Nicaragua (NIC) and Haiti (HTI) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Nicaragua-Haiti Trade: In 2022, Nicaragua exported $17.8M to Haiti. The main products that Nicaragua exported to Haiti were Raw Sugar ($16.1M), Heavy Synthetic Cotton Fabrics ($1.42M), and Soap ($191k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Nicaragua to Haiti have increased at an annualized rate of 7.32%, from $12.5M in 2017 to $17.8M in 2022.

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

Haiti-Nicaragua Trade: In 2022, Haiti exported $560k to Nicaragua. The main products that Haiti exported to Nicaragua were Knit T-shirts ($390k), Light Rubberized Knitted Fabric ($115k), and Knitted Hats ($37.2k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Haiti to Nicaragua have increased at an annualized rate of 20.4%, from $222k in 2017 to $560k in 2022.

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

Comparison In 2022, Nicaragua ranked 110 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.97), and 111 in total exports ($7.92B). That same year, Haiti ranked 156 in total exports ($1.28B), and does not have data regarding Economic Complexity Index.

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Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2022, Nicaragua exported $17.8M to Haiti. The main products exported from Nicaragua to Haiti were Raw Sugar ($16.1M), Heavy Synthetic Cotton Fabrics ($1.42M), and Soap ($191k). During the last 5 years the exports of Nicaragua to Haiti have increased at an annualized rate of 7.32%, from $12.5M in 2017 to $17.8M in 2022.

In 2017, Haiti exported $560k to Nicaragua. The main products exported from Haiti to Nicaragua were Knit T-shirts ($390k), Light Rubberized Knitted Fabric ($115k), and Knitted Hats ($37.2k). During the last 5 years the exports of Haiti to Nicaragua have increased at an annualized rate of 20.4%, from $222k in 2022 to $560k in 2017.

Exports from Nicaragua () to Haiti () (2022)

Exports from Haiti () to Nicaragua () (2022)

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Trade between Nicaragua () and Haiti ()

Nicaragua Exports

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Nicaragua
Top DestinationUnited States$4.09B

Haiti
Top DestinationUnited States$1.08B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Nicaragua than Haiti included United States ($4.09B), Mexico ($943M), and Honduras ($541M).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Haiti than Nicaragua included Thailand ($16.4M), India ($15.8M), and Jamaica ($4.19M).

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

Comparative Advantage Nicaragua - Haiti

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

During 2022, Nicaragua had a large net trade with Haiti in the exports of Foodstuffs ($16.1M), Textiles ($1.47M), and Chemical Products ($191k).

During 2017, Haiti had a large net trade with Nicaragua in the exports of Textiles ($522k), Footwear and Headwear ($37.2k), and Plastics and Rubbers ($1.06k).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Nicaragua Haiti+$55.7kRolled Tobacco

Top Product Potential Haiti Nicaragua+$939kKnit 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 Nicaragua and Haiti. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Nicaragua indicates it has a comparative advantage over Haiti. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Haiti indicates it has a comparative advantage over Nicaragua.

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Nicaragua () to Haiti () (2022)

Exports from Haiti () to Nicaragua () (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Nicaragua () and Haiti ()

Nicaragua Exports

Market Competitiveness

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

Comparative Advantage Nicaragua - Haiti

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

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