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$3.07TCURRENT US$
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13.5%CURRENT US$
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$15.7BCURRENT US$
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48.8%CURRENT US$
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$45,850CURRENT US$
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7.92%CURRENT US$
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$2,255CURRENT US$
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29.1%CURRENT US$
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About

United Kingdom-Nicaragua Trade: In 2022, United Kingdom exported $194M to Nicaragua. The main products that United Kingdom exported to Nicaragua were Buses ($49.9M), Plastic Building Materials ($11.9M), and Raw Aluminium ($9.03M). Over the past 5 years the exports of United Kingdom to Nicaragua have increased at an annualized rate of 63.3%, from $16.7M in 2017 to $194M in 2022.

In 2022, United Kingdom did not export any services to Nicaragua.

Nicaragua-United Kingdom Trade: In 2022, Nicaragua exported $66.6M to United Kingdom. The main products that Nicaragua exported to United Kingdom were Ground Nuts ($24M), Crustaceans ($13.3M), and Coffee ($9.63M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Nicaragua to United Kingdom have decreased at an annualized rate of 5.18%,  from $86.9M in 2017 to $66.6M in 2022.

In 2022, Nicaragua did not export any services to United Kingdom.

Comparison: In 2022,  United Kingdom ranked 12 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.42), and 14 in total exports ($469B). That same year, Nicaragua ranked 110 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.97), and 111 in total exports ($7.92B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, United Kingdom exported $194M to Nicaragua. The main products exported from United Kingdom to Nicaragua were Buses ($49.9M), Plastic Building Materials ($11.9M), and Raw Aluminium ($9.03M). During the last 5 years the exports of United Kingdom to Nicaragua have increased at an annualized rate of 63.3%, from $16.7M in 2017 to $194M in 2022.

In 2017, Nicaragua exported $66.6M to United Kingdom. The main products exported from Nicaragua to United Kingdom were Ground Nuts ($24M), Crustaceans ($13.3M), and Coffee ($9.63M). During the last 5 years the exports of Nicaragua to United Kingdom have decreased at an annualized rate of 5.18%, from $86.9M in 2022 to $66.6M in 2017.

Exports from United Kingdom (Flag) to Nicaragua (Flag) (2022)

Exports from Nicaragua (Flag) to United Kingdom (Flag) (2022)

Market Competitiveness

Color
United Kingdom
Top Destination
United States$61.8B
Nicaragua
Top Destination
United States$4.09B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from United Kingdom than Nicaragua included United States ($61.8B), Netherlands ($41.9B), and Germany ($40.6B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Nicaragua than United Kingdom included Honduras ($541M), El Salvador ($437M), and Guatemala ($221M).

Difference in imports from Nicaragua (Flag) and United Kingdom (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage United Kingdom - Nicaragua

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, United Kingdom had a large net trade with Nicaragua in the exports of Transportation ($56.2M), Plastics and Rubbers ($26.7M), and Chemical Products ($21.9M).

During 2017, Nicaragua had a large net trade with United Kingdom in the exports of Vegetable Products ($40.1M), Animal Products ($13.4M), and Foodstuffs ($8.95M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential United Kingdom Nicaragua+$3.54MCars
Top Product Potential Nicaragua United Kingdom+$10MCoffee

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

Product Space of United Kingdom (Flag) and Nicaragua (Flag) (2022)

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