Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Proportion of total government spending on essential services was 11.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Nicaragua, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of total government spending on essential services in Nicaragua is 11.0%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is down 37.7% on the previous year and down 52.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Nicaragua peaked at 26.4% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 11.0%, in 2024.
That places Nicaragua 110th out of 170 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14.6% | — |
| 2002 | 15.7% | +7.6% |
| 2003 | 14.9% | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 26.4% | +77.4% |
| 2014 | 23.0% | -12.7% |
| 2015 | 22.3% | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 21.3% | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 22.4% | +5.2% |
| 2018 | 22.8% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 23.9% | +5.2% |
| 2020 | 22.7% | -5.2% |
| 2021 | 18.5% | -18.4% |
| 2022 | 18.5% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 17.7% | -4.5% |
| 2024 | 11.0% | -37.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.0% | 14.6% | 15.7% | 3 |
| 2010s | 23.2% | 21.3% | 26.4% | 7 |
| 2020s | 17.7% | 11.0% | 22.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
- 107 Brunei Darussalam 11.4% compare
- 108 Marshall Islands 11.3% compare
- 109 Slovenia 11.1% compare
- 111 Saint Kitts and Nevis 11.0% compare
- 112 Aruba 11.0% compare
- 113 Egypt 10.9% compare
More education data for Nicaragua
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 463,660 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 5.92 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 29,707 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -1.35 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 230,226 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 5.23 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 233,434 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 6.6 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 263,618 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 3.74 % 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 11.0% 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 26.4% in 2010.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.0% in 2024.
- How does Nicaragua rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Nicaragua ranks 110th out of 170 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 52.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 [UIS methodology] (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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