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Goat meat market in Nicaragua

Release date: Mar 27, 2026

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Research period: 2017-2025

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Earlier Report Observations

The production of fresh, chilled, or frozen goat meat in Nicaragua showed a steady, albeit gradual, increase from 36 090 kg in 2018 to 37 250 kg in 2023. This growth occurred within a broader context of a robust national meat industry, where Nicaragua solidified its role as Central America's leading exporter of fresh or frozen beef, accounting for 82% of regional exports.

Over the following years, the overall meat market continued to evolve. By 2023, pork production had grown by 66% over the previous decade, moving from traditional to semi-technified farms, while meat imports into the country surged by 485% in volume since 2014. These shifts indicate a general expansion and modernization of Nicaragua's meat sector and rising domestic demand, which provided a favorable environment for the goat meat segment.

Table of content

1. Disclaimer
2. Terms of use of the report
3. Product codes in the statistical classifications used in the report
4. Key Market Indicators and Trends
1. 4.1. Key Market Indicators
  1. 4.1.1. In kind
    1. 4.1.1.1. Production, 2018-2023
    2. 4.1.1.2. Imports, 2018-2024
    3. 4.1.1.3. Exports, 2018-2024
    4. 4.1.1.4. Market size, 2018-2023
2. 4.2. Market Trends and Factors
5. Production
1. 5.1. Production in Nicaragua
  1. 5.1.1. Annual dynamics of production in Nicaragua in kind, 2018-2023, kg
  2. 5.1.2. Annual dynamics of production in Nicaragua in value, 2018-2023, $ US
2. 5.2. Global production by Country, 2018-2023
  1. 5.2.1. Annual dynamics of production by macroregions in kind, 2018-2023, kg
  2. 5.2.2. Dynamics of production structure by macroregions in kind, 2018-2023
  3. 5.2.3. Annual dynamics of production by country in kind, 2018-2023, kg
  4. 5.2.4. Structure of production by countries in kind, 2018-2023
  5. 5.2.5. Dynamics of peoduction structure by countries in kind, 2018-2023
6. Trade balance
1. 6.1. Trade balance (Direct Data)
  1. 6.1.1. In kind, kg
  2. 6.1.2. In value, $ US
2. 6.2. Trade balance (Mirror Data)
  1. 6.2.1. In kind, kg
  2. 6.2.2. In value, $ US
7. Top buying and selling countries, 2018-2024
1. 7.1. Direct Data
  1. 7.1.1. Import in Value by Countries-buyers
  2. 7.1.2. Export in Value by Countries-suppliers
2. 7.2. Mirror Data
  1. 7.2.1. Import in Value by Countries-buyers
  2. 7.2.2. Export in Value by Countries-suppliers

Production goat meat in Nicaragua

In kind, 2017-2020, kg

Top producers of goat meat, 2017-2020

Source: SHEV.io

World map of production of goat meat, 2017-2020

Source: SHEV.io

Nicaragua's goat meat production has increased for the third year in a row. In 2020, the country produced 36 540 kg of goat meat, which represents a 0.7% rise compared to 2019.

Annual dynamics of production in Nicaragua in kind, 2017-2020, kg

Parameter		2018	2019	2020	CAGR
1	Change from last year	0.4%	0.6%	0.7%	0.6%

Source: SHEV.io

Exports goat meat from Nicaragua

Exports in kind, kg

Annual dynamics of product's exports from Nicaragua in kind, 2017-2020, kg

Parameter		2018	2019	2020	CAGR
1	Change from last year	n/a	n/a	n/a	-

Source: SHEV.io

From 2017 to 2020, Panama was consistently the primary and nearly exclusive destination for Nicaragua's goat meat exports in kind, accounting for 100.0% of the total.

Structure of product's exports in kind by countries, 2017-2020

Source: SHEV.io

World map of product's exports from Nicaragua in kind, 2017-2020

Source: SHEV.io

Exports in value, $ US

Annual dynamics of product's exports from Nicaragua in value, 2017-2020, $ US

Parameter		2018	2019	2020	CAGR
1	Change from last year	n/a	n/a	n/a	-

Source: SHEV.io

During the period from 2017 to 2020, Nicaragua's goat meat exports in value terms were almost entirely focused on Panama, with its share reaching 100.0%.

Structure of product's exports in value by countries, 2017-2020

Source: SHEV.io

World map of product's exports from Nicaragua in value, 2017-2020

Source: SHEV.io