Average tariff applied by developed countries … most-favored in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Average tariff applied by developed countries … most-favored was 13.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Average tariff applied by developed countries, most-favored nation in Nicaragua, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 13.0% for average tariff applied by developed countries, most-favored nation in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average tariff applied by developed countries, most-favored nation in Nicaragua peaked at 20.3% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 13.0%, in 2024.
That places Nicaragua 32nd out of 236 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Average tariff applied by developed countries … most-favored in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 20.1% | — |
| 2005 | 20.3% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 19.5% | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 19.5% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 14.8% | -24.1% |
| 2013 | 14.8% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 14.7% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 14.7% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 14.7% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 15.0% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 14.7% | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 13.1% | -10.6% |
| 2020 | 13.1% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 13.1% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 13.1% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 13.1% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 13.0% | -0.4% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 13.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.8%, 3.5× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 13.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 6.5%, 2.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.2% | 20.1% | 20.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 15.6% | 13.1% | 19.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.1% | 13.0% | 13.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
More development goals data for Nicaragua
- Red List Index 0.8326 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 445.91 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 327.14 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 53 (2023)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 53 (2023)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 53 (2023)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 9 (2023)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 9 (2023)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 9 (2023)
- Infant deaths 1,246 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average tariff applied by developed countries, most-favored nation in Nicaragua?
- Average tariff applied by developed countries, most-favored nation in Nicaragua was 13.0% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest average tariff applied by developed countries, most-favored nation recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 20.3% in 2005.
- What is the lowest average tariff applied by developed countries, most-favored nation recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.0% in 2024.
- How does Nicaragua rank for average tariff applied by developed countries, most-favored nation?
- Nicaragua ranks 32nd out of 236 countries with data for 2024.
- Is average tariff applied by developed countries, most-favored nation rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Average tariff applied by developed countries, most-favored nation status, by type of product (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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