Import unit values, Mean, US dollar in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Import unit values, Mean, US dollar was 0.8112 in 2014. ▼ Falling
Import unit values, Mean, US dollar in Nicaragua, 1963–2014
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 0.8112 for import unit values, mean, us dollar in 2014.
That represents a change of down 4.6% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, import unit values, mean, us dollar in Nicaragua peaked at 0.9939 in 1969 and was at its lowest, 0.7476, in 1993.
That places Nicaragua 126th out of 166 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 52 years of available data.
Import unit values, Mean, US dollar in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 0.9488 | — |
| 1964 | 0.9721 | +2.5% |
| 1965 | 0.9781 | +0.6% |
| 1966 | 0.9754 | -0.3% |
| 1967 | 0.9497 | -2.6% |
| 1968 | 0.9348 | -1.6% |
| 1969 | 0.9939 | +6.3% |
| 1970 | 0.9284 | -6.6% |
| 1971 | 0.9613 | +3.5% |
| 1972 | 0.9371 | -2.5% |
| 1973 | 0.9129 | -2.6% |
| 1974 | 0.9218 | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 0.8682 | -5.8% |
| 1976 | 0.9039 | +4.1% |
| 1977 | 0.9183 | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 0.9007 | -1.9% |
| 1979 | 0.9262 | +2.8% |
| 1980 | 0.9076 | -2.0% |
| 1981 | 0.9154 | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 0.8994 | -1.8% |
| 1983 | 0.927 | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 0.9423 | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 0.924 | -1.9% |
| 1986 | 0.9896 | +7.1% |
| 1987 | 0.9701 | -2.0% |
| 1988 | 0.9752 | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 0.9286 | -4.8% |
| 1990 | 0.8617 | -7.2% |
| 1991 | 0.9053 | +5.1% |
| 1992 | 0.8137 | -10.1% |
| 1993 | 0.7476 | -8.1% |
| 1994 | 0.7881 | +5.4% |
| 1995 | 0.8286 | +5.1% |
| 1996 | 0.8308 | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.886 | +6.6% |
| 1998 | 0.9666 | +9.1% |
| 1999 | 0.892 | -7.7% |
| 2000 | 0.9264 | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 0.9065 | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 0.8873 | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 0.8235 | -7.2% |
| 2004 | 0.7825 | -5.0% |
| 2005 | 0.7839 | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.793 | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.7844 | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.8097 | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 0.7554 | -6.7% |
| 2010 | 0.8079 | +7.0% |
| 2011 | 0.8484 | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 0.8716 | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 0.8503 | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 0.8112 | -4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9647 | 0.9348 | 0.9939 | 7 |
| 1970s | 0.9179 | 0.8682 | 0.9613 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9379 | 0.8994 | 0.9896 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8521 | 0.7476 | 0.9666 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8253 | 0.7554 | 0.9264 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8379 | 0.8079 | 0.8716 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
- 123 Iran, Islamic Republic of 0.8206 compare
- 124 Guatemala 0.8193 compare
- 125 Lithuania 0.8183 compare
- 127 Mozambique 0.8071 compare
- 128 Slovak Republic 0.8059 compare
- 129 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.8038 compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is import unit values, mean, us dollar in Nicaragua?
- Import unit values, mean, us dollar in Nicaragua was 0.8112 in 2014, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest import unit values, mean, us dollar recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9939 in 1969.
- What is the lowest import unit values, mean, us dollar recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7476 in 1993.
- How does Nicaragua rank for import unit values, mean, us dollar?
- Nicaragua ranks 126th out of 166 countries with data for 2014.
- Is import unit values, mean, us dollar rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Import unit values, Mean, US dollar (ACM1. Agricultural products). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset provides export quality indicators for over 800 products across 166 countries from 1963 to 2014, resulting in over 1.7 million observations. Higher index values indicate higher quality, and the index is normalized with a value of 1 representing the 90th percentile of export quality among all exporters (the world frontier). Data can be aggregated at various levels, including by product according to the Standard International Trade Classification (SITC) up to the 4-digit level, by Broad Economic Categories (BEC) up to the 3-digit level, and by aggregate sectors such as Agriculture, Commodities, and Manufactures.