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$15.7BCURRENT US$
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48.8%CURRENT US$
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$1.41TCURRENT US$
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17.7%CURRENT US$
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$2,255CURRENT US$
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29.1%CURRENT US$
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$11,091CURRENT US$
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6.89%CURRENT US$
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About

Nicaragua-Mexico Trade: In 2022, Nicaragua exported $943M 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 23.1%, from $333M in 2017 to $943M in 2022.

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

Mexico-Nicaragua Trade: In 2022, Mexico exported $994M 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 decreased at an annualized rate of 0.017%,  from $995M in 2017 to $994M in 2022.

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

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, Nicaragua exported $943M 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 5 years the exports of Nicaragua to Mexico have increased at an annualized rate of 23.1%, from $333M in 2017 to $943M in 2022.

In 2017, Mexico exported $994M 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 decreased at an annualized rate of 0.017%, from $995M in 2022 to $994M in 2017.

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

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

Latest Data

Trade between Nicaragua (Flag) and Mexico (Flag)

Nicaragua Exports

Mexico Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Nicaragua
Top Destination
United States$4.09B
Mexico
Top Destination
United States$421B

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

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

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

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

Comparative Advantage Nicaragua - Mexico

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, 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).

During 2017, Mexico had a large net trade with Nicaragua in the exports of Machines ($313M), Textiles ($147M), and Chemical Products ($116M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Nicaragua Mexico+$11.9MKnit T-shirts
Top Product Potential Mexico Nicaragua+$10.6MRefined Petroleum

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

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

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