Health expenditure (% of GDP) — all countries

Health expenditure (% of GDP) — Nicaragua

Health expenditure (% of GDP) in Nicaragua in 2023 — 8.3%. Ranked 57 in the world out of 192. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 3.06 pp.

2023 8.3% −0.68 pp vs 2022
World rank 57of 192
Period maximum 9.55%2021
Period minimum 5.24%2000

Trend over time

2000–2023 · % of GDP

Health expenditure (% of GDP) — Nicaragua, 2000–2023468102000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 5.24%2001: 5.48%2002: 5.73%2003: 6.08%2004: 6.06%2005: 6.22%2006: 6.36%2007: 6.96%2008: 7.17%2009: 7.69%2010: 7.71%2011: 7.45%2012: 7.49%2013: 7.64%2014: 7.98%2015: 7.96%2016: 8.05%2017: 8.33%2018: 8.5%2019: 8.5%2020: 8.56%2021: 9.55%2022: 8.98%2023: 8.3%
Change over the period: +3.06 pp Annual average: 0.13 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Nicaragua

Nicaragua 8.3%
World 10.06%
Central America computed 5.85%
Health expenditure (% of GDP) — Nicaragua, by year Nicaragua All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 8.3 −0.68 pp
2022 8.98 −0.57 pp
2021 9.55 +0.99 pp
2020 8.56 +0.06 pp
2019 8.5 +0 pp
2018 8.5 +0.17 pp
2017 8.33 +0.28 pp
2016 8.05 +0.09 pp
2015 7.96 −0.01 pp
2014 7.98 +0.34 pp
2013 7.64 +0.15 pp
2012 7.49 +0.04 pp
2011 7.45 −0.26 pp
2010 7.71 +0.02 pp
2009 7.69 +0.52 pp
2008 7.17 +0.21 pp
2007 6.96 +0.6 pp
2006 6.36 +0.13 pp
2005 6.22 +0.17 pp
2004 6.06 −0.03 pp
2003 6.08 +0.35 pp
2002 5.73 +0.25 pp
2001 5.48 +0.25 pp
2000 5.24

Central America, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

Current health expenditure as a percent of GDP: government spending, compulsory and voluntary insurance, and direct payments by households. Capital investment in infrastructure is not included. A high share does not automatically mean better health of the population: it can reflect broad coverage just as well as the high cost of services.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.