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$1.92TCURRENT US$
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-27.7%CURRENT US$
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About

Brazil-Nicaragua Trade: In 2022, Brazil exported $166M to Nicaragua. The main products that Brazil exported to Nicaragua were Corn ($57.6M), Cars ($10.7M), and Large Construction Vehicles ($10.5M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Brazil to Nicaragua have increased at an annualized rate of 6.13%, from $123M in 2017 to $166M in 2022.

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

Nicaragua-Brazil Trade: In 2022, Nicaragua exported $6.91M to Brazil. The main products that Nicaragua exported to Brazil were Scrap Aluminium ($3.51M), Rolled Tobacco ($2.2M), and Scrap Copper ($546k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Nicaragua to Brazil have increased at an annualized rate of 12.7%,  from $3.8M in 2017 to $6.91M in 2022.

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

Comparison: In 2022,  Brazil ranked 49 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.36), and 25 in total exports ($341B). 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, Brazil exported $166M to Nicaragua. The main products exported from Brazil to Nicaragua were Corn ($57.6M), Cars ($10.7M), and Large Construction Vehicles ($10.5M). During the last 5 years the exports of Brazil to Nicaragua have increased at an annualized rate of 6.13%, from $123M in 2017 to $166M in 2022.

In 2017, Nicaragua exported $6.91M to Brazil. The main products exported from Nicaragua to Brazil were Scrap Aluminium ($3.51M), Rolled Tobacco ($2.2M), and Scrap Copper ($546k). During the last 5 years the exports of Nicaragua to Brazil have increased at an annualized rate of 12.7%, from $3.8M in 2022 to $6.91M in 2017.

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

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

Market Competitiveness

Color
Brazil
Top Destination
China$90.1B
Nicaragua
Top Destination
United States$4.09B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Brazil than Nicaragua included China ($90.1B), United States ($36.6B), and Argentina ($15.4B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Nicaragua than Brazil included Honduras ($541M), El Salvador ($437M), and North Korea ($36.2k).

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

Comparative Advantage Brazil - Nicaragua

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Brazil had a large net trade with Nicaragua in the exports of Vegetable Products ($61.8M), Machines ($39.4M), and Transportation ($26.4M).

During 2017, Nicaragua had a large net trade with Brazil in the exports of Metals ($4.06M), Foodstuffs ($2.2M), and Textiles ($203k).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Brazil Nicaragua+$3.37MCars
Top Product Potential Nicaragua Brazil+$1.01MRolled Tobacco

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 Brazil and Nicaragua. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Brazil indicates it has a comparative advantage over Nicaragua. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Nicaragua indicates it has a comparative advantage over Brazil.

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

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