Nicaragua - Current health expenditure

Current health expenditure (% of GDP)

Current health expenditure (% of GDP) in Nicaragua was 8.40 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 8.59 in 2018, while its lowest value was 5.24 in 2000.

Definition: Level of current health expenditure expressed as a percentage of GDP. Estimates of current health expenditures include healthcare goods and services consumed during each year. This indicator does not include capital health expenditures such as buildings, machinery, IT and stocks of vaccines for emergency or outbreaks.

Source: World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database).

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Year Value
2000 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 8.34
2018 8.59
2019 8.40

Current health expenditure per capita (current US$)

The latest value for Current health expenditure per capita (current US$) in Nicaragua was 160.76 as of 2019. Over the past 19 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 180.00 in 2017 and 52.80 in 2000.

Definition: Current expenditures on health per capita in current US dollars. Estimates of current health expenditures include healthcare goods and services consumed during each year.

Source: World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database).

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Year Value
2000 52.80
2001 57.05
2002 57.38
2003 61.18
2004 65.41
2005 72.35
2006 77.99
2007 92.38
2008 107.45
2009 111.01
2010 115.95
2011 123.36
2012 131.83
2013 138.39
2014 154.28
2015 163.23
2016 169.63
2017 180.00
2018 173.49
2019 160.76

Current health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $)

The latest value for Current health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $) in Nicaragua was 474.52 as of 2019. Over the past 19 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 500.90 in 2018 and 145.81 in 2000.

Definition: Current expenditures on health per capita expressed in international dollars at purchasing power parity (PPP).

Source: World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database).

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Year Value
2000 145.81
2001 158.24
2002 166.90
2003 182.38
2004 193.74
2005 211.18
2006 228.29
2007 265.84
2008 284.87
2009 293.64
2010 306.95
2011 317.60
2012 331.58
2013 352.17
2014 394.21
2015 421.55
2016 458.30
2017 500.54
2018 500.90
2019 474.52

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Health systems