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$15.7BCURRENT US$
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GDP GROWTH
48.8%CURRENT US$
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$71.2BCURRENT US$
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31.2%CURRENT US$
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$2,255CURRENT US$
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29.1%CURRENT US$
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$20,795CURRENT US$
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29.3%CURRENT US$
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About

Nicaragua-Uruguay Trade: In 2022, Nicaragua exported $97.6k to Uruguay. The main products that Nicaragua exported to Uruguay were Ethylene Polymers ($62.8k), Knit T-shirts ($15.1k), and Coffee ($7.95k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Nicaragua to Uruguay have decreased at an annualized rate of 12.5%, from $190k in 2017 to $97.6k in 2022.

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

Uruguay-Nicaragua Trade: In 2022, Uruguay exported $10.6M to Nicaragua. The main products that Uruguay exported to Nicaragua were Other Edible Preparations ($6.95M), Rice ($1.68M), and Packaged Medicaments ($1.67M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Uruguay to Nicaragua have increased at an annualized rate of 2.47%,  from $9.42M in 2017 to $10.6M in 2022.

In 2022, Uruguay 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, Uruguay ranked 57 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.15), and 98 in total exports ($12B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, Nicaragua exported $97.6k to Uruguay. The main products exported from Nicaragua to Uruguay were Ethylene Polymers ($62.8k), Knit T-shirts ($15.1k), and Coffee ($7.95k). During the last 5 years the exports of Nicaragua to Uruguay have decreased at an annualized rate of 12.5%, from $190k in 2017 to $97.6k in 2022.

In 2017, Uruguay exported $10.6M to Nicaragua. The main products exported from Uruguay to Nicaragua were Other Edible Preparations ($6.95M), Rice ($1.68M), and Packaged Medicaments ($1.67M). During the last 5 years the exports of Uruguay to Nicaragua have increased at an annualized rate of 2.47%, from $9.42M in 2022 to $10.6M in 2017.

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

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

Latest Data

Trade between Nicaragua (Flag) and Uruguay (Flag)

Nicaragua Exports

Uruguay Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Nicaragua
Top Destination
United States$4.09B
Uruguay
Top Destination
China$2.89B

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

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Uruguay than Nicaragua included China ($2.89B), Brazil ($1.69B), and Argentina ($999M).

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

Comparative Advantage Nicaragua - Uruguay

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Nicaragua had a large net trade with Uruguay in the exports of Plastics and Rubbers ($62.8k), Textiles ($19.1k), and Vegetable Products ($7.95k).

During 2017, Uruguay had a large net trade with Nicaragua in the exports of Foodstuffs ($6.95M), Chemical Products ($1.94M), and Vegetable Products ($1.68M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Nicaragua Uruguay+$68.7kKnit T-shirts
Top Product Potential Uruguay Nicaragua+$343kPackaged Medicaments

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

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

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