# Ecuador exports to Nicaragua: Trade Route Risk | Yugalinks

Understand reported exports from Ecuador to Nicaragua, the product routes that need a closer look, and the conditions that may affect planning.

Canonical: https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/corridor/ECU-NIC/risk

## Route overview

In 2024, Ecuador reported $177.3M in goods exports to Nicaragua. The overall review level is High attention.

## How to read this page

High attention means one or more conditions on these product types deserve a closer look. It is not a prediction that trade will stop or that a loss is certain. An HS6 code is the international six-digit code used to describe and compare traded goods.

## Key numbers

| Measure | Value | What it means |
| --- | ---: | --- |
| Latest reported exports | $177.3M | 2024 route total |
| Exports needing review | 75.3% | Share of route exports |
| Highest-priority products | 0 | Need the closest review |
| Products needing review | 1 | High-attention product types |
| Export volatility | 1.2 | Higher means bigger yearly swings |
| Below highest year | 2% | Compared with the route's best year |

## Product types to review

| Rank | HS6 | Product | Buyer-market imports | Below product high | Review level |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| 1 | 271019 | Not reported | $505.7M | 0% | High attention |
| 2 | 240110 | Tobacco, (not stemmed or stripped) | $92.8M | 10.1% | Stable |
| 3 | 252310 | Cement clinkers (whether or not coloured) | $31.4M | 0% | Watch |
| 4 | 732111 | Cooking appliances and plate warmers: for gas fuel or for both gas and other fuels, of iron or steel | $14.1M | 0% | Watch |
| 5 | 300490 | Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.s. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale | $283.8M | 33.4% | Stable |
| 6 | 482020 | Paper and paperboard: exercise books | $12.0M | 28% | Stable |
| 7 | 300450 | Medicaments: containing vitamins or their derivatives, for therapeutic or prophylactic use, packaged for retail sale | $29.3M | 0% | Watch |
| 8 | 901890 | Medical, surgical or dental instruments and appliances: n.e.c. in heading no. 9018 | $20.1M | 0% | Watch |
| 9 | 730890 | Iron or steel: structures and parts thereof, n.e.s. in heading no. 7308 | $26.7M | 88.1% | Watch |
| 10 | 300420 | Medicaments: containing antibiotics (other than penicillins, streptomycins or their derivatives), for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale | $38.9M | 73.3% | Watch |

## Data sources

- Primary trade series: OECD (2025), Balanced international merchandise trade statistics (BIMTS) - HS2017-6D, OECD Data Explorer (accessed on 2026-08-29). [OECD Data Explorer](https://data-explorer.oecd.org/) - [OECD Terms & Conditions](https://www.oecd.org/termsandconditions/)
- CEPII BACI bilateral trade flows (202601): [dataset page](https://www.cepii.fr/CEPII/en/bdd_modele/bdd_modele_item.asp?id=37) - [BACI documentation](https://www.cepii.fr/DATA_DOWNLOAD/baci/doc/baci_webpage.html) - [Etalab 2.0 Open Licence](https://www.etalab.gouv.fr/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/open-licence.pdf)

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