External health expenditure per capita in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: External health expenditure per capita was 7.39 current US$ in 2023. ▲ Rising
External health expenditure per capita in Nicaragua, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 7.39 current US$ for external health expenditure per capita in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 31.3% on the previous year and down 47.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure per capita in Nicaragua peaked at 16.71 current US$ in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1.91 current US$, in 2000.
Nicaragua ranks 84th of 177 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
External health expenditure per capita in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.91 current US$ | — |
| 2001 | 6.12 current US$ | +220.1% |
| 2002 | 4.94 current US$ | -19.3% |
| 2003 | 8.54 current US$ | +72.9% |
| 2004 | 12.38 current US$ | +45.0% |
| 2005 | 13.54 current US$ | +9.4% |
| 2006 | 8.69 current US$ | -35.8% |
| 2007 | 10.3 current US$ | +18.5% |
| 2008 | 13.91 current US$ | +35.1% |
| 2009 | 11.07 current US$ | -20.4% |
| 2010 | 16.71 current US$ | +50.9% |
| 2011 | 15.81 current US$ | -5.4% |
| 2012 | 13.5 current US$ | -14.6% |
| 2013 | 14.14 current US$ | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 16.06 current US$ | +13.6% |
| 2015 | 10.31 current US$ | -35.8% |
| 2016 | 8.95 current US$ | -13.2% |
| 2017 | 11 current US$ | +22.8% |
| 2018 | 7.2 current US$ | -34.5% |
| 2019 | 5.97 current US$ | -17.1% |
| 2020 | 7.08 current US$ | +18.7% |
| 2021 | 8.82 current US$ | +24.6% |
| 2022 | 10.76 current US$ | +21.9% |
| 2023 | 7.39 current US$ | -31.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.14 current US$ | 1.91 current US$ | 13.91 current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.96 current US$ | 5.97 current US$ | 16.71 current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.51 current US$ | 7.08 current US$ | 10.76 current US$ | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is external health expenditure per capita in Nicaragua?
- External health expenditure per capita in Nicaragua was 7.39 current US$ in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest external health expenditure per capita recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 16.71 current US$ in 2010.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure per capita recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.91 current US$ in 2000.
- How does Nicaragua rank for external health expenditure per capita?
- Nicaragua ranks 84th out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure per capita 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 Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of External health expenditure per capita (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Current external expenditures on health per capita expressed in current US dollars. External sources are composed of direct foreign transfers and foreign transfers distributed by government encompassing all financial inflows into the national health system from outside the country.