2023
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GDP
$1.79TCURRENT US$
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2013-2023
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GDP GROWTH
34.8%CURRENT US$
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2023
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 GDP
$17.8BCURRENT US$
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2013-2023
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62.3%CURRENT US$
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2023
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GDP PC 
$13,790CURRENT US$
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GDP PC GROWTH
22.9%CURRENT US$
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2023
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GDP PC
$2,613CURRENT US$
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2013-2023
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GDP PC GROWTH
42.4%CURRENT US$
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About

Mexico-Nicaragua Trade: In 2023, Mexico exported $1.01B to Nicaragua. The main products that Mexico exported to Nicaragua were Insulated Wire ($161M), Other Plastic Products ($64.6M), and Heavy Pure Woven Cotton ($56.7M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Mexico to Nicaragua have increased at an annualized rate of 3.45%, from $855M in 2018 to $1.01B in 2023.

In 2023, Mexico did not export any services to Nicaragua.

Nicaragua-Mexico Trade: In 2023, Nicaragua exported $1.04B to Mexico. The main products that Nicaragua exported to Mexico were Insulated Wire ($667M), Bovine Meat ($123M), and Knit T-shirts ($68.9M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Nicaragua to Mexico have increased at an annualized rate of 28.5%,  from $297M in 2018 to $1.04B in 2023.

In 2023, Nicaragua did not export any services to Mexico.

Comparison: In 2023,  Mexico ranked 25 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.09), and 8 in total exports ($603B). That same year, Nicaragua ranked 111 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -1), and 110 in total exports ($8.51B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2023, Mexico exported $1.01B to Nicaragua. The main products exported from Mexico to Nicaragua were Insulated Wire ($161M), Other Plastic Products ($64.6M), and Heavy Pure Woven Cotton ($56.7M). During the last 5 years the exports of Mexico to Nicaragua have increased at an annualized rate of 3.45%, from $855M in 2018 to $1.01B in 2023.

In 2018, Nicaragua exported $1.04B to Mexico. The main products exported from Nicaragua to Mexico were Insulated Wire ($667M), Bovine Meat ($123M), and Knit T-shirts ($68.9M). During the last 5 years the exports of Nicaragua to Mexico have increased at an annualized rate of 28.5%, from $297M in 2023 to $1.04B in 2018.

Exports from Mexico (Flag) to Nicaragua (Flag) (2023)

Exports from Nicaragua (Flag) to Mexico (Flag) (2023)

Latest Data

Trade between Mexico (Flag) and Nicaragua (Flag)

Mexico Exports

Nicaragua Exports

Date

Market Competitiveness

Color
Mexico
Top Destination
United States$456B
Nicaragua
Top Destination
United States$4.38B

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 2023, countries that imported more from Mexico than Nicaragua included United States ($456B), Canada ($33B), and China ($15B).

In 2023, countries that imported more from Nicaragua than Mexico included Haiti ($19M), Mauritania ($14.4M), and Republic of the Congo ($3.65M).

Difference in imports from Nicaragua (Flag) and Mexico (Flag) (2023)

Comparative Advantage Mexico - Nicaragua

Flow
Scale

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

During 2023, Mexico had a large net trade with Nicaragua in the exports of Machines ($271M), Chemical Products ($151M), and Foodstuffs ($143M).

During 2018, Nicaragua had a large net trade with Mexico in the exports of Machines ($668M), Animal Products ($186M), and Textiles ($79.9M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

Depth
View
Sort By
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

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.

Product Space of Mexico (Flag) and Nicaragua (Flag) (2023)

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