Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Proportion of total government spending on essential services was 18.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Nicaragua, 2014–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Nicaragua stood at 18.0%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.3% on the previous year and down 21.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Nicaragua peaked at 24.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 18.0%, in 2024.
Nicaragua ranks 18th of 116 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 23.1% | — |
| 2015 | 22.4% | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 23.0% | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 22.7% | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 22.9% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 24.0% | +4.8% |
| 2020 | 22.8% | -4.7% |
| 2021 | 18.7% | -17.9% |
| 2022 | 18.6% | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 19.2% | +3.3% |
| 2024 | 18.0% | -6.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 23.0% | 22.4% | 24.0% | 6 |
| 2020s | 19.5% | 18.0% | 22.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
- 15 Bangladesh 18.6%
- 16 Kenya 18.4% compare
- 17 Costa Rica 18.0% compare
- 19 Jamaica 17.7%
- 20 Mozambique 17.7% compare
- 21 Kyrgyzstan 17.2% compare
More education data for Nicaragua
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 131,337 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 463,660 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 880,080 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.9095 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.129 units per person (2023)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 880,080 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.9095 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services in Nicaragua?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Nicaragua was 18.0% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 24.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.0% in 2024.
- How does Nicaragua rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Nicaragua ranks 18th out of 116 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of total government spending on essential services, education (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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