Annual healthcare expenditure per capita in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Annual healthcare expenditure per capita was 688.67 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
688.67
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
118th
of 193 countries
All-time high
697.53
in 2022
All-time low
147.01
in 2000
Years of data
24
2000–2023
Annual healthcare expenditure per capita in Nicaragua, 2000–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 688.67 for annual healthcare expenditure per capita in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and up 91.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual healthcare expenditure per capita in Nicaragua peaked at 697.53 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 147.01, in 2000.
That places Nicaragua 118th out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Annual healthcare expenditure per capita in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 147.01 | — |
| 2001 | 159.96 | +8.8% |
| 2002 | 169.03 | +5.7% |
| 2003 | 185.3 | +9.6% |
| 2004 | 197.2 | +6.4% |
| 2005 | 215.12 | +9.1% |
| 2006 | 232.56 | +8.1% |
| 2007 | 270.7 | +16.4% |
| 2008 | 289.86 | +7.1% |
| 2009 | 298.18 | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 311.66 | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 322.18 | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 337.57 | +4.8% |
| 2013 | 359.83 | +6.6% |
| 2014 | 404.26 | +12.3% |
| 2015 | 433.9 | +7.3% |
| 2016 | 473.46 | +9.1% |
| 2017 | 518.42 | +9.5% |
| 2018 | 504.45 | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 508.42 | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 536.9 | +5.6% |
| 2021 | 679.87 | +26.6% |
| 2022 | 697.53 | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 688.67 | -1.3% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 688.67 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 274.47, 2.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 688.67 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1,228, 56% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 216.49 | 147.01 | 298.18 | 10 |
| 2010s | 417.41 | 311.66 | 518.42 | 10 |
| 2020s | 650.74 | 536.9 | 697.53 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
More health data for Nicaragua
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.83 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6599 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 215 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.3497 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0458 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.323 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0473 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual healthcare expenditure per capita in Nicaragua?
- Annual healthcare expenditure per capita in Nicaragua was 688.67 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual healthcare expenditure per capita recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 697.53 in 2022.
- What is the lowest annual healthcare expenditure per capita recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 147.01 in 2000.
- How does Nicaragua rank for annual healthcare expenditure per capita?
- Nicaragua ranks 118th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is annual healthcare expenditure per capita rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 91.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Annual healthcare expenditure per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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