Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Taxes as a % of price: total tax was 75.7% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
75.7%
Change on year
up 33.3%
World rank
39th
of 189 countries
All-time high
75.7%
in 2022
All-time low
19.8%
in 2008
Years of data
8
2008–2022
Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Nicaragua, 2008–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 75.7% for taxes as a % of price: total tax in 2022. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is up 33.3% on the previous year and up 160.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes as a % of price: total tax in Nicaragua peaked at 75.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 19.8%, in 2008.
Nicaragua ranks 39th of 189 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 19.8% | — |
| 2010 | 29.1% | +47.2% |
| 2012 | 29.1% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 32.3% | +10.9% |
| 2016 | 35.1% | +8.7% |
| 2018 | 39.6% | +12.8% |
| 2020 | 56.8% | +43.5% |
| 2022 | 75.7% | +33.3% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 75.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 43.3%, 1.7× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 75.7% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 44.7%, 1.7× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.8% | 19.8% | 19.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 33.0% | 29.1% | 39.6% | 5 |
| 2020s | 66.3% | 56.8% | 75.7% | 2 |
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 taxes as a % of price: total tax in Nicaragua?
- Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Nicaragua was 75.7% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest taxes as a % of price: total tax recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 75.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest taxes as a % of price: total tax recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.8% in 2008.
- How does Nicaragua rank for taxes as a % of price: total tax?
- Nicaragua ranks 39th out of 189 countries with data for 2022.
- Is taxes as a % of price: total tax rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 160.2%. 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 Taxes as a % of price: total tax. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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