External health expenditure channeled through government in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: External health expenditure channeled through government was 44.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
External health expenditure channeled through government in Nicaragua, 2000–2023
Source: Computed using World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database). The data was retrieved on April 7, 2023. Measured in % of external health expenditure.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 44.9% for external health expenditure channeled through government in 2023.
The figure is up 11.9% on the previous year and down 25.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure channeled through government in Nicaragua peaked at 76.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 28.3%, in 2002.
Nicaragua ranks 71st of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
External health expenditure channeled through government in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | % of external health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 28.9% | — |
| 2001 | 29.9% | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 28.3% | -5.5% |
| 2003 | 33.6% | +18.9% |
| 2004 | 37.9% | +12.8% |
| 2005 | 39.5% | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 29.9% | -24.3% |
| 2007 | 29.0% | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 41.1% | +41.9% |
| 2009 | 35.9% | -12.6% |
| 2010 | 45.8% | +27.3% |
| 2011 | 48.5% | +5.9% |
| 2012 | 55.2% | +14.0% |
| 2013 | 60.3% | +9.2% |
| 2014 | 49.7% | -17.6% |
| 2015 | 63.1% | +26.9% |
| 2016 | 64.4% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 65.1% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 60.4% | -7.2% |
| 2019 | 67.1% | +11.1% |
| 2020 | 76.2% | +13.6% |
| 2021 | 68.5% | -10.1% |
| 2022 | 40.2% | -41.4% |
| 2023 | 44.9% | +11.9% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 44.9% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 47.7%, 94% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 44.9% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 19.4%, 2.3× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.4% | 28.3% | 41.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.0% | 45.8% | 67.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.4% | 40.2% | 76.2% | 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 external health expenditure channeled through government in Nicaragua?
- External health expenditure channeled through government in Nicaragua was 44.9% in 2023, according to Computed using 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 external health expenditure channeled through government recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 76.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure channeled through government recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.3% in 2002.
- How does Nicaragua rank for external health expenditure channeled through government?
- Nicaragua ranks 71st out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure channeled through government rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from Computed using 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 External health expenditure channeled through government (% of external health expenditure). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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