Health spending share of GDP in Nicaragua
Current health spending in Nicaragua was equal to 8.3% of GDP in 2023. The value for 2023 is the lowest since 2016.
Nicaragua, 2023
8.3%
Change from 2022
−0.7percentage points
World, 2023
10.1%
Position in 2023
57th of 192
Health spending share of GDP in Nicaragua over time
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% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Nicaragua | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 8.3% | 10.1% |
| 2022 | 9.0% | 10.0% |
| 2021 | 9.5% | 10.3% |
| 2020 | 8.6% | 10.7% |
| 2019 | 8.5% | 9.7% |
| 2018 | 8.5% | 9.6% |
| 2017 | 8.3% | 9.7% |
| 2016 | 8.0% | 9.8% |
| 2015 | 8.0% | 9.7% |
| 2014 | 8.0% | 9.4% |
| 2013 | 7.6% | 9.3% |
| 2012 | 7.5% | 9.3% |
| 2011 | 7.4% | 9.3% |
| 2010 | 7.7% | 9.5% |
| 2009 | 7.7% | 9.8% |
| 2008 | 7.2% | 9.1% |
| 2007 | 7.0% | 9.1% |
| 2006 | 6.4% | 9.2% |
| 2005 | 6.2% | 9.3% |
| 2004 | 6.1% | 9.4% |
| 2003 | 6.1% | 9.5% |
| 2002 | 5.7% | 9.3% |
| 2001 | 5.5% | 9.0% |
| 2000 | 5.2% | 8.6% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.7 percentage points from 9.0% in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 7.6%, the figure has changed by +0.7 percentage points.
- Among the 192 countries with data for 2023, Nicaragua has the 57th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2023 was 10.1%.
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Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections
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Healthy life expectancy
65.4 years
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UHC service coverage
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Alcohol consumption
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