Summary
- China → Nicaragua
- $1.7billion
- Nicaragua → China
- $87million
- China’s balance
- $1.6billion
Balance
China’s trade balance with Nicaragua
Trade between China and Nicaragua grew 287.3-fold since 1995
USD billions (current). China’s exports and imports; bars: its balance (green surplus, red deficit).
- Exports 1.7
- Imports 0.1
- Balance +1.6
Source: CEPII BACI
Show the numbers
| Year | Exports | Imports | Trade balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | $6 million | $19 thousand | $6 million |
| 1996 | $8 million | $20 thousand | $8 million |
| 1997 | $16 million | $40 thousand | $16 million |
| 1998 | $20 million | $30 thousand | $20 million |
| 1999 | $16 million | $248 thousand | $16 million |
| 2000 | $45 million | $392 thousand | $44 million |
| 2001 | $49 million | $186 thousand | $48 million |
| 2002 | $100 million | $228 thousand | $100 million |
| 2003 | $110 million | $459 thousand | $109 million |
| 2004 | $157 million | $3 million | $154 million |
| 2005 | $206 million | $9 million | $197 million |
| 2006 | $270 million | $2 million | $268 million |
| 2007 | $339 million | $7 million | $331 million |
| 2008 | $378 million | $6 million | $372 million |
| 2009 | $354 million | $5 million | $348 million |
| 2010 | $437 million | $10 million | $427 million |
| 2011 | $664 million | $28 million | $636 million |
| 2012 | $623 million | $119 million | $504 million |
| 2013 | $696 million | $96 million | $600 million |
| 2014 | $909 million | $49 million | $860 million |
| 2015 | $883 million | $35 million | $848 million |
| 2016 | $1.2 billion | $18 million | $1.2 billion |
| 2017 | $1.2 billion | $26 million | $1.2 billion |
| 2018 | $998 million | $96 million | $902 million |
| 2019 | $883 million | $40 million | $843 million |
| 2020 | $903 million | $14 million | $890 million |
| 2021 | $1.3 billion | $19 million | $1.2 billion |
| 2022 | $1.4 billion | $36 million | $1.4 billion |
| 2023 | $1.4 billion | $28 million | $1.4 billion |
| 2024 | $1.7 billion | $87 million | $1.6 billion |
What they sell each other
What China sells to Nicaragua
The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.
What Nicaragua sells to China
The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.
How it travels
The estimated sea route between Shanghai and Corinto is 8,261 nautical miles (15,299 km) long: ≈ 19–24.5 days at sea (at 18 and 14 knots).
It does not cross any major canal or strait.
Sailing estimate without port calls, waiting or transshipment; not a schedule. One main reference port per country: in large countries it does not represent all of its ports.
Split by transport mode
Mode estimated from value per kilo and geography; both directions together.
How much each matters to the other
Nicaragua was China’s 127th largest trading partner (0% of its trade), and China was Nicaragua’s 3rd (9%).
- Nicaragua in China’s trade
- 0%
- Nicaragua’s rank among China’s partners
- 127th
- China in Nicaragua’s trade
- 8.6%
- China’s rank among Nicaragua’s partners
- 3rd
Compare with
Other partners of China
Other partners of Nicaragua
Sources and methodology
Sources and licenses
- CEPII BACI · Licence Ouverte Etalab 2.0
- World Bank, Global Shipping Traffic Density · CC BY 4.0 (route network derived by this site)
- World Port Index (NGA) · Public domain (US Government work)
- Natural Earth · Public domain
Methodology
Goods trade from CEPII BACI (BACI_HS92_V202601), in current US dollars, with exports and imports reconciled between countries. The transport mode is our own estimate based on value per kilo and geography. The sea route comes from our own network derived from World Bank shipping density (not from nautical charts), between one main reference port per country (World Port Index); days are the distance at 14 and 18 knots, without port calls or waiting. Data up to 2024.