Value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) was 18 % in 2021. ▼ Falling
Value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) in Nicaragua, 2000–2021
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) in Nicaragua stood at 18 %.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.9% on the previous year and down 45.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) in Nicaragua peaked at 45 % in 2001 and was at its lowest, 16 %, in 2017.
That places Nicaragua 83rd out of 181 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 42 % | — |
| 2001 | 45 % | +7.1% |
| 2002 | 42 % | -6.7% |
| 2003 | 42 % | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 39 % | -7.1% |
| 2005 | 39 % | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 41 % | +5.1% |
| 2007 | 42 % | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 38 % | -9.5% |
| 2009 | 35 % | -7.9% |
| 2010 | 32 % | -8.6% |
| 2011 | 33 % | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 24 % | -27.3% |
| 2013 | 20 % | -16.7% |
| 2014 | 17 % | -15.0% |
| 2015 | 17 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 17 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 16 % | -5.9% |
| 2018 | 16 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 16 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 17 % | +6.2% |
| 2021 | 18 % | +5.9% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 18 % is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 27 %, 67% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 18 % is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 21 %, 86% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 40.5 % | 35 % | 45 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.8 % | 16 % | 33 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.5 % | 17 % | 18 % | 2 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
More agriculture & rural data for Nicaragua
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 12.55 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1448 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 459.4 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.8714 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4056 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 14.5% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 14.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) in Nicaragua?
- Value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) in Nicaragua was 18 % in 2021, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 45 % in 2001.
- What is the lowest value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 16 % in 2017.
- How does Nicaragua rank for value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year)?
- Nicaragua ranks 83rd out of 181 countries with data for 2021.
- Is value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.5%. 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 Value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year average) — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Suite of Food Security Indicators presents the core set of food security indicators. Following the recommendation of experts gathered in the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) Round Table on hunger measurement, hosted at FAO headquarters in September 2011, an initial set of indicators aiming to capture various aspects of food insecurity is presented here. The choice of the indicators has been informed by expert judgement and the availability of data with sufficient coverage to enable comparisons across regions and over time. Many of these indicators are produced and published elsewhere by FAO and other international organizations. They are reported here in a single database with the aim of building a wide food security information system. More indicators will be added to this set as more data will become available. Indicators are classified along the four dimensions of food security -- availability, access, utilization and stability.