Capital health expenditure in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Capital health expenditure was 0.6% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Capital health expenditure in Nicaragua, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database). The data was retrieved on April 7, 2023. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for capital health expenditure in Nicaragua is 0.6%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 33.1% on the previous year and up 101.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, capital health expenditure in Nicaragua peaked at 1.1% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2011.
Nicaragua ranks 17th of 128 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Capital health expenditure in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.2% | — |
| 2001 | 0.4% | +156.3% |
| 2002 | 0.6% | +33.5% |
| 2003 | 0.8% | +30.7% |
| 2004 | 0.8% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.6% | -21.4% |
| 2006 | 0.5% | -15.7% |
| 2007 | 0.6% | +7.8% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | -46.6% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | -7.9% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | -50.6% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | -37.5% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | +243.9% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | +11.0% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | +38.4% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | +7.8% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | -21.0% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | -14.0% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | -11.8% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.6% | +113.3% |
| 2021 | 1.1% | +74.7% |
| 2022 | 1.0% | -9.2% |
| 2023 | 0.6% | -33.1% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 0.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3%, 2.6× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 0.6% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.2%, 2.9× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Capital health expenditure in Nicaragua changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +243.9% | 0.1% | 0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.2% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 1.1% | 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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,175 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 215 deaths (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is capital health expenditure in Nicaragua?
- Capital health expenditure in Nicaragua was 0.6% in 2023, according to World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database). The data was retrieved on April 7, 2023.
- What is the highest capital health expenditure recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1% in 2021.
- What is the lowest capital health expenditure recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2011.
- How does Nicaragua rank for capital health expenditure?
- Nicaragua ranks 17th out of 128 countries with data for 2023.
- Is capital health expenditure rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 101.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database). The data was retrieved on April 7, 2023, published as part of Capital health expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Level of capital investments on health expressed as a percentage of GDP. Capital health investments include health infrastructure (buildings, machinery, IT) and stocks of vaccines for emergency or outbreaks.