Guatemala vs Nicaragua: External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health

Guatemala
3.0%
in 2023
Nicaragua
3.4%
in 2023
Guatemala rank
84th
Nicaragua rank
82nd

External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health over time

  • Guatemala
  • Nicaragua
05101520200020112023

How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 3.4% against 3.0% in Guatemala, a difference of 0.4%.

That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.1 times Guatemala's.

Across all 24 years both countries report, Nicaragua has been ahead every year.

Guatemala ranks 84th and Nicaragua ranks 82nd of 194 countries.

Nicaragua has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guatemala Nicaragua Difference Ahead
2000s 2.7% 11.8% 9.1% Nicaragua
2010s 2.2% 8.3% 6.0% Nicaragua
2020s 1.5% 4.3% 2.8% Nicaragua

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health, Guatemala or Nicaragua?
Nicaragua, at 3.4% against 3.0% in Guatemala as of 2023.
What is the difference in external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health between Guatemala and Nicaragua?
0.4%, with Nicaragua ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Nicaragua?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Guatemala and Nicaragua rank globally for external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health?
Guatemala ranks 84th and Nicaragua ranks 82nd of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health expenditure (CHE) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Guatemala vs Nicaragua: External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health. Statizoid, drawing on World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory. Retrieved 18 September 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/compare/external-health-expenditure-ext-as-percentage-of-current-health-expenditure-che-percent/guatemala/nicaragua/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/compare/external-health-expenditure-ext-as-percentage-of-current-health-expenditure-che-percent/guatemala/nicaragua/">Guatemala vs Nicaragua: External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health expenditure (CHE) (%)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
207 places, 4,875 data points, 2000–2023
Last refreshed