Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Proportion of total government spending on essential services was 40.2% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Proportion of total government spending on essential services 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 in Nicaragua is 40.2%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 9.3% on the previous year and down 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Nicaragua peaked at 46.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 40.2%, in 2024.
That places Nicaragua 75th out of 114 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 45.2% | — |
| 2015 | 44.0% | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 43.4% | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 42.9% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 42.0% | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 45.4% | +8.1% |
| 2020 | 46.3% | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 46.7% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 43.1% | -7.7% |
| 2023 | 44.4% | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 40.2% | -9.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 43.8% | 42.0% | 45.4% | 6 |
| 2020s | 44.1% | 40.2% | 46.7% | 5 |
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More infrastructure data for Nicaragua
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 7.33 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 105.96 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 244,832 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 3.54 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0354 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 4.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 244,832 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.06 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
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 40.2% 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 46.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.2% in 2024.
- How does Nicaragua rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Nicaragua ranks 75th out of 114 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 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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