9.15M in 2017 to $333M in 2022.

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

Comparison: In 2022, Mexico ranked 25 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.08), and 10 in total exports ($549B). 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

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In 2022, Mexico exported $995M to Nicaragua. The main products exported from Mexico to Nicaragua were Insulated Wire ($175M), Heavy Pure Woven Cotton ($98.7M), and Other Plastic Products ($55.6M). During the last 5 years the exports of Mexico to Nicaragua have increased at an annualized rate of 91%, from $39.1M in 2017 to $995M in 2022.

In 2017, Nicaragua exported $333M to Mexico. The main products exported from Nicaragua to Mexico were Insulated Wire ($617M), Bovine Meat ($114M), and Palm Oil ($71.3M). During the last 22 years the exports of Nicaragua to Mexico have increased at an annualized rate of 105%, from $9.15M in 1995 to $333M in 2017.

Exports from Mexico () to Nicaragua () (2022)

Exports from Nicaragua () to Mexico () (2022)

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Trade between Mexico () and Nicaragua ()

Mexico Exports

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Mexico
Top DestinationUnited States$421B

Nicaragua
Top DestinationUnited States$4.09B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Mexico than Nicaragua included United States ($421B), Canada ($22.2B), and China ($12.7B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Nicaragua than Mexico included Haiti ($17.8M), Ghana ($4.89M), and Mauritania ($1.85M).

Difference in imports from Nicaragua () and Mexico () (2022)

Comparative Advantage Mexico - Nicaragua

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

During 2022, Mexico had a large net trade with Nicaragua in the exports of Machines ($313M), Textiles ($147M), and Chemical Products ($116M).

During 2017, Nicaragua had a large net trade with Mexico in the exports of Machines ($619M), Animal Products ($161M), and Animal and Vegetable Bi-Products ($71.8M).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Mexico Nicaragua+$10.6MRefined Petroleum

Top Product Potential Nicaragua Mexico+$11.9MKnit T-shirts

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

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Mexico () to Nicaragua () (2022)

Exports from Nicaragua () to Mexico () (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Mexico () and Nicaragua ()

Mexico Exports

Nicaragua Exports

Market Competitiveness

Difference in imports from Nicaragua () and Mexico () (2022)

Comparative Advantage Mexico - Nicaragua

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

Product Space of Mexico () and Nicaragua () (2022)

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