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Latin America & Caribbean · Country statistics

Nicaragua

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At a glance

Latest published figures · reporting years differ
Population7.01M2025 · peopleGross domestic product$22.24B2025 · current US$GDP per capita$3.17K2025 · current US$ / personLife expectancy at birth75.12024 · yearsInternet use61.4%2024 · % of populationForest area25.8%2023 · % of land area
Health expenditure
8.3%

% of GDP·2023

Published observation

Over time

Full published history
Nicaragua2023 · 8.3%
02.394.777.169.551960199320252000: 5.2%2001: 5.5%2002: 5.7%2003: 6.1%2004: 6.1%2005: 6.2%2006: 6.4%2007: 7%2008: 7.2%2009: 7.7%2010: 7.7%2011: 7.4%2012: 7.5%2013: 7.6%2014: 8%2015: 8%2016: 8%2017: 8.3%2018: 8.5%2019: 8.5%2020: 8.6%2021: 9.5%2022: 9%2023: 8.3%

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.

Country context

Nicaragua in perspective

Region
Latin America & Caribbean
Capital
Managua
Country code
NIC

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