Container port traffic in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Container port traffic was 167,682 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2024. ▲ Rising
Container port traffic in Nicaragua, 2010–2024
Source: UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Measured in TEU: 20 foot equivalent units.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 167,682 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units for container port traffic in 2024.
The figure is up 7.6% on the previous year and up 44.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, container port traffic in Nicaragua peaked at 190,756 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2017 and was at its lowest, 68,224 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units, in 2010.
That places Nicaragua 113th out of 167 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Container port traffic in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 68,224 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | — |
| 2011 | 84,420 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +23.7% |
| 2012 | 94,443 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +11.9% |
| 2013 | 97,731 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 116,312 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +19.0% |
| 2015 | 144,718 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +24.4% |
| 2016 | 156,900 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +8.4% |
| 2017 | 190,756 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +21.6% |
| 2018 | 174,403 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | -8.6% |
| 2019 | 175,370 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 172,798 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 172,544 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 153,390 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | -11.1% |
| 2023 | 155,815 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 167,682 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | +7.6% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 167,682 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 762,062 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units, 22% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 167,682 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 238,409 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units, 70% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 130,328 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 68,224 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 190,756 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 10 |
| 2020s | 164,446 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 153,390 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 172,798 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
- 110 Albania 184,017 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
- 111 Gabon 180,878 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
- 112 Namibia 171,151 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
- 114 Seychelles 154,423 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
- 115 Fiji 145,782 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
- 116 Solomon Islands 128,036 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units compare
More infrastructure data for Nicaragua
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 7.33 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 105.96 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 244,832 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 3.54 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0354 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 4.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 244,832 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.06 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is container port traffic in Nicaragua?
- Container port traffic in Nicaragua was 167,682 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2024, according to UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
- What is the highest container port traffic recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 190,756 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2017.
- What is the lowest container port traffic recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 68,224 TEU: 20 foot equivalent units in 2010.
- How does Nicaragua rank for container port traffic?
- Nicaragua ranks 113th out of 167 countries with data for 2024.
- Is container port traffic rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), published as part of Container port traffic (TEU: 20 foot equivalent units). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Port container traffic measures the flow of containers from land to sea transport modes, and vice versa, in twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs), a standard-size container. Data refer to coastal shipping as well as international journeys. Transshipment traffic is counted as two lifts at the intermediate port (once to off-load and again as an outbound lift) and includes empty units.