Nicaragua

Nicaragua Exports 2023

Complete list of Nicaragua's 148 export destinations and 100+ product categories. Sourced from CEPII BACI.

$7.79B
Total exports (2023)
#113
Global export rank
148
Destination countries
100+
Product categories tracked

Nicaragua exported $7.79 billion of merchandise goods in 2023, making it the world's #113 largest exporter. Goods flowed to 148 destinations, with the top ten markets absorbing 88.9% of total export value. The leading export was gold, non-monetary, unwrought (but not powder), valued at $1.15 billion 14.7% of the country's export portfolio.

The two tables below list every destination country and the most-traded product categories at the HS6 (Harmonized System 6-digit) level. All values come from the CEPII BACI database, which reconciles UN Comtrade declarations to produce cleaner bilateral flows.

All export destinations

148 countries and territories. Click any country for the full bilateral page.

#Destination2023 export value% of total
1USA$3.87B49.73%
2Mexico$1.06B13.57%
3El Salvador$484.49M6.22%
4Canada$450.57M5.79%
5Honduras$367.16M4.71%
6Costa Rica$241.67M3.10%
7Guatemala$174.68M2.24%
8United Kingdom$93.42M1.20%
9Belgium$90.95M1.17%
10Switzerland$90.89M1.17%
11Panama$79.16M1.02%
12Italy$61.80M0.79%
13Germany$61.63M0.79%
14Netherlands$55.32M0.71%
15Spain$47.47M0.61%
16Other Asia, nes$39.23M0.50%
17Ecuador$38.09M0.49%
18Rep. of Korea$35.16M0.45%
19Dominican Rep.$34.25M0.44%
20China, Hong Kong SAR$27.78M0.36%
21China$27.30M0.35%
22Japan$22.06M0.28%
23Peru$21.72M0.28%
24France$20.20M0.26%
25Haiti$18.97M0.24%
26Sweden$18.34M0.24%
27Australia$18.15M0.23%
28India$16.72M0.21%
29Colombia$15.40M0.20%
30Mauritania$14.42M0.19%
31United Arab Emirates$13.19M0.17%
32Jordan$10.17M0.13%
33Burkina Faso$9.77M0.13%
34China, Macao SAR$8.38M0.11%
35Ireland$8.21M0.11%
36Romania$7.55M0.10%
37Venezuela$6.86M0.09%
38Malaysia$6.82M0.09%
39Poland$6.37M0.08%
40Finland$5.94M0.08%
41Slovakia$5.57M0.07%
42Brazil$5.39M0.07%
43Russian Federation$5.17M0.07%
44Cuba$5.07M0.07%
45Chile$4.97M0.06%
46South Africa$4.84M0.06%
47Morocco$4.57M0.06%
48Cyprus$4.09M0.05%
49Senegal$3.67M0.05%
50Congo$3.65M0.05%
51Singapore$3.59M0.05%
52Estonia$3.51M0.05%
53Thailand$3.27M0.04%
54Bulgaria$3.08M0.04%
55Viet Nam$2.98M0.04%
56New Zealand$2.94M0.04%
57Türkiye$2.89M0.04%
58Greece$2.89M0.04%
59Bolivia (Plurinational State of)$2.69M0.03%
60Austria$2.38M0.03%
61Norway$2.30M0.03%
62Lebanon$2.05M0.03%
63Czechia$1.66M0.02%
64Saudi Arabia$1.56M0.02%
65Denmark$1.56M0.02%
66Portugal$1.26M0.02%
67Serbia$1.24M0.02%
68Jamaica$1.19M0.02%
69Iceland$1.18M0.02%
70Israel$1.08M0.01%
71Oman$1.01M0.01%
72Lithuania$901,1300.01%
73Hungary$886,8490.01%
74Belize$877,0230.01%
75Slovenia$719,7780.01%
76Argentina$719,0550.01%
77Latvia$715,5270.01%
78Cambodia$707,7020.01%
79Luxembourg$691,6770.01%
80Ghana$620,5890.01%
81Philippines$574,0970.01%
82Ukraine$570,4100.01%
83Croatia$502,8820.01%
84Kuwait$482,1600.01%
85Curaçao$417,1630.01%
86Saint Maarten$294,7610.00%
87Guyana$289,2070.00%
88Benin$269,6180.00%
89Angola$255,6680.00%
90Kazakhstan$206,3840.00%
91North Macedonia$201,3860.00%
92Paraguay$186,0640.00%
93Armenia$181,5410.00%
94Iraq$172,3630.00%
95Cayman Isds$165,6870.00%
96Andorra$163,4080.00%
97Kenya$152,7360.00%
98Rep. of Moldova$131,3250.00%
99Aruba$131,0270.00%
100Br. Virgin Isds$124,3900.00%
101Togo$123,1070.00%
102Trinidad and Tobago$120,8570.00%
103United Rep. of Tanzania$119,6740.00%
104Georgia$116,7580.00%
105Bosnia Herzegovina$112,7730.00%
106Bahrain$105,5820.00%
107Liberia$104,1250.00%
108Côte d'Ivoire$103,4300.00%
109Indonesia$88,9420.00%
110Uruguay$84,5690.00%
111Pakistan$73,6270.00%
112Montenegro$73,4380.00%
113Nigeria$67,1650.00%
114Dominica$66,2110.00%
115Egypt$61,2450.00%
116Bahamas$43,1300.00%
117Suriname$36,7970.00%
118Malta$36,7940.00%
119Marshall Isds$36,0630.00%
120Azerbaijan$33,9900.00%
121Ethiopia$30,0260.00%
122Barbados$29,5550.00%
123Dem. People's Rep. of Korea$28,2590.00%
124Albania$26,8190.00%
125Lao People's Dem. Rep.$20,9940.00%
126Fiji$18,7440.00%
127Sri Lanka$14,7410.00%
128Namibia$13,7970.00%
129French Polynesia$12,7260.00%
130Uzbekistan$11,7220.00%
131Rwanda$10,0000.00%
132Zambia$9,8950.00%
133Mauritius$9,8900.00%
134Tunisia$8,1990.00%
135Uganda$7,3910.00%
136Mozambique$7,0000.00%
137Kyrgyzstan$6,6970.00%
138Gabon$4,7940.00%
139Botswana$2,3230.00%
140Guinea$2,2930.00%
141Gibraltar$2,1180.00%
142Maldives$2,0760.00%
143Antigua and Barbuda$1,6750.00%
144Malawi$1,5970.00%
145Brunei Darussalam$1,3070.00%
146Saint Vincent and the Grenadines$9990.00%
147Cameroon$7280.00%
148Eswatini$1260.00%

Top export products (HS6)

100 product categories ranked by 2023 export value.

#HS6ProductValue% of total
1710812Metals: gold, non-monetary, unwrought (but not powder)$1.15B14.71%
2854430Insulated electric conductors: ignition wiring sets and other wiring sets of a kind used in vehicles, aircraft or ships$863.20M11.08%
3610910T-shirts, singlets and other vests: of cotton, knitted or crocheted$764.41M9.82%
4090111Coffee: not roasted or decaffeinated$621.72M7.98%
5240210Cigars, cheroots and cigarillos: containing tobacco including the weight of every band, wrapper or attachment thereto$427.71M5.49%
6020130Meat: of bovine animals, boneless cuts, fresh or chilled$355.68M4.57%
7020230Meat: of bovine animals, boneless cuts, frozen$254.63M3.27%
8610990T-shirts, singlets and other vests: of textile materials (other than cotton), knitted or crocheted$213.61M2.74%
9611030Jerseys, pullovers, cardigans, waistcoats and similar articles: of man-made fibres, knitted or crocheted$180.71M2.32%
10071333Vegetables, leguminous: kidney beans, including white pea beans (phaseolus vulgaris), shelled, whether or not skinned or split, dried$154.32M1.98%
11120242Ground-nuts: other than seed, not roasted or otherwise cooked, shelled, whether or not broken,$129.00M1.66%
12030617Crustaceans: frozen, shrimps and prawns, excluding cold-water varieties, in shell or not, smoked, cooked or not before or during smoking: in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water$111.38M1.43%
13040690Dairy produce: cheese (not grated, powdered or processed), n.e.c. in heading no. 0406$95.40M1.23%
14620342Trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts: men's or boys', of cotton (not knitted or crocheted)$95.07M1.22%
15040630Dairy produce: cheese, processed (not grated or powdered)$91.48M1.17%
16170114Sugars: cane sugar, raw, in solid form, other than as specified in Subheading Note 2 to this chapter, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter$86.71M1.11%
17610610Blouses, shirts and shirt-blouses: women's or girls', of cotton, knitted or crocheted$85.25M1.09%
18170199Sugars: sucrose, chemically pure, in solid form, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter$82.85M1.06%
19620343Trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts: men's or boys', of synthetic fibres (not knitted or crocheted)$78.07M1.00%
20611020Jerseys, pullovers, cardigans, waistcoats and similar articles: of cotton, knitted or crocheted$67.27M0.86%
21080390Fruit, edible: bananas, other than plantains, fresh or dried$61.58M0.79%
22151110Vegetable oils: palm oil and its fractions, crude, not chemically modified$56.23M0.72%
23620520Shirts: men's or boys', of cotton (not knitted or crocheted)$50.95M0.65%
24271000Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not crude: preparations n.e.c. containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals: these being the basic constituents of the preparations: waste oils$49.09M0.63%
25030611Crustaceans: frozen, rock lobsters and other sea crawfish (Palinurus spp., Panulirus spp., Jasus spp.), in shell or not, smoked, cooked or not before or during smoking: in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water$47.55M0.61%
26620530Shirts: men's or boys', of man-made fibres (not knitted or crocheted)$45.06M0.58%
27220840Rum and other spirits obtained by distilling fermented sugar-cane products$44.02M0.57%
28040610Dairy produce: fresh cheese (including whey cheese), not fermented, and curd$39.92M0.51%
29170310Sugars: molasses, from sugar cane, resulting from the extraction or refining of sugar$39.53M0.51%
30611420Garments: of cotton, knitted or crocheted, n.e.c. in chapter 61$38.54M0.49%
31150810Vegetable oils: ground-nut oil and its fractions, crude, not chemically modified$36.36M0.47%
32020120Meat: of bovine animals, cuts with bone in (excluding carcasses and half-carcasses), fresh or chilled$30.62M0.39%
33020220Meat: of bovine animals, cuts with bone in (excluding carcasses and half-carcasses), frozen$29.95M0.38%
34170113Sugars: cane sugar, raw, in solid form, as specified in Subheading Note 2 to this chapter, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter$28.92M0.37%
35710691Metals: silver, unwrought, (but not powder)$28.43M0.37%
36720449Ferrous waste and scrap: n.e.c. in heading no. 7204$27.97M0.36%
37392310Plastics: boxes, cases, crates and similar articles for the conveyance or packing of goods$26.82M0.34%
38030819Aquatic invertebrates: sea cucumbers (Stichopus japonicus, Holothuroidea), dried, salted or in brine, smoked, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process$26.81M0.34%
39551429Fabrics, woven: dyed, containing less than 85% by weight of synthetic staple fibres (other than polyesters), mixed mainly or solely with cotton, exceeding 170g/m2$26.22M0.34%
40080310Fruit, edible: plantains, fresh or dried$25.66M0.33%
41030342Fish: frozen, yellowfin tunas (Thunnus albacares), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99$24.72M0.32%
42610462Trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts: women's or girls', of cotton, knitted or crocheted$24.33M0.31%
43030289Fish: fresh or chilled, n.e.c. in heading 0302, excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0302.91 to 0302.99$23.81M0.31%
44020629Offal, edible: of bovine animals, (other than tongues and livers), frozen$21.09M0.27%
45220300Beer: made from malt$20.48M0.26%
46610343Trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts: men's or boys', of synthetic fibres, knitted or crocheted$19.80M0.25%
47210111Extracts, essences and concentrates: of coffee, and preparations with a basis of these extracts, essences or concentrates or with a basis of coffee$19.80M0.25%
48020110Meat: of bovine animals, carcasses and half-carcasses, fresh or chilled$19.25M0.25%
49621220Girdles and panty-girdles: whether or not knitted or crocheted$18.41M0.24%
50170290Sugars: n.e.c. in heading no. 1702, including invert sugar and other sugar and sugar syrup blends containing, in the dry state, 50% by weight of fructose$17.65M0.23%
51050400Animal products: guts, bladders and stomachs of animals (other than fish), whole and pieces thereof, fresh, chilled, frozen, salted, in brine, dried or smoked$17.17M0.22%
52240110Tobacco, (not stemmed or stripped)$17.07M0.22%
53901839Medical, surgical instruments and appliances: catheters, cannulae and the like$16.55M0.21%
54610342Trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts: men's or boys', of cotton, knitted or crocheted$16.35M0.21%
55040221Dairy produce: milk and cream, concentrated, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, in powder, granules or other solid forms, of a fat content exceeding 1.5% (by weight)$16.18M0.21%
56070999Vegetables: edible, n.e.c. in chapter 07, fresh or chilled$15.42M0.20%
57610432Jackets: women's or girls', of cotton, knitted or crocheted$15.32M0.20%
58240120Tobacco: partly or wholly stemmed or stripped$15.29M0.20%
59610822Briefs and panties: women's or girls', of man-made fibres, knitted or crocheted$14.46M0.19%
60220710Undenatured ethyl alcohol: of an alcoholic strength by volume of 80% vol. or higher$14.04M0.18%
61220210Waters: including mineral and aerated, containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or flavoured$13.14M0.17%
62030343Fish: frozen, skipjack or stripe-bellied bonito, excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99$12.45M0.16%
63071339Vegetables, leguminous: n.e.c. in item no. 0713.3, shelled, whether or not skinned or split, dried$12.44M0.16%
64030489Fish fillets: frozen, of fish n.e.c. in heading 0304.8$12.34M0.16%
65620791Singlets and other vests, bathrobes, dressing gowns and similar articles: men's or boys', of cotton (not knitted or crocheted)$12.17M0.16%
66520612Cotton yarn: (not sewing thread), single, of uncombed fibres, less than 85% by weight of cotton, less than 714.29 but not less than 232.56 decitex (exceeding 14 but not exceeding 43 metric number), not for retail sale$11.72M0.15%
67060210Plants, live: unrooted cuttings and slips$10.41M0.13%
68110814Starch: manioc (cassava)$10.18M0.13%
69610690Blouses, shirts and shirt-blouses: women's or girls', of textile materials (other than cotton or man-made fibres), knitted or crocheted$9.98M0.13%
70610620Blouses, shirts and shirt-blouses: women's or girls', of man-made fibres, knitted or crocheted$9.87M0.13%
71080510Fruit, edible: oranges, fresh or dried$9.79M0.13%
72730661Iron or steel (excluding cast iron): tubes, pipes and hollow profiles (not seamless), welded, of square or rectangular cross-section, n.e.c. in chapter 73$9.56M0.12%
73610130Coats: men's or boys' overcoats, car-coats, capes, anoraks, wind-jackets and similar articles, of man-made fibres, knitted or crocheted, (excluding those of heading no. 6103)$9.52M0.12%
74520513Cotton yarn: (not sewing thread), single, of uncombed fibres, 85% or more by weight of cotton, less than 232.56 but not less than 192.31 decitex (exceeding 43 but not exceeding 52 metric number), not for retail sale$9.38M0.12%
75620332Jackets and blazers: men's or boys', of cotton (not knitted or crocheted)$9.27M0.12%
76610520Shirts: men's or boys', of man-made fibres, knitted or crocheted$9.26M0.12%
77040390Dairy produce: buttermilk, curdled milk or cream, kephir, fermented or acidified milk or cream, whether or not concentrated or containing added sweetening, flavouring, fruit or cocoa (excluding yoghurt)$8.81M0.11%
78620462Trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts: women's or girls', of cotton (not knitted or crocheted)$8.73M0.11%
79210690Food preparations: n.e.c. in item no. 2106.10$8.67M0.11%
80040120Dairy produce: milk and cream, not concentrated, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, of a fat content, by weight, exceeding 1% but not exceeding 6%$8.35M0.11%
81040310Dairy produce: yoghurt, whether or not concentrated or containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or flavoured or containing added fruit or cocoa$8.11M0.10%
82230110Flours, meals and pellets: of meat or meat offal, greaves$8.07M0.10%
83300220Vaccines: for human medicine$8.02M0.10%
84520623Cotton yarn: (not sewing thread), single, of combed fibres, less than 85% by weight of cotton, less than 232.56 but not less than 192.31 decitex (exceeding 43 but not exceeding 52 metric number), not for retail sale$7.81M0.10%
85180100Cocoa beans: whole or broken, raw or roasted$7.71M0.10%
86740400Copper: waste and scrap$7.67M0.10%
87090112Coffee: decaffeinated, not roasted$7.30M0.09%
88190190Food preparations: of flour, meal, starch, malt extract or milk products, for uses n.e.c. in heading no. 1901$7.28M0.09%
89620323Ensembles: men's or boys', of synthetic fibres (not knitted or crocheted)$6.93M0.09%
90040291Dairy produce: milk and cream, concentrated, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, other than in powder, granules or other solid forms$6.80M0.09%
91760200Aluminium: waste and scrap$6.80M0.09%
92520512Cotton yarn: (not sewing thread), single, of uncombed fibres, 85% or more by weight of cotton, less than 714.29 but not less than 232.56 decitex (exceeding 14 but not exceeding 43 metric number), not for retail sale$6.66M0.09%
93160250Meat preparations: of bovine animals, meat or meat offal, prepared or preserved (excluding livers and homogenised preparations)$6.42M0.08%
94110620Flour, meal and powder: of sago or of roots or tubers of heading no. 0714$5.87M0.08%
95151190Vegetable oils: palm oil and its fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified$5.53M0.07%
96040620Dairy produce: cheese of all kinds, grated or powdered$5.37M0.07%
97300212Blood, human or animal, antisera, other blood fractions and immunological products: antisera and other blood fractions$5.25M0.07%
98550953Yarn: (not sewing thread), of polyester staple fibres, mixed mainly or solely with cotton, not put up for retail sale$5.14M0.07%
99020621Offal, edible: of bovine animals, tongues, frozen$5.09M0.07%
100620463Trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts: women's or girls', of synthetic fibres (not knitted or crocheted)$4.99M0.06%