External health expenditure (EXT) per capita in US$ in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: External health expenditure (EXT) per capita in US$ was 7.39 in 2023. ▲ Rising
External health expenditure (EXT) per capita in US$ in Nicaragua, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for external health expenditure (ext) per capita in us$ in Nicaragua is 7.39, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 31.3% on the previous year and down 47.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure (ext) per capita in us$ in Nicaragua peaked at 16.71 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1.91, in 2000.
Nicaragua ranks 85th of 178 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 (EXT) per capita in US$ in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.91 | — |
| 2001 | 6.12 | +220.1% |
| 2002 | 4.94 | -19.3% |
| 2003 | 8.54 | +72.9% |
| 2004 | 12.38 | +45.0% |
| 2005 | 13.54 | +9.4% |
| 2006 | 8.69 | -35.8% |
| 2007 | 10.3 | +18.5% |
| 2008 | 13.91 | +35.1% |
| 2009 | 11.07 | -20.4% |
| 2010 | 16.71 | +50.9% |
| 2011 | 15.81 | -5.4% |
| 2012 | 13.5 | -14.6% |
| 2013 | 14.14 | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 16.06 | +13.6% |
| 2015 | 10.31 | -35.8% |
| 2016 | 8.95 | -13.2% |
| 2017 | 11 | +22.8% |
| 2018 | 7.2 | -34.5% |
| 2019 | 5.97 | -17.1% |
| 2020 | 7.08 | +18.7% |
| 2021 | 8.82 | +24.6% |
| 2022 | 10.76 | +21.9% |
| 2023 | 7.39 | -31.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.14 | 1.91 | 13.91 | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.96 | 5.97 | 16.71 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.51 | 7.08 | 10.76 | 4 |
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- 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)
- Population ages 65-69, male, annual growth rate 4.29 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per capita 0.0094 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, annual growth rate 2.51 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per capita 0.0093 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external health expenditure (ext) per capita in us$ in Nicaragua?
- External health expenditure (ext) per capita in us$ in Nicaragua was 7.39 in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest external health expenditure (ext) per capita in us$ recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 16.71 in 2010.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure (ext) per capita in us$ recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.91 in 2000.
- How does Nicaragua rank for external health expenditure (ext) per capita in us$?
- Nicaragua ranks 85th out of 178 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure (ext) per capita in us$ rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of External health expenditure (EXT) per capita in US$. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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