Health share of government spending in Nicaragua in 2023 — 18.29%. Ranked 19 in the world out of 192. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 5.81 pp.
2000–2023 · % of government expenditure
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Nicaragua
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 18.29 | +0.19 pp |
| 2022 | 18.1 | −2.08 pp |
| 2021 | 20.18 | +1.88 pp |
| 2020 | 18.3 | −0.63 pp |
| 2019 | 18.93 | +0.22 pp |
| 2018 | 18.7 | +0.92 pp |
| 2017 | 17.79 | +0.46 pp |
| 2016 | 17.33 | −0.22 pp |
| 2015 | 17.55 | +0.64 pp |
| 2014 | 16.91 | +0.93 pp |
| 2013 | 15.99 | +0.42 pp |
| 2012 | 15.57 | +0.57 pp |
| 2011 | 15 | −0.74 pp |
| 2010 | 15.74 | −1.03 pp |
| 2009 | 16.77 | +2.19 pp |
| 2008 | 14.58 | −0.1 pp |
| 2007 | 14.68 | +1.27 pp |
| 2006 | 13.41 | +1.61 pp |
| 2005 | 11.79 | +0.87 pp |
| 2004 | 10.92 | −1.32 pp |
| 2003 | 12.24 | −0.9 pp |
| 2002 | 13.15 | +0.35 pp |
| 2001 | 12.79 | +0.31 pp |
| 2000 | 12.48 | — |
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Government spending on health as a percent of all spending of the state. The indicator answers a question about priorities, not about amounts: it shows what share of its money the state gives to health compared with defense, education and everything else. Data of the WHO national health accounts.
Important: The share of the budget and the share of GDP diverge: in a country with a small public sector, health can take a noticeable part of the budget while remaining modest relative to the economy.
Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.
How much the state spends on health relative to the size of the economy.
Healthcare Government health expenditure per capitaHow many dollars a year the state spends on the health of one person.
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Healthcare Health expenditure (% of GDP)All current health spending — government and private — as a percent of GDP.
Healthcare Health expenditure per capitaHow much is spent on health per person a year, in US dollars.
Healthcare Physicians per 1,000 peopleThe number of physicians per 1,000 people.
