Nicaragua - External health expenditure

External health expenditure (% of current health expenditure)

External health expenditure (% of current health expenditure) in Nicaragua was 2.73 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 18.60 in 2004, while its lowest value was 2.73 in 2019.

Definition: Share of current health expenditures funded from external sources. External sources compose of direct foreign transfers and foreign transfers distributed by government encompassing all financial inflows into the national health system from outside the country. External sources either flow through the government scheme or are channeled through non-governmental organizations or other schemes.

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

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Year Value
2000 3.59
2001 10.60
2002 8.49
2003 13.74
2004 18.60
2005 18.38
2006 10.95
2007 10.96
2008 12.74
2009 9.82
2010 14.20
2011 12.63
2012 10.10
2013 10.09
2014 10.28
2015 6.24
2016 5.22
2017 6.04
2018 5.42
2019 2.73

External health expenditure per capita (current US$)

The latest value for External health expenditure per capita (current US$) in Nicaragua was 4.39 as of 2019. Over the past 19 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 16.46 in 2010 and 1.89 in 2000.

Definition: Current external expenditures on health per capita expressed in current US dollars. External sources are composed of direct foreign transfers and foreign transfers distributed by government encompassing all financial inflows into the national health system from outside the country.

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

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Year Value
2000 1.89
2001 6.05
2002 4.87
2003 8.41
2004 12.16
2005 13.30
2006 8.54
2007 10.13
2008 13.69
2009 10.90
2010 16.46
2011 15.58
2012 13.32
2013 13.96
2014 15.86
2015 10.19
2016 8.85
2017 10.88
2018 9.40
2019 4.39

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

The latest value for External health expenditure per capita, PPP (current international $) in Nicaragua was 12.96 as of 2019. Over the past 19 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 43.58 in 2010 and 5.23 in 2000.

Definition: Current external expenditures on health per capita expressed in international dollars at purchasing power parity (PPP). External sources are composed of direct foreign transfers and foreign transfers distributed by government encompassing all financial inflows into the national health system from outside the country.

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

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Year Value
2000 5.23
2001 16.78
2002 14.17
2003 25.06
2004 36.03
2005 38.81
2006 25.00
2007 29.14
2008 36.29
2009 28.84
2010 43.58
2011 40.12
2012 33.49
2013 35.52
2014 40.52
2015 26.32
2016 23.92
2017 30.25
2018 27.14
2019 12.96

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Health systems