Health spending as a share of total government spending in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Health spending as a share of total government spending was 18.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Health spending as a share of total government spending in Nicaragua, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, health spending as a share of total government spending in Nicaragua stood at 18.3%.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, health spending as a share of total government spending in Nicaragua peaked at 20.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 10.9%, in 2004.
That places Nicaragua 19th out of 195 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Health spending as a share of total government spending in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12.5% | — |
| 2001 | 12.8% | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 13.1% | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 12.2% | -6.9% |
| 2004 | 10.9% | -10.8% |
| 2005 | 11.8% | +8.0% |
| 2006 | 13.4% | +13.7% |
| 2007 | 14.7% | +9.5% |
| 2008 | 14.6% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 16.8% | +15.0% |
| 2010 | 15.7% | -6.2% |
| 2011 | 15.0% | -4.7% |
| 2012 | 15.6% | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 16.0% | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 16.9% | +5.8% |
| 2015 | 17.6% | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 17.3% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 17.8% | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 18.7% | +5.2% |
| 2019 | 18.9% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 18.3% | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 20.2% | +10.3% |
| 2022 | 18.1% | -10.3% |
| 2023 | 18.3% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.3% | 10.9% | 16.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.9% | 15.0% | 18.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.7% | 18.1% | 20.2% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is health spending as a share of total government spending in Nicaragua?
- Health spending as a share of total government spending in Nicaragua was 18.3% in 2023, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest health spending as a share of total government spending recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 20.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest health spending as a share of total government spending recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.9% in 2004.
- How does Nicaragua rank for health spending as a share of total government spending?
- Nicaragua ranks 19th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is health spending as a share of total government spending rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.4%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Health spending as a share of total government spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Domestic general government health expenditure expressed as a percentage of total expenditure of the general government.