Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$ in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$ was 81.5 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$ in Nicaragua, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2023, out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ in Nicaragua stood at 81.5. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.5% on the previous year and up 57.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ in Nicaragua peaked at 81.5 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 23.3, in 2001.
Nicaragua ranks 110th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$ in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 23.39 | — |
| 2001 | 23.3 | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 26.34 | +13.1% |
| 2003 | 24.04 | -8.7% |
| 2004 | 27.65 | +15.0% |
| 2005 | 28.85 | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 33.32 | +15.5% |
| 2007 | 39.4 | +18.3% |
| 2008 | 44.67 | +13.4% |
| 2009 | 43.21 | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 44.13 | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 47.34 | +7.3% |
| 2012 | 50.3 | +6.3% |
| 2013 | 51.73 | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 55.19 | +6.7% |
| 2015 | 58.47 | +5.9% |
| 2016 | 60.08 | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 61.51 | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 57.36 | -6.8% |
| 2019 | 55.3 | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 53.53 | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 62.93 | +17.6% |
| 2022 | 74.43 | +18.3% |
| 2023 | 81.5 | +9.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.42 | 23.3 | 44.67 | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.14 | 44.13 | 61.51 | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.1 | 53.53 | 81.5 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
More poverty & inequality data for Nicaragua
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 0 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 2.22 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 2,515 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 6.63 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 27.78 (2022)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 27.8% (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ in Nicaragua?
- Out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ in Nicaragua was 81.5 in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 81.5 in 2023.
- What is the lowest out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.3 in 2001.
- How does Nicaragua rank for out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$?
- Nicaragua ranks 110th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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