Nicaragua - Domestic general government health expenditure

Domestic general government health expenditure (% of current health expenditure)

Domestic general government health expenditure (% of current health expenditure) in Nicaragua was 60.92 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 60.92 in 2019, while its lowest value was 37.54 in 2004.

Definition: Share of current health expenditures funded from domestic public sources for health. Domestic public sources include domestic revenue as internal transfers and grants, transfers, subsidies to voluntary health insurance beneficiaries, non-profit institutions serving households (NPISH) or enterprise financing schemes as well as compulsory prepayment and social health insurance contributions. They do not include external resources spent by governments on health.

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

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Year Value
2000 49.00
2001 44.84
2002 42.94
2003 42.04
2004 37.54
2005 40.29
2006 45.02
2007 45.33
2008 44.52
2009 49.61
2010 46.10
2011 47.39
2012 50.07
2013 50.65
2014 52.13
2015 56.08
2016 57.79
2017 58.26
2018 59.91
2019 60.92

Domestic general government health expenditure (% of GDP)

Domestic general government health expenditure (% of GDP) in Nicaragua was 5.12 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 5.14 in 2018, while its lowest value was 2.27 in 2004.

Definition: Public expenditure on health from domestic sources as a share of the economy as measured by GDP.

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

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Year Value
2000 2.57
2001 2.46
2002 2.46
2003 2.56
2004 2.27
2005 2.51
2006 2.86
2007 3.15
2008 3.19
2009 3.81
2010 3.55
2011 3.53
2012 3.75
2013 3.87
2014 4.16
2015 4.47
2016 4.65
2017 4.86
2018 5.14
2019 5.12

Domestic general government health expenditure (% of general government expenditure)

Domestic general government health expenditure (% of general government expenditure) in Nicaragua was 18.26 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 18.72 in 2018, while its lowest value was 10.92 in 2004.

Definition: Public expenditure on health from domestic sources as a share of total public expenditure. It indicates the priority of the government to spend on health from own domestic public resources.

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

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Year Value
2000 12.48
2001 12.79
2002 13.15
2003 12.24
2004 10.92
2005 11.79
2006 13.41
2007 14.68
2008 14.58
2009 16.77
2010 15.74
2011 15.00
2012 15.57
2013 15.99
2014 16.91
2015 17.63
2016 17.37
2017 17.96
2018 18.72
2019 18.26

Domestic general government health expenditure per capita (current US$)

The latest value for Domestic general government health expenditure per capita (current US$) in Nicaragua was 97.93 as of 2019. Over the past 19 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 104.87 in 2017 and 24.55 in 2004.

Definition: Public expenditure on health from domestic sources per capita expressed in current US dollars.

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

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Year Value
2000 25.88
2001 25.58
2002 24.64
2003 25.72
2004 24.55
2005 29.15
2006 35.11
2007 41.87
2008 47.83
2009 55.08
2010 53.46
2011 58.46
2012 66.00
2013 70.09
2014 80.42
2015 91.54
2016 98.03
2017 104.87
2018 103.94
2019 97.93

Domestic general government health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $)

The latest value for Domestic general government health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $) in Nicaragua was 289.07 as of 2019. Over the past 19 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 300.08 in 2018 and 70.95 in 2001.

Definition: Public expenditure on health from domestic sources 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 71.45
2001 70.95
2002 71.67
2003 76.66
2004 72.72
2005 85.09
2006 102.78
2007 120.50
2008 126.82
2009 145.69
2010 141.51
2011 150.51
2012 166.01
2013 178.37
2014 205.48
2015 236.42
2016 264.84
2017 291.63
2018 300.08
2019 289.07

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Health systems