Proportion of total government spending on essential … social in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Proportion of total government spending on essential … social was 5.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Nicaragua, 2014–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Nicaragua is 5.4%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.9% on the previous year and up 61.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Nicaragua peaked at 6.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 2018.
That places Nicaragua 107th out of 128 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential … social in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 3.3% | — |
| 2015 | 3.3% | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 2.9% | -12.0% |
| 2017 | 2.5% | -11.6% |
| 2018 | 1.3% | -48.1% |
| 2019 | 3.0% | +129.8% |
| 2020 | 3.4% | +11.0% |
| 2021 | 3.5% | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 3.8% | +6.9% |
| 2023 | 6.3% | +65.7% |
| 2024 | 5.4% | -13.9% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 5.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.3%, 85% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 5.4% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 17.0%, 32% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.7% | 1.3% | 3.3% | 6 |
| 2020s | 4.5% | 3.4% | 6.3% | 5 |
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 proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Nicaragua?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Nicaragua was 5.4% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services, social recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 6.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services, social recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 2018.
- How does Nicaragua rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services, social?
- Nicaragua ranks 107th out of 128 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services, social rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 61.3%. 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, social protection (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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