Nicaragua chemical trade
Chemicals, plastics and rubber (HS chapters 28 to 40) that Nicaragua exported and imported, as reported by its trade partners, with its largest HS codes and partner countries.
Exports in 2024
$8.09M
+3.1% vs 2023
Imports in 2024
$669M
+14.8% vs 2023
Trade balance
−$661M
Net importer
World exporter rank
#134
<0.1% of world chemical exports
Nicaragua does not publish detailed six digit trade figures. Its figures for 2019 to 2024 are mirror data, built from what the 28 major economies reported about their trade with Nicaragua, so treat them as a lower bound.
Trend
Nicaragua's chemical exports and imports per year, 2019 to 2024, partly or fully as reported by its trade partners.
Exports$8.09M in 2024Imports$669M in 2024
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| Year | Exports | Imports |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | $11.3M | $340M |
| 2020 | $8.67M | $351M |
| 2021 | $18.4M | $499M |
| 2022 | $20.7M | $607M |
| 2023 | $7.85M | $583M |
| 2024 | $8.09M | $669M |
By HS chapter
How Nicaragua's chemical trade in 2024 splits across chapters 28 to 40.
Exports Imports
- 28Inorganic chemicalsExports $2.01KImports $13.4M
- 29Organic chemicalsExports $43.9KImports $14M
- 30Pharmaceutical productsExports $3.08MImports $91.6M
- 31FertilisersExports n/aImports $32.1M
- 32Dyes, pigments and paintsExports $101KImports $22.7M
- 33Essential oils and cosmeticsExports $4.52KImports $61.3M
- 34Surfactants, soaps and waxesExports $187KImports $17.3M
- 35Proteins, starches, glues and enzymesExports $2Imports $6.03M
- 36Explosives and pyrotechnicsExports $53Imports $496K
- 37Photographic goodsExports n/aImports $1.25M
- 38Miscellaneous chemical productsExports $176KImports $60M
- 39PlasticsExports $3.72MImports $265M
- 40RubberExports $781KImports $84.1M
Largest HS codes
The chemical HS codes Nicaragua exported and imported the most in 2024.
Top exports
- 13002.12Antisera and other blood fractionsAt least 4 destinations$3.02M
- 23915.90Waste, parings and scrapAt least 3 destinations$1.15M
- 33907.69Poly(ethylene terephthalate), otherAt least 2 destinations$1.03M
- 44001.22Technically specified natural rubber (TSNR)At least 1 destination$725K
- 53925.20Builders' ware, doors, windows and their frames and thresholds for doorsAt least 1 destination$387K
- 63915.10Waste, parings and scrapAt least 2 destinations$366K
- 73402.39Anionic organic surface-active agents, whether or not put up for retail sale, otherAt least 1 destination$176K
- 83923.90Articles for the conveyance or packing of goods not elsewhere classified in heading 3923At least 1 destination$124K
- 93904.10Poly(vinyl chloride), not mixed with any other substancesAt least 1 destination$100K
- 103203.00Colouring matter of vegetable or animal origin (including dyeing extracts but excluding…At least 1 destination$96.8K
- 113907.61Poly(ethylene terephthalate), having a viscosity number of 78 ml/g or higherAt least 1 destination$83.1K
- 123823.19Industrial monocarboxylic fatty acids, acid oils from refining, otherAt least 1 destination$76.5K
Top imports
- 13926.90Plastics, other articles not elsewhere classified in chapter 39At least 21 supplying countries$111M
- 23002.41Vaccines for human medicineAt least 6 supplying countries$46.3M
- 34011.20New pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on buses or lorriesAt least 8 supplying countries$33.4M
- 43923.10Boxes, cases, crates and similar articlesAt least 13 supplying countries$30.4M
- 53004.90Medicaments consisting of mixed or unmixed products not elsewhere classified in heading 3004, for therapeutic…At least 12 supplying countries$26.1M
- 63808.93Herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulatorsAt least 6 supplying countries$20M
- 73307.20Personal deodorants and antiperspirantsAt least 6 supplying countries$13.2M
- 83923.21Sacks and bags (including cones), for the conveyance or packing of goodsAt least 10 supplying countries$12.6M
- 93303.00Perfumes and toilet watersAt least 7 supplying countries$11.3M
- 103104.20Potassium chlorideAt least 3 supplying countries$10.7M
- 114016.99Vulcanised (other than hard rubber), articles not elsewhere classified in heading 4016, of non-cellular rubberAt least 19 supplying countries$10.6M
- 123102.21Ammonium sulphateAt least 1 supplying country$10.3M
Main partner countries
Where Nicaragua's chemicals went and came from in 2024, among the 28 major reporting economies. Based on the top 10 partners for each HS code.
Exports to
- 1$6.16M76.1% of exports
- 2$734K9.1% of exports
- 3$398K4.9% of exports
- 4$157K1.9% of exports
- 5$103K1.3% of exports
- 6$83.2K1.0% of exports
- 7$79.5K1.0% of exports
- 8$77.1K1.0% of exports
- 9$75.9K0.9% of exports
- 10$60K0.7% of exports
Imports from
- 1$212M31.7% of imports
- 2$199M29.7% of imports
- 3$172M25.7% of imports
- 4$13.7M2.0% of imports
- 5$12.1M1.8% of imports
- 6$11.4M1.7% of imports
- 7$9.07M1.4% of imports
- 8$5.15M0.8% of imports
- 9$4.93M0.7% of imports
- 10$4.29M0.6% of imports
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