Potatoes — Import dependency ratio in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Potatoes — Import dependency ratio was 0.04 in 2018. ▼ Falling
Potatoes — Import dependency ratio in Nicaragua, 2010–2018
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 0.04 for potatoes — import dependency ratio in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is down 20.0% on the previous year and down 69.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — import dependency ratio in Nicaragua peaked at 0.17 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.04, in 2018.
That places Nicaragua 74th out of 132 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
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More agriculture & rural data for Nicaragua
- Agriculture share gdp 14.48 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 14.48 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.3% (2024)
- Rural population 40.6% (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.9% (2025)
- Rural population 2.84 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 14.5% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 3.22 billion current US$ (2025)
- Cereal yield vs gdp per capita 2.52 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is potatoes — import dependency ratio in Nicaragua?
- Potatoes — import dependency ratio in Nicaragua was 0.04 in 2018, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest potatoes — import dependency ratio recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 0.17 in 2012.
- What is the lowest potatoes — import dependency ratio recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.04 in 2018.
- How does Nicaragua rank for potatoes — import dependency ratio?
- Nicaragua ranks 74th out of 132 countries with data for 2018.
- Is potatoes — import dependency ratio rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is down 69.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Potatoes — Import dependency ratio. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The food and agricultural trade indicators dataset is based on trade, production and gross domestic product (GDP) data. Agri-food trade data are collected, processed and disseminated by FAO according to the standard International Merchandise Trade Statistics (IMTS) Methodology. The data is mainly provided by UNSD, Eurostat, and other national authorities as needed. The source data is checked for outliers, trade partner data is used for non-reporting countries or missing cells, and data on food aid is added to take total cross-border trade flows into account. The trade database includes the following variables: export quantity, export value, import quantity, and import value. It includes all food and agricultural products imported/exported annually by all countries in the world. Production data details are available at https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/QCL and GDP data details are available at https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/MK